Michelle M' Marciniak, O'D'

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Michelle M. Marciniak, O.D.

• Dr. Michelle Marciniak graduated from the
  Illinois College of Optometry in 1993. She
  completed a residency in ocular disease and low
  vision at West Side VA Medical Center and Hines
  VA Blind Rehabilitation Center. From 1994-95, she
  taught full-time at the Illinois College of
  Optometry and worked part-time in private
  practice. Since 1995, she has worked as an
  attending at West Side VAMC where her
  responsibilities include direct patient care,
  consultation with residents and students and
  research. She is also the attending optometrist
  for the West Side VA V.I.C.T.O.R.S. low vision
  rehabilitation program and continues to teach at
  ICO in the physical diagnosis course. She is a
  Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.

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• Academic
• University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana BS
  (Biology) 1989 Deans List (1987
  1989) MaWanDa Honorary
• Illinois College of Optometry
• OD Magna Cum Laude 1993
• Beta Sigma Kappa Honorary Society
• Gold Key Honorary Society
• Tomb and Key Honorary Society
• ASCO Student Endowment Award
• J. Harold Bailey Award
• Bernell Clinical Optometry Award
• CIBA Vision Contact Lens Achievement Award
• Lawrence P. Feigenbaum Clinical Optometry
  Memorial Award
• Richard J. OBrien, II Memorial Award
• Polish Womens Civic Club, Inc. Scholarship
• Wildermuth Foundation Scholarship

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• Academic
• Residency Hospital Based Optometry Low Vision
  Rehabilitation, West Side VA Medical Center,
  Chicago, Illinois July 1993 - June 1994.
• Residency Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometry,
  Central Blind Rehabilitation Center, Hines VA
  Hospital, Hines, Illinois July 1993 January
  1994.

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• Faculty appointments
• Illinois College of Optometry Instructor 1994
  
• Assistant Professor 1995

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• Hospital leadership positions
• VA Chicago Healthcare System
• Attending Optometrist VICTORS 1986
• Low Vision Rehab
• Coordinator Residency Education 1995-2001

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• Professional community leadership
• Fellow American Academy of Optometry 1998
• National Association VA Optometry
• Adjunct Member, Executive Examination Committee
  National Board of Optometry, Ocular/Visual
  Biology Ocular Disease/Trauma Section, October
  2002
• Examiner, National Board of Examiners in
  Optometry Part III, 1998

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• Professional Publications
• Journal Articles 2
• Invited lectures 11
• Scientific Presentations 10
• Book Chapters 1