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Valerie Ricciardi, O.D. President Dr. Valarie A. Ricciardi has been practicing for over 28 years graduating from the New England College of Optometry in 1988. She is a graduate from Assumption College in 1984. She is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists of which she was the secretary for several years. |
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Matthew Forgues, O.D. Immediate Past President Forgues Doctors of Optometry Shrewsbury-Worcester 508-574-1515 As President of the MSO, Dr. Forgues is committed to continuing the association’s mission to advance the quality, availability and accessibility of eye, vision and related health care in Massachusetts. A third-generation optometrist, Dr. Forgues practices primary eye care with his father, Dr. Mark Forgues, Jr., at Forgues Eyecare, with locations in both Worcester and Shrewsbury. Dr. Forgues is a 1999 graduate of the New England College of Optometry. |
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Melanie MacBeth, O.D. Secretary Dr. Melanie Macbeth received her Doctor of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry in Boston in 2004, and is a 1997 graduate of Colby College in Maine. Dr. Macbeth practices at MyEyeDr. in Belmont (formerly Bennett Family Eye Care). Her specialties include orthokeratology, specialty contact lenses, and myopia control. In 2019, Dr. Macbeth earned the distinguished title of Fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control |
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Michael Cohn, O.D. Treasurer Dr. Cohn graduated from the New England College of Optometry in 1977. He is a past president of the MSO a past chair of the Managed Care Committee and remains a member of the legal/legislative committee. Dr. Cohn has been in private practice for over forty years in both Auburn and Westborough and practices with his wife Dr. Suzanne Lucash and his son Dr. Jeffrey Cohn. |
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Brian Wadman, O.D. Dr. Wadman is a graduate of Deerfield Academy and the College of Wooster in Ohio. He received his optometric education at The New England College of Optometry in Boston, getting his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1985. Following his graduation, Dr. Wadman had three years of intense training in eye examinations, contact lens fitting, and the detection of ocular diseases while associated with an Ophthalmology practice in Plymouth, MA. He is a member of the Contact Lens Section of the AOA as well as a candidate to the American Academy of Optometry, and has been in private practice since 1985. |
Angela Abraham, O.D. Boston abrahama@neco.edu Boston Brookline Cambridge Somerville |
Alan Leavitt, O.D. Cape Cod 508-477-7423 mobileglaucoma@comcast.net
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Michael Cohn, O.D. Central 508-832-9392 drlucohn@aol.com
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David Metsch , OD Northshore
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Jeanne Hopkins, O.D. Norfolk 617-770-1505 jhopkins@manetchc.org
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Kani Brown, O.D. Western 413-584-6666 kbyrdbrown@gmail.com
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Maryke Neiberg, O.D., Dean of Optometry MCPHS School of Optometry Representative 508-373-5707 Maryke.neiberg@mcphs.edu |
Howard Purcell, O.D., F.A.A.O., President New England College of Optometry Representative 617-266-6243 Howardp@neco.edu |