We are very excited to welcome Ernest Puckett, MD to our practice!
Dr Puckett grew up in Texas and completed his undergraduate training in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas in Austin. He then went on to attend medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where he was inducted into the alpha omega alpha honor society and graduated at the top of his class. After discovering his passion for ophthalmology he moved west to begin his residency training in ophthalmology at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute. During his time here he was the residency representative for the program education committee and received the senior resident teaching award. After graduating he stayed on for another year to complete his glaucoma fellowship also at UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute.
Dr Puckett specializes in cataract surgery and treatment of glaucoma. He offers advanced cataract lens options including astigmatism correcting and presbyopia correcting lenses. He is well versed in traditional glaucoma surgeries including trabeculectomy and tube shunts along with new and innovative minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries.
Dr Puckett and his wife have come to love the nature in the Pacific Northwest. In his free time he likes to bike and go camping with his family.