Michael Halsted, MD | Midwest Eye Care

Main line (402) 552-2020
Toll free (800) 231-2020

4353 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131

Dr. Halsted is a specialist in corneal transplantation, cataract surgery and diseases of the cornea and anterior segment. Born in Lansing, Michigan, Dr. Halsted was raised in Omaha and received a bachelor of arts degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha. Dr. Halsted completed an internship and ophthalmology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Additional training has included a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Halsted joined Midwest Eye Care in 1989.

Dr. Halsted is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a clinical instructor at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and also serves as a instructor for the Clarkson Family Practice residency program. He currently serves as the managing shareholder for Midwest Eye Care. Dr. Halsted volunteers his services for the Hope Medical Outreach Coalition, Mission Cataract and the National Eye Care Project.

Dr. Halsted was elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 1996 to 2000 and 2007 to 2010. The Best Doctors in America® list is created through surveys of thousands of doctors, and less than four percent of American doctors make the list each year.

Curriculum Vitae
MICHAEL A. HALSTED, M.D.
4353 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 552-2020

Education:
College: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, 1976-1980

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Doctor of Medicine, 1980-1984

Internship: Flexible Internship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; Parkland Memorial Hospital and Affiliated Hospitals, Dallas TX, 1984-1985

Residency: Residency in Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; Parkland Memorial Hospital and Affiliated Hospitals, Dallas TX, 1985-1988

Fellowship: Fellowship in Ophthalmology/Cornea and External Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; Parkland Memorial Hospital and Affiliated Hospitals, Dallas TX, 1988-1989

Board Certified: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1990

Medical Licensure:
Iowa #27166
Nebraska #16730

Employment History:
July 1989 – Present
Shareholder, Midwest Eye Care, P.C. – fka Eye Physicians Omaha, L.L.C. Omaha, NE

Academic Appointments:
Assistant Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1988-1989

Clinical Instructor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Omaha, NE, 1989 - Present

Hospital Affiliations:
Alegent Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Alegent Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
Clarinda Municipal Hospital, Clarinda, IA
Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
NHS Clarkson Memorial Hospital, Omaha, NE
Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, Shenandoah, IA
NHS University Hospital, Omaha, NE

Memberships:
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Nebraska Medical Association
Metropolitan Omaha Medical Society
American Medical Association
Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Publications/Research:
Halsted, M.A., and McCulley, J.P.: “Seborrheic Blepharitis” in Current Ocular Therapy3, Fraunfelder, F. and Roy, F., 1990, pp. 322-324.

Halsted, M.A., and McCulley, J.P.: Postoperative Endophthalmitis Secondary to Proprionibacterium Acnes for Cooper Vision/Cilco Research and Development, November, 1988.

Michael Halsted, MD