Dr. Elizabeth Nordtvedt, a West Tennessee native, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering with a minor in materials science and engineering. She then graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. Dr. Nordtvedt spent several years practicing primary care optometry before completing a residency in ocular disease and pathology with The Hughes Eye Center. She is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians, and the Northwest Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians.