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Dr. Stewart Shofner

is a corneal fellowship trained ophthalmologist in private practice in Nashville. He was a corneal fellow at the L.S. U. Eye Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The L.S.U. Corneal Fellowship is one of the top training programs in the world. As an example of the excellence of this program, L.S.U.'s Chairman, Dr. Herbert Kaufman introduced to the world the first ocular drug to treat Herpes Simplex. In addition, the Corneal Department of L.S.U. has been successful in developing and then teaching surgeons new refractive surgical techniques.

While at L.S.U., Dr. Shofner received comprehensive subspecialty training in corneal transplant surgery, corneal and external diseases, anterior segment reconstructive surgery and refractive surgery. As a Corneal Fellow, Dr. Shofner surgically assisted in the treatment of the first normally sighted myopic patients to receive Excimer laser Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) in the United States.

The Excimer laser breaks molecular bonds in the cornea and allows the surgeon to reshape the curvature of the cornea to correct vision. Today, Dr. Shofner has completed over 20,000 of these refractive vision correction surgeries.

Dr. Shofner has introduced the Topographical Modeling System, an advanced computer that analyzes the surface and the curvature of the cornea in over 7,000 spots. This device allows (a) the earliest detection of keratoconus, (b) the exact fitting of contact lenses in difficult corneal problems, and (c) the most accurate measurements to follow corneal astigmatism postoperatively.

Dr. Shofner is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology, the Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the Castroviejo Society, the Nashville Academy of Medicine, the Tennessee Medical Association, and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Shofner has published 10 separate articles in Ophthalmology journals and has presented original papers at international ophthalmology meetings.

Dr. Stewart Shofner is from Shelbyville, Tennessee, where his ancestral family has lived since the early 1800's. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, cum laude, from Harvard University; a Medical Degree from the University of Virginia and an Ophthalmology Residency at Yale University.

EDUCATION

High School
Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA
1974

Undergraduate
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
B.A. Degree in Biology
1979

Medical School
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
M.D. Degree
1983

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Internship
Waterbury Hospital, A Yale Affiliated
Hospital, Waterbury, CT 06708
1983-84

Residency
Yale University, Department of Ophthalmology
New Haven, CT 06510
1984-87

Fellowship
Cornea, LSU Eye Center, LSU Medical
Center, New Orleans, LA 70112
16 months, 1988-1989

PRIVATE PRACTICE

Stewart Shofner M.D., PC, 1991-Present
Baker Eye Associates, 1990-1991
Clinical Faculty of the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, 1990-1991
Corneal Consultant, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, 1990-1991

PUBLICATIONS

R.S. Shofner, H.E. Kaufman, and J.M. Hill. New Horizons in Ocular Drug Delivery. Ophthalmology Clinic North America 2:15-24, 1989.

R.S. Shofner, M.B. McDonald, R.W. Beuerman, C.R. Munnerlyn,, T.M.

Clapham, B. Salmeron, and H.E. Kaufman. Serial Histological Studies of Monkey Corneas after Central Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) with the 193 nm Excimer Laser. ARVO Abstract. Invest Ophthalmology Vis Sci (suppl), 1989.

R.S. Shofner, M.B. McDonald, R.W. Beuerman, C.R. Munnerlyn, T.M. Clapham, B. Salmeron, and H.E. Kaufman. Serial Histological Studies of Monkey Corneas after Central Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)) with the 193 nm Excimer Laser. Castroviejo Abstract. Castroviejo Cornea Society (suppl), 1989.

R.S. Shofner. Yale's Eye View of a Resident. Booklet 1985,
Update 1986, 64 pages.

R.W. Beuerman, R.S. Shofner, M.B. McDonald, C.R. Munnerlyn, T.M. Clapham, B. Salmeron, and H.E. Kaufman. Quantitative Histology Studies of Primate Corneas following Photorefractive Keratectomy with the 193 nm Excimer Laser. Archives of Ophthalmology, 1989.

M.B. McDonald, R.S. Shofner, S.D. Klyce, J.M. Frantz, C.R. Munnerlyn, T.M. Clapham and H.E. Kaufman. Clinical Results of Central Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) with the 193 nm Excimer Laser for the Treatment of Myopia: The Blind Eye Study. ARVO Abstract. Invest Ophthalmology Vis Sci (suppl), 1989.

M.B. McDonald, R.S. Shofner, S.D. Klyce, J.M. Frantz, C.R. Munnerlyn, T.M. Clapham and H.E. Kaufman. Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) for Myopia: The Blind Eye Study. Academy Abstract. Ophthalmology (suppl), 1989.

M.B. McDonald, R.S. Shofner, S.D. Klyce, J. Liu, M.A. Magheed, H. Andrade, C.R. Munnerlyn, T.M. Clapham and H.E. Kaufman. Clinical Results of Central Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) with the 193 nm Excimer Laser for the Treatment of Myopia: The Blind, Partially Sighted, Sighted Eye Studies. CLAO Abstract. CLAO (suppl), 1989.

M.B McDonald, H.E. Kaufman, J.M. Frantz, R.S. Shofner, and B. Salmeron. Excimer Laser Ablation in a Human Eye. Arch Ophthalmology. May, 1989; 107.

J.D. Zheutlin, J.T. Thompson, R.S. Shofner. The safety of magnetic resonance imaging with intraorbital metallic objects after retinal reattachment or trauma. Am J Ophthalmology 103:831, 1987.

PRESENTATIONS

University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine and Baptist Center for Medical Education: "Hands-On" Practical Skills Workshop, July, 1993, Nashville, TN. Ocular Emergencies.

Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology, April 1993, Knoxville, TN. TMS (Topographic Modeling System) and You.

Tennessee Academy of Emergency Physicians, April 1993, Knoxville, TN. Ocular Emergencies.

University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine and Baptist Center for Medical Education: "Hands-On" Practical Skills Workshop, July, 1992, Nashville, TN. Ocular Emergencies.

Castroviejo Cornea Society, October 1989, New Orleans, LA. Serial Histological Studies of Monkey Corneas after Central Photorefractive (PRK) with the 193 nm Excimer Laser.

ARVO, May 1989, Sarasota, FL. Serial Histological Studies of Monkey Corneas after Central Photorefractive (PRK) with the 193 nm Excimer Laser.

SOCIETIES

American Academy of Ophthalmology, Fellow
Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology
Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Castroviejo Society
American Medical Association
Sons of the American Revolution
Eye Bank Association of America

HONORS

Harvard University

Graduated cum laude - 1979
Dean's List - Every semester
State Finalist - 1978 Rhodes Scholarship

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Harvard Athletics
Freshman & Varsity Football
Jumper on the Ski Team
Lacrosse & Rugby

CHARITY AND COMMUNITY

Founder & Co-Chairman of "The Games", an annual touch football tournament between Harvard & Yale Alumni, that raised a half million dollars in its first year, benefitting a scholarship fund.

Dr. Shofner is well known as a supporter and major contributor to a variety of local, state, national and international charities.

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