Peter J. Whitted, MD, JD

Dr. Whitted was elected as an at-large member of the Board of Trustees in 2008. He is a specialist in external ocular disease, anterior segment, cataract and laser surgery, glaucoma and LASIK/vision correction surgery. A native of Omaha, he received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln. Dr. Whitted went on to earn a medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Following a pathology internship at the University of Colorado College of Medicine in Denver, Dr. Whitted completed his ophthalmology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Cullen Eye Institute, Houston. Dr. Whitted joined Midwest Eye Care in 1984.

Dr. Whitted serves as a clinical instructor at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, the chief of surgery for a metro area hospital and the medical director of the Nebraska Lions Eye Bank. He is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the Nebraska Bar Association. He currently serves as treasurer of the Metro Omaha Medical Society and is past president of the Nebraska Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Whitted provides surgical services each year for Mission Cataract USA and also provides volunteer services to Hope Medical Outreach Coalition, Indian Chicano Health Center and Prevent Blindness Nebraska.