CURRICULUM VITAE
KIRK L. SMICK, O. D.
CLAYTON EYE CENTER
1000 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 100
MORROW, GEORGIA 30260
PHONE: (770) 968-8888
FAX: (770) 960-2465
E-MAIL: CLAYTONEYE @ AOL.COM
www.claytoneyecenter.com
BIRTHDATE:
March 21, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Colfax, Washington
MARITAL STATUS:
Married: Judith M. Smick
CHILDREN:
Kristen Anne New
Birthdate: September 6, 1972
Geoffrey Alan Smick
Birthdate: January 7, 1975
OPTOMETRIC
LICENSURE:
Georgia
License #737
Washington
License #859
EDUCATION:
High School:
Puyallup High School
Puyallup, Washington
1958 - 1962
College:
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
1962 - 1963
Central Washington State University
Ellensburg, Washington
Summer, 1963
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
1963 - 1967
Degrees: BS, OD
MILITARY:
97TH General Hospital
Frankfurt, West Germany
1969 - 1972
Martin Army Hospital
Ft. Benning, Georgia
1972 - 1974
United States Army Reserve
Ft. McPherson, Georgia
1974 - 1978
Georgia Air National Guard
Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia
1978 - 1993
Retired 1993: Colonel (O6)
Decorations:
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Longevity Ribbon (3 Devices)
National Defense Service Medal
Outstanding Unit Award (2 Devices)
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Procedural Coders
Certified Procedural Coder, 1989
American Academy of Optometry
Fellow, 1970 - Present
American Optometric Association
Member, 1967 - Present
Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1980
Chairman, Resolutions Committee, 1981
Annual Congress Committee, 1983 - 1987
(Chairman, 1986 - 1987)
Non-Dues Income Committee, 1998-2002
Continuing Education Comm: (Chairman) 2002-2010
Industry Relations Committee: 2006-2012
Georgia Optometric Association
Member, 1974 - Present
President, 1980 - 1981
Optometrist of the Year, 1981
Southern Council of Optometrists
Member, 1974 - Present
President, 1987
Chairman, Continuing Education, 1991 - 2002
Georgia State Board of Optometry
Member, 1982 - 1992
CIVIC
AFFILIATIONS:
Clayton County Heart Association
Chairman, Annual Ball, 1983
Clayton County Chamber of Commerce
Member, 1974 - Present
President, 1986
Joe Frank Harris For Governor
County Coordinator, 1982, 1986
U S Military Academy Selection Committee
US Senator Mack Mattingly 1982 - 1986
William Reynolds Nature Preserve
Board of Directors, 1983 - 1987
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Domestic Policy Foundation
Public Information Forum, 1984
Leadership Clayton
Class Participant, 1983
Board Member, 1984 - 1986
Leadership Atlanta
Class Participant, 1985
Atlanta Airport Rotary Club
Member, 1976 - 1984
President, 1981
Commerce Club of Clayton County
Member, 1983 - 1993
President, 1992
American Diabetes Association
Board Member, 1989 - 1993
Fulton County Sheriff’s Association
Reserve Deputy, 1989 - 1993
PROFESSIONAL
ADVISORY
POSITIONS:
Vistakon: National Advisory Board, 2001-2010
Dicon: National Advisory Committee, 1992 - 1993
Aetna Insurance Company:
Medicare Optometry Consultant; 1989 - 1996
American Health Care Concepts (ECPA)
Optometry Consultant; 1994 – 2001
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
National Advisory Committee; 1999-Present
EyeMed Insurance Company
Quality Assurance Committee; 2002-2005
Signet Armorlite Kodak Lens
National Advisory Panel; 2002-2007
Chairman, Education Committee; 2007-Present
Abbott Medical Ophthalmics (AMO)
National Advisory Panel; 2002-Present
Vision Council of America (Vision Expo Meetings)
Chairman, Continuing Education, 2005-Present
Essilor Ophthalmics
Advisory Panel
2009 – Present
