Woodford Van Meter received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn in 1979. He completed a residency at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. in 1983. He completed a fellowship at Robert W. Woodruff Health Science Center of Emory University, Atlanta in 1984. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Honors and awards:
Council, American Ophthalmological Society 2013
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Lifetime Achievement Award 2013
Fellow, Cornea Society
Board of Directors, Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) 2008
2010 Recipient, Paton Award, EBAA
Visiting Faculty, ORBIS International, 1986 - 2010
Consultant, FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel 1996-2004

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