Education:
June 1970
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
B.S. Medicine

June 1972
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Doctor of Medicine

July 1972
Brooke Army Hospital
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Internal Medicine Internship

December 1975
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
B.A. in Zoology

July 1976 to June 1979
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Ophthalmology Residency

Professional and Teaching Experience:
1973 to 1975
Academy of Health Science, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
Clinical Instructor of Medicine on the University of Baylor and US Army Physicians Assistants Program, 25 hours of clinical and academic medical instruction/week. 30 hours per week in clinical research projects: Glaucoma drug therapy and Dry Eye drug therapy.

1974 to 1975
Baptist Hospital System, Emergency Physician Group
George Pruitt, Director
San Antonio, Texas
Emergency Room Physician on part-time basis, greater than 60 hours per month for twelve months.

1974 to 1975
Guadalupe Valley Hospital
Seguin, Texas
Provided weekend Emergency Room coverage for 14 months.

September 1975 to February 1976
Northwest General Hospital
Amarillo, Texas
Full time Emergency Room Physician, 48 hours per week for six months. Average patient load: 75 per 24 hours. Dr. Ron Lacy, Director

March 1976 to June 1976
McAllen General Hospital
McAllen, Texas
Ray Warren and Associates, Director of Emergency Room coverage.
Full time Emergency Room Physician, 48 hours per week, average patient load: 50 per 24 hours.

January 1995 to Present
Adjunct Professor with University of Houston College of Present Optometry, External Education
Houston, Texas

September 1997 to Present
Adjunct Professor with New England College of Optometry External Clinical Program, Boston, MA

Medical Licensure:
Texas State Board by Examination: August 1973
Texas Narcotics License: 1973 to present
Board Certified Ophthalmology: May 1981
Board Certified Cataract and Implant Surgery: February 1991

Registered With:
Bexar County, Midland Odessa County, Amarillo County, McAllen County and Guadalupe County

Elected Positions:
President, Society of Geriatric Ophthalmology, 1991

Membership in Scientific Societies:
1973 to Present - American Medical Joggers Association
1979 to Present - Texas Medical Association
1979 to Present - Bexar County Medical Society
1979 to Present - Texas Ophthalmology Association
1979 to Present - American Intra-Ocular Implant Society
1980 to Present - International Corneal Society
1980 to Present - International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty
1980 to Present - American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology
1980 to Present - Refractive Keratotomy Society
1980 to Present - Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
1982 to Present - American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
1988 to Present - American College of Eye Surgeons

Hospital Affiliations:
1979 to Present - Baptist Memorial Hospital System
1979 to Present - Southwest General Hospital
1979 to Present - Santa Rosa and Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital
1979 to Present - Metropolitan Hospital
1999 to Present - Methodist Healthcare System

Special Interest and Expertise

Refractive Surgery:
Invented and co-invented various refractive surgical instruments used throughout the world. These include the Microscope, the Diamond Knife designs, and markers used to calibrate the amount of surgery to be done.

Has expertise in these areas:
• 18 years of Refractive Surgery
• Complications of the Refractive Surgery procedure
• Nomograms for making the procedure more accurate

Certifications:
Certified by the George Washington University Medical Center for Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy, Dec. 2, 1995.

Certified by Summit Excimer Laser PRK, DEC. 1996

Certified by VISX PRK, Zale Lipshy Laser Center for Vision, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Oct. 5-6 1996

Certified in Casebeer Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty, Feb. 11, 1994

Mini Fellowship with Stephen Slade, M.D., Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty, Houston, Texas., July 1994

C-Lasik Skills Transfer Lab Course, San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 24-25, 1997

Certified by Summit-Autonomous for LADAR Vision Excimer Laser System, Jan. 2000

Certified by Summit-Autonomous as a Proctor for Surgeon's Certification on the LADAR Vision Excimer Laser System, July 2000