ISTA Pharmaceuticals
National Advisory Panel 2009-2011
Bausch and Lomb Pharmaceuticals
National Medical Advisory Panel 2007-Present
Inspire Pharmaceuticals
National Advisory Panel 2008-2011
TearLab Ophthalmics
National Advisory Board 2010-Present
Transitions Academy Attendee
2011, 2012, 2013
Pro Forum Member 2011 – Present
Diversity Advisory Board 2011-Present
Humana Insurance Company
Advisory board Member 2012 – Present
Merck Pharmaceutical Company
Optometry Advisory Board
2012 – Present
Artic Dx Genome Company
Advisory Board Member
2011 - Present
PRESENTATIONS
AT PROFESSIONAL
MEETINGS:
Tenth Annual AOSA Meeting
Memphis, TN; 1980
“Practicing Eye Care in a Multidisciplinary
Environment”
Southern Council of Optometrists
Atlanta, GA; 1982
“Extended Wear Contact Lens Update”
Referral Center Update
New Orleans, LA; 1984
“The For Profit Center Advantage”
Comanagement Center Update
Wilmington, DE; 1985
The For Profit Center Referral Base
Primary Care Symposium
Atlanta, GA; 1986
“Interprofessional Practice Modes”
Optometry: The Cataract Patient
Portsmouth, OH; 1988
Utilizing Ophthalmic Instrumentation
Southern Council of Optometrists
Atlanta, GA; 1989
Medicare Reimbursement for Diagnostic Testing
GOA Annual Meeting
Hilton Head, SC; 1989
“The Total Picture of Medicare”
American Academy of Optometry
New Orleans, LA; 1989
“Maximizing Medicare Reimbursement”
Southern Congress of Optometry
Atlanta, GA; 1990
“Filing for Medicare Reimbursement”
Eastern Virginia Eye Center
Norfolk, VA; 1990
“Medicare Reimbursement”
Wilmington Omni Referral Center
Wilmington, DE; 1990
“Medicare Reimbursement”
Alaskan Optometric Association
Mt. McKinley, AK; 1990
“Medicare Update”
University of Houston
Austin, TX; 1990
“Medicare Reimbursement”
American Public Health Association
Atlanta, GA; 1991
“Fight for Sight - The Georgia Study”
Southern Congress of Optometry
Atlanta, GA; 1991
“HCFA Recordkeeping Mandates”
Albo Degli Optometristi
Venice, Italy; 1993
“Vision and Video Display Terminals”
2nd Annual Panhellenic Congress
Athens, Greece; 1994
“Fitting Disposable Contact Lens Patients”
Oregon Optometric Association
Ashland, OR; 1994
“The Managed Care Environment”
Eye and Vision Managed Care
Orlando, FL; 1994
“Selecting Vision Care Providers”
S. Carolina Optometric Association
Hilton Head Island, SC; 1994
“Managing with Managed Care”
Southern Congress of Optometry
Atlanta, GA; 1995
“Introducing Patients to Refractive Surgery”
Great West Council of Optometrists
Bellevue, WN; 1996
“The Comprehensive Ophthalmic Examination”
Southern Congress of Optometry
Atlanta, GA: 1997
“Medicare Noontime Update”
Optometry ‘99
Birmingham, England, UK: 1999
“The Modern Optometric Practice”
“Focimetry: Manual and Automatic”
Central Florida Optometric Society
Orlando, Florida: 20-21 Oct, 2001
“Immunology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular
Allergy
Arizona Optometric Society
Tucson, AZ: 30 Oct, 2001
“Allergic Conjunctivitis and Contact Lenses”
Middle Tennessee Optometric Association
Cookville, TN: 9 Apr, 2002
“Immunology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic
Conjunctivitis
Nashville Optometric Association
Nashville, TN: 4 Jun, 2002
“Immunology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic
Conjunctivitis
South African Optometric Association
Johannesburg, South Africa: 26-28 July, 2002
“The Contact Lens Material of the Future”
Henry Ford Hospital and Health Plan
Detroit, Michigan: 7 August, 2002
“Immunology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic
Conjunctivitis
Southern Educational Congress of Optometry
Atlanta, Ga: 23 February, 2003
“Immunology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic
