Faculty Bio

Mohammad R. Rafieetary, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Charles Retina Institute
Optometrist
Germantown, TN

Dr. Mohammad Rafieetary is in practice at the Charles Retina Institute (CRI) since 1996. Dr. Rafieetary is a graduate of University of Missouri-St. Louis and completed a residency in Primary Care Optometry and Ocular Disease at the Southern College of Optometry. He has served on advisory board of several professional organizations, including American Diabetes Associations, Optometric Retina Society, and the American Board of Optometry,

Dr. Rafieetary is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry where he serves as the Chair of the Retina Interest Group, and Fellow of the Optometric Retina Society.

Dr. Rafieetary’ s clinical practice is emphasized on the conditions of the posterior segment he also lectures and writes on the same subjects in various meetings and publications.

Steven Ferrucci, O.D., F.A.A.O.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Optometrist
Sepulveda, CA

Dr. Steven Ferrucci, is currently Chief of Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home. He is also the Residency Director at his site, and a Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University.

Dr. Ferrucci has lectured extensively, with a special interest in Diabetes, Diabetic Eye Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Fluorescein Angiography, and OCT. He has published multiple articles in several optometric journals. He is an active member in the American Optometric Association and the California Optometric Association, as well as a fellow in both the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retinal Society. He served as past President of the ORS and is the founding chair of the Retina Special Interest Group for the American Academy of Optometry

Jeffry D. Gerson, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Grin Eyecare
Optometrist
Olathe, KS

Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University school of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease. He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials.

Currently, Dr Gerson is in private practice that is a collaboration of both OD’s and MD’s. He sees primary care patients, and has an emphasis on retinal care in his practice. He enjoys having 4th year optometry interns with him and the challenges that they present. He still participates in clinical trials and utilizes many different diagnostic modalities.

Dr. Gerson is a frequent lecturer in the US and abroad, and writes regularly for optometric publications. When not at work, he enjoys traveling, working out and spending time with his family.

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