Dr. Natalie McKee joined our team of doctors in July of 2013. A Cincinnati native, she attended The Ohio State University and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. While at Ohio State she donated her time to “Service for Sight”, a philanthropy that assists people with visual impairments. Dr. McKee received her optometric training at Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from optometry school in 2012. Following graduation, Dr. McKee completed
a residency program in primary care and ocular disease at the Louis B. Stokes Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
During her training, Dr. McKee developed a special interest in diabetic eye care, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and other ocular conditions affecting our aging population. She is adept at tackling unique contact lens cases, and enjoys taking care to provide specialized refractions to meet patients' precise visual needs. After over a decade of caring for patients at Ritter-Hagee, she has taken a keen interest in managing dry eye disease. It is a prevalent and persistent condition with ever-evolving treatment options. She is proud of the advanced dry eye technologies that she and her colleagues at Ritter-Hagee offer to patients.
Dr. McKee currently lives in Madeira with her husband and 2 young kids. They enjoy golf, travel, and cheering on the Bengals.