Dr. Kurtbay is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley Optometry school. He is a board-certified therapeutic optometrist in the treatment of infectious eye diseases.
Dr. Kurtbay also has Bachelor of Arts in Microbiology and Immunology and Bachelor of Science in Vision Sciences both from University of California, Berkeley where he did research projects in corneal eye conditions, cell biology and developmental neurobiology.
Dr. Kurtbay is an active board member of San Francisco Optometry Society, member of American Optometry Association, and California Optometric Association. Dr. Kurtbay is fluent in Turkish.