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May 19, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: JUBIN BHARAT SHAH

MARCHON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT   Entrepreneur, inventor, community healthcare advocate, and now a doctor of optometry. All represent just a fraction of the growing list of successful pursuits for graduate Jubin Shah, who made his mark at SUNY Optometry as the recipient of the 2020 Student Innovator Award for a device he […]

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May 19, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: HOLLY KNOECHEL

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON EXCELLENCE AWARD  EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL CONTACT LENSES-PATIENT CARE   Connecticut-native Holly Knoechel developed an interest in health care while in grade school. But it wasn’t until her teen years that her future became clear after shadowing a family friend who was a practicing optometrist. “I knew it was the career for me.” […]

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May 19, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: CHANA HAIMOWITZ

OPTELEC LOW VISION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LOW VISION   Brooklyn native and dedicated student Chana Haimowitz is a new doctor and a newlywed whose husband hails from Santa Barbara, California.  She describes him as someone with a lot of hobbies including being a “serious surfer”! When not in study or the clinic, Hamowitz enjoys […]

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May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: ANGELA WEN

MORTON L. KIMMELMAN MEMORIAL AWARD FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZED OPTOMETRY   It was time spent as an undergraduate student in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY Optometry that led Angela Wen to choose her future profession and the school that would make it happen. Fast forward to graduation with a […]

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May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021:  JEREMY DU

BENJAMIN FREED MEMORIAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE SPONSORED BY THE READER’S DIGEST PARTNERS FOR SIGHT FOUNDATION   From organizing events and fundraisers as class representative and vice president to coordinating vision screenings as president of ACE (The Health Practitioners’ Society), California-native Jeremy Du placed service to peers, patients and communities in need at the center […]

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May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: STEPHEN DELLOSTRITTO

WILLIAM M. EISENBERG MEMORIAL AWARD (SPONSORED BY ALCON) EXCELLENCE IN OCULAR DISEASE New SUNY Optometry alum Stephen Dellostritto is a believer in pushing beyond your boundaries for personal growth and success. “I love to travel and put myself in uncomfortable situations because I was such a shy, reserved child. I needed to break that.” Starting […]

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May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: XIAO JING XU

ALCON AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING CASE REPORT ON THE USE OF AN ALCON PRODUCT   Before entering optometry school, Xiao Jing Xu said that she wasn’t aware of the extent to which doctors in the optometric profession can change lives. “Throughout my time at the College, I realized how important vision is and how often […]

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May 18, 2021

SUNY OPTOMETRY VISIONARIES 2021: SHUYI (SUZY) CHEN

GP LENS INSTITUTE CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD OUTSTANDING CLINICAL PROFICIENCY IN CONTACT LENSES   Family and function paved the road to becoming an optometrist for Suzy Chen. “My mom is an ophthalmologist, so I was exposed to the eye care field at a young age,” she said. “My time working as a tech for a busy dry […]

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