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Casey L. Hogan, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Dr. Casey Hogan is co-director of Advanced Eyecare Professionals, P.C. Dr.
Hogan was born and raised in the South suburbs of Illinois. She received her
Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Northern Illinois University in
1992. She earned her Doctorate of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of
Optometry in 1997, and completed a post-graduate residency program in
primary eyecare and ocular disease management at the Illinois Eye Institute,
an affiliate clinic of the University of Chicago, in 1998. Upon
completion of this program, Dr. Hogan participated in a fellowship program at
the prestigious Boston Medical School, Boston, MA. She is one of only a
handful of optometrists nationally who have participated in this extended
training, and Advanced Eyecare Professionals is proud to be able to
offer her expertise to current and future patients.
Dr. Hogan is currently an Assistant Professor of optometry at the Illinois
College of Optometry, Chicago, where she actively participates in clinical
research and in the education of future optometrists. She strives to impress
upon her students that “doctors are students for life, and should never
forget to give back to their community”. It is part of Advanced
Eyecare Professionals mission to integrate clinical teaching and education
within the practice, and support our alma mater.
Dr. Hogan is a member of the American Optometric Association, Illinois
Optometric Association, Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, and a fellow of
the prestigious American Academy of Optometry. She was recently named as one of “America’s
Top Optometrists” 2002 by the National Consumers Research
Council.
Dr. Hogan would like to give back to her community all that her family, former
faculty, patients, and colleagues have given to her. It is her goal to make
Advanced Eyecare Professionals P.C. a permanent part of her home and community
for now and years to come.
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Dr. Robert J. Steinmetz
Dr. Robert J. Steinmetz is the Co-Director of Advanced Eyecare Professionals
P.C. Dr. Steinmetz was born and raised in Oak Lawn, IL. Bob attended high
school on the south side of Chicago and then went on to graduate cum laude from
the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Dr. Steinmetz then earned his Doctorate of Optometry as a cum laude graduate of
the prestigious Illinois College of Optometry. While attending the
Illinois College of Optometry, Dr. Steinmetz was the recipient of numerous
awards recognizing his academic and clinical excellence and his commitment to
community service. Upon graduation, Bob was awarded the Eugene W. Strawn
Leadership and Service Award, the American Optometric Association Leadership
Award, the Alcon Award for Clinical Excellence, the Elmer and Blanch Piper
Memorial Award, and the Vincent Salierno Scholarship. Bob was also a
member of the Gold Key International Honor Society and Beta Sigma Kappa
Optometric Honor Society.
Dr. Steinmetz is a member of the Illinois Optometric Association, the American
Optometric Association and the American Academy of Optometry. His clinical
interests include anterior segment disease, corneal refractive therapy, and
laser vision correction. He has been published in the Journal of the
American Academy of Optometry and has presented lectures on various optometric
topics to large audiences. Bob’s outside academic interests include
paleontology; Bob has traveled to southeastern China where he and a team of
paleontologists unearthed a large bone bed of sauropod dinosaurs including
several previously unknown species.
Dr. Steinmetz is dedicated to serving his community and is passionate about his
mission to make Advanced Eyecare Professionals P.C. a recognized leader in
comprehensive care and community service.
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Jennifer E. Whitchurch, M.A.
Jennifer, office manager of Advanced Eyecare Professionals, has been involved in
the field of optometric care for eight years. She has been practicing as
a medical assistant for nine years and specializes in friendly patient care.
She is very excited to be working in Oak Lawn, where she was raised. She
attended Oak Lawn Community High School where she learned the value of teamwork
while on the girl's basketball and track teams. She was involved with shot put
and discus for the "4 year in a row" SICA North Conference Champs. She
graduated with math and science majors in 1992.
Jennifer knew the medical field was for her after an accident left her Father
with third degree burns on his forearms, for which she nursed him back to
health. Unfortunately her Father died the next year from Cancer, which inspired
her to pursue a career in to the Medical Field. Jennifer decided to attend Robert
Morris College in Orland Park, where she earned her Medical Assisting degree
and graduated in 1995. Jennifer believes in hard work as well as continuing
education. In May of 2002 she completed classes for a Paraoptometric Certificate
with Indiana University. She is currently working on continuing her
education by becoming a Certified Paraoptometric. Jennifer is a member of the Illinois
Paraoptometric Society and the Paraoptometric section of the American
Optometric Association.
Jennifer is very excited to work for Advanced Eyecare Professionals, with one of
its goals being to give back to the community. She looks forward to working to
improve the community as well as helping people. One lesson she learned
from her Grandmother was no matter what you are going through in your life,
there may be someone out there with a worse situation who may need help.
Jennifer currently resides in Orland Park and loves to spend time with her
niece Mackenzie.
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