Pediatric ophthalmologist Jeffrey D. Colburn will join the staff of Spokane Eye Clinic in summer 2010.
Dr. Colburn specializes in lazy eye (amblyopia), eye muscle problems (strabismus), infant tear duct surgery, childhood glaucoma, childhood droopy eyelids (ptosis), and small incision cataract surgery in infants and children.
Dr. Colburn graduated Summa Cum Laude from Walla Walla University in 2001. He went on to earn his Medical Degree in 2005 from Loma Linda University where he received the Chancellor's Award for academic achievement and was elected into membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society.
After medical school, he completed his ophthalmology residency at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, TN. This was followed by a year of additional fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology at the University of Indiana. He will complete this program in June, 2010.
Dr. Colburn is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Medical Association. He has presented research at the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus national meeting.
Dr. Colburn and his family are excited about returning to the Pacific Northwest. They enjoy traveling, camping, hiking and water sports.
Posted by H&K on 16/11/2009