George O. Waring, MD
George O. Waring, MD
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Practice
Education/Training
- MD degree from Baylor Medical College, Houston
- Heed Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia
Awards/Honors/Fellowships/Memberships
- Board Certified
- Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth, Britain)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Award and it's Life Achievement Award (in 2004)
- Society of Heed Fellows Outstanding Ophthalmologist Award
- Honorary Medal from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt
- A Gold Medal from the 5th International Congress on Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Florence,Italy
Publications
- Editor-in-Chief (since 1990) of The Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Served on 15 other editorial boards, including the American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published over 250 peer reviewed original articles, 60 book chapters, and 250 brief communications
- 1300 page textbooks, Refractive Keratotomy for Myopia and Astigmatism, and Corneal Disorders: Diagnosis and Management (with Howard Leibowitz, MD) are standard references.
