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

4353 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131
Peter Whitted, MD, JD
Dr. Whitted is a specialist in external ocular disease, anterior segment, cataract and laser surgery, glaucoma and LASIK/vision correction surgery. A native of Omaha, he received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln. Dr. Whitted went on to earn a medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Following a pathology internship at the University of Colorado College of Medicine in Denver, Dr. Whitted completed his ophthalmology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Cullen Eye Institute, Houston. Dr. Whitted joined Midwest Eye Care in 1984.

Dr. Whitted serves as clinical instructor at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, member of the credentialing committee for a metro area hospital, and medical director of the Nebraska Lions Eye Bank. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association. He is the past president of the Metro Omaha Medical Society and of the Nebraska Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Whitted provides surgical services each year for Mission Cataract USA, and also provides volunteer services to Hope Medical Outreach Coalition, One World Health Center and Prevent Blindness Nebraska. He has served as a board member for Prevent Blindness Nebraska, Sienna Francis House, Voices for Children, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He was named to the Board of Directors of the University of Nebraska Foundation in 2005, and also serves as a Trustee for the Foundation.

Dr. Whitted has been elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 1996 to 2000 and 2007 to 2010. The Best Doctors in America® list is created through surveys of thousands of doctors, and less than four percent of American doctors make the list each year. Dr. Whitted is one of just two Omaha-area ophthalmologists to be included on the list since its inception in 1996.

Curriculum Vitae
PETER J. WHITTED, M.D.
4353 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 552-2020

Education:
College: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Bachelor of Arts, 1972

Law School: University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Juris Doctor, 1975

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Doctor of Medicine, 1979

Internship: University of Colorado College of Medicine, Denver, Internship in Patholgy, 1979-1980

Preceptorship: Filkins, Meissner, Madson & Durrie, Omaha, Ophthalmology, 1980-1981

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine – Cullen Eye Institute, Houston, Ophthalmology, 1981-1984

Postgraduate Business School: Canedy Institute for Medical Executives – University of Nebraska Omaha, 1997

Board Certified: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1986

Medical Licensure:
Iowa #24785
Nebraska #15524
Missouri #R2F93

Employment History:
July 1984 – Present
Shareholder, Midwest Eye Care, P.C. – fka Eye Physicians Omaha, L.L.C. Omaha, NE

Academic Appointments:
1986 – Present – Clinical Instructor, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology

1983 – 1984 – Assistant Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology

1975 – 1976 – Graduate Assistant, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Student Affairs

Hospital Affiliations:
Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital, Missouri Valley, IA
Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
Jenny Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE

Memberships and Positions:
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Congresssional Advocacy Committee, 1990-present
Residency and Fellow Education Committe, 1989-1991
AAO Council
  • Alternate Councilor, 1990-1996
  • Councilor, 1996-2002
  • Chairman, Heartland Region, 1990-2000
  • Chairman, Credential Committee, 1997-1998

    Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
    President, 1991
    Executive Committee, 1986-present
    Legislative Chairman, 1986-1989 Annual Meeting Program Chair, 1986

    Nebraska Medical Association
    Professional Liability Committee Chairman, 2001-present
    House of Delegates, Greater Omaha

    Metro Omaha Medical Society
    President, 2004
    Secretary/Treasurer, 2000-2002
    Executive Committee, 2000-present
    Board of Directors, 1994-present

    Nebraska Lions Eye Bank
    Medical Director, 1990-present

    Nebraska Medical Center
    Credential Committee Co-Chairman, 2000-present
    Surgery Department Chairman, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, 1996-1997

    National Society to Prevent Blindness
    President, Nebraska Affiliate, 1989-1991
    Medical Advisory Committee, 1987-Present
    Board Member, 1987-Present

    Nebraska Bar Association

    American Medical Association

    American Society of Cataract and Refraction Surgery

    Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 1996 - 2005

    Publications/Research:
    “Corneal Endothelial Changes After Argon Laser Iridotomy.” Smith, Whitted; American Journal of Opthalmology, 98:153-6, 1984

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    Peter Whitted, MD, JD
    Peter Whitted, MD, JD