Dr. Laurel Schimelfening was born in Hettinger, ND but has lived in many of the Great Plains states. She graduated from University of South Dakota with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology for her undergraduate and Pacific University in 2018 with a Doctorate of Optometry and a concurrent Masters of Education in Vision Functional Learning.
Dr. Laurel previously practiced optometry in Montana prior to moving closer to her family in Minnesota. She loves to work with all ages of families, especially pediatric populations! Her special interests also include managing patients with visual symptoms as a result of traumatic and acquired brain injury. In her free time, Dr. Laurel loves to spend time with her husband, two children and dog traveling, camping, cross stitching and baking delicious treats.