Dr. Dana (Moffenbier) McLaughlin
Dr. Dana was born and raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. During her last two years as a student at Creighton University, she began work at Family Eye Care Center under owner Dr. Barry Jose. Her job duties included pre-testing patients, contact lens training, special testing, and office work. Dr. Dana gained a solid understanding of what the optometry profession entailed and how an office operated.
Dr. Dana graduated summa cum laude with her Doctor of Optometry from Northeastern State University College of Optometry in 2004 and received the following distinctions: Academic Achievement Award, Clinical Excellence Award, Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society, and Gold Key International Optometric Society.
Continuing her clinical education, Dr. Dana completed a one-year primary care residency at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico under the direction of Marshall B. Ketchum University in Fullerton, California. After completing the residency program, Dr. Dana worked for two years in private practice optometry in Farmington, New Mexico.
After moving to Oregon in 2007, Dr. Dana worked part-time in both private practice and commercial optometric industries. She is thrilled to be operating her own independent optometric practice and provide the individualized care that she thinks every patient needs.
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