Meet Our Doctors
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Robert Murphey, O. D.OptometristDr. Murphey grew up in Clay Center, Kansas. He joined the United States Army after graduating from Clay Center Community High School in the spring of 1988. After serving his country and being honorably discharged, he began his college career at Kansas State University in the fall of 1990. After his first semester he was recalled to active duty to serve during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, but still managed to graduate in the spring of 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Kansas State University. He then attended the University of Houston, College of Optometry in the fall of 1994 and received is Doctorate in Optometry in the spring 1998. Dr. Murphey practiced in the Wichita area for 3 years. before he moved to Salina in late 2000 to join Dr. Lewerenz and Dr. Welsh, Dr Murphey is a member of the American Optometric Association, The Kansas Optometric Association, the Heart of America Contact Lens Association, is Board Certified by the American Board of Optometry, and is a life member of AMBUC’s. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Janell, and his two sons, Logan and Ryan. |
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Todd Zerger, O.D.OptometristDr. Todd Zerger graduated from Bethel College in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry. After teaching chemistry and physics at Peabody High School for two years, Dr. Zerger attended the Southern College of Optometry. His training at the Southern College of Optometry also included an extern rotation at the VA hospital as well as a rotation in a private practice. These rotations emphasized ocular disease, contact lens, pediatrics, cataract and LASIK co-management as well as general medical optometry. While at SCO he spent numerous hours tutoring future colligues in areas such as pharmacology and nueroanatomy. In May of 2006 Dr. Zerger graduated with honors from SCO. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Kansas Optometric Association. Dr. Zerger enjoys watching and playing sports including basketball, football, ping-pong and snow skiing. His wife, Krisha, is a registered nurse with experience in pediatric cancer while working at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Dr. Zerger and his wife Krisha have three daughters, Ava, Adelin and Ayla and one son, Garrison. |
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Brandon Smith, O. D.OptometristBorn and raised in Salina, KS, Dr. Brandon Smith graduated from Salina South High School. He received his undergraduate degree in cellular/molecular biology from Fort Hays University. While in school, he participated in numerous extracurricular activities including the Tiger baseball team and a worship band leader for Christian Challenge. He received his doctorate from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2011. While attending optometry school, Dr. Smith was involved with several organizations, including Fellowship of Christian Optometrists, where he served a s the chapter's President. He also traveled to rural Kenya in 2009 and spent seven days providing medical eye care to over one thousand patients in need. Throughout his education, Dr Smith has received several letters of clinical excellence, become a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society, and was inducted into the Gold Key Honor Society for outstanding academic performance and leadership ability. Since graduation, Dr. Smith has become licensed as a therapeutic optometric glaucoma specialist in both Texas and Kansas, and is active in his local city and state associations. His specialties include ocular disease, including glaucoma, cataracts, and age related macular degeneration, as well as fitting specialty contact lenses. When not in the office, Dr. Smith enjoys singing and playing guitar, snowboarding in Colorado, playing video games, and being in the company of friends and family. He met his wife, Erin, in optometry school, and they were married during spring of 2012. You may also see him out and about playing with his dogs, Maddy and Shiner. |