Certified by Sunrise Technologies for the treatment of hyperopia using the Hyperion LTK System, April 2001

CO2 Laser Endoscopic Browlift
CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing - Silktouch, SilkTouch Flashscanner, Sharplan
UltraPulse CO2 Laser
Epilite PhotoDerm VL/PL
Erbium Laser

20 years of clinical experience in:
• Phacoemulsification
• Intraocular lens implantation
• Clear cornea lens implantation
• No stitch technique
• Using the latest techniques and theories in penetrating keratoplasties.
• Glaucoma

Has extensive knowledge in the latest laser procedures for glaucoma, as well as surgical procedures for glaucoma, which include implants used for glaucoma control.

Medical Retina:
20 years of experience of medical retina, utilizing the various lasers, their theory and clinical application.

Presentations:
Solid Particles in Excimer Laser Plume, Drs. Randolph Glickman, Yun Lin, George Mayo, Tomy Starck,
Presenter: Alan Baribeau, M.D.
ASCRS Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 1 to 5, 2002

Post Graduate Education:
October 18, 19, 1974 - Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology for the Primary Care Physician, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

February 22, 1974 - Annual Symposium of the San Antonio Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Society, 7 hours, Cat. 1.

October 7 to 9, 1975 - American College Emergency Physicians, Las Vegas, Nevada, 9 hours, Cat. 1.

July 1 - Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology

September 10, 1976 - Stanford Medical School, Stanford, California.

December 8 to 10, 1976 - Congress of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, 18 hours, Cat. 1.

December 11, 1976 - Annual UTHSC at Houston, Alumni Meeting, 7 hours, Cat. 1.

February 18, 19, 1977 - UTHSC at Houston, Symposium on External Eye Disease, 13 hours, Cat. 1.

March 3, 4, 1977 - Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, University of California, 13 hours, Cat. 1.

April 16, 1977 - UTHSC at Houston, Symposium on Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, 6 hours, Cat. 1.

May 1977 - Texas Ophthalmological Association, in conjunction with the Texas Medical Association, Houston, Texas, 11 hours, Cat 1.

October 1977 - American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dallas, Texas 12 hours. Cat. 1.

November 18, 19, 1977 - TOA and Baylor College of Medicine, Symposium on Strabismus, 11.5 hours, Cat. 1.

February 22 to 25, 1978 - Baylor Congress of Ophthalmology, Houston, Texas 20 hours, Cat. 1.

February 1978 - UTHSC at Houston, Alumni Meeting, 7 hours, Cat. 1.

Spring 1978 Baylor College of Medicine, Phacoemulsification Course, Cat. 1.

May 11-13, 1978 22nd Annual Meeting of the TOA in conjunction with the TMA, 11 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 1978 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, MO., 18 hours. Cat. 1.

Dec. 1, 1978 Tennets Intraocular Lens Course, Houston, Texas.

Dec. 2-6, 1978 6th Biannual Welsh Cataract Surgery & IOL Congress, Houston, Texas, 34 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 2-9, 1979 Financial Seminar, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 8,9, 1979 TOA Symposium on Ocular Trauma, 24 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 10, 1979 UTHSC at Houston, Alumni Meeting, 7 hours. Cat. 1.

April 7, 1979 UTMB Alumni Meeting, Galveston, Texas, 5 hours, Cat 1.

Sept. 14,15, 1979 UTHSC & TOA Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses, San Antonio, Texas, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 3-9, 1979 American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA, 30 hours, Cat. 1.

Jan. 18,19, 1980 Ocular Plastic Surgery, Texas Tech Univ. School of Medicine, 28 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 9-16, 1980 Winter Conference on Principles of Practice Management, 13.5 hours, Cat. 1.

Aug. 2-3, 1980 Posterior Segment Disease, National Medical Society, Dallas, Texas, 22.5 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 7,1980 Kerato-Refractive Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 17-22, 1980 UTHSC Basic Science Review, Houston, Texas, 48 hours, Cat. 1.

