G. MICHAEL ATKINSON, M.D.

Ophthalmologist - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Unit - Chief Resident 2003-2004
University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Unit - Ophthalmology Resident 2001-2004
University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Unit - Transitional Year Resident 2000-2001
University of Mississippi Medical Center - MD 2000
University of Mississippi - BA, Magna Cum Laude, Biological Sciences and English 1995

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Green Eye Institute - Hattiesburg, MS 2004-2018

MEMBERSHIPS

American Board of Ophthalmology - Board Certification Active Through 2026
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Mississippi State Medical Association
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure - Active
Staff Physician, Merit Health Wesley Hospital

ELLIOTT BROWNING, M.D.

Board Certified Glaucoma Specialist - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Browning is returning back to his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi after completing residency and fellowship training. He is excited to be closer to family and friends and to provide care for patients in Mississippi. Dr. Browning specializes in surgical and medical management of glaucoma along with premium laser cataract surgery, and general comprehensive exams.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Florida Eye Specialists- Jacksonville, FL- Glaucoma fellowship 2022-23

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill- Residency in Ophthalmology 2018-22

University of Mississippi School of Medicine 2014-18

Auburn University 2010-14

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Dr. Browning graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University and cum laude from University of Mississippi School of Medicine finishing in the top 5 of his class. While in medical school, he was the recipient of the Billy S. Guyton Scholarship and Douglas Wills Memorial Scholarship, as well as inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He has participated in a mission trip to Malawi, Africa prior to medical school and aspires to provide ophthalmic and surgical care on future mission trips around the world. He had poster presentations at notable ophthalmology conferences including ASCRS in 2021 and SOE in Prague, Czech Republic 2023.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

American Glaucoma Society

MARK G. KOSKO, M.D.

Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kosko grew up in Greenwood, Mississippi where he learned to love ophthalmology from a young age through observing his father (Dr. Paul I. Kosko, M.D.) who practiced ophthalmology in Mississippi and loved and served his patients selflessly for nearly 40 years. Dr. Mark Kosko’s wife Susan is from Knoxville, TN and is a physical therapist and former Division 1 collegiate soccer player. They are the proud parents of two boys and two girls and are active members of Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church in Ridgeland.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Callahan Eye Hospital, Fellowship Training in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery 2015
University of Tennessee’s Hamilton Eye Institute, Residency in Ophthalmology 2014
University of Mississippi School of Medicine 2010
The University of Mississippi 2006

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Dr. Kosko is passionate about cataract surgery and lens implant exchange surgery. He is also a glaucoma specialist and performs minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. He is always trying to learn more to bring better and safer treatments to his patients. Dr. Kosko was the first surgeon in Mississippi to implant the XEN® Gel Stent, the first surgeon in Mississippi to perform ABiC® (Ab interno Canaloplasty), the first surgeon in Mississippi to perform the Hydrus® Microstent procedure, and the first surgeon in Mississippi certified in the HumanOptics® CUSTOMFLEX® ARTIFICIALIRIS procedure. Dr. Kosko also performs the GATT procedure (Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy), iStent Inject® procedures, glaucoma laser surgeries such as SLT (Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty) and MicroPulse® laser trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation (mTSCPC), trabeculectomy, and glaucoma shunt surgery.

Cataract surgery remains Dr. Kosko's favorite surgery to perform. While in residency at the Hamilton Eye Institute, Dr. Kosko received extensive training and experience in cataract surgery. Dr. Kosko also completed a fellowship at Callahan Eye Hospital/UAB, widely regarded as one of the highest volume fellowships in the country for cataract and glaucoma surgery. In the years since completing training, Dr. Kosko has performed thousands of additional cataract and glaucoma procedures and has significant experience with laser-assisted cataract surgery and premium intraocular lenses to decrease his patients’ dependence on glasses, using the RxSIGHT® Light Adjustable Lens™, toric/astigmatism-correcting lenses, multifocal lenses (Alcon® PanOptix® and TECNIS® multifocal implants such as Synergy®), and Extended Depth of Focus/EDOF lenses (Vivity® and Symfony® implants), as well as combining such advanced cataract surgery techniques with minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries to help decrease his patients’ dependence on eye drops.

Dr. Kosko has a deep passion for intraocular lens exchange surgery for patients who have had previous cataract surgery and are unhappy with (or have had complications from) their current intraocular lens implant (the implant placed at the time of their previous/original cataract surgery). Dr. Kosko has significant experience with the Yamane intrascleral haptic fixation technique in complex lens implant surgery. These and several of his other surgical videos are viewable on his YouTube channel:

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Dr. Kosko graduated in the top 10 of his medical school class and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (“AOA”) medical honor society and has been “Board Certified” by the American Board of Ophthalmology since 2015. He has participated in ophthalmic medical mission work in Kenya and the Dominican Republic and is trained in the MSICS procedure (manual small incision cataract surgery), which is used to remove advanced cataracts in third world countries where modern instrumentation is not readily available. While he feels privileged to have the MSICS procedure in his skill set, Dr. Kosko is immensely grateful to operate in Jackson Eye Associates' surgery center where the surgeons use the most state-of-the-art ophthalmic microscopes, lasers (such as the LenSx® femtosecond laser cataract surgery laser), and phacoemulsification (cataract) machines available in the world today.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
American Glaucoma Society

ROBERT A. MALLETTE, M.D.