Conjunctivitis
American Optometric Association
San Diego, Ca: 13 June 2003
“Corneal Topography – New Technology Panel”
Alabama Optometric Association District Meeting
Birmingham, Al: 10 Sept 2003
“Multifocal IOL’s”
North Carolina Optometric Association District
Meeting
Raleigh Durham, NC: 14 Oct 2003
“New IOL Designs”
Henry Ford Hospital Optometrists
Detroit, MI: 2 Nov 2003
“Allergic Conjunctivitis”
Southern Educational Congress of Optometry
Atlanta, Ga: 21 Feb 2004
“Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear”
Tennessee Optometric Society
Memphis, Tn: 19 Apr 2004
“A look at the New Antibiotics”
North Carolina Optometric Association District
Meeting
Winston Salem, NC: 20 Apr 2004
“Muli-focal IOL’s”
Connecticut Optometric Association
Hartford, Ct: 28 Apr 2004
“Billing and Coding for Glaucoma”
Wisconsin Vision Source Meeting
Madison, WI: 5 May 2004
“A Fresh Look at Dry Eye”
Asheville Optometric Society
Asheville, NC: 19 May 2004
“Dry Eye Diagnosis and Treatment”
Florida Optometric Association
Sandestin, FL: 19 Jul 2004
“Taking the Mystery out of IOL’s”
Jacksonville Optometric Association
Jacksonville, FL: 26 Aug 2004
“Fourth Generation Fluroquinolones”
Vision Expo West
Las Vegas, NV: 11 Sep 2004
“Understanding HIIPA Guidelines”
Illinois Optometric Association
Springfield, IL: 1 Oct, 2004
“IOL Use by Optometrists”
AEA Educational Cruises
Northeastern US: 2-7 Oct, 2004
“Taking the Mystery out of the New IOL’s”
Georgia Opotometric Association District Meeting
Rome, Ga: 12 Oct 2004
“Dry Eye Treatments Currently Available”
Tennessee Optometric Association
Kinsport/Johnson City, TN: 8 Nov 2004
“Dry Eye Update”
Contact Lens Educators Symposium
San Diego, Ca: 20 Jan, 2005
“Ocular Allergy Update”
Phillips Eye Institute
Elmwood, NJ: 2 Mar, 2005
“IOL Update”
South Carolina Optometric Association
Charleston, SC: 15 Mar, 2005
“Ocular Dry Eye Treatments”
Florida Optometric Association
Stuart, Fl: 24 Mar, 2005
“Dry Eye Update”
American Optometric Association
Dallas, TX: 24 Jun 2005
“Building a Million Dollar Practice”
Alabama Optometric Association
Huntsville, AL: 12 Jul, 2005
“Dry Eye Treatment Strategy”
Vision Expo West
Las Vegas, NV: 15 Sep, 2005
“Building a Million Dollar Practice”
Minnesota Optometric Association
Minneapolis, MN: 21 Sep, 2005
“Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear”
Hawaii Optometric Association
Honolulu, Hi: 1 Dec, 2005
“IOL Optometric Update”
CLES
Orlando, Fl: 11 Jan, 2006
“Allergy and Contact Lens”
Champions Day Presentations
Indianapolis, IN: 1 Feb, 2006
“IOL Update”
Texas Optometric Association
Austin, Tx: 17-19 Feb, 2006
“IOL Update”
SECO 2006
Atlanta, GA: 23-26 Feb, 2006
“OD/OD and OD/MD partnerships”
Vision Expo East
New York, NY: 30 Mar–2 Apr, 2006
“Becoming a Million dollar practice”
American Optometric Association
Las Vegas, NV: 21-24 June, 2006
Becoming a million dollar practice
American Optometric Association
Optometric Prescribing of Specialty IOL’s
Las Vegas, NV: 21-24 June, 2006
Jobson Bermuda Meeting
Hamilton, Bermuda: 13-16 July, 2006
Dry Eye Panel
Allergan Roundtable
Atlanta, GA: 16 August, 2006
Coding and Billing Update
Vision Expo West
Las Vegas, NV: 13-16 Sep, 2006
Becoming a million dollar practice
Florida Optometric Association
Melbourne, FL: 21 Sep, 2006
Dry Eye Update
EyeMed Annual CE Meeting
Orlando, FL: 14 Oct, 2006
Diabetes Update
Envision CE Meeting
New York, NY: 21 Oct, 2006
Allergy and Dry Eye Diagnosis
Vision Expo CE Day
Philadelphia, PA: 8 Nov, 2006
Diabetic Update
American Academy of Optometry
Denver, Co: 7-9 Dec, 2006
Dry Eye Update
AMO Coding Seminar
Dallas, Texas; 9 Jan, 2007
Billing and Coding
Hawaiin Optometric Association
Honolulu, Hi; Jan 24, 2007
AMO Billing and Coding
Texas Optometric Association
Austin, Tx; Feb 24, 2007
Billing and Coding Update
Japanese Medical Association
Tokyo, Japan; 17-20 Mar, 2007
Acuvue Oasys and Advance
Vision Expo East
New York, NY: 24 March, 2007
Diabetic Retinopathy Update
Pennsylvania Optometric Association
Philadelphia, PA: 13 June, 2007
Diabetic Update for AMO
American Optometric Association
Boston, MA; 26-30 June, 2007
Becoming a million dollar practice
American Optometric Association
Boston, MA: 26-30 June, 2007
Optometry and Telemedicine
AEHA CE Cruise
Scandanavia Countries: 28 August, 2007
Multiple lectures
Vision Expo West
Las Vegas, NV; 4 Sept, 2007
Becoming a Million Dollar Practice
American Academy of Optometry
Tampa, Fl: Oct. 25, 2007
Dry Eye Update
EyeTel Corporate Update
Miami, Fl: 15 Feb, 2008
Diabetic Update
South Carolina Optometric Association
Florence, SC: 12 Mar, 2008
Antibiotic Update
Vision Expo East
New York, NY: 10 April, 2008
Million Dollar Practice
Allergan BDM Meeting
Kiawah Island, SC: 12 June, 2008
The typical optometric practice
American Optometric Association
Seattle, Washington: June, 2008
Aspiring to be a million dollar practice
International Vision Expo East
New York, NY: March, 2009
Everything you wanted to know about getting
reimbursed for medical eyecare
International Vision Expo West
Las Vegas, NV: September, 2009
What’s new in eyecare
SECO 2011
Altanta, GA: 2-6 Feb. 2011
Doctor Driven Dispensing
SECO 2011
Atlanta, GA: Feb 2-6, 2011
What’s new in Medicare
Vision Expo East
New York, NY: 16-20 March, 2011
What’s New in Optometry
Robert Maloney MD Annual CE Event
Los Angeles, CA: April, 2011
Premium IOL’s for Premium Optometric Practices
Nova Southeastern University
Ft. Lauderdale, FL: May, 2011
Contact lens solutions and acanthomoeba
Northern Virginia Optometric Society
Fairfax, VA: May, 2011
Contact lens solutions and acanthomoeba
Maryland Optometric Association
Rockville, Md: May, 2011
Contact lens solutions and acanthomoeba
Philadelphia Optometric Society
Philadelphia, PA: June, 2011
Contact lens solutions and acanthomoeba
One2One by Reed Exhibitions
San Antonio, TX: October, 2011
Benchmarking the Optometric Practice
Transitions Optical Program
Atlanta, GA: December, 2011
Star Partner Program
SECO International
Atlanta, GA; February, 2012
Contact Lens Solution Update
Vision Expo East International
New York, NY; March, 2012
What’s New in Optometry
Bausch and Lomb Dinner
Chicago, Il: April, 2012
Nutraceuticals and AMD
Jobson Medical Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico; July, 2012
UV Damage to the Eye
Vision Expo West 2012
New York, NY; Sept. 2012
What’s New In Eyecare
Jobson Medical Meeting
La Jolla, California; September, 2012
UV Damage to the Eye
PUBLISHED
ORIGINAL
ARTICLES:
Corneoscopy as a Diagnostic Aid in Contact Lens
Problem Solving.
“The Southern Journal of Optometry”, pp. 14, Vol. 5,
No. 3, Spring, 1989.
Medicare Reimbursement.
“The Southern Journal of Optometry”, pp. 34, Vol. 7,
No. 2, Spring, 1989.
Acute Vision Loss in the Elderly
“Optometry Today”, pp. 37-38, Feb. 7, 2003.
Ocular Health and the Need for Quality Outdoor
Eyewear.
Refractive Eyecare, pp. 12-14. April, 2012.
SPECIALITY
POSTGRADUATE
COURSES:
The Systemized Approach to Refractive Surgery
February 21 - 22, 1993
Atlanta, Georgia
FDA/CORPORATE
RESEARCH STUDIES
CR-1326: High Minus and Plus Acuvue Brand Toric
Dispensing Evaluation
Feb – Mar, 2002
Vistakon Vision Care, Inc.
CR-1359: Corporate Sponsored (Confidential)
Oct. 2002 – Oct. 2003
Vistakon Vision Care, Inc
CR-1374: Corporate Sponsored (Confidential)
Mar. 2003 – Mar. 2004
Vistakon Vision Care, Inc