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Lucie S. Elfervig
Dr. Elfervig received her B.S. in nursing from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) at Lafayette, her Masters degree in pediatric nursing from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, and her Doctorate degree as Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.S.) in Ophthalmology and Adult health from Louisiana State University Medical Center at New Orleans in 1996. She also did doctorate studies at University of Memphis (U of M) and University of Tennessee at Memphis. She also completed studies in pre-medicine courses at USL and U of M and took optometric courses at Southern College of Optometry at Memphis. She completed a clinical rotation in ophthalmology at the Vitreoretinal Foundation at Memphis. What makes Dr. Elfervig so unique is that she is the first D.N.S. in the field Ophthalmology in the Nation. She loves to learn and is a recent graduate (December 2009) and in the first class at CBU to complete studies for a Masters of Art in Catholic Studies.
Dr. Elfervig serves as an Independent Ophthalmic Consultant and Clinician with the Eye Specialty Group as an Advance Practice RN with prescription privileges, in examining and treating ocular conditions as a Practitioner, Researcher, Educator, and giving Community Service.
Dr. Elfervig is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an Associate member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Memphis Eye Society. Some of her other memberships include the Tennessee Nurses Association, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, American College of Nurse Practitioners, American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses, University of Tennessee-Memphis Center for Vision Research, Greater Memphis Area-Advanced Practice Nurses, National Association of Prolife Nurses, Celebrate Nursing Organization, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She also has many awards and honors to her credit, but she especially appreciated being inducted with her colleagues’ as one of the “Top 100 Nurses” in the Fayette and Shelby Counties in May 2001.
Dr. Elfervig has numerous publications to her credit, plus her most recent contribution, the chapter on “Visual Disorders”, a new textbook for advance practice nurses published by Prentice-Hall in 2010. She also has several presentations to her credit as far as Russia and Moorfields Eye Hospital in England. She has given of her time and talent in volunteering of her services on medical eye care mission in Peru and Mexico.
Lucie S. Elfervig
Dr. Elfervig received her B.S. in nursing from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) at Lafayette, her Masters degree in pediatric nursing from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, and her Doctorate degree as Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.S.) in Ophthalmology and Adult health from Louisiana State University Medical Center at New Orleans in 1996. She also did doctorate studies at University of Memphis (U of M) and University of Tennessee at Memphis. She also completed studies in pre-medicine courses at USL and U of M and took optometric courses at Southern College of Optometry at Memphis. She completed a clinical rotation in ophthalmology at the Vitreoretinal Foundation at Memphis. What makes Dr. Elfervig so unique is that she is the first D.N.S. in the field Ophthalmology in the Nation. She loves to learn and is a recent graduate (December 2009) and in the first class at CBU to complete studies for a Masters of Art in Catholic Studies.
Dr. Elfervig serves as an Independent Ophthalmic Consultant and Clinician with the Eye Specialty Group as an Advance Practice RN with prescription privileges, in examining and treating ocular conditions as a Practitioner, Researcher, Educator, and giving Community Service.
Dr. Elfervig is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an Associate member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Memphis Eye Society. Some of her other memberships include the Tennessee Nurses Association, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, American College of Nurse Practitioners, American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses, University of Tennessee-Memphis Center for Vision Research, Greater Memphis Area-Advanced Practice Nurses, National Association of Prolife Nurses, Celebrate Nursing Organization, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She also has many awards and honors to her credit, but she especially appreciated being inducted with her colleagues’ as one of the “Top 100 Nurses” in the Fayette and Shelby Counties in May 2001.
Dr. Elfervig has numerous publications to her credit, plus her most recent contribution, the chapter on “Visual Disorders”, a new textbook for advance practice nurses published by Prentice-Hall in 2010. She also has several presentations to her credit as far as Russia and Moorfields Eye Hospital in England. She has given of her time and talent in volunteering of her services on medical eye care mission in Peru and Mexico.