Expert Ophthalmologist, William Whitson, MD, FAAO, FACS, to be Recognized as a 2018 Top Doctor in Indianapolis, Indiana

William Whitson, MD, FAAO, FACS, Ophthalmologist at Whitson Vision, and affiliated to St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital and Indiana University Health West Hospital, has been named a 2018 Top Doctor in Indianapolis, Indiana. Top Doctor Awards is dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards of patient care.

William Whitson is a hugely experienced ophthalmologist who been in practice for more than 36  years. His long and distinguished medical career started in 1982 when he graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. An internship was then completed at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee, followed in turn by a residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. A fellowship in Cornea and External Disease was then completed at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Dr. Whitson is board certified by the American Board of Opthalmology, and he treats a wide range of eye conditions in patients across the age spectrum. Conditions treated by him include cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, blepharitis, and conditions and diseases of the retina and cornea. He is particularly famed for his expertise in laser and refractive surgery. He has more than 20 years experience in this area, and in that time has completed over 10,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures and over 12,000 Intraocular Lens Implant procedures.

Dr. Whitson is a former winner of the Ophthalmologist of the Year award presented by the Indiana Academy of Opthalmology. He has been awarded the prestigious titles of Fellow of the American Academy of Opthalmology and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His expertise and commitment make Dr. William Whitson a very worthy winner of a 2018 Top Doctor Award.

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