Dec. 1-5, 1980 15th Annual Review Course, “Basic Subjects in Ophthalmology”, the Post Graduate Institute of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 48 hours, Cat.1.

Jan. 31, 1981 Capital Issues, Focus on 1981, TMA, Austin, Texas. 6 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 1-3, 1981 Kerato-Refractive Society Meeting, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Scientific Session, Exhibits, Posters, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 13, 1982 UTHSC at San Antonio, Texas, 6 hours, Cat. 1.

Mar. 19-20, 1982 UTHSC Radial Keratotomy, Houston, Texas, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

Mar. 27-28, 1982 Vitrectomy workshop, Tulane University School of Medicine, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

May 1982 VIII International Course of Ophthalmology, Institute of Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain, 48 hours, Cat. 1.

Sept. 24,30, 1982 UTHSC, Cataract Surgery, San Antonio, Texas, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 29,30, 1982 International Corneal Society, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 29, 30, 1982 American Intraocular Implant Society, 9 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 31, 1982 KeratoRefractive Society, Clinical Instructor, San Francisco, CA., 10 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 1982 American Academy of Ophthalmology at San Francisco, CA 36 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 26-Mar. 5, ‘83 Park City Oculoplasty Meeting, Park City, UT, 20 hours, Cat.1.

June 6-7, 1983 21st Course on Non-invasive Laser Microsurgery of the Eye - Lasag, Professor Fankhauser, Berne, Switzerland, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

Sept. 22-24, 1983 Intensive Course in Refractive Keratoplasty and Radial Keratotomy Workshop, JHE Jules Stein Eye, Los Angeles, CA, 24 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 15, 1983 Intermedics, San Antonio Update, San Antonio, Texas, 7 hours, Cat. 1.

Dec. 24-31, 1983 Association for Continuing Education, Colorado Medical Society, Steamboat, CO, 18 hours, Cat. 1.

Jan. 5-7, 1984 Northwest Microsurgical Institute Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society, Orlando, FL,
14 hours, Cat. 1.

April 8, 1984 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Southern Regional Update Course, Houston, Texas, 17 hours, Cat. 1.

May 3,4, 1984 Advanced Surgical Techniques of the Anterior Segment, UTHSC, San Antonio, Texas, 20 hours, Cat. 1

Sept. 16, 1984 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Southern Regional Update, San Francisco, CA, 17 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 10-11, 1984 Radial Keratotomy Symposium, National RK Study Group, Scientific Presentation - Microscope: Instrument Quality Control, Clinical Instructor in Radial Keratotomy Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 10 hours, Cat.1.

Nov. 10-15, 1984 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Instructor Keratorefractive Course, 16 hours, General Exhibits/Posters/Scientific Sessions, 30 hours, Instructional Course, 6 hours, Cat. 1.

Mar. 14-17, 1985 Lamellar Corneal Refractive Surgery and Radial Keratotomy Course, Dr. Villasenor, Presenter & Clinical Instructor, San Francisco, CA, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

April 11-13, 1985 Copley Plaza, AOIA, Clinical Instructor in Radial Keratotomy, Boston, MA, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

May 4-6, 1985 John Kenyon Radial Keratotomy Meeting, Clinical Instructor in Radial Keratotomy, Louisville, KY, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

Sept. 29 - International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty, Oct 5, 1985 San Francisco, CA, 8 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 4,5, 1985 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Clinical Instructor - Refractive Eye Surgery Course, 16 hours, Scientific Session/Exhibits/Posters, 32 hours, Instructional Course, San Francisco, CA, 6 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 14-16. 1986 Kerato-Lens Certification Course, AMO, Scottsdale, AZ, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 28-Mar.15, ‘86 Far Western Medical Association, Scientific Meeting, Val D’Isere, France, Zermatt, Switzerland 38 hours, Cat. 1.

