EDUCATION • Vanderbilt University - Magna cum laude • University of Miami Medical School • Louisiana State University Eye Center • Ophthalmology Residency • Fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery LICENSE • State of Florida PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS • Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology • Fellow, American College of Surgeons • American Academy of Ophthalmology • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery AWARDS AND HONORS • National Research Service Award - National Eye Institute • Post-Doctoral Research Award - Southern Medical Association • Principal Investigator, Autonomous Technology • Principal Investigator, Visx • Selected as one of the Top 100 Visx Star Surgeons • Named in The Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists • Selected as one of The Best Doctors in America • Voted The Best Cataract Surgeon in SWFL by the News-Press • Assistant surgeon in the first laser vision correction for nearsightedness in the United States • Performed the first laser vision correction procedure in Florida 25