Dr. David Alan Davis, MD

Born in a small town in Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma State University on a National Merit Scholarship. He graduated with degrees in Botany and in Radiation and Nuclear Technology in the honors program.
He then attended the University of Oklahoma Medical School on the health professions scholarship program and interned at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
He began active military service upon graduation in 1984. His career included over 2 years service at sea and 5 years overseas, while receiving 16 decorations and rising to the rank of Captain in the US Navy.
He was one of the earlier military refractive surgeons, and established and ran the first Navy Laser Vision Correction Center in the Southeastern US. During this time he completed over 1,000 refractive vision correction surgeries on active duty military personnel, including Pilots, Rescue Swimmers, and Special Forces members.
In addition to his military service, Dr. Davis has held a number of academic positions, …most recently as a clinical instructor and associate director of the residency in ophthalmology of the University of Florida. He has trained over 45 resident ophthalmology doctors in cataract and refractive surgery, taught Ophthalmic Anatomy at the Naval School of Health Sciences, overseen numerous optometry students, and received 6 teaching awards from the American Academy of Family Practice for his work as an instructor in eye disease for resident Family Practice doctors.