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Education:
College - Carson-Newman College, B.S. in Chemistry, 1969

Medical School - M.D., University of Tennessee Medical School, 1973

Internship - John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, TN, 1973-74

Residency - Louisiana State University, Chief Ophthalmology Resident, 1974-77

Fellowships:
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at Washington Children's Hospital

Retinal Fellowship with Dr. David Meyer, Memphis

State Licensure:
Tennessee, Virginia, Louisiana

Certification:
American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Organizations:
Diplomate American Academy of Ophthalmology

Junior Board Examiner - American Board of Ophthalmology

Member - American Implant Society

Member - State of Franklin Surgical Society

Secretary/Treasurer - Executive Staff, Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 1982-85

Chairman, Institutional Review Board, Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 1986-present

Chairman, Surgical and Quality Improvement Committee, Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 1991 - present

Fellow of American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)

Investigator:
Allergan Medical Operations
SI - 18 Intraocular Lens
SI - 20 Intraocular Lens
PC 24 Intraocular Lens
Phacovisc
Epikeratophakia