NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2017

COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY • 23 Philip Kim, O.D. Philip Kim, O.D., instructor, received his Doctor of Optometry degree from NSUCO in May 2015. He then completed an ocular disease residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in July 2016. Kim described his residency as both a cornerstone and a highlight in his career. “The multitude of complex cases I dealt with was impressive,” he explained. “My patients all stand to benefit thanks to the time I spent working with brilliant ophthal- mologists, optometrists, and fellow residents.” Kim, who joined the NSUCO faculty in August 2016, is a member of the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retina Society and serves as a reviewer for Review of Optometry . Leticia Rousso, O.D. Leticia Rousso, O.D., instructor, received her Doctor of Optometry degree from NSUCO in May 2015. As a student, she participated in rewarding and humbling medical outreach trips to Nicaragua and Belize, where she traveled to remote villages and served hundreds of patients who would otherwise have little access to health care. Rousso completed a primary care with emphasis in ocular disease residency at NSUCO in July 2016 and joined the college’s faculty in August 2016. She is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Florida Optometric Association, and the Broward County Optometric Association. Amar Sayani, O.D., FAAO Amar Sayani, O.D., FAAO, assistant professor, earned a Doctor of Optometry degree at Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in May 2010. He completed a pediatrics and vision therapy residency at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, in July 2013 and is pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at Salus University. After a few years in private practice working specifically in adult and pediatric ophthalmology, he joined the NSUCO faculty in August 2016. Sayani, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a fellowship candidate for the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, is a member of the Lupus Foundation of America, the American Public Health Association, and the American Optometric Association. He has a special interest in learning-related visual problems, sports vision, and traumatic brain injury, which is specifically related to visual sequela due to concus- sions and pediatric pharmacology. New Faculty Members