HADIA CHOUDHARY

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a role as a Primary Care Optometrist.

EXPERIENCE

MARCH 2015– MARCH 2017

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

**** ********* ***d, Falls Church, VA 22042

Take instructions from school office and lead teacher about handling classroom instruction

Lead extracurricular activities

Formulated and developed actionable lesson plans

Encouraged students to explore their full potential

FEBRUARY 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2015

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, CVS PHARMACY

8316 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152

Obtained medicines and counted and packaged accordingly

Printed prescriptions, took refill calls and prepared medicine

Called prescribers regarding patient refills

Take inventory of medicine needed

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2015-MAY 2019

DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY, SALUS UNIVERSITY-PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY

Doctor of Optometry, Anticipating completion

Activities

oSOSH (student optometric service to humanity)

oAOSA (American Optometric Student Association

oCOVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development)

AUGUST 2011- MAY 2015

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN NEUROSCIENCE, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSTITY

Graduated cum laude

President of the GMU Pre-Optometry Club

Treasurer of Scholars for Scholars at GMU

SEPTEMBER 2007- JUNE 2011

DIPLOMA, Robert E. Lee High School

Graduated summa cum laude

OPTOMETRIC EXPERIENCE

FEBRUARY 2019-PRESENT

MARTINSBURG WV VETERNS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, Martinsburg, W

Disease based externship providing annual ocular health exams and emergency service exams to veterans

Managed and co-managed glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetes, pre and post op cataract patients

NOVEMBER 2018-FEBRUARY 2019

THE EYE INSTITUTE AT PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, philadelphia, PA

Primary care based externship with an emphasis on comprehensive, binocular vision and emergency exams

Rotated through neuro-ophthalmic service with an emphasis on diplopia, optic neuritis, and unexplained vision loss

AUGUST 2018-NOVEMBER 2018

PENTAGON DILORENZO TRICARE HEALTH CLINIC, washington, DC

Emphasis on primary care, emergency services and annual soft contact lens to active duty armed service members and Department of Defense employees

Managed ocular diseases such as Herpes Keratitis, Keratoconus, Preseptal Cellulitis, Dry eye disease

Managed pre/post op refractive surgery

MAY 2018-AUGUST 2018

EYE RX, Chevy CHASE, MD

Contact lens and disease-based externship

Fitting and assessment of soft contact lenses, RGPs

Prominent Scleral/specialty lenses patient base with experience in EyePrintPRO and other scleral lenses.

Large focus on Keratoconus, Pellucid Marginal degeneration, complications from LASIK, PRK and RK

MARCH 2018-MAY 2018

CAPITAL EYE CONSULTANTS, Fairfax, VA

Provided initial examinations for surgical patients as well as managing medical patients with glaucoma and other anterior segment disease

Heavy emphasis on pre/post cataract surgery, pre-YAG capsulotomy and follow up care

JANUARY 2017-MARCH 2018

THE EYE INSTITUTE AT PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, philadelphia, PA

Primary care based internship

High volume glaucoma patients with metabolic syndrome

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fluent in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi

Experience with the following HER systems: Compulink, Computerized Patient Record System VA, NextGen, AHLTA

Experience with Humphrey visual fields, Cirrus OCT, Reichert Tonopen, Zeiss and Topcon fundus photographer, Reichert and Topcon Non-contact tonometer, Oculus Keratograph Pachmate, iCare

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