April 11,12, 1986 Ophthalmology Annual PostGraduate Alumni Meeting, UTMB, Galveston, Texas 10.5 hours, Cat. 1.

May 23, 1986 Staar Elastic Silicone Intraocular Lens Implantation Course, Monrovia, CA.

Oct. 1986 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Scientific Session/Exhibits/Posters, Instructional Courses, New Orleans, LA, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

Jan. 31-Feb.4, ‘87 Corneal and Retinal Disease, Annual Mid-winter Seminar, Colorado Ophthalmology Society, Vail, CO, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

Mar. 7-14, 1987 Far Western Medical Association, Scientific Meeting, Park City, UT, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

Sept. 1987 Shearing Eye Institute, Las Vegas, NV, 8 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 8, 1987 AZAR Foundation, Kerato-Refractive Society, New Orleans, LA, 10 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 8-12,1987 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Scientific Session/Posters/Exhibits Dallas, Texas, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

March 6, 1988 Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Regional Update Course, Miami, FL, 17 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 8-12, 1988 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Scientific Sessions/Posters/Exhibits, Las Vegas, NV, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

Jan. 14-21, 1989 10th Annual Royal Hawaiian Eye Meeting, Kuai, HI, 35 hours, Cat. 1.

April 25-28, 1989 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Scientific Sessions/Workshops, Washington, DC, 30 hours, Cat. 1.

May 6-7, 1989 Vision ‘89 - The Excimer Laser, Dr. Hunckeler, Kansas City, KA, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

July 2,5, 1989 Canadian Rocky Mountain Symposium on Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Gimbel Eye Foundation, Calgary, Canada, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 28,1989 AZAR Foundation, Kerato-Refractive Society, New Orleans, LA, 10 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 2, 1989 American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

Jan. 20-27, 1990 11th Annual Royal Hawaiian Eye Meeting, Maui, HI, 24 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 10-16, 1990 Sports Medicine Conference, Snowbird, UT, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

March 10-11, 1990 Radial Keratotomy Seminar, North Arizona Eye Clinic, J. Charles Casebeer, M.D.,
Flagstaff, AZ, 12 hours, Cat. 1.

May 11,12, 1990 Retina Workshop, Dr. Howard Schatz, San Francisco, CA, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

July 1-4, 1990 Rocky Mtn. Symposium on Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Gimbel Eye Foundation, Calgary, Canada, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

Sept. 15, 1990 Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, The Diabetic Eye and Treatment, New York, NY, 4 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 26, 27, 1990 International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty, Refractive Surgery Seminar, Atlanta, GA, 8.5 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct 29-Nov. 2, 1990 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, GA, Scientific Session/Posters/Exhibits, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 14-16, 1991 American College of Eye Surgeons, Live Surgery Courses, Lecturer and Clinic Instructor on Refractive Surgery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 23 hours, Cat. 1.

Apr. 6,7, 1991 11th Annual O.O.S.S., Belvuew, WA, 12 hours, Cat 1.

June 28,29, 1991 Holmium Laser Workshop Series, UTMB, Galveston, Texas, 11.5 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 11,12, 1991 International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty, Refractive Surgery Seminar, Anaheim, CA, 8 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 13-17, 1991 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Scientific Session/Posters/Exhibits, Anaheim, CA, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

Dec. 1991 American College of Eye Surgeons, 50 case study of IOL patients, 3 surgeries observed and filmed for review, 3 cases randomly chosen for critical review. Received Certification in Cataract Implant Surgery.

Jan. 20-24, 1992 13th Annual Royal Hawaiian Eye Meeting, Maui, HI, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 14, 1992 Quality Surgery VI, Section II, III, American College of Eye Surgeons, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 16.75 hours, Cat. 1.

March 28, 1992 UTMB, Ophthalmology Alumni Meeting, Galveston, Texas, 7.5 hours, Cat. 1.

