Training and board certification
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| BS, Chemistry | Duke University (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) |
| MD | Baylor College of Medicine |
| PhD, Human and Molecular Genetics | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Internship | Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Hospital |
| Residency | Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
| Fellowship | Ophthalmic Genetics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2000) |
| Fellowship | Oculoplastic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2004-2006) |
- Board certified, American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO); certified, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS).
- Professor with Tenure, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine; former Carolyn F. Elles Professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; also a Professor at the University of Texas' Dell Medical School in Austin.
- Past President, ASOPRS; Editor-in-Chief, journal Orbit; President-Elect, IJCAHPO (International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology); Chief of Ophthalmology, Ben Taub Hospital (oculosurg.com).
- Author of over 135 peer-reviewed papers, cited in over 7,000 others; author of three textbooks: Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery (5th ed., 2024), Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery (5th ed., 2018), and Basic Ophthalmology: Essentials for Medical Students (10th ed., 2016).
- Created Oculoplastic Surgery Videos, a free archive of over 400 narrated surgical education videos; the pre-2015 "classic" videos are hosted by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he trained and worked on faculty.
Eyelid surgery work
His Patient Info page lists procedures he performs regularly, without page-by-page detail on technique:
- Blepharoplasty (upper and lower)
- Ptosis repair, including frontalis flap for severe cases
- Entropion repair and ectropion repair
- Eyelid retraction repair
- Brow lift
- Revision eyelid surgery
- Eyelid reconstruction following cancer, including reconstruction after Mohs surgery
(source)
No before-and-after photo gallery is on the site.
Other procedures
Corneal neurotization; lacrimal stent placement; DCR (dacryocystorhinostomy); Jones tube placement; temporal artery biopsy; enucleation, evisceration and exenteration; treatment of anophthalmic socket; lacrimal gland biopsy; orbital biopsy/orbitotomy; orbital fracture repair; orbital tumor removal; orbital decompression; optic nerve sheath fenestration; tarsorrhaphy (source).
Insurance and cost
No insurance or price statement is on the site.