John Griffiths, MD | Midwest Eye Care

Main line (402) 552-2020
Toll free (800) 231-2020

4353 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131

Dr. Griffiths retired from Midwest Eye Care in June 2008. Prior to his retirement, he was a specialist in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, cataract surgery and laser surgery. Born in Auburn, Nebraska, Dr. Griffiths completed his medical degree at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha. Following an internship at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, he completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Dr. Griffiths practiced as a solo practitioner from 1971 until 1987 when he merged his practice with Midwest Eye Care.

Additional training included a preceptorship in ophthalmic plastic surgery at Wilmer Institute in Baltimore and a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic surgery at Manhattan Eye and Ear Institute in New York. Dr. Griffiths was board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Curriculum Vitae
JOHN D. GRIFFITHS, M.D.
4353 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 552-2020

Education:
College: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1956-1959

Medical School: University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha, Doctor of Medicine, 1963

Internship: U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA, Rotating Internship, 1963-1964

Residency: University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha, Ophthalmology Residency, 1967-1970

Fellowship: Manhattan Eye and Ear, New York, Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Fellowship with Charles Iliff, M.D., 1970 - 1971

Board Certified: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1972

Medical Licensure:
Nebraska #11025
Iowa #25981

Employment History:
1987 – 2008
Shareholder, Midwest Eye Care, P.C. – fka Eye Physicians Omaha, L.L.C. Omaha, NE

1971 – 1986
Solo practitioner, John Griffiths, M.D., P.C.
Omaha, NE

1964 – 1967
General Medical Officer, U.S. Navy

Past Academic Appointments:
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Past Hospital Affiliations:
Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
NHS Clarkson Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Omaha
Alegent Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Past Memberships:
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Nebraska Medical Association
Metro Omaha Medical Society
Society of Byron Smith Fellows

Publications:
Induced Resolution of Orbital Hemangioma with Prednisone Therapy, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Vol. III, No. 3, August 1970.

Ocular Complications Following Maxillary Sinus Surgery, Transactions of the Committee Surgery of the Head and Neck, American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, pp. 41-42, 1970.

Optic Atrophy Following Caldwell-Luc Procedure, Transactions of American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Vol. 77, No. 1, Jan-Feb., p. 86, 1973.

Book Review, Lid Surgery, Current Concepts by Sydney A. Fox, M.D., Grune and Stratton, 1972, Transactions of American Academy of Ophthalmology, Vol. 77, No. 1, p. 86, 1973.

Nasal Catheter Use in Dacryocystorhinostomy, Journal of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 7 (3): 177-186, 1991.

Collar Button Catheter For Use in Dacryocystorhinostomy, Omaha Midwest Clinical Society, Scientific Exhibit, 1991.

Failed DCR – A New Approach in Management, Ocular Surgery News, Vol. 7, No. 8, p. 19, 1992.

Periorbital Malignant Tumor, Sixth Bi-annual Multispecialty Oculoplastic Surgery Symposium, September 25, 1992.

Lacrimal Excretory System, Collar Button Catheter in DCR, Sixth Bi-annual Multispecialty Oculoplastic Surgery Symposium, September 25, 1992.

External Dacryocystorhinostomy, Seventh Bi-annual Oculoplastic Surgery Symposium, September 16, 1994.

Dacryocystorhinostomy with the Griffiths Naso-lacrimal Catheter. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Annual Meeting October 20-21, 2000.

The Griffiths Nasolacrimal Catheter. Chapter 27 of The Lacrimal System: Diagnosis, Management and Surgery, edited by Cohen, A., Mercandetti, M., and Brazzo, B. Springer Science+-Business Media, 2006.

John Griffiths, MD