David Letbetter, M.D.

Internship Residency

• Ophthalmology,University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2011

Internship

• Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2008

Education

• M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 2007
• M.S., Bioengineering, Clemson University, 1999
• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Central Florida, 1995

Certifications

• Board Certified in Ophthalmology 2013
• Florida Medical License
• Colorado Medical License

Professional Membership

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Research And Publications

• Letbetter D.,Surgical Outcomes After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty: Comparison Studies of Intraocular Pressure, Haze, and Anterior Chamber Angles. Resident Research Presentation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, June 2011.
• Letbetter D, Espana E, Huang B. Donor Cell Density, Haze, and Graft Detachment After DSEK:Is There a Correlation?Poster Presentation, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,May 2010.
• Shah S, Bachrach N, Spear S, Letbetter D, Stone R, Dhir R, LaFramboise W. Cutaneous Wound Analysis Using Hyperspectral Imaging, Biotechniques. 2003 Feb; 34(2):408-13.
• Petrosko P, Mankarious S, Letbetter D, Spear S, LaFramboise W. Three Dimensional Myoblast-TisseelBiocomposites, Poster Presentation, Plastic Surgery Research Council, May 2000.
• Massia S, Stark J, Letbetter D. Surface-Immobilized Dextran Limits Cell Adhesion and Spreading,Biomaterials; vol.21; pages 2253-2261, Nov. 2000
• Letbetter D,Massia S, Lickfield G. ABiomaterial Surface Modification Using Dextran for Improved Biocompatibility,Transactions of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, vol. 26, p.505, Apr 1998.