Corneal Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Mallette specializes in corneal surgery, LASIK refractive surgery, and cataracts, as well as pediatric vision care and adult eye muscle conditions.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Vanderbilt University
Millsaps College
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, M.D.
University Medical Center, internship
University Medical Center, residency
Millsaps College, M.B.A.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Wilmer Institute, John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland

MEMBERSHIPS

Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Stabismus
Mississippi State Medical Association
Mississippi Eye Ear Nose and Throat Association
Jackson Ophthalmology Society

CHARLES D. MCGUFFEY, M.D.

Cornea Surgeon, LASIK - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Mississippi State University, BS, Biological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude

Mississippi College, MS, Biomedical Sciences

University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Allopathy

University of Tennessee at Memphis, Resident - Ophthalmology

Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma University, Fellow - Cornea

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Dr.  McGuffey is focused primarily on Cornea, Cataract, and Secondary Lenses. He serves patients with Astigmatism, Blepharitis, Blindness, Cataracts, Chalazion, Corneal Disease, Corneal Ulcer, Diabetic Retinopathy, Dry Eyes, Eye Floaters, Farsightedness, Glaucoma, Herpes of the Eye, Hypertropia, Keratitis, Keratoconus, LASIK, Macular Degeneration, Nearsightedness, Presbyopia, Scleritis, Stye, Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Ocular Trauma,  Complex Cataract Surgery, Secondary IOL Implantation, Fuch’s Dystrophy, Premium Cataract Surgery, and Ocular Surface Disease

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

JOHN H. MCVEY, M.D.

Pediatric Vision Care and Eyelid Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. McVey specializes in pediatric vision care, adult muscle conditions, and reconstructive and plastic surgery of the eyelids and orbit.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Mississippi, B.A.
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, M.D.
University Medical Center, internship
University Medical Center, pre-residency in Neuro-Ophthalmology
University Medical Center, residency in Basic Ophthalmology

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus

DENISE E. PHILLIPS, M.D.

General Ophthalmologist - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Phillips' practice area includes comprehensive eye exams, cataract and glaucoma care, pediatrics exams, and contact lenses.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of MS Medical Center, MD
University of MS Medical Center, Resident
University of CA School of Medicine, Fellowship-Dermatology
University of MS Medical Center, Resident-Ophthalmology

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Staff Physician, Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of MS
Private Practice, Jackson MS

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology
MS Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Jackson Ophthalmology Society
Central MS Medical Association
MS State Medical Association

PHILIP C. SMITH, M.D.

Cataract and LASIK Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Smith specializes in cataract surgery, diseases/surgery of the eyes, and LASIK refractive surgery.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, M.D.
University of Roanoke, internship
Parkland Memorial Hospital, residency

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology
Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American Medical Association

TAYLOR F. SMITH, M.D.

General Ophthalmologist and Cataract Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Mississippi, B.A.
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, M.D.
University Medical Center, residency, Chief Ophthalmology Resident

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Mississippi State Medical Association

Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

KENNETH P. TOLER, JR., M.D.

Cataract and LASIK Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Toler specializes in cataract surgery, diseases/surgery of the eyes, and LASIK refractive surgery.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Mississippi, B.A.
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, M.D.
University Medical Center, internship
University Medical Center, residency, Chief Ophthalmology Resident

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association

CURTIS D. WHITTINGTON, M.D.

Cataract Surgeon - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Whittington specializes in cataract surgery and diseases/surgery of the eyes.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Louisiana Tech, B.S.
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, M.D.
University Medical Center, internship
University Medical Center, residency, Chief Ophthalmology Resident

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology
Jackson Ophthalmologic Society
Refractive Surgery Interest Group
American Medical Association
Mississippi State Medical Association
Mississippi Eye Ear Nose and Throat Association

ALEX C. WHITTINGTON, M.D.

Comprehensive Eye Exams, Cataract Surgery, Eyelid Surgery - Madison, MS

BIOGRAPHY

Raised in a rural farming community outside of Yazoo City, MS. Attended Millsaps College but transferred to the University of Mississippi where he received a degree in Biochemistry. Before medical school, Dr. Whittington received a master’s degree in biomedical science from the University of Mississippi Medical Center where he attended medical school. I completed my internship at the University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health in Columbia, SC. After internship, He completed an Ophthalmology residency at West Virginia University Eye Institute in Morgantown, WV and subsequently spent a year as Chief Resident of Ocular and Facial Trauma at West Virginia University Eye Institute. Married for twelve years to wife, Nancy, originally from Natchez, MS and they parent two boys.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Chief Resident - Ocular and Facial Trauma, West Virginia University 2016-2017
Residency in Ophthalmology, West Virginia University 2013-2016
Preliminary Residency Year, Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, University of South Carolina 2012-2013
University of Mississippi, M.D. 2008-2012
University of Mississippi, M.S., Biomedical Sciences 2006-2008
University of Mississippi, B.A., Biochemistry 2004-2006
Millsaps College 2001-2004

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics, Research assistant 2007-2011
Ross Construction, Construction worker Summers 2001-2002

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology, Member since 2013
West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Member since 2013