• diagnosis and treatment of disease of the cornea
• corneal transplants
• pterygium surgery
• anterior segment surgery
  small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• external diseases of the eye
• glaucoma
  medical treatment of glaucoma
• primary eye care
  comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School — Bowman Gray School of Medicine
• Internship — Riverside Regional Hospital, Newport News, VA
• Residency — University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
• Fellowship — University of Rochester (corneal & external disease)

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Director of the North Carolina Eye Bank
• American Medical Association
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• Eye Bank Association of America
• Paton Society
• North Carolina Medical Society
• The Cornea Society