1971: 7th OPHTHALMOLOGIST IN THE WORLD to perform Phacoemulsification for cataract removal.

1972: Opened the Jacksonville Eye Center .

1973: FIRST surgeon in this region to implant artificial lenses during cataract surgery.

1980: FIRST surgeon in N.E. Florida to perform the Radial Keratotomy (RK), which was the FIRST corneal refractive procedure performed in Jacksonville.

1992: Opened state-of-the-art facility, including climate-controlled laser suites, ten exam lanes, sophisticated diagnostic equipment, and fully accredited Ambulatory Surgicenter with two operating rooms.

1996: Among the FIRST to perform LASIK surgery in the greater Jacksonville area.

1997: A featured surgeon in the national training video, International Advances in Phacoemulsification.

2003: FIRST surgeon in Jacksonville to perform IntraLase, BLADE-FREE LASIK.

2005: FIRST surgeon in North Florida to bring the Allegretto Wave laser by Wavelight.

2005: Named to serve on the Board of Directors of Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

2005: STILL the ONLY surgeon within several hundred miles of Jacksonville to provide his patients the highest standard in blade-free LASIK: the combination of the IntraLase and Allegretto lasers.