Michael R. Willman, D.O.
CURRENT AFFILIATION
Partner at Waynesborough Ophthalmology in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Comprehensive ophthalmologist with a concentration in glaucoma, fellowship
trained in medical and surgical glaucoma management.
Professional interests include: cataract, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, ocular imaging, intraocular anti-VEGF therapies, and age related macular degeneration.
PERSONAL DATA
Phone: 919-222-5500
Place of Birth: Farmington, MI
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING
1997 Medical and Surgical Glaucoma Fellowship Kentucky Lions Eye Research Institute
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Louisville, School of Medicine
Louisville, KY
1996 Ophthalmology Residency Tulsa Regional Medical Center Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Tulsa, OK
1994 Basic and Clinical Science Course in Ophthalmology Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
1993 Transitional Year/Osteopathic Internship Tulsa Regional Medical Center
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Tulsa, OK
EDUCATION
1992 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (A.T. Still University) Kirksville, MO
1988 Bachelor of Arts in Zoology University of Texas
Austin, TX
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
2013 Chair, Department of Surgery Wayne Memorial Hospital Goldsboro, NC
2012 Vice Chair, Department of Surgery Wayne Memorial Hospital
Goldsboro, NC
2002-present Staff Physician, Department of Surgery Wayne Memorial Hospital
Goldsboro, NC
1997-2001 Staff Physician, Department of Surgery-Ophthalmology Service Northeast Regional Medical Center
Kirksville, MO
1996-1997 Staff Physician, Department of Surgery-Ophthalmology Service Veterans Administration Medical Center
Louisville, KY
1993-1996 Resident Physician, Department of Ophthalmology (Chief Resident 1995-1996)
Oklahoma State University Tulsa Regional Medical Center Tulsa, OK
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
2000-2002 Northeast Missouri Rural Health Network Kirksville, MO
1998-2002 Heartland Healthcare IPA Kirksville, MO
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT
2009 Conjunctival Ring Forceps (S-WIL-K5-121808) Katena Instruments
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2013 Assistant Professor
Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine Buies Creek, NC
1997-2000 Assistant Professor
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (A.T. Still University) Kirksville, MO
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
2013-present Ophthalmology Course Instructor
Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine Buies Creek, NC
1998-2001 Ophthalmology Course Instructor
Course Director, Laurence I. Miller, D.O.
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (A.T. Still University) Kirksville, MO
1997-2001 Preceptor, Student Clinical Education (third and fourth year) Department of Ophthalmology,
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (A.T. Still University) Kirksville, MO
1996-1997 Resident Outpatient Clinic/Surgery Preceptor Department of Surgery-Ophthalmology Service Veterans Administration Medical Center
Louisville, KY
1996 Instructor, Resident Glaucoma Course,
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
AWARDS AND HONORS
1995 Nikon Resident Case of the Month Award Ophthalmology Times
1995 Mead Johnson Fellowship Grant National Osteopathic Foundation 1990 Elected to Sigma Sigma Phi
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
1997 American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Certificate: #0621, Issued: 5/6/1997
1993 National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Certificate: #22146, Issued: 7/1/1993
CURRENT MEDICAL LICENSURE
2002 North Carolina #2002-0302 Issued: 3/20/2002 Expiration: 1/20/2015 2001 Texas #L3190 Issued: 12/7/2001 Expiration: 11/30/2014
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2002 North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons 2002 North Carolina Medical Society
2002 Wayne County Medical Society
1992 American Academy of Ophthalmology
1992 American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 1992 American Osteopathic Association
1992 Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association
CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY 2013 Speaker, Wayne County Diabetic Support Group
Goldsboro, North Carolina
2012 Donor, Junior Women’s Scholarship Program Goldsboro, North Carolina
2011 Member, Young Life Committee Goldsboro, North Carolina
2008 Member, Stoney Creek Baptist Church Goldsboro, North Carolina
2002 Member, Garris Chapel UMC La Grange, North Carolina
1998 Founder, “Vision for the Future” Scholarship Program Kirksville, Missouri
1998 Member, Rotary International Kirksville, Missouri
1997 Member, Lions Club Kirkville, Missouri
1992 Life Member, University of Texas, Alumni Association Austin, Texas
1992 Member, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Tulsa, Oklahoma
RESEARCH GRANTS
1995 National Osteopathic Foundation
Mead-Johnson Fellowship Grant Recipient
“Comparative Electroretinographic and Visual Evoked Potential Measurements in Kittens With Monocular Induced Strabismic, Anisometropic, Deprivational, and Organic Amblyopia.”
Oklahoma State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine Tulsa, Oklahoma
PUBLISHED ARTICLES, POSTERS, ABSTRACTS
AS Khouri, MR Willman, RD Fechtner, TJ Zimmerman. 5-Fluorouracil in primary combined glaucoma surgery. [Letter] Ophthalmology. 1997; 104 (10):1527-1528. RD Fechtner, G Gamero, MR Willman. Nerve fiber layer examination in glaucoma. Mediguide to Ophthalmology. 1997; 7(2):1-6.
AS Khouri, RD Fechtner, TJ Zimmerman, MR Willman. Latanaprost: a new approach to the treatment of glaucoma. Today’s Therapeutic Trends. 1997;114(4):225-240. MR Willman, AS Khouri, RD Fechtner. When and how to use glaucoma drainage implants. Rev Ophthalmol. 1997;(1):123-126.
