Jess Whitson, MD

Professor
Ophthalmology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

jess.whitson@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipEmory University Hospital, Glaucoma (1992)
ResidencyUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Ophthalmology (1991)
FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Ophthalmology (1988)
InternshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Internal Medicine (1987)
Medical SchoolJohns Hopkins University (1986)

Research Interests

Acanthamoeba Keratitis and glaucoma
Drugs to treat glaucoma
Hereditary features of glaucoma

Honors/Awards

Consumers’ Research Council of America

America’s Top Ophthalmologists (2011)

Texas Monthly Magazine

Super Doctors (2011)

Who’s Who

Executives and Professionals (2011)

Best Doctors in America

Board of Directors

Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology, 2011-2014

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Glaucoma Society

Diplomat, American Board of Ophthalmology

European Glaucoma Society

Fellow, American College of Surgeons