W. Andrew Maxwell, MD, PHD
559-449-5050

• MD: University of South Carolina at Charleston
• BS: University of California at Davis, Food Science and Technology
• MS: University of California at Davis, Food Science and Technology
• PHD: University of California at Davis, Microbiology
• Residency: University of California at Los Angeles
• Board Certified: American Board of Ophthalmology
• Member: Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
  • California Association of Ophthalmology
  • American Medical Association
  • California Medical Association
  • New York Academy of Sciences
  • American Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society
  • Eye Bank Association of America
  • International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty
  • Author & Instructor

• Honors: Herbert Kraft Scholarship, Institute of Food Technologists Fellowship, 1965-1967
  • Research and Teaching Assistantship, 1964-1968
  • Warden Award in Food Science, 1964
  • Distinguished Military Graduate, 1964
  • Resident and Fellows Research Paper Competition, 1978
  • First Prize, Los Angeles Eye Society
  • Paper on Corynebacterium endophthalmitis
  • Scientific Paper Award for Studies on HLA Antigens in Herpes Simplex Keratitis Ophthalmology Residents and Fellowship Symposium, Jules Stein Eye Institute. 7 April 1979.
  • Keynote Surgical Speaker: Achieving Emmetropia: The Goal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in the 1990’s. Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, Las Vegas, Nevada. 13 January 1994.
  • Best Paper of Session Award: Prospective Evaluation of Posterior Capsular Opacification and YAG Capsulotomy Rates and Visual Acuity Outcomes with Small Incision IOL’s. American Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society, Seattle, Washington. 5 June 1996.
  • Listed in “The Best Doctors in America”, 1994-1995
  • Listed in “The Best Doctors in America”, 1998
  • Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1998-Present
  • Mericos H. Whitten Award Speaker. LASIK: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. 11th Annual
  • Symposium: Vision in Ophthalmology, La Jolla, California, March 12, 1999
  • ASCRS David A. Karcher Honored Guest Award: In recognition of his lifetime contributions, dedication, and significant enhancement to the field of ASCRS Ophthalmology. May 2019