EMPLOYMENT
06/14-Present Eye Care Associates / Dr. Joseph S. Madrak, OD LLC Shelton, CT
Board Certified Optometrist in private practice.
10/12-09/15 Eye Disease Consultants / Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT
Ophthalmology private practice at Hartford Hospital.
07/06-10/12 LCA Vision Wethersfield/Orange, CT
Clinic Director for refractive surgery center; Optometric Advisory Board; Risk Management Committee; Clinic Director Advisory Board; Preceptor site and adjunct instructor for Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
07/05-07/06 Veterans Affairs Hospital Lyons/East Orange, NJ
Residency in Ocular Disease and Low Vision; Specialty contact lenses; Surgical co-management; Teaching and supervision of optometry students; COPE approved lecturing.
08/02-06/03 Drs. Farkas, Kassalow and Associates, PC New York, NY
Student technician in contact lens specialty optometric private practice.
EDUCATION
03/14-Present Diplomate, American Board of Optometry
Board Certification
08/01-06/05 SUNY College of Optometry – Deans List New York, NY
Doctor of Optometry
03/05-06/05 Keller Army Hospital at US Military Academy West Point, NY
Clinical externship with emphasis in contact lenses and primary eye care.
08/04-11/04 Veterans Affairs Hospital Syracuse, NY
Clinical externship with emphasis in disease and surgical co-management.
08/97-06/01 University at Albany – Cum Laude Albany, NY
BS Biology
04/99-06/00 Neurobiology Research Albany, NY University at Albany Dept. of Biology; John Schmidt, PhD
Support for grant and publications in retino-tectal synapse plasticity.
ACTIVITIES
Connecticut Association of Optometrists
- Scholarship Committee, Chair
- Membership Committee, Member
- Board of Directors, Past Member
Special Olympics Opening Eyes, Lions Clubs International
- Volunteer optometrist for vision screening events
- Student Director of vision screenings
NY State Optometric Association Student Society – Past President
Organization of events between students and members of The NYSOA
University at Albany Volunteers Club – Co-founder
- Establishment and promotion of Club
- Organized events in Albany, NY
NCAA Division I Football, University at Albany
- Academic All-American, Verizon District 1
- Conference Championship back to back 1997 & 1998
MEMBERSHIP
Connecticut Association of Optometrists
American Optometric Association (AOA)
Contact Lens and Cornea Section of AOA
Sports Vision Section of AOA
American Board of Optometry
PUBLICATIONS
American Academy of Optometry San Diego, CA 2005
- Development of Herpetic Keratitis During Treatment of Anterior Granulomatous Uveitis.
- AZOOR: Not Rare, But Often Not Diagnosed.
AWARDS
PEARL Award (Professionalism, Excellence, Achievement, Results and Leadership)
Annual Optometrist award – LCA-Vision
Oak Leaf Award
Excellence in Care – Veterans Affairs Hospital – NJ Health Care System
Morton L. Kimmelman Leadership Award
Student Leadership in Optometry School
Dr. Sanford & Claire Levy Academic Scholarship
Central New York Community Foundation, Inc. – Health Professions
University at Albany:
PULA Presidential Undergraduate Leadership Award
Benjamin V. Smith Scholarship Academic
United Public Service Employees Union Scholarship Academic
INTERESTS: Spending time with my family, skiing, traveling, reading and cooking.
Joseph S. Madrak, OD
Board Certified, ABO
CT Lic # 002692
190 Coram Ave.
Shelton, CT 06484
Office: 203-924-2175
Fax: 203-924-9232