Dr. David Shiple comes to Ophthalmic Consultants of Vermont from his position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester. Prior to his professorship, Dr. Shiple completed his undergraduate studies in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. While working as a structural engineer, Dr. Shiple realized that a career in medicine was his calling enrolling at the University of Vermont to complete his premedical studies. He earned his medical doctorate from The Ohio State College of Medicine where he graduated Cum Laude and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. After completing his ophthalmology residency at the University of Virginia, he continued with fellowship training in cornea and external disease from the University of Rochester.

In addition to cataract surgery, Dr. Shiple has experience with management of corneal dystrophies, the care and treatment of inflammatory, neoplastic, and infectious diseases of the cornea.  As a corneal specialist, Dr. Shiple offers many corneal surgeries including Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, and penetrating keratoplasty, pterygium excision, conjunctival surgery, superficial keratectomy, and collagen cross-linking.

Dr. Shiple appreciates the opportunity to earn your trust and confidence.