Ophthalmologist Bill graduated from UMKC with honors and went onto St. Louis University to get his medical degree. His residency was at Brooke Army Medical Center. He also spent a year on fellowship at Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, doing ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. He became Chief. Oculoplastics Division at Brooke Army Medical Center in 1992. He has been a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at several universities, including Harvard and University of Texas.
He has published 37 scientific articles and co-authored seven book chapters. He has taken leadership roles in providing free eye care to indigent people in Haiti. For 7 years, Dr. White has organized a group of doctors, nurses, and surgical techs to travel to Haiti to provide medical and surgical eye care where no such services have every existed.
Dr. White raised funds from across the United States to acquire property in Haiti to build an eye care clinic. He continues to serve at the clinic. Bill is married to Lisa, and they have 3 grown sons. He and Lisa live in Lee's Summit, MO.
