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John Arvizu, OD 

Facility
Gilroy Medical Offices
Department of Optometry

Address
7520 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy CA 95020

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Appt/Advice: (408) 848-7000

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Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About Me

I was born in Los Angeles and raised in Baldwin Park, California. The Arvizu family has been in California since the 1700s and is descended from the early Spanish/Mexican settlers of California. I enjoy studying about early Spanish California history and its influence on the California life style.

My clinical interests are in general optometry, contact lenses and refractive surgery, such as LASIK. I am Board licensed in diagnostic and therapeutic drugs. I also provide emergency eye care for the general physician staff in Gilroy.

When I am not at work I enjoy staying fit and work out on a regular basis because I believe in a sound mind and body. I do this by weight lifting, bicycling, hiking and landscaping my yard. Keeping up with two teenage boys also keeps me fit

My Background

My education began in Baldwin Park, California. After high school, I went on to Mt. San Antonio Junior College, the University of California at Los Angeles and then to UC Berkeley where I received my Bachelor of Science degree from UC Berkeley in 1970. I became a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry in 1974. I began my professional career by founding the Optometry Department at the Alviso Family Health Center in 1970. Private practice beckoned in 1974, and I left to join Kaiser Permanente in 1989. I served on the California State Board of Optometry from 1980 to 1986 after being appointed by the Governor of California. I acted as its president. I was elected to the Gilroy Unified School Board in 1977 and served as its president three times and then retired from the Board in 1996.

My Credentials

Professional School: UC Berkeley School of Optometry, Berkeley, CA
Degree: OD



 
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