Dr. Marques graduated from Stonehill College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She went on to receive her Doctorate of Optometry in 19992 from the New England College of Optometry. In 1987 and 1988 she completed clinical externships in Boston and Atlanta, GA. She is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Optometry and is TPA (therapeutic pharmaceutical agents) certified.
She specializes in medical Optometry including routine eye examinations, post operative care, and contact lens fittings.
She has been practicing in Fall River and Taunton since 1992 and will continue to see patients in our Fall River and Taunton Offices.
Dr. Marques is fluent in Portuguese and lives in Fall River with her husband and daughter.
Dr. Marques will begin seeing patients on November 11th. Please call one of her offices to schedule an appointment with Dr. Marques.
Dr. DeFreitas is a graduate of Providence College where he received his a B.A. degree in 1990. He continued his graduate education at the The New England College of Optometry where he received his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1994. Dr. DeFreitas specializes in complete family eye care, including routine vision exams, contact lens services, therapeutic intervention including the treatment of glaucoma and the pre- and post-operative co-management of cataract and refractive surgery patients. He is licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with full therapeutic privileges and is a member of the Rhode Island and American Optometric Association.
Dr DeFreitas is a native Rhode Islander and is a first generation American of immigrant parents from the island of Faial Azores. He now resides in Westport with his wife and daughter. Dr. DeFreitas is also fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
Rodney L. Immerman, O.D. graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Science in 1980 from Illinois College of Optometry, he also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Biology, cum laude, in 1978 from Boston University. He routinely evaluates patients with ARMD, DMD, Stargardt’s, macular holes, uveitis, giant tears, PDR, ROP, RP and high myopia. Dr. Immerman has been a part of the AdvancedEye Centers, Inc. team specializing in low vision since February 15, 2007. Dr. Immerman is a consultant to The Massachusetts Commission of the Blind and Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
Kathryn M. Arruda, O.D. graduated from Boston University in 1984 with a B.S. in Bio-Medical Engineering then continued on to New England College of Optometry where she received her Doctorate of Optometry in 1988. She is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Optometry and is TPA (therapeutic pharmaceutical agents) certified.
Dr. Arruda served in the United States Navy from 1990-1994 where she performed a wide range of optometric services including general exams and contact lens care, as well as utilizing a full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic drug therapies on active duty and retired military personnel and their dependents. She has been practicing optometry since 1988.
Dr. Arruda resides in Mansfield, MA with her husband, Joseph Tarantino, O.D., and their two children.
Lori Michaud, O.D. graduated Beta Sigma Kappa, cum Laude from New England College of Optometry in Boston in 1998. She also graduated with honors from the University of Maine receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Zoology in 1994.
Dr. Michaud with more than ten years experience has performed eye examinations, ophthalmologic consultations, contact lens fittings and spectacle dispensing.
We would like to welcome Babak Eliassi-Rad, M.D. to our team!
Dr. Babak Eliassi-Rad was the Director of Glaucoma Services in the Department of Ophthalmology at Boston University School of Medicine. He performed his Glaucoma Fellowship at Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, Michigan.
He specializes in Glaucoma services, Cataract surgery and General Ophthalmology.
Dr. Eliassi-Rad has been practicing in the Boston and Taunton area for 20 years.
Dr. Eliassi-Rad is now seeing patients in Dartmouth, Fall River and Taunton. Please call one of his offices to schedule an appointment with Dr. Eliassi-Rad.
