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
