Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Harvard University, with honors |
| Medical school | SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse College of Medicine), with honors |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University |
| Fellowship | Two-year ASOPRS fellowship, oculoplastic, orbital and reconstructive surgery, UAB Medical Center and The Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital |
- Board certification, as the site states it: certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology; diplomate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
- Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, UAB; teaches at The Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, Birmingham VA Hospital and UAB Medical Center.
- Member and associate preceptor, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS).
- Site states he has been elected to Best Doctors in America since 2009.
Eyelid surgery work
- Cosmetic blepharoplasty. Page states an oculoplastic surgeon is "the expert" in recontouring the eyelids to address heavy lids that can make a person "look tired, worried or sleepy"; no technique detail given (source).
- Functional eyelid/ptosis surgery. Bilateral upper eyelid-lash ptosis repair for heavy eyelids that block the superior visual field and interfere with driving and working (source).
- Ptosis repair. In adults, the page attributes ptosis to "a broken muscle tendon in the eyelid" and describes repair of the levator aponeurosis, the muscle that lifts the eyelid, under modified local anesthesia; patient cooperation during surgery is used to set lid height, contour and symmetry. In children, congenital ptosis repair is done under general anesthesia, typically between ages 3 and 5 (source).
- Entropion/ectropion. The practice's page describes these as outpatient procedures of 15 to 30 minutes involving eyelid tightening or shortening (same page).
No before-and-after photo gallery is published on the site.
Other procedures
Skin cancer (Mohs) eyelid reconstruction, thyroid eye disease surgery including eye-muscle surgery, tearing/blocked tear duct repair, and general ophthalmology, cataract and LASIK services offered by the wider six-physician practice (source, source, source).
Insurance and cost
"Bilateral upper eyelid-lash ptosis repair is considered a functional surgery by most insurance carriers" and "when the eyelids hang across the eyelid margin and the vision is affected, then this surgery is covered by insurance" (source). No coverage or pricing statement is given for cosmetic blepharoplasty or for adult/pediatric ptosis repair; no prices are published anywhere on the site.