Dr. Whitted is a specialist in external ocular disease, anterior segment, 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 is a member of the credentialing committee and an executive advisory committee for a metro area hospital, and acts as a physician representative on the Board of Directors for COPIC, a regional malpractice insurer. He recently completed a 20-year tenure as medical director of the Nebraska Lions Eye Bank, and is a former chief of medical staff at the Nebraska Medical Center. He is the past president of the Metro Omaha Medical Society and of the Nebraska Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Whitted is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association. 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 2017. 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, MD, JD
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
Nebraska
Missouri
Corporate Board:
Colorado Physicians Insurance Company (COPIC), 2006 – present, Audit Committee; Co-chair Compensation Committee
Academic Appointments:
2010 – Present – Adjunct Clinical Professor – University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
1986 – 2010 – 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 Creighton Health System Center, Omaha, NE
The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
Memberships and Positions:
University of Nebraska Foundation
Trustee, 2002 – present
Board of Directors, 2005 – 2009
Nominating Committee, 2005 – 2007
Chairman Elect, 2010-2011
Chairman of the Board, 2012-2013
Metro Omaha Medical Society
Nebraska Medical Association Executive Board/MOMS, 2006-2007 Representative
President, 2004
Board of Directors, 1995 – present
The Nebraska Medical Center
Chief of Staff, 2008 – 2009
Vice Chief of Staff, 2005 – 2007
Credentials Committee Co-Chairman, 1995 – present
Chairman Department of Surgery – Clarkson Hospital, 1996
Nebraska Lions Eye Bank
Medical Director, 1990-2011
Board of Directors, 1990-2011
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Board of Directors, 2002-present
Voices for Children Board of Directors
Board Member, 2001-2004
Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Executive Committee Member, 2004-2011
Legislative Committee Chairman, 2004-present
President, 1991-1992
Counselor to AAO – 1998-2004
Nebraska Medical Association
Delegate/Alternate House of Delegates, 1988-present
Head of the Professional Liability Committee, 2002-2005
Nebraska Medical Association BOD, 2006-present
Professional Liability Committee, 2000- present
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Board of Trustees, 2008-2011
Congressional Advocacy Committee-Chairman, Secretary, 2001-2007
Residency and Fellowship Review Committee, 1988-1992
Prevent Blindness of Nebraska
Board of Directors, 1990-2000
Chairman of Board of Directors, 1990-1991
Operation Eyeglasses Program, Volunteer Ophthalmologist, 1989-2012
Siena-Frances House
Board of Directors, 1995-1998
Mission Cataract
Mission Cataract-Volunteer Surgeon, 1996-present
Medical Mission Trips
Project Orbis (InternationalFlyingEyeCenter) Qindao, China—Volunteer, 1992 Teaching Surgeon
Dominican Republic-Volunteer Doctor, 2000, 2007
Publications/Research:
“Corneal Endothelial Changes After Argon Laser Iridotomy.” Smith, Whitted; American Journal of Ophthalmology, 98:153-6, 1984
Primary investigator, Phase III Asthma and Lens Opacification, XRP1525B-3027, Aventis Pharm. Corp., 2003
Honors:
Class Vice-president, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 1976-1979
President of Student Body, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1977
Student Regent, University of Nebraska, 1977
Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1999
Best Doctors National List, Best Doctors in America, 1996 – 2012
Champion of Hope, One World Health Clinic, 2005
Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
Leadership and Service Award, Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, 2008
Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009
