Dr. Kevin Virnig grew up in Tobaccoville, NC, and is a graduate from West Stokes High School.  He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained his doctorate at the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN.  During his course of study, he completed an internship in primary care and ocular disease at the W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Hospital in Salisbury, NC.

To help those in international communities, Dr. Virnig has helped in cutting lenses and assembling glasses for Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity.

Dr. Virnig and his wife Caresse enjoy spending time outside hiking, kayaking and adventuring with their dog Ellie.