A Family-Owned
Eye Care Practice

Dr. Germundsen graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry in 1988. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University. He is a member of the California Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, Orange County Optometric Society and the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce.

​Dr. Arboleda, a Diplomate with the American Board of Optometry, attended the University of California, Irvine and majored in Biological Sciences. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry in 1987 and graduated with Cum Laude distinction.

Dr. Janay Sekhon is glaucoma and TPA (therapeutic pharmacological agent) certified. She earned (with distinction) her Bachelor of Science from the University of Calgary, Canada and received her Doctorate of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry where she graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors in 2007.

Dr. Kristi Germundsen has lived in the Huntington Beach area her entire life. She attended Sts. Simon and Jude grade school and Mater Dei high school where she played water polo and was featured as OC Register's scholar athlete of the week. She received her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine and her doctorate from Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University.

Dr. Michelle Nguyen Kirk is a glaucoma certified optometrist who is a native to Southern California. She graduated with the highest honors and as valedictorian of her class at Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Kirk has earned several awards including the Art Optical Contact Lens Award and the Herbert McCracken Dixon Memorial Scholarship. She has also earned top recognition for her research in the area of glaucoma while at SCCO.

Dr. Melissa Germundsen joined Beachside Optometry in 2021. She earned her Biology, B.S. degree with honors from University of California, Los Angeles and her doctorate from Southern California College of Optometry where she graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.