|
|
|
 |
Dr. Brian Linde
is a graduate of Billings Senior High
School and Montana State University in Bozeman. Dr. Linde
received his doctorate from Southern California College of Optometry in
1987. While in Optometry school, Dr. Linde was recognized for clinical
excellence, receiving several awards. After two years in Denver, Colorado, he opened Heights
Eyecare in 1989. Dr. Linde is a past president of the Heights
Kiwanis and the Montana Optometric Association. Dr. Linde served on the TLC Billings advisory
board and was one of the first optometrists in Montana to be certified to
provide pre and post-op laser care. He was voted "Young
Optometrist of the Year" and received the President's Award in recognition of his
leadership. He is currently serving on advisory boards for Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson,
as well as Heights 1st Interstate Bank. He has been a member of the American Optometric
Association for over
20 years. He has lectured regionally for contact lenses and practice management. Dr. Linde is married
with two children, and enjoys golfing and fly-fishing. He is active in his church, serving on its church
council.
|
 |
Dr.
Brad Kimball
is originally from
Chester, Montana. He graduated from Montana State University in
Bozeman, where he played football for the Bobcats. Dr. Kimball
graduated in 1998 from Southern California College of Optometry.
He was recognized by the American Optometric Association for Outstanding
leadership in 1998. In 2002 Dr. Kimball was recognized by the Billings Gazette and
Western Business News as one of the "40 under 40" business people in the community. He
currently is active with the Billings Mustang Boosters and serves on the Breakfast Exchange
Club's board of directors. Dr. Kimball is in his third term as a board member of the Montana
Optometric Association and has been a member of the American Optometric Association for over 10 years.
Dr. Kimball also enjoys giving lectures to groups about eye health issues and sports related eye care. |
|
|
Dr. Sarah Hill brings her experience in Pediatrics and Vision Therapy to Heights Eyecare and Vision Performance Specialties. She was born and raised in Billings, Montana, graduated from Billings West High School and received her degree in Human Biology from the University of Montana in Missoula. After college, she moved to Garmisch, Germany where she worked for the next year as a ski instructor in the Bavarian Alps. In 2002, Dr. Hill moved back to the United States to begin optometry school at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts. While attending NECO, she accepted leadership roles in the college’s student government and the Research Honors Program, where she studied visual posture and reading. She graduated with her doctorate in 2006 and in 2007, completed her residency in Primary Care and Pediatrics at NOVA Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has had the opportunity to work with both pediatric optometrists and ophthalmologists at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. Dr. Hill is excited about returning to her hometown and having the opportunity to use her residency training in Pediatrics and Vision Therapy to bring this service to the community of Billings through Vision Performance Specialties. She is an active member of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and the American Academy of Optometry where she is pursuing her fellowship. Dr. Hill is excited to return to Billings where she enjoys skiing, whitewater kayaking and fly-fishing.
|
|