8 Results for Optometry near Harriman, TN

Dr. Sullins's Biography — Stuart Andrew Sullins, OD is a native of Athens and was educated in both the Athens City and McMinn County schools. He attended and received a Bachelor’s of Science in Zoology from Auburn University in 1997. He was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-medical honorary. Dr. Sullins received his Doctorate of Optometry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry in 1997. He received the ALCON Excellence Award and the VSP Excellence in Primary Care. Upon completion of his Doctor’s degree he completed a one-year residency in ocular disease at Northeastern State College of Optometry, Tahlequah, OK. In addition to his personal clinical training, Dr. Sullins did mentoring and clinical teaching of the optometry students. Dr. Sullins returned home to practice with his father, brother and sister-in-law in the practice that his grandfather began in 1939. He is a full partner and Chief of Optical Services. His responsibilities include the high technology lens and contact lens part of the examination experience. Dr. Sulllins keeps the practice up-to-date on new thinking related to contemporary eye care instrumentation. He is a member of the medical staff and has clinical privileges at Woods Memorial Hospital and Sweetwater Hospital. He has special interests in Low Vision Rehabilitation. Dr. Sullins is active in his community, serving as a member of the Athens-McMinn County YMCA Board of Directors, the Athens Chamber of Commerce Board, the Springbrook Golf and Country Club Board, and the Staff-Parish Relations Committee at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church, where he also teaches senior high Sunday School. He is a member of Athens Kiwanis Club, and he assists in the coaching of the McMinn County High School Tennis Team. Dr. Sullins and his wife Amy, Instructor of Secondary Education at Tennessee Wesleyan College who is completing her PhD at the University of Tennessee, have two sons George and Andy. Dr. Sullins’ hobbies are golf and tennis. They are wonderful assets to the Athens community.

Dr. Brown's Biography — Dr. Coy A Brown is an Optometrist proudly serving Waynesville, NC and the surrounding communities since 1981. Dr. Brown attended UNC Chapel Hill for his Undergraduate and Pre-Med studies, then transferred to Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. Within a few months of graduating from SCO, Dr. Brown began working for Dr. Hugh Daniels in Waynesville. After working with Dr. Daniel's for four years, Dr. Brown was given the opportunity to strike out on his own and purchased Dr. William "Willy" Nance's practice in 1985. Several years later the name of his practice was changed from Coy A. Brown, OD to Smoky Mountain Eye Care and since has only moved location twice. Each time Dr. Brown has relocated his practice it has been to move to a larger, more adapt facility allowing him to handle a consistent patient growth over the years. Even though Dr. Brown is not a native of Haywood County, he is native to North Carolina. He grew up on a dairy farm in Andrews, working the land with his grandfather, father, brothers, uncles and cousins. In high school, Dr. Brown played basketball and was a star player on his high school football team. During his first year at UNC-CH, he was a walk-on for the football team. However, his dreams of playing football throughout college were dashed by a terrible football injury near the end of his first season. Even though he was given great odds of never being able to run again, he never let this stop him. This drive and determination to regain strength and return to enjoying life is also what has driven Dr. Brown to provide the greatest care possible to his patients over the past 30 years. When Dr. Brown is not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Patricia, and his three children. He is an avid cyclist, currently volunteers with Tuscola High School Marching Band, is a team member of Relay for Life, and loves playing golf...when the staff lets him out of the office to do so that is. Dr. Brown has served on several committees and boards over the years including the Board of Health, Rotary, and the local Mountain District Board of Optometry. Dr. Brown is very passionate about caring for his patients at Smoky Mountain Eye Care and looks forward to the one-on-one interaction involved with solving eye health and vision problems. Dr. Brown and the entire staff at Smoky Mountain Eye Care are 100 percent committed to providing first class eye care services.

Dr. Hyde's Biography — Dr. Tom Hyde, founder and Senior Partner, opened Hyde Eyecare in 1976. Originally from Bristol, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Carson Newman and his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. Known as the “old duck hunter,” Dr. Hyde is active in his profession and community. He is past president of the Morristown Rotary, founding president of Lakeway Ducks Unlimited, past chair of Church Council at First Methodist Church. He has been involved in Boy Scouts as a Scout Master or assistant for 29 years. Dr. Hyde currently serves as Chairman of the Road Commission and has been an elected official for the past 20 years. He is also active in the Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians. Dr. Hyde and his wife, Debbie, are active members of First United Methodist Church Morristown. They have a son, Louis, and a daughter, Rachel. His hobbies include duck hunting, duck decoys, genealogy, and he is an avid pilot. Dr. Hyde’s favorite pastime is spending time with his four grandchildren.