Travis Frazier, MD

Battalion Surgeon with 1st Special Forces Group

• Served from 2001-2003
• During this time, he was deployed to multiple countries and enjoyed jumping out of perfectly good airplanes and running humanitarian missions.

Served as an Ophthalmology Program Director, Chief, Department of Surgery, and finally as the Deputy Commander for Surgical Services.

Ophthalmology Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army

• He was responsible for implementing and updating processes to improve eye care in the military. As a leader, he embraces the tenets of a High-Reliability Organization that focuses on quality, safety, and efficiency.
• As a practicing ophthalmologist and faculty, Dr. Frazier performed thousands of procedures including routine and complex cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, and glaucoma and refractive lasers and surgery. He is constantly looking for ways to optimize outcomes and improve himself and the practice.

US Army – Colonel

• Retired after 26 years in the US Army in May 2022

Undergraduate: Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX

Medical Degree: Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

• During this time, he finished in the top 10% of his class and was inducted into the Medical Honor Society, AOA

Internship: Madigan Army Medical Center
Residency: Ophthalmology, Madigan Army Medical Center

• He was recognized as the Best Resident in a 3 or 4-year program.

Fellowship: Glaucoma, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute

• Served as the Chief of Ophthalmology at Ft. Belvoir before returning to Madigan Army Medical Center in the great Pacific Northwest in 2009