DR. BRADFORD, cataract specialist, has begun her term as the 118th president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the world’s largest association of eye physicians and surgeons. Dr. Bradford, who was elected by the Academy’s 32,000 eye physician and surgeon members, will hold the office for one year. Dr. Bradford is a Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology. She is a skilled educator who has directed medical student education at the Dean McGee Eye Institute/University of Oklahoma (DMEI/OU) for more than 20 years and also has been deeply committed to resident surgical education. She has received at least three teaching awards at DMEI/OU, including the E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Faculty Honor CYNTHIA A. BRADFORD, MD Award, the Excellence in AttendComprehensive Eye Specialist Professor ing at VA Award, and the prestigious Regents Award for Superior Teaching from the OU College of Medicine. A native of Texas, Dr. Bradford earned her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and her medical degree (Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society) from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. She was a resident at DMEI/OU before joining the faculty here in 1987.
DR. HESTER sees patients at the Dean McGee Eye Institute’s (DMEI’s) Northwest Oklahoma City Clinic, one of DMEI’s busiest clinics with more than 1,000 patient visits each month. Building long-term relationships with patients is an important part of eye care. Dr. Hester has many patients to whom he has provided eye care for more than 20 years. He prides himself on being accessible to patients and developing relationships with their other medical providers to address related conditions. Dr. Hester’s special interests are cataract surgery and lens implant surgery, including use of advanced technology intraocular lenses with an emphasis on multifocal presbyopia correcting lenses and astigmatism correcting lenses. He has experience performing cataract surgery on patients with prior retinal RALPH B. HESTER III, MD and glaucoma surgeries, or after reComprehensive Eye Specialist fractive surgeries such as RK, PRK, or Clinical Associate Professor LASIK. He also has experience with femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Hester performs a large number of cataract surgeries, both downtown at the McGee Eye Surgery Center (MESC) and at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Hester received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma and completed his residency training at the Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma and enjoys training ophthalmology residents in the art of cataract surgery.
DR. JACKSON is a 14-year veteran with the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) and is an expert in LASIK surgery, cataract surgery to correct vision and reduce the need for glasses, and post-LASIK cataract surgery. He is a team ophthalmologist to the OKC Thunder and is the cataract and refractive surgeon of choice for prominent business leaders, major university football players and coaches, NFL quarterbacks, and NBA players. Dr. Jackson lectures nationally and internationally and is the author of numerous book chapters and scientific publications. As a Clinical Associate Professor and Medical Director of DMEI’s Stephenson Laser Center, he teaches residents and fellows and contributes to clinical trials advancing the field of ophthalmology. Dr. Jackson received his medical DAVID W. JACKSON, MD degree from the University of New Comprehensive Eye Specialist Clinical Associate Professor Mexico. He received his ophthalmology training at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas where he was voted chief resident by faculty and peers. At Baylor, he went on to complete a fellowship in cornea, refractive and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Jackson’s wife, Traci, is a first grade teacher and early childhood development educator at John W. Rex Charter School. They have three sons. He would enjoy the opportunity to care for you and your family.
DR. KHAIMI sees pediatric and adult glaucoma patients. His interests include complex anterior segment surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), laser and filtering/ drainage implant surgery, and routine and complex cataract surgery. He also serves as the Team Lead Ophthalmologist for the OKC Thunder. Dr. Khaimi is the pioneer/developer of the minimally invasive glaucoma procedure – Ab Interno Canaloplasty (ABiC). ABiC now enables surgeons to intervene earlier in glaucoma than with conventional filtering procedures, and doctors and patients get the added benefit of simplified post-operative follow-up and fewer side effects and complications compared with trabeculectomy. As a world authority in ABiC, Dr. Khaimi has been asked to do live surgery and help launch the procedure internationally. MAHMOUD A. KHAIMI, MD He has delivered many national Glaucoma Eye Specialist Clinical Associate Professor and international lectures and is the associate editor for the glaucoma textbook Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery and has authored a number of other book chapters and publications. Dr. Khaimi serves as vice-chair of the glaucoma panel for the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Practicing Ophthalmologists Curriculum and is lead investigator for numerous nationally recognized clinical and surgical research trials. Dr. Khaimi and his wife, Suzie, have five children.
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