Facts
- MCV/VCU medical school and Ophthalmology residency
- International fellow under Luiz Ruiz, the inventor of the LASIK instrument that made LASIK possible
- Director of MCV Department of LASIK
LASIK Firsts
- First Virginia surgeon to perform LASIK
- First Virginia surgeon to correct astigmatism with LASIK
- First Virginia surgeon to correct farsightedness with LASIK
- Only U.S. surgeon to perform a bifocal LASIK procedure
- First Richmond surgeon to perform blade-free LASIK
- First Richmond LASIK surgeon to utilize the revolutionary iDesign LASIK technology
- First surgeon in Virginia, along with Dr. Stevens, to routinely provide topical anesthesia for cataract surgery
- First comprehensive research presented internationally explaining the theoretical risks and benefits of Laser Cataract Surgery. This groundbreaking work helped influence the way surgeons think about laser-assisted cataract surgery worldwide.