Facts
- UVA medical student
- Henry Ford Hospital ophthalmology residency
- NIH ocular immunology fellowship
- Georgetown University Cornea fellowship
- Full-time faculty of MCV Dept of Ophthalmology 1995-2000
- Private practice in Richmond, VA for very complex cataract and corneal procedures and is referred by other eye surgeons throughout the state of Virginia for very complex cataract and corneal surgery.
Firsts
- First in Virginia to perform several minimally invasive corneal transplant techniques such as DLEK, DSEK, DMEK, and DWEK
- First in Virginia to perform laser-assisted cataract surgery
- Along with Dr. Lipstock, the first in Virginia to routinely perform topical anesthesia for cataracts surgery
- First in Virginia to perform the Yamane technique to support displaced intraocular lenses
- First in Richmond to use the XEN surgical technology during cataract surgery for advanced glaucoma
- First in Richmond to perform corneal collagen cross-linking for the treatment of corneal keratoconus