Dr. Unger is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of San Francisco State University and Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California. During her medical school studies, she was a mentor to newer students, providing tutoring services in both physiology and statistics. A California native, she moved to Wisconsin in 2003 to continue her medical and surgical training in ophthalmology at the Eye Institute (MCW) in Milwaukee.
After completing her ophthalmology residency in 2007 and becoming Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO), Dr. Unger has continued to practice in Wisconsin, joining Valley Eye Associates in 2015. Her experience includes medical, surgical, and laser techniques for the treatment of glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, cataracts, and a host of other comprehensive ophthalmology conditions. In addition to private practice, she served as Staff Physician at the VA Zablocki Medical Center in Milwaukee, gaining valuable experience working with our nation’s veterans. Dr. Unger is pleased to have relocated to Appleton and is proud to have joined a group of doctors committed to providing superior eye care to civilians and veterans in the Fox Valley.