Optometry

Dr. Kataria was born and raised in London, England. After moving to Florida for high school and completing her undergraduate education at the University of Florida, she took the plunge and sped up the east coast to attend optometry school in Boston, Massachusetts. Focusing her academic career on ocular disease, she excelled in clinical assignments, achieving “Best Clinician Award” and Clinical Honors Standing. She was appointed the Presidential Scholarship all 4 years for her academic...

Alissa M. Coyne, OD, FAAO, FASOS graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in biobehavioral health. She earned her doctor of optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University and completed an ocular disease/primary care residency at The Eye Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Coyne is currently obtaining a master's degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Michigan State University. She is an assistant professor teaching in the didactic and clinical programs...

Dr. Harbir Sian is the co-owner of optometric practices in the Vancouver area. Harbir is passionate about education and volunteer work. He has lectured on various topics at numerous conferences around North America. He has also volunteered in multiple global vision clinics and is on the board of a local mobile vision clinic in Vancouver called The Eyeglasses Project. Harbir was named Young Optometrist of the Year by the BC Doctors of Optometry in 2016.

Dr. Burgher is a pediatric optometrist who practices in Southern California. She is a co-director of a pediatric vision clinic at the Boys and Girls Clubs in Garden Grove, CA, where she hosts 4th year optometry student interns. She is also a clinical instructor at the Southern California College of Optometry University Eye Center in the pediatric and vision therapy clinics. Dr. Burgher’s other responsibilities include teaching in various labs at the optometry school, and...

Dr. Janette Pepper a faculty member at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN

Dr. Cynthia Heard was a clinical educator at The Ohio State University College of Optometry for 14 years until she joined the faculty at the Southern College of Optometry in 2007. Dr. Heard’s areas of professional interest include nutrition and eye health, ocular disease management, and low vision care. Dr. Heard is a member of the American Optometric Association (AOA), National Optometric Association (NOA), Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians (TAOP), West Tennessee Optometric Physicians Society...

Dr. Michelle Mann resides in Langley, BC and is currently working at Mishe Optometry which is a new clinic that she owns and operates in Surrey, BC.  Dr. Mann grew up in Surrey and attended Simon Fraser University where she completed her BSc in Health Science.  After undergrad, she then went to MCPHS University in Massachusetts to study optometry where she completed a dual degree in Optometry and Masters of Public Health.  During her rotations,...

Harris Ahmed DO, MPH is a vitreoretinal surgery fellow physician at Weill Cornell. He is a leader in health policy, serving in national leadership positions in multiple organizations including the AMA, AOCOOHNS, and AOA. He has authored many publications and given lectures on public health advocacy and health policy, specializing in topics such as scope of practice, physician distribution, and medical education. He is currently serving on the board of Trustees for the California Academy...