The one thing in life that is constant is change. Some people love it, others resist it. I personally love change as long as I am the one initiating it. 🙂 The Crozet Eye Care Team has two changes happening this Summer. The first is that Dr. Julia Katsev and her fiancé will be moving to San Francisco for him to pursue an orthopedic fellowship. The second is the addition of Dr. Ashwynn Halbert to our team. You can guess which one of the changes I am resisting.
I want to say thank you to Dr. Katsev for the care she has provided to our patients and the contributions she has made to our team. She says, “this will be a hard move since I absolutely adore Crozet Eye Care. My fiancé, Eric, has an incredible opportunity at UCSF Orthopedic Hospital for his Hand Fellowship. I will miss this team as it has become my family, and I will miss our wonderful patients.” Although we don’t want her to go, the Crozet Eye Care Team is so excited for her next journey. We wish Dr. Katsev and Eric all the best!
As for the second change, when one door closes, another one opens. Dr. Halbert will be joining our practice on July 1st. Dr. Katsev’s last day will be July 13th. They will overlap a couple of weeks to make the transition a smooth one for our patients and team. If you have an appointment scheduled after July 13th with Dr. Katsev, you will be rescheduled with Dr. Halbert.
A little bit about Dr. Halbert. She has been practicing since 2009 after graduating salutatorian of her class from Southern College of Optometry. She went to N.C. State for her undergraduate degree. Originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, she moved to this area in 2018 after visiting for a birthday weekend and falling in love with the landscape. She and her husband, Burt, just bought a house in Crozet and enjoy walking with their two French bulldogs, Lambic and Cru. Dr. Halbert is interested in nutrition and fitness, particularly weightlifting. She looks forward to bringing her expertise about dry eye management to the practice. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Halbert to the team.
With these changes, one thing will not change. Crozet Eye Care remains a patient-focused, locally-owned practice that prides itself on treating our patients and other team members the way we would all want to be treated ourselves.
Warm regards,
Dr. Shannon Franklin