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Casey & Bob

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.


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.


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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