Our Doctors

Darrell Kohli, M.D.
Dr. Kohli is a board-certified Ophthalmologist. He received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and did a one-year residency for internal medicine at the University of Nebraska. Later he went to receive his Ophthalmology training from the William Beaumont Hospital located in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Dr. Kohli joined U.P. Ophthalmology with Dr. Kolinsky in July of 1991 and has performed numerous cataract removals, glaucoma surgery and treatment, diabetic laser and treatment, LASIK vision correction, eyelid surgery, and complete eye exams.
Dr. Kohli resides in Rapid River with his wife Patty. They have two children Miranda and Darrell. He enjoys duck hunting, fishing and wet land preservation.

Jaylene Iverson, O.D
Dr. Iverson joined U.P. Ophthalmology in 2006 and is a board certified Optometrist. She received her Doctorate of Optometry from the Michigan College of Optometry and is an active member of the Michigan Optometric Association.
Dr. Iverson has training in both pre & post operative care in Lasik and cataract surgery. She specializes in infant and children exams, fitting of both soft and bi-focal contact lens. She does treatment and management of eye disease such as; diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Dr. Iverson is a native of Gladstone. Dr. Iverson resides in Escanaba with her husband Pete and two children Lincoln and Mara. She enjoys yoga, physical fitness, and time spent with family and friends.
Andrea Mott, O.D
Dr. Mott graduated with highest distinction from Michigan College of Optometry after completing externships at Egen Air Force Base, Dorn Veterans Affairs Hospital and Garrett Eye Center. She has been providing eye care in Escanaba since 2011.
Dr. Mott specializes in comprehensive eye exams, pediatric exams, contact lens exams including (multifocal, & gas permeable fittings), diabetic exams, glaucoma diagnosis and treatment, macular degeneration diagnosis and counseling, red eye, treatment foreign body removal and co-management of cataract, Lasik surgeries. Dr. Mott is an active member of the Michigan Optometry Association.
Dr. Mott grew up in Spalding. She and her husband have three children.