KOETTING ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Dr. DeLancey graduated with honors from the Illinois College of Optometry. He is a member of the Tomb & Key Optometric Honor Society, Phi Theta Upsilon Fraternity, and Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Fraternity. He also received the Phi Theta Upsilon Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Dr. DeLancey served eleven years active duty in the United States Air Force during which he established the Optometry Clinic at RAF Upper Heyford in England, U.K. He also served nineteen years as the Optometrist for the Missouri Air National Guard, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. DeLancey is also a distinguished recipient of the St. Louis Optometric Society Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. DeLancey has been in private practice for many years, and specializes in contact lenses, computer vision and pre and post-operative management care of corrective laser surgical patients i.e. LASIK. He holds DPA and TPA certification and is licensed to treat visual and medical conditions of the eye. Dr. DeLancey is a clinical investigator for contact lens and contact lens solution manufacturers. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, Missouri Optometric Association, St. Louis Optometric Society, past chairman of the S. Louis Optometric Society Contact Lens Section, member of the Heart of America Contact Lens Society, and National Eye Research Foundation - Contact Lens Certification.
Dr. DeLancey is also very involved with the local community. He is a charter member of the local Rotary Club, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and a founding member of the Ellisville Merchants Association. Dr. DeLancey is also an active member and volunteer at Holy Infant Parish In Ballwin, MO.
Dr. Joseph C. Castellano joined Koetting Eye Center June 1, 2011. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2007 before receiving his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry. Dr. Castellano holds DPA and TPA certification and is licensed to treat visual and medical conditions of the eye. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry and currently serves as President-Elect of the St. Louis Optometric Society. In addition, Dr. Castellano is a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Optometry. He is also a member of the American Optometric Association and Missouri Optometric Association.
Dr. Castellano has served clinical externships in primary care optometry, low vision, vision therapy, geriatric care, ocular pathology and contact lens care. He spent sixteen weeks treating patients at the Kansas City Veterans Hospital in addition to treating patients at the office of Swanson, Sowers, Lee and Yager in Orlando, Florida as well as the Pepose Vision Institute in St. Louis.
While in school, Dr. Castellano was very active professionally with the American Optometric Student Association and served as student liaison for the St. Louis Optometric Society. That organization also presented him their Student Award sponsored by the Surgical Division of Bausch & Lomb. He was also honored as a member of Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society and received the Bellingrath Scholarship in Optometry as well as the Dr. William R. Jackson, Jr., Memorial Scholarship. Dr. Castellano has served as a clinical investigator on a number of contact lens material and solution studies. He also serves as a consultant for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care.
Dr. Nicholas A. Castellano joined Koetting Eye Center May 23, 2016. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012 before receiving his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry. Dr. Castellano holds DPA and TPA certification and is licensed to treat visual and medical conditions of the eye. He is a member of the St. Louis Optometric Society, the Missouri Optometric Association, the American Optometric Association and the American Academy of Optometry. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Prestigious American Academy of Optometry.
Dr. Castellano completed clinical externships at Envision Eye Specialists, Navy Health Clinic-Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis Community Health Centers and the University of Missouri-St. Louis University Eye Center.
While an undergraduate, Dr. Castellano served as Scholastics Chairman and Recruitment Chairman for Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity-Alpha Nu (University of Missouri-Columbia). In Optometry school he achieved Beta Sigma Kappa Honors Society, the Dean's List, the Missouri Optometric Foundation William R. Jackson Private Practice Award and the UMSL Optometry Contact Lens Clinical Award for excellence in contact lens clinical skills, patient communication and clinical research.
Dr. Robert A. Koetting's father (Dr. Felix Koetting) opened an optometric practice in south St. Louis in 1921. Robert joined his father in practice in 1947 and in 1961 began a practice of his own concentrating exclusively on contact lens care. This is significant as, at that time, only about 1% of the population were wearing contacts and there were few options in terms of materials and designs. Nevertheless, Dr. Koetting saw a bright future and ventured out when few others had the foresight to do so.
Robert A. Koetting, OD, not only became a fixture in the St. Louis eye care community, but he became known nationally and internationally as a pioneer in the field of contact lenses. Dr. Koetting co-founded the International Society for Contact Lens Research and was the only person to simultaneously Chair the American Academy of Optometry Cornea and Contact Lens Section and the American Optometric Association Contact Lens and Cornea Section. He lectured nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics and published numerous papers, articles and books. Dr. Koetting passed away in 2011 after a long and illustrious career.
Dr. Koetting's legacy lives on as Koetting Eye Center continues to be a leader in the contact lens and general eye care field providing our patients with quality comprehensive care. In addition to continuing to specialize in contact lenses, our practice also offers the latest in medical eye services and vision care.