Dr. Flowers graduated from Stanford University with a degree in chemistry and received his M.D. degree from the Cornell University School of Medicine, where he was distinctly honored as a National Medical Fellowships Scholar.  He then completed an internship in general surgery and residency training in ophthalmology at the Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine, where he was honored as the Intern of the Year, and received an esteemed National Eye Institute Fellowship.  Upon completion of his residency training, Dr. Flowers completed a fellowship in corneal and refractive surgery at the prestigous Estelle Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California School of Medicine.

Dr. Flowers proceeded to distinguish himself in the field of refractive surgery by authoring textbook chapters and articles, and conducting research in corneal surgical mapping and healing patterns.

Following his fellowship, Dr. Flowers received faculty appointments as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Charles R. Drew University and at UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute.  During his time in academia, Dr. Flowers continued his work in corneal refractive surgery and conducted pioneering work in the field of telemedicine.  He rose to the level of Associate Professor at UCLA.  Dr. Flowers specializes in LASIK and related refractive surgeries and has been honored repeatedly including being recognized as one of the nation’s top eye surgeons by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, and as one of San Diego’s top LASIK surgeons by San Diego Magazine.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION

1981-1985     Stanford University, Stanford, California, B.S. Degree, Chemistry

1985-1989     Cornell University Medical College, NYC, New York, M.D. Degree

HONORS:

National Medical Fellowships Scholar,

Recipient of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Award

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1989-1990     Internship – General Surgery,

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

1990-1993     Ophthalmology Residency,

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

1992-1993     Chief Resident, Ophthalmology

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

1993-1995     Fellowship – Corneal and Refractive Surgery & External Disease, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

•     Board Certified – National Board of Medical Examiners

•     Board Certified – American Board of Ophthalmology

•     Fellow – American College of Surgeons

•     Fellow --American Academy of Ophthalmology

•     American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

•     Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology,

Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, 2002

•     Associate Professor of Ophthalmology,

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, 2002

•     Director, Refractive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology,

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, 2002

•     Director, Urban Telemedicine Resource Center,

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, 2002

•     Director, Surgical Services, Department of Ophthalmology,

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, 2002

•     Adhoc Reviewer, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 1996

•     Adhoc Reviewer, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998

HONORS:

•     Intern of the Year, Department of Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, 1990

•     Outstanding Scientific Poster Presentation Award, National Medical Association, 1992

•     National Eye Institute Travel Fellowship, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 1994

•     Award of Excellence in Resident Training, Doheny Eye Institute, USC School of Medicine, 1995

•     1998 Innovator’s Award, Health Data Management Magazine, 1998

•     Computer-World Smithsonian Laureate, Smithsonian Institution Permanent Research Collection, 1998

•     Teleconferencing Excellence Award, International Teleconferencing Association, 1999

•     RCMI Research Award of Excellence, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine, 2000

•     America’s Top Ophthalmologists, Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2002

•     San Diego’s Top Doctors, San Diego Magazine, 2004

INVESTIGATIONAL STUDIES

•     Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Intraocular Lens Power Calculations in the Corneal Triple Procedure, 1994

•     Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Decentration & Defocusing on the Accuracy of Corneal Topography Systems, 1995

•     Co-Principal Investigator, Effects of  Topical Medications on Epithelial Healing Following Excimer Laser PRK, 1995

•     Principal Investigator, Urban Telemedicine Demonstration Project, 1996

•     Principal Investigator, The Utility of Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in the Inner City, 1999

•     Principal Investigator, Los Angeles Urban Telemedicine Network Project, 2000

REFRACTIVE PUBLICATIONS

•     “Mechanical Methods in Refractive Corneal Surgery” Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1994; 6:81-89

•     Radial Keratotomy,” Book Chapter in Laser and Conventional Refractive Surgery, BMJ Publishing, Claoue, editor 1996:   210-268

•     “Computer-Assisted Analysis of Corneal Topography,” Book Chapter in Laser and Conventional Refractive Surgery,BMJ Publishing,1996:89-127

•     “Clinical Results of Excimer Laser PRK for Myopia,” Book Chapter in Refractive Surgery, Appleton Lange Publishing, Azar, editor 1997: 441-53

•     “Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy,”Review Article in Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, W.B.Saunders, McLeod, editor 2001:1-8