LASIK Surgeon Dr. Mark Whitten Joins St. Mary’s Hospital

St. Mary’s Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Mark Whitten to its medical staff and Eye Physicians of St. Mary’s practice in Charlotte Hall, Md. Dr. Whitten, a board-certified ophthalmologist and one of the first eye surgeons in the United States to perform the groundbreaking LASIK surgery, will provide patients with the latest in vision correction procedures, featuring state-of-the-art LASIK, cataract and implant lens surgery, as well as general ophthalmology consultations.

Dr. Whitten has more than 30 years of eye care and surgical experience and is one of only three surgeons in the country to have performed more than 100,000 LASIK procedures — an outpatient procedure to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism using a laser to reshape the patient’s cornea. As a resident of St. Mary’s County, he will now bring the very latest in technique and technology for high quality vision correction to the Southern Maryland
area.

Sports figures, celebrities and government officials have all chosen Dr. Whitten as their eye surgeon. He has performed surgery on six golf Masters Champions, including Tiger Woods, as well as hundreds of other golf professionals like Maryland native Fred Funk.

Currently, Dr. Whitten serves as a clinical instructor for VISX (technology used for laser surgery), where he teaches surgical techniques to ophthalmologists across the nation. He is a former council member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and previously served as chairman of the board of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. He is a recipient of several national awards and was recognized by VISX as being one of the top 10 surgeons in laser vision correction. He has received national recognition and has appeared on various television shows including NBC’s “Today” and programs on The Golf Channel

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Whitten, call Eye Physicians of St. Mary’s at (301) 290-5915. Eye Physicians of St. Mary’s is located at 37767 Market Drive at the St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center at Charlotte Hall.