CURRICULUM VITAE
Tracey J. Strombeck OD
Tracey J. Strombeck OD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
9000 West Wisconsin Avenue |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/01/2000 - 05/12/2004 Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI |
08/01/2004 - 05/18/2008 Doctorate of Optometry, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 Residency in Pediatrics and Binocular Vision, Optometry, University of California- Berkeley, Berkeley, CA |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
01/01/2017 - 01/01/2019 Instructor, Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
01/01/2019 - Present Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
11/2020 "Champions of Purpose- Special Mention" (award for excellence in patient experience) , Children's Wisconsin |
03/01/2024 "Champions of Purpose" (award for excellence in patient experience), Children's Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
10/2018 - Present American Academy of Optometry (Fellow) |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
12/29/2025 - Present Optometrist Representative, Wisconsin Optometry Examining Board |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Tracey J Strombeck, OD, FAAO, The Stubborn Eyelid "Mass": Management of Chalazia in Children, Pediatric Eye Care Conference, Kansas City, KS(virtual during COVID pandemic), 04/2020 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Samantha Czerniak OD, Tracey Strombeck OD, Jamie Weiser OD, The Mog Caused a Fog, a case of Optic Neuritis, American Academy Of Optometry, San Diego, CA, 10/29/2022 |
McKenna Scott OD, Tracey Strombeck OD, Retinal Detachment as a Late Childhood Complication of ROP, American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, LA, 10/12/2023 - 10/13/2023 |
Jacob Martin, Iniya Adhan, Tracey Strombeck, Smith Ann Chisholm, Heather Stiff, Vincristine- Associated Ptosis and Extraocular Motility Deficits, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2025 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 03/06/2025 |
Christina Tanios OD, Tracey Strombeck, OD FAAO, Brenda Bohnsack, MD PhD, Uncovering Familial PPM: A Pathway to Amblyopia and Visual Development, Optometry's Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 05/29/2025 |
Tracey Strombeck, OD, FAAO, "ED Drops the Eye Ball: Case of an Under Recognized Condition", American Academy of Optometry Grand Rounds, Boston, MA, 10/10/2025 |
Siulley Vuong OD, Tracey Strombeck, OD FAAO, Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD, Dont't Deceive Us- Is it Just a Nevus?, American Academy of Optometry, Boston, MA, 10/10/2025 |
Tracey Strombeck, OD, FAAO, Edward Reanderson, MD, McKenna Scott, OD, FAAO, Pediatric Uveitis, American Academy of Optometry, Boston, MA, 10/11/2025 |
Regional |
Tracey Strombeck OD, Loreley Smith, Gregory Greipentrog MD, Steven Couch, MD, Oral Clartrithromycin for the Treatment of Childhood Chalazia, Best Practices in Pediatrics, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 03/07/2020 |
McKenna Scott OD, Tracey Strombeck OD, The Spectrum of Morning Glory Anomaly and Peripapillary Staphyloma, Heart of America Eye Care Congress, Kansas City, MO, 02/11/2023 - 02/12/2023 |
Christina Tanios, Alicia Chacon, Simran Brar, Tracey Strombeck, A Swing and a Miss: Unmasking the Whole Truth of Traumatic Macular Holes, Heart of America Eye Care Congress, Kansas City, MO, 02/07/2025 |
Tracey Strombeck, OD, FAAO, Safeguarding Sight: Uncovering Critical Findings in Pediatric Eyes, "Eye to the Future: Shaping the Landscape of Ophthalmic Care", Milwaukee, WI, 09/13/2025 |
Local |
Aparna Ramasubramanian, Tracey Strombeck, The Pediatric Eye Exam for Primary Care, CMG Lunch & Learn Series, WI, 06/17/2025 |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
09/01/2022 - Present Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Optometry Residency Director |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Strombeck TJ, Beachnau AJ. Asymptomatic bilateral optic disc edema associated with newly diagnosed celiac disease: a case report. Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual System. 2025 July 15(2)55-58. |
2. Adhan IK, Martin J, Strombeck T, Chisholm SAM, Stiff H. Neurotoxic Implications of Vincristine in Pediatric: Ophthalmology: A Case Series. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2025 Jul-Aug;62(4):e51-e53. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20250530-01. Epub 2025 Jul 1. PMID: 40700301. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Kikani, B., Strombeck. T., Ramasubramanian, A. "Advances in Pediatric Vision Screening." Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry, Edited by Myron Yanoff, Elsevier, 2026 |
