Doctors

Dr. Stella Levin has graduated from San Francisco State University with two Bachelor degrees, in Physiology and Psychology. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from UC Berkeley, School of Optometry in 2003. As an optometry student, Dr. Levin participated in school vision screenings and delivered free eye care to the underprivileged communities. She completed externships at San Francisco and Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Centers where she received valuable clinical training in diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases, inflammation, trauma, retinopathy, and cataracts.

Dr. Jane Liao graduated cum laude from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor’s of Bioengineering. She later received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003. She interned with Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, and the American Lake VA Medical Center in Washington, which contributed to her proficiency in early detection of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetes, and hypertension.  

Dr. Karin Woo Rardin earned her B.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from the University of California, Davis, M.A. in Marriage in Family Ministries from Talbot School of Theology, and Doctor of Optometry from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry.  Her clinical training includes experience at Palo Alto and Oakland Veterans Affairs Hospitals, and University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Melanie Zhang immigrated from China when she was in her teens. She attended UC Berkeley for undergraduate studies and double majored in Molecular Cell Biology and Business Administration. After doing healthcare consulting for a year, she decided to become an Optometrist and attended the UC Berkeley School of Optometry, graduating with Honors in 2012. 

Dr. Alexandra Helling earned her B.A. in Politics and Religion at Tufts University and Doctor of Optometry from Western University of College of Optometry. She completed externships across the country with an emphasis in specialty contact lenses, dry eye management, low vision and ocular disease.