CURRICULUM VITAE
Mckenna Yahr OD
Mckenna Yahr OD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/2015 - 05/2019 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
09/2019 - 05/2023 Doctor of Optometry, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024 Pediatric Optometry Resident, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
09/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
07/01/2025 - Present Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
11/2024 - Present American Academy of Optometry (Fellow) |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
McKenna Scott OD, Pediatric Eye Care for Urgent Care, Society for Pediatric Urgent Care, Webinar, 05/16/2024 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
McKenna Scott OD, Tracey Strombeck OD, Retinal Detachment as a Late Childhood Complication of ROP, American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, LA, 10/13/2023 |
Tracey Strombeck OD, Edward Randerson MD, McKenna Scott OD, Pediatric Uveitis, American Academy of Optometry, Boston, MA, 10/11/2025 |
Regional |
McKenna Scott OD, Tracey Strombeck OD, The Spectrum of Morning Glory Anomaly and Peripapillary Staphyloma, Heart of America Eye Care Congress, Kansas City, MO, 02/09/2024 |
Local |
McKenna Scott OD, Traumatic Iritis in Pediatric Patients, UMSL Optometry Residency Day, St. Louis, MO, 10/17/2023 |









