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 – Present

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

Academic Appointments:

Present – Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Hospital Affiliations:

Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE

NHS Clarkson Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE

Children’s Memorial Hospital, Omaha

Alegent Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, NE

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.