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Dr. Maverick is a fifth generation native of San Antonio, having returned to his home after many years of Ophthalmolgy and Refractive Surgery training.
In 1992, Dr. Maverick, graduated with honors from Alamo Heights High School then attended the University of Notre Dame where he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Sciences. While at Notre Dame he also acted as Sports Director at WVFI Radio announcing Notre Dame sports and hosting a sports talk show.
Dr. Maverick attended The University of Texas Medical School in Houston where his interest in Ophthalmology began. Thumbing through a faculty directory he found a physician with shared interests in the optics of the eye. He called this physician, by the name of Jack Holladay, who, unknown to Dr. Maverick, is a world-renowned authority in optics and refraction. Dr. Holladay invited this audacious first year medical student to join his research team, which spawned several important publications and Dr. Maverick's fascination with Ophthalmology and the optics of the eye.
Upon graduation from medical school, he fulfilled a medical internship at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Saint Louis, where he completed specialty rotations in Emergency Medicine, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Neuro-imaging and Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Maverick was honored to be accepted