May 15, 1992 Texas Ophthalmological Association, 36th Annual Afternoon Session, 3 hours, Cat. 1.

May 16, 17, 1992 University of Texas Health Science Center, Optometric Association, San Antonio, Texas, 11 hours, Cat. 1.

June 28-Jul 3, 1992 Float Idaho Medical Workshops, Twin Falls, ID, 15.5 hours, Cat. II.

July 25, 1992 Baylor University Medical Center, Holmium Laser Sclerosotmy Course, Dallas, Texas, 7 hours, Cat. 1.

Sept. 18-20, 1992 10th Annual Contact Lens Symposium, New Orleans, LA, 12 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 7, 1992 International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty, Pre-Academy Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 7 hours. Cat. 1

Jan. 17-22, 1993 14th Annual Royal Hawaiian Eye Meeting, Maui, HI, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

March 19-20, 1993 Advanced Retina Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

July 1-5, 1993 Rocky Mountain Symposium on Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Gimbel Eye Foundations, Calgary, Canada, 41.25 hours, Cat. 1.

Aug. 29-Sep.2, ‘93 11th Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Innsbruck, Austria

Nov. 14, 1993 The American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmologists with the Keratorefractive Society, Chicago, IL, 16 hours, Cat. 1.

Jan. 16-21, 1994 15th Annual Royal Hawaiian Eye Meeting, Maui, HI, 23 hours, Cat. 1.

Feb. 11, 1994 Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty, J. Charles Casebeer, M.D., St. Louis, MO.

March 23-27, 1994 Wilderness Medicine, Squaw Valley, UT, 21 hours, Cat. 1.

April 9-13, 1994 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Boston, MA, 40 hours, Cat. 1.

April 23, 1994 Update on the Management of Glaucoma/Cataracts, San Antonio, Texas, 6.5 hours, Cat. 1.

May 13-14, 1994 Retina Workshop, Dr. Howard Schatz, San Francisco, CA, 14 hours, Cat. 1.

July 1, 1994 Automatic Lamellar Keratoplasty, Mini-Fellowship, Stephen Slade, M.D., Houston, Texas.

Sept. 14, 1994 “Current Issues in Health Care”, San Antonio, Texas, 3 hours, Cat. 1.

Oct. 28,29, 1994 First Interactive Symposium on Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 20 hours, Cat. 1.

Nov. 3, 1994 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 22 hours, Cat 1.

Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 ‘95 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, 24 hours, Cat 1.

Feb. 15-17, 1996 Quality Surgery X (#96010), University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa FL., Cat 1, 19 hours.

Jun. 1-5, 1996 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Seattle WA., Cat 1, 40 hours.

Jun. 21-23,’96 Sharpland CO2 course with Dr. Nester, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Aug 2-4,’96 Perspectives on Physician Practice Management presented by ASOA, Nashville, TN.

Sep.7-8,’96 Sharpland laser course, Drs. Lask, Stevens, Stout, Laser Institute of Pasadena, CA.

Oct. 5-6, ‘96 VISX Certification Course, Zale Lipshy Laser Center for Vision, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Oct. 24-25,’96 Pre AAO Cosmetic Laser Surgery Symposium, An Interdisciplinary Faculty Focuses on Cosmetic Laser Applications for the Ophthalmologist, Drs. Sterling Baker & Laurence David, Directors, Chicago, IL., Cat. 1, 10 hours.

Oct. 26-27,’96 Pre AAO, ASOPRS Fall Symposium ‘96, Spotlight on Aesthetics, Chicago, IL., Cat. 1, 8 hours.

Jan 10-11, ’97 PhotoDerm Preceptorship and course with Dr. Wilson at Plano Dermatology, Plano, Texas

Jan 18, ’97 PhotoDerm VL/PL WorkshopESC Medical Systems, Salt Lake, UT.

Feb 13-17,’97 Pacific Coast Refractive Symposium ‘97, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Cat. 1, 20 hours.

