Training and board certification
- Graduated with honors in 3 years from The Johns Hopkins University, Chemistry major (source).
- Medical degree from the University of Tennessee, graduated #1 in class rank (source).
- Residency at the Mayo Clinic, Department of Ophthalmology, Rochester, Minnesota (source).
- Two-year fellowship in oculofacial plastic and orbital surgery endorsed by ASOPRS (source).
- Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology; Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); member, ASOPRS, Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology, Indiana State Medical Association (source).
- The site states he is the only ASOPRS-approved fellowship director in Indiana, is faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Otolaryngology at Indiana University School of Medicine, and has trained over 13 fellows (source).
- No explicit board-certification statement appears on the site.
Eyelid surgery work
- Ptosis repair. Described as tightening or removing excess tissue to raise the upper eyelid and restore unobstructed vision; the page does not name a specific surgical technique such as levator advancement or Muller muscle resection (source).
- Upper blepharoplasty is named in the FAQ page as the treatment for upper-eyelid dermatochalasis (loose eyelid skin), distinct from ptosis (faqs).
- Brow lift is named in the FAQ page as the treatment when brow ptosis contributes to upper-eyelid heaviness (faqs).
- Eyelid lumps and bumps. Cyst or lesion removal by everting the eyelid, typically a same-day procedure (source).
- Entropion (inward-turning lower eyelid) and eyelid reconstruction after tumor removal or trauma are listed among the practice's procedures, without individual procedure pages (source).
- The site has no dedicated lower-blepharoplasty, canthoplasty, double-eyelid or revision-surgery page, and no before-and-after photo gallery.
Other procedures
Tear duct (lacrimal) surgery for watery eyes (source); orbital surgery for tumors, trauma, inflammation and thyroid eye disease; and enucleation (eye removal) for intraocular tumors (source).
Insurance and cost
The site states no specific prices. The FAQ page lists accepted payment methods (cash, check, wire transfer, major credit cards) and CareCredit financing, but makes no statement about insurance coverage criteria for eyelid surgery specifically (faqs).
Recovery, per the FAQ page: most patients return to work in 7-10 days; strenuous exercise is avoided for about one week; bruising and swelling mostly resolve in one to two weeks (faqs).