Dr. Bina Patel is Professor of Biomedical Science and Disease and Director of the Center of the International Advancement of Optometry at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) as well as the Director of International Programs. She also serves as an attending at Joslin Diabetes Center’s Beetham Eye Institute. Dr. Patel has local and international teaching experience in primary care optometry with an emphasis in ocular disease. She has been involved with numerous SVOSH missions at NECO.