Feb 21 - 24,’97 Interdisciplinary Laser, Endoscopic & Medical Esthetic Workshop, St. Luke Medical Center, Monrovia, CA., 15 hours, Cat.1.

Mar 7, ‘97 CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing Workshop, Skin & Cancer Associates, Aventura Skin & Laser Center, Aventura, FL, 6 hours.

Apr 17, ‘97 Gold Skin Care Center, Dr. Michael Gold, Preceptorship PhotoDerm VL/PL and Derma 20, 8 hr workshop, Nashville, TN.

May 31, ‘97 The Texas Vein Center, Dr. Sam Barrada, Houston, Texas., 6 hours. round-circle interdisciplinary discussion.

Aug 9, ‘97 LUXAR seminar on the Clinical Use of CO2 & Er: YAG Laser Workshop for Cosmetic Skin Resurfacing, Dallas, Texas. Harley F. Freiberger, M.D., Clinical Instructor, 6hours

Aug 28 –Sep 1 “Controversies in Cutaneous Laser Surgery, Drs. Kenneth Arndt & Jeffrey Dover of Harvard Medical School, Santa Fe, NM., 12 hours, Cat. 1.

Sep 27-28, ‘97 6th Annual Ocular Surgery News Symposium, Cataract, Refractive & Ocuplastic Surgery, Richard R. Lindstrom, Clinical Professor, New York, NY, Cat. 1, 11.5 hours.

Oct. 11-18, ‘97 Mission trip to ASAPROSAR Hospital, Santa Ana, El Salvador. Surgery performed on 28 patients; saw 200+ patients in clinic.

Oct 24-25, ‘97 Pre-AAO C-LASIK Skills Transfer Lab Course, San Francisco, CA.

Oct 26-29,’97 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA., Cat. 2, 24 hours.

Feb 26 - Mar 6,’98 Island Ophthalmology Seminar, Society for Excellence in Eyecare, St. Thomas, Virgin Island, Cat. 1, 27 hours.

Mar 28, ’98 AMO Array Familiarization Seminar, John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.

July 10,11, ’98 1st Annual South Central Glaucoma Symposium, Merck & Co, Inc., So. Padre Island, Texas.

Nov 5-7, ’98 Pre AAO, American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology and Int'l Assoc. of Ocular Surgeons and the Keratorefractive Society, 33rd Annual Meeting, Dr. Ronald Schachar, Cat. 1, 14 hours.

Nov 8-11, ’98 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA., Cat. 1, 40 hours.

April 1999 American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Seattle, WA, Cat.1, 40 hours.

Oct 22–23, ’99 International Society of Refractive Surgery, Orlando, FL 15 hours.

Oct 24-27 ’99 American Society of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL., Cat. 1, 35 hours

May 20-24, 2000 American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Boston, MA., Cat. 1, 40 hours.

Oct 20-21, 2000 Academy’s Refractive Surgery Interest Group (RSIG), The Arena, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas., Cat. 1, 13 hours.

Oct 22-25, 2000 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas., Cat. 1, 40 hours.

Apr 28 -May 2, 2001 American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, CA., Cat.1, 40 hours.

May 18 –19, 2001 New Treatment Paradigms in the Management of Glaucoma, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, Texas., Cat. 1, 3.750 hours.

Nov 21, 2001 “Streetwise” Risk Management Self-Study Program, CME 6 hours.Feb 15-17, 2002 3rd International Congress of Wavefront Sensing and Abberation-Free Refractive Correction, Casino Kursaal Interlaken, Switzerland.

March 24, 2002 Excellence in Lasik Course offered by The Dulaney Foundation, American Medical Associations’ Physician’s Recognition Award, Houston, Texas., 5.5 hours, Cat. 1.

June 1-5, 2002 American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Philadelphia, PA., 40 hours., Cat. 1.