VOLUSIA EYE ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Dr. Heck moved to Volusia County to join Volusia Eye Associates. She is originally from Toledo, Ohio and is enjoying making this area home. Dr. Heck attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio for her undergraduate education and later attended Nova Southeastern University for Optometry school. The Ohio native is an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan. "Eyes have been my passion since I was in 4th grade and received my first pair of glasses. I was intrigued when I found out that eyes are the only place in the body that we can examine the vessels and tissues of the body without making a cut." When she is not seeing patients, Dr. Heck enjoys spending time with her husband, Dr. Knuckles, and their two girls, Madelynn and Juliette.
Dr. Knuckles was born and raised in South Miami-Dade County, FL. After graduating from Florida State University in 2004, Dr. Knuckles spent time performing environmental research in the Florida Everglades. He began working in eye care in 2009, and graduated from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry in 2017. After graduation, Dr. Knuckles completed a residency in Primary Eye Care in at the Daytona Beach Veterans Affairs. He is also an avid sports fan and has a deep love for fishing and spending time on the water. "As physicians, we spend many years acquiring the knowledge necessary to provide our patients with the very best care. It is my duty to utilize that knowledge for the benefit of my patients, and to also share that knowledge with my patients so that they can better understand how to preserve their ocular health."
Dr. Routh is a New Smyrna Beach native who returned in 2013 to raise his family. The New Smyrna Beach High School graduate received his bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans. He attended medical school at the University of Florida and completed his residency program through Louisiana State University in New Orleans. "I look forward to providing advanced surgical eye care to the residents in the town where I grew up."