Drs. Kapperman and White Eyecare in Chattanooga announce a fourth doctor to their practice. Dr. Megan Kortum completed her externship with the practice in 2012. “We are very pleased to welcome one of our very best student doctors to our team of optometrists,” said Dr. Mark Kapperman.
Dr. Kortum is a Nebraska-native and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She earned her optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. She served as a trustee for the American Optometric Student Association, and upon graduation she was awarded Outstanding Clinician and Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care.
Dr. Kortum has also served on five international optometric mission teams.
“I knew I wanted to be an optometrist after a medical mission trip to Nicaragua during my sophomore year of college,” says Dr. Kortum. “I truly discovered my heart for serving others, specifically through the gift of sight. I'm so thankful to be joining a team with a passion for serving the needs of patients both locally and on overseas missions.”
After graduating from optometry school, Dr Kortum joined the United States Airforce where she was enlisted as a commissioned officer and optometrist. She served as flight commander of the optometry clinic as part of the 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, MS. In 2014, Dr. Kortum was named the Air Education and Training Command Biomedical Sciences Corps Company Grade Officer of the Year for clinicians.
Dr. Kortum will begin seeing patients on July 5. “It's been four years since I completed my optometry externship rotation with Drs. Kapperman, White, and McGarvey, and Chattanooga has been on our mind ever since,” says Dr. Kortum. “Throughout the last few years, my family and I have made several trips back here to hike, bike, and explore the local area. We are looking forward to settling down and reconnecting with Chattanooga and most importantly, the people.”
Dr. Kapperman set up practice on Gunbarrel Road in 1988. He moved the business in 1995 to its location in the Gunbarrel Professional Center. In 1999, Chattanooga native Dr. Troy White joined the practice and the name was changed to Kapperman and White Eyecare. In 2008 they added Dr. Rob McGarvey.
“The business area has grown tremendously and changed so much during my almost 30 years of practice” said Dr. Kapperman. ”We certainly feel blessed and fortunate to thrive as well.”
Kapperman and White Eyecare is located at 1720 Gunbarrel Road and is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m.