Michelle Cunningham, OD
Dr. Michelle Cunningham received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in 1990 and her doctorate degree from The University of Houston in 1994. During that time, she received many leadership awards and was elected Outstanding Optometry Student by her peers.
A sixth generation Texan coming from the Central Texas area, Dr. Cunningham had a private practice for seven years and worked for the Veteran’s Healthcare System for three years.
She is highly trained and eager to serve in the following areas:I believe that every person deserves to be treated with respect and the highest quality of care available regardless of financial or social status.
- Routine eye exams for glasses and contacts
- Specialized contact lens fittings
- Pediatric eye exams
- Poor vision
- Diabetic eye exams
- Glaucoma diagnosis and treatment
- Conjunctivitis/red eyes
- Foreign body removal
You may make an appointment to see Dr. Cunningham i n the Gold Eye Clinic located at the Cherokee Center / 1400 West 6th Street in Rusk. Please call 903-683-4973.
Dr. Cunningham is married to Dr. Casey Cunningham, an oncologist with the Mary Crowley Medical Research Center at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. They reside in Jacksonville with their three boys.
Other interests of Dr. Cunningham include music and youth ministry. She plays guitar, flute, piano and sings with a world-renowned barbershop chorus in Dallas. In her free time, she likes reading, scrap-booking, animals and sports.