Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Brandeis University; biochemistry, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa |
| Medical school / PhD | MD (with honors) and PhD in molecular genetics and cell biology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin |
| Fellowship | ASOPRS fellowship in oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Wisconsin, under Dr. Mark Lucarelli; concurrent facial cosmetic surgery fellowship under Dr. Bradley Lemke |
- Fellowship thesis won the Marvin Quickert Award from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS).
- The practice's page states the practice's surgeons "are board-certified ophthalmologists" and members of the Oculofacial Society; it does not name the certifying board (source).
- Professor of Oculoplastic Surgery and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; Program Director of an ASOPRS-approved oculofacial plastic surgery fellowship, teaching residents from Beaumont, Ascension and Wayne State University.
- Recruited to the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center in 2007, rising to tenured faculty, before founding his own practice at the end of 2021 (source).
- Site states he has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications, served as President of the North American Society of Academic Orbital Surgeons (NASAOS), and chaired the ASOPRS Thesis Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Removes excess skin, repositions or removes fat, and reforms or strengthens the eyelid crease; performed under local anesthesia, often with sedation (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Repositions fat and tightens muscle/skin; the page states incisions are "usually made inside the eyelid (transconjunctival approach), with no visible scarring," with a skin-excision option hidden below the lash line when needed (source).
- Double eyelid surgery. Two approaches described: an incisional approach (40 minutes to 1 hour, sutures out 6-14 days, permanent crease) and a suture approach (about 30 minutes, sutures out 6-10 days, crease lasting 5-10+ years) (source).
- Ptosis repair. Levator muscle repair performed "from the backside of the eyelid or from the skin surface," i.e. internal or external approach, based on in-clinic evaluation (source).
- Brow lift. Offered for brow ptosis via direct or indirect approach; the practice's page separately describes an endoscopic technique using small hairline incisions (source).
- Eyelid revision surgery. Addresses asymmetry, visible scarring, recurrent drooping or lagophthalmos after a prior blepharoplasty; options range from removing additional fat/skin to ptosis repair, scar revision, grafts or a brow/cheek lift (source).
Other procedures
Facelift and midface lift (source); thyroid eye disease and orbital surgery, including orbital tumor and socket reconstruction; tear duct surgery; facial palsy treatment; dry eye/blepharitis management; pediatric oculoplastic conditions including blepharophimosis syndrome and congenital ptosis (source); non-surgical CO2 laser resurfacing, BOTOX and platelet-rich plasma (source).
Insurance and cost
The blepharoplasty overview states most insurers cover functional eyelid surgery when a visual field test documents vision impairment, daily-life impact and skin redundancy, and conservative treatment has failed; cosmetic blepharoplasty is generally not covered, though insurance may cover a portion of cost when surgery is medically necessary (blepharoplasty). No procedure prices are published; the same page lists financing options including payment plans, medical credit cards and FSA/HSA use.