Education
Medical School
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2013)
Internship
University Medical Center at Brackenridge (Formerly Brackenridge Hospital) (2014), Internal Medicine
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2017), Ophthalmology
Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2018), Cornea, External Disease & Keratorefractive Surgery

Research Interest
  • Cataract and anterior segment surgery
  • Cornea and external disease
  • Corneal transplantation
  • Keratorefractive surgery

Publications

Featured Publications LegendFeatured Publications

Methamphetamine-Induced Keratitis Case Series.
Franco J, Bennett A, Patel P, Waldrop W, McCulley J, Cornea 2022 Mar 41 3 367-369
Lower Corneal Haze and Aberrations in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Versus Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty in Fellow Eyes for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy.
Waldrop WH, Gillings MJ, Robertson DM, Petroll WM, Mootha VV, Cornea 2020 Oct 39 10 1227-1234

Honors & Awards
  • Rising Star
    Texas Super Doctors (2020-2022)
  • Endowed Phonathon Scholarship
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (2011-2012)
  • Community Medical School Ambassador Scholarship
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (2010)

Professional Associations/Affiliations
  • Advisory Committee Member, UT Southwestern Transplant Services Center (2020)
  • Associate Program Director / Co-Director, Cornea Fellowship, UT Southwestern Department of Ophthalmology (2021)
  • Leadership Emerging in Academic Departments (LEAD) Program Graduate, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Capstone Project: "Building Better Teams: In Cornea Transplantation and Beyond" (2021-2022)
  • Medical Director, Eye Bank, UT Southwestern Transplant Services Center (2021)
  • Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2012)
  • Member, American Medical Association (2009)
  • Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (2014)
  • Member, Cornea Society (2017)
  • Member, Dallas County Medical Society (2014)
  • Member, Eye Bank Association of America (2017)
  • Member, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2012)
  • Member, Medical Review Committee, Eye Bank Association of America (2020)
  • Member, Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group (2017)
  • Member, Ophthalmology Residency Interview Committee, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2018)
  • Member, Texas Medical Association (2009)
  • Member, Texas Ophthalmological Association (2014)
  • Member, Tissue Transplant Advisory Committee, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020)
  • Physician Leadership Program Graduate, Eye Bank Association of America (2020-2020)
  • Voting Member, Medical Advisory Board, Eye Bank Association of America (2020)