CREDENTIALS
Residency:
Ocular Disease/Primary Care,
VA Boston Healthcare System

OD:
New England College of Optometry

AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Dry Eye, Ocular Disease, Primary Eye Care

PROFESSIONAL HONORS & AWARDS
2026: Carrol Martus Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
2025: Carrol Martus Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
2024: Clinical Preceptor of the Year
2018: Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
2017: ASCO Educational Starter Grant Recipient
2016: American Academy of Optometry Grand Rounds Presenter
2016: ASCO Educational Starter Grant Recipient
2014: American Academy of Optometry Poster Presenter
2014: Class of 1969 Award for Clinical Excellence

PRACTICE LOCATIONS
NECO Center for Eye Care, Commonwealth

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Optometry (AAO), Optometric Education SIG
NECO Alumni Association, Director
NECO Alumni Association Executive Board, Vice President

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Clinical Education, Cultural Competence, Dry Eye Disease

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
COPE Approved CE
“Papilledema Hot Potato – What to Do When Nobody Wants to Start Treatment”. Rhode Island Optometric Associastion, 2025.
Merton C. Flom Leadership Academy Faculty
Module Effective Communication Module
Humphreys, E., OD, FAAO; Andrea, T., OD, FAAO (2024). Highlighting hypertriglyceridemia with a case of lipemia retinalis. Retina, Systemic Disease, Volume 2, Issue 1.
Lewandowski, C., Andrea, T., Taylor, C.P. (2021). Student Perceptions of Cultural Competency. Journal of Optometric Education, 46(2).