MR Willman, RD Fechtner, AS Khouri, TJ Zimmerman. Latanoprost is additive to multiple medical therapy, including cholinergic agents. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. [Abstract] 1997;38(4):S280. (Poster presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)
AS Khouri, RD Fechtner, MR Willman, TJ Zimmerman. Additivity of Latanaprost to beta blockers and topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
[Abstract] 1997;39(4):S281. (Poster presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology)
MR Willman. Acute proptosis in an intensive care patient. Journ American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
1997;9(1):22-23
MR Willman, JH Galusha. Case report: Iatrogenic splitting of the anterior capsule during capsulorrhexis. Journ American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. 1997;9(1):40.
WE Finn and MR Willman. Comparative Electroretinograms in Surgically Induced Amblyopic Kittens. [Abstract] JAOA 1996;969(9):562.
MK Willman, AW Jacobs, JL Mayhew, MR Willman, CB Thompson. Comprehensive sports medicine for adolescent athletes: the Kirksville high school athletic fitness program. Journal of Osteopathic Sports Medicine. 1990;4(3):3-10. (Poster presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Osteopathic Association)
SELECT PRESENTATIONS
Emergency Treatment and Management of the Eye. ROME Southeast Meeting. American Osteopathic Association. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, April 2014. Diabetic Retinopathy for Primary Care Physicians. Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association. Sandestin, Florida, July 2012.
Diabetic Retinopathy. Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association. Sandestin, Florida, July 2010.
Glaucoma Surgical Techniques. Panel Discussion. Duke University Glaucoma Symposium. Durham, North Carolina, September 2006.
Common Ophthalmic Problems Seen in Family Practice. North Carolina Association of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. Asheville, North Carolina, October 2004.
Red Eye. North Carolina Association of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. Carolina Beach, North Carolina, October 2003.
Ocular Sports Injuries: Field diagnosis and treatment. Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, March 20, 2001.
Ocular Considerations of Steroids. Invited speaker, Missouri Association of Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, May 30, 1998.
Current Trends in Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management. Invited speaker, Northeast Missouri Optometric Association, Macon, Missouri, November 6, 1997.
Ocular Pharmacology for Ophthalmic Technicians. Invited Lecturer, University of Louisville, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Ophthalmic Technician S.T.E.P. Program, Louisville, Kentucky, March 13, 1997.
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. Invited speaker, University of Louisville, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Resident Didactic Session, Louisville, Kentucky, October 25, 1996.
Common Ophthalmological Problems. Invited lecturer, Oklahoma State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Second Year Medical Student Pathology Class, Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 15, 1996.
RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES (FELLOWSHIP TRAINING)
1997: Principal Investigator: Fechtner R. Secondary Investigators: Khouri A, Willman M. A Two Year, Multicenter, Triple-masked, Parallel Group Comparison of the Effect of Betaxalol HCL 0.25% and Timolol Maleate 0.5% on Progression of Visual Field Loss and Optic Nerve Head Morphology in Patients with Open Angle Glaucoma. University of Louisville, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
1997: Principal Investigator: Fechtner R. Secondary Investigators: Khouri A, Willman M. A Parallel, Randomized, Double-masked, Active Controlled, Multiclinic Study ComparingThe Tolerability and Efficacy of 2.0% Dorzolamide Ophthalmic Solution and Orally Administered Acetazolamide in patients with Ocular Hypertension or Glaucoma being treated. University of Louisville, Merck & Co., Inc.
1997: Principal Investigators: Fechtner R. Secondary Investigators: Khouri A, Shrader R, Willman M, Zimmerman T. Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. University of Louisville, National Eye Institute.
1997: Principal Investigator: Fechtner R. Secondary Investigators: Gamero G, Khouri A, Robinson M, Willman M, Zimmerman T. Latanoprost Compassionate Treatment Use Program. University of Louisville, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.
1997: Principal Investigators: Zimmerman T, Fechtner R. Secondary Investigators: Gamero G, John G, Khouri A, Nemeth G, Robinson M, Willman M. A Controlled, Randomized, Double-masked, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of Dorzolamide Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution 2% in the Prophylaxis of Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Anterior Segment Laser Surgery. University of Louisville, Merck & Co., Inc.
1997: Principal Investigator: Fechtner R. Secondary Investigators: Khouri A, Willman M. A Controlled, Randomized, Masked-Observer, Two-Period, Crossover Study Comparing the Tolerability and Impact on Daily Life of 0.5% Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Gel-Forming Solution q.d. vs 0.5% Timolol Maleate Solution b.i.d. in
Patients with Open Angle Glaucoma Or Ocular Hypertension. University of Louisville, Merck & Co., Inc.
1995: Principal Investigator: MR Willman Sponsoring Investigators: WE Finn, AL Priester. Comparative Electroretinographic and Visual Evoked Potential Measurements in Kittens With Monocular Induced Strabismic, Anisometropic, Deprivational, and
Organic Amblyopia Oklahoma State University, National Osteopathic Foundation, Mead-Johnson, Inc.
References
Leon Herndon, MD
Duke University Eye Center DUMC 3802 Durham, NC 27710 Office: (919) 684-6611 Cell: (919) 624-0141 [email protected] Sushant Sinha, DO
Decatur Eye Center (Retired) 646 W. Pershing Decatur, IL 62525 Home: (271) 423-1740 Cell: (217) 620-9455 [email protected] Anthony Economou, DO
Ophthalmology Consultants of Tulsa 2929 East 101st Place
Tulsa, OK 74137 Cell: (918) 688-0622
Albert Khouri, MD, Assistant Professor Rutgers University
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Doctors Office Center, Suite 6100
90 Bergen Street Newark, NJ 07103 Phone: (973) 972-2036 Cell: (848) 248-8485 [email protected]