Training and board certification
Source for all rows: source; ASOPRS membership from source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Concordia College; graduated summa cum laude |
| Medical school | University of North Dakota |
| Residency | Ophthalmology and general surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University; received the Swan Research Award for research on lentiviral gene therapy for melanoma cells |
| Fellowship | Oculofacial plastic surgery, Arizona Centre for Plastic Surgery |
| Fellowship | General cosmetic surgery, Tulsa Surgical Arts; site states over 1,300 cosmetic procedures performed during training |
- Triple board certified: American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery, American Board of Ophthalmology, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.
- Member, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS).
- Site states he has performed over 10,000 surgeries.
- Served war veterans at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, performing reconstructive surgeries.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. Incision along the upper-eyelid crease; excess skin, fat or muscle removed or repositioned; underlying muscle tightened if needed; sutures typically removed 10-14 days after surgery (source).
- Lower blepharoplasty. Incisions just below the lashes or transconjunctival (inside the lid); fat removed or repositioned, skin tightened, fine lines smoothed (source).
- Ptosis repair. External approach through an upper-lid crease incision to the levator muscle, or internal approach through an everted lid to Muller's muscle; muscle tightened with sutures (source).
- Eyelid malposition (ectropion/entropion/retraction). Entropion corrected by tightening and repositioning muscles and tendons; ectropion corrected by tightening and repositioning the eyelid (source).
- Revision eyelid surgery. Addresses asymmetry, scarring, over- or under-correction from prior eyelid surgery on upper or lower lids (source).
- Brow lift. Endoscopic technique using small hairline incisions and a camera to lift underlying muscle and tissue, typically 1 to 1.5 hours (source).
Other procedures
The practice also offers facelift, deep plane facelift, facial reconstruction, neck lift, lip lift, chin augmentation, facial fat grafting, buccal fat removal, facial implants, and non-surgical treatments (Botox, dermal fillers, laser skin resurfacing, RF microneedling) (source).
Insurance and cost
"Some insurance plans may cover part of the cost [of ptosis repair] if the surgery is medically necessary due to vision impairment" (source). No specific prices are published; procedure pages direct patients to a consultation for a personalized cost estimate.