Optometrist
Dr. Jenna Stoddard was born and raised in West Michigan. She graduated with honors from Calvin University, majoring in biology and minoring in public health. As an undergraduate, she cultivated her passion for eye care by working as a technician for a renowned LASIK surgeon and through research on antioxidants for use in dry eye treatment.
She continued her education at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, graduating cum laude while pursuing her research interests in refractive surgery. She then completed an ocular disease residency at the Baltimore VA Medical Center in Maryland — an optional year of continued training that only about one in four optometrists achieve.
During residency she gained extensive experience treating ocular pathology including dry eye and glaucoma, and co-managing surgical cases, studying under top eye-care specialists in Baltimore, including some at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins. She went on to earn Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry, a designation held by less than 10% of optometrists in the United States.
While her husband, Dr. Alex Stoddard, completed his military service, she worked at private practices in North Carolina and Northern Virginia for seven years. They recently moved back to Michigan with their two children, Anne and Calvin. She enjoys permaculture gardening, learning to play golf, and sewing, and looks forward to serving the St. Joseph and Niles communities.