EMPLOYMENT
06/14-Present Eye Care Associates / Dr. Joseph S. Madrak, OD LLC Shelton, CT Board Certified Optometrist in private practice.
10/12-09/15 Eye Disease Consultants / Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT Ophthalmology private practice at Hartford Hospital.
07/06-10/12 LCA Vision Wethersfield/Orange, CT Clinic Director for refractive surgery center; Optometric Advisory Board; Risk Management Committee; Clinic Director Advisory Board; Preceptor site and adjunct instructor for Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
07/05-07/06 Veterans Affairs Hospital Lyons/East Orange, NJ Residency in Ocular Disease and Low Vision; Specialty contact lenses;
Surgical co-management; Teaching and supervision of optometry students; COPE approved lecturing.
08/02-06/03 Drs. Farkas, Kassalow and Associates, PC New York, NY Student technician in contact lens specialty optometric private practice.
EDUCATION
03/14-Present Diplomate, American Board of Optometry
Board Certification
08/01-06/05 SUNY College of Optometry – Deans List New York, NY Doctor of
08/01-06/05 SUNY College of Optometry – Deans List New York, NY Doctor of Optometry 03/05-06/05 Keller Army Hospital at US Military Academy West Point, NY Clinical externship with emphasis in contact lenses and primary eye care.
08/04-11/04 Veterans Affairs Hospital Syracuse, NY Clinical externship with emphasis in disease and surgical co-management.
08/97-06/01 University at Albany – Cum Laude Albany, NY BS Biology
04/99-06/00 Neurobiology Research Albany, NY University at Albany Dept. of Biology; John Schmidt, PhD
Support for grant and publications in retino-tectal synapse plasticity.
ACTIVITIES
Connecticut Association of Optometrists
- Scholarship Committee, Chair
- Membership Committee, Member
- Board of Directors, Past Member
(ACTIVITIES Continued)
Special Olympics Opening Eyes, Lions Clubs International
- Volunteer optometrist for vision screening events
- Student Director of vision screenings
NY State Optometric Association Student Society – Past President Organization of events between students and members of The NYSOA
University at Albany Volunteers Club – Co-founder
- Establishment and promotion of Club
- Organized events in Albany, NY
NCAA Division I Football, University at Albany
- Academic All-American, Verizon District 1
- Conference Championship back to back 1997 & 1998
MEMBERSHIP
- Connecticut Association of Optometrists American
- Optometric Association (AOA)
- Contact Lens and Cornea Section of AOA Sports Vision
- Section of AOA
American Board of Optometry
PUBLICATIONS
American Academy of Optometry San Diego, CA 2005
- Development of Herpetic Keratitis During Treatment of Anterior Granulomatous Uveitis.
- AZOOR: Not Rare, But Often Not Diagnosed.
AWARDS
PEARL Award (Professionalism, Excellence, Achievement, Results and Leadership) Annual Optometrist award – LCA-Vision
Oak Leaf Award
- Excellence in Care – Veterans Affairs Hospital – NJ Health Care System
Morton L. Kimmelman Leadership Award
- Student Leadership in Optometry School
Dr. Sanford & Claire Levy Academic Scholarship
- Central New York Community Foundation, Inc. – Health Professions
University at Albany:
- PULA Presidential Undergraduate Leadership Award
- Benjamin V. Smith Scholarship Academic
- United Public Service Employees Union Scholarship Academic
INTERESTS: Spending time with my family, skiing, traveling, reading and cooking.