Robert Westbrook Butner

Background

Butner, Robert Westbrook was born on July 5, 1942 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. Son of Wendell Boise and Helen Salkeld Butner.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Rice U., 1964; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1968.

Career

Intern, Charity Hospital (Tulane), New Orleans, 1968-1969; resident ophthalmology, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1972-1975; fellow in retinal surgery, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1975-1976; clinical instructor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1977-1983; clinical assistant professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1983-1992; clinical associate professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1992; private practice ophthalmology, Houston, since 1977.

Achievements

• Robert Westbrook Butner has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmic surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Colonel United States Army, 1969-1972, 91. Fellow American College of Surgeons, International College Surgeons, American Academy Ophthalmology. Member American Medical Association, International Society Geography Ophthalmology, Special Forces Association, Texas Ophthalmological Association, Texas Medical Association, Houston Ophthalmological Society, Harris County Med.Soc., Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: running, mountaineering, pistol shooting.

Connections

Married Mary Carol Steib, August 20, 1966.

Father:

Wendell Boise Butner

Mother:

Helen Salkeld Butner

Spouse:

Mary Carol Steib