Community Health Center News Release:
Mashpee – Community Health Center of Cape Cod is excited to welcome Dr. Thomas Andrea OD, FAAO as
Director of Optometry Services. Dr. Andrea, a resident of Sandwich, most recently served as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the New England School of Optometry and as an Attending Optometrist at the Lynn Community Health Center.
Dr. Andrea received his Doctor of Optometry (OD) from the New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston and completed his residency in Ocular Disease and Primary Care at VA Boston Healthcare System in Brockton, MA. He continues to serve as the Director of the NECO Alumni Association and is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists. He received his Fellowship with the American Academy of Optometry at the most recent meeting in November of 2018.
Dr. Andrea is accepting new patients ages 6 and up and has an interest in caring for patients with systemic and ocular diseases, such as diabetes, macular degeneration and co-managing glaucoma. Community Health Center of Cape Cod offers optometry services at their Mashpee office located at 107 Commercial Street, and has recently increased its optometry services with the addition of teleretinal cameras at its Falmouth and Bourne offices. The optometry office in Mashpee will also be expanded soon, and these latest developments will allow for improved eye care and overall health for a broader spectrum of patients in the community.
Community Health Center of Cape Cod is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center that provides access to health care for adults and children regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Services include primary and preventive care, dental care, behavioral health, women’s health, optometry, pharmacy and coordinated case management at locations in Mashpee, Falmouth, and Bourne. Visit the Health Center online at www.chcofcapecod.org