EDUCATION
Undergraduate:
University of Oregon Eugene, OR
Degree: BS, General Science, 2000
Medical:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD
Degree: MD, 2008
MEDICAL TRAINING
2008-09
Internship (Transitional) Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis McCord, Tacoma, WA
2009-12
Residency (Ophthalmology) Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis McCord, Tacoma, WA
MEDICAL LICENSES
Washington (Active, 2014-present)
Nebraska (Inactive)
CERTIFICATIONS
National Board of Medical Examiners: 2009
American Board of Ophthalmology: 2013
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS
iFS, FS200
VISX
Allegretto 400, 500/Contura Vision ICL
Istent
Kahook Dual Blade
Botox
Fillers
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Member & Mentor, Women In Ophthalmology
Member, AMSPA
Member, Washington Association of Eye Professionals and Surgeons
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Madigan Army Medical Center (Attending Staff)
Joint Base Lewis McCord, Tacoma, WA 2012- 2019
Overlake, Seattle WA 2020-2021
HONORS and AWARDS
Honorary Order of Saint Lucia Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Achievement Medal (6 Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Global War of Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon Army
Superior Unit Award
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Academic Positions
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD
2012-2021
Attending Staff and Associate Program Director, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Ophthalmology
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, WA 2012-2016
Program Director
Ophthalmology
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, WA 2016 – 2019
Course Moderator/ Instructor
Faculty
Faculty Development FOCUS Course
USUHS, Bethesda, MD – JBLM, WA
2016 – 2020
Director
Ophthalmology Continuing Medical Education program
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
2016 – 2019
Instructor
Tri-service Ocular Trauma Course
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda,
MD, 2015
Mock-Oral-Board Examiner Madigan
Ophthalmology Tacoma, WA
2012 – 2019
Instructor
Oregon Health Sciences/Madigan Cataract Wet Lab
Portland, OR 2015, 2016
Orbital Dissection Instructor Annual
Orbital Dissection Course
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA- April 2013
Facilitator Arbinger
Outward Mindset
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA – 2015 to 2018
AMEDD/MEDCOM Committee Work
Army Task Force to the Surgeon General, Working group
SME for Eye conditions and Entry Criteria, 2024.
Army GME Pregnancy and Parenthood Working Group. 2018.
Lead for DHA online ophthalmic curriculum development and implementation.
USUHS, Bethesda, MD 2017.
Consultant, Eye.consult teleconsultation program
Providing tele consultation for deployed providers.
USArmy MEDCOM, Falls Church, VA, 2014-2019.
Subject Matter Expert/ Super – user, Ophthalmology CHCS
II/ AHLTA / and SME to EHR Development 2015-2016
Department of Defense Committee Work
Member, Clinical Management of Ophthalmic Images Workgroup (ODDAMS) DoD Working Group for Ophthalmic image management. 2014-2018.
Member, Ophthalmology Knowledge, Skills and Attributes: Deployment requirements. 2018.
EXPERIENCE
2024 – Present
Co-Founder and Medical Director, Catalyst MedSpa INC, Tacoma WA
2023 – Present
Founder, Saltwater Consulting & Physician Performance lab
– Certified Executive Coach, physician performance coach
2021 – Present
Staff Ophthalmologist, Evergreen Eye Center Federal Way, WA
– Provide Comprehensive eye care, Cataract surgery, MIGS, Intravitreal injections, Refractive surgery.
2019 – 2021
Staff Ophthalmologist, Evergreen Eye Center Federal Way, WA
– Provide Comprehensive eye care, Cataract surgery, MIGS, Intravitreal injections, Refractive surgery.
2019 – 2024
Ophthalmologist, 1888th Head and Neck Surgical Detachment
– US Army Reserves
– Provide quality medical and surgical ophthalmic care.
2017 – 2019
Locum Tenens Ophthalmologist, Cascade Eye and Skin
– Provide quality medical and surgical ophthalmic care.
2016 – 2019
Madigan Ophthalmology Program Director
– Run an ACGME accredited residency program including resident and faculty development and medical student recruiting.
– Staff Ophthalmologist providing comprehensive ophthalmology care, and refractive surgery as part of the Warfighter Refractive Surgery Program.
– Provide program and business feedback to the Hospital Commander, Chief and Consultant to the Surgeon General on access and productivity as it relates to Resident Training.
2017 – 2023
President/Founder, Hope Low Vision Foundation
– President and founder of a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit focused on awareness, education, and increasing tertiary care vision rehabilitation services in the South Puget Sound.
2015 – 2017
Organizational Development
– LEAD Team (Studer Group) Curriculum Development team. Arbinger Outward Mindset Facilitator.
2014 – 2015
Deployed Theater Ophthalmologist in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Inherent Resolve, Camp Arfijan, Kuwait
– Provided ophthalmic clinical and surgical care for all UN forces in the surrounding areas. In addition, conducted local outreach and grand rounds presentations to Kuwaiti and local healthcare providers.
– Assisted with medical triage and evacuation.
2014 – 2016
Staff Refractive Surgeon, King LASIK, Vancouver and Renton, WA
– LASIK and PRK surgery including pre-operative assessment and post-operative care
– VISX, IFs, 200, Allegretto 400 and 500.
2012 – 2015
Staff Ophthalmologist and Associate Ophthalmology Program Director Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis McCord, WA
– Responsible for the Comprehensive rotation, Laser procedure and cataract surgery curriculum and competency evaluation for residents.
– Supervised over 1,000 resident cataracts and procedures. LASIK, PRK and ICL certification proctor.
– Provided clinical, surgical and leadership mentoring and career planning
2000 – 2004
US Army Medical Service Corps Officer. Medical Logistics and MEDRETE planning. Health Care Administration. San Antoni, TX. JTFB Honduras, Camp Zama, Japan and Bamberg Germany.
PRESENTATIONS
Seefeldt ES. Common Causes of Low Vision and What is Low Vision, HVF Vision Fair, Tacoma WA, February 2022
Seefeldt ES. Pupil Examination. Kaiser Ophthalmic Tech Education Workshop March 2020
Seefeldt ES. Low Vision Workshop Director. Hope Vision Foundation Annual Workshop. Lakewood, WA. February 2020.
Seefeldt ES. Military service and Transition Planning. Society of Military Ophthalmology, AAO San Fransisco. October 2019.
Seefeldt ES. Teaching Skills for Large Group Didactics. Madigan Internal Medicine Educators meeting. Madigan, JBLM WA June 14, 2018
Seefeldt ES. Teaching Procedures Workshop. Madigan Spring Faculty Development Seminar. JBLM WA May 22, 2018
Seefeldt ES. Identifying and Assisting Patients with Low Vision. Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting. March, 30 2018
Seefeldt ES. Learning Climate. Madigan Internal Medicine Educators meeting. Stone Education Center, JBLM WA January 17, 2018
Seefeldt ES. Red Eyes. Camp AL Samood, Kuwaiti National Guard Joint Provider Grand Rounds. Kuwait, January 2015
Mazzoli RA, Gross KR, Spott MA, Egan J, Bolenbaucher RM, Buchanan AG, Davis AS, Seefeldt ES, Oguntoye MO, Clemens KM, Oskvig DR, Karesh JW, Morgenstern AS. Worldwide ocular trauma conference: Improving combat eye casualty care through process improvement. (Poster) Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Annual Scientific Symposium (AMSUS 2015) San Antonio, TX- December 2015
Seefeldt ES. Front Line Management of Ocular Trauma for EMTs. Camp Arifjan Kuwait, CME for George Washington University. 2015
Seefeldt ES. Eye Care for Providers. 21st Combat Support Hospital Provider Grand Rounds. Camp Arifjan,Kuwait January 2015
Seefeldt ES. Writing for Publication and Elements of an Abstract. Madigan – Annual Research Training Course. Oct 2014
Seefeldt ES. Process Improvement. Intern Transition Conference. 2014
Oguntoye O, Seefeldt ES. Ocular Trauma. Tacoma Trauma Trust Annual Meeting. 2014
Seefeldt ES. Managing Change. Senior Resident Conference. Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA- May 2013
Seefeldt ES. Optics, Refractive and Cataract Lectures (Residency Program) Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA- 2012-present
Seefeldt ES. Performance Enhancement.
General Surgery Grand Rounds. Tacoma, WA – 2013
PUBLICATIONS
Godbole NJ, Seefeldt ES, Raymond WR, Karesh JW, Morgenstern A, Egan JA, Colyer MH, Mazzoli RA. Simplified Method for Rapid Field Assessment of Visual Acuity by First Responders After Ocular Injury. Military medicine. 2018 Mar 1;183(suppl_1):219-23.
Hartzell, M.D., FIDSA, J.D., Villines, M.D., Young, M.D., Seefeldt, M.D., Neff, M.D., Moores, M.D. and Yu, M.D., 2016. LEAD 2.0: An Interprofessional Leadership Curriculum.
Patterson J, Walsh R, Seefeldt E, Kang C. Man with right eye pain. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Aug;62(2):125-31.doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.10.042.PubMedPMID: 23870735.
Seehusen D, Seefeldt E. Postpartum Depression. Essential Evidence Plus. updated 2012. http:// http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/content/eee/851?section=103
Mary S Gelnett, MD1; Erin S Seefeldt, MD2; Darryl J Ainbinder, MD2; Ellina K Hall, DO. Primary Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland with Her-2/neu Expression. Presented 2012 College of American Pathologists Annual Conference
Erin S. Seefeldt, Adita Metha. Ocular Manifestations of Myotonic Dystrophy. Eyewiki, 2014. Https://eyewiki.aao.org/Ocular_Manifestations_of_Myotonic_Dystrophy. On-line Review.
Reviewer, AAO Practical Ophthalmology; A Manual For Beginning Residents Eighth Edition.
Mazzoli RA, Butler RK, Stockinger Z, Torres MF, Mauffray RO, Bishop FM, Cockerham GC, Calvano C, Enzenauer R, Hayes BC, Johnson AJ, Walter PE, Allen C, Thomas KE, Weber E, Scott RAH, Jacks A, Colyer MH, Seefeldt ES. Initial Care of Ocular and Adnexal Injuries at Role 1, Role 2, and Non-ophthalmic Role 3 Facilities in Remote or Austere Environments.
PODIUMS AND POSTERS
Lewis D, Seefeldt ES. Phaco Dynamics and pearls. Guyana University Hospital. May 2019.
Seefeldt ES, Oetting TA, Colyer MH, Boland M. Resident Training Programs in VA and DOD: Issues and Challenges for the Future. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Conference. Chicago IL. Oct 2016. (Panel Moderator)
Oguntoye MO, Seefeldt ES, Mines MJ, Lappan CS, Mazzoli RA. Programmatic evaluation of the maturation of an ocular e-consultation system: eye consult performance 2004-2015. (Poster)
Military Healthcare System Research Symposium (MHSRS 2016) Kissimmee, FL- August 2016
Godbole NJ, Kim NS, Seefeldt ES, Karesh JW, Morgenstern A, Egan JA, Colyer MH, Mazzoli RA. Simplified method for rapid field assessment of visual acuity by first responders after ocular injury. (Poster) Military Healthcare System Research Symposium (MHSRS 2016).
Kissimmee, FL- August 2016
Erin S Seefeldt, Dennis J Curtis. Phoneography and Teleconsultation in the Deployed Environment. Annual Meeting Academy of Ophthalmology, Las Vegas, NV November 2015. Poster
Eric Bean, Erin S Seefeldt. Developing Mental Toughness in Residents, Academy Of University Professors of Ophthalmology Annual Conference, Miami, FL, September 2013. Workshop.
Erin S Seefeldt, Rob Mazzoli. Simulation in the Department of Defense. Annual Meeting Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, October 2012, Podium.
Seefeldt E, Frazier T. Introducing a Mental Skills Curriculum into an Ophthalmology Residency: A Pilot Program. Podium presentation at Madigan Research Day 2012.
Frazier T, Seefeldt E. Introducing a Mental Skills Curriculum into an Ophthalmology Residency: A Pilot Program. Free paper presentation at the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. Jan 2013
HUMANITARIAN WORK
Panama, 2023. Surgeon and Mentor. MSICS.
Dominican republic, 2013. Surgeon and educator. Strabismus and Small incision extra capsular cataract surgery .
Panama, 2017. Beyond the Horizon, Surgeon and educator. Small incision extra capsular cataract surgery and pterygium.
Panama, 2018. New Horizons, Surgeon and educator. Small incision extra capsular cataract surgery and pterygium.
Guyana, 2019. New Horizions, Surgeon and educator. MSICS.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Real World Ophthalmology – Volunteer Medical Student mock residency interviews. Sept 2024
Board President and Founder. Hope Vision Foundation. 501c3 Dedicated to improving awareness of low vision rehabilitation and empowering those with vision loss. Founded 2017.
Co-Founder. Sewing Circle. Providing mentorship and camaraderie for military women surgeons.
Lions Club Member. Lacey Washington.
King County Free Clinic, Free eye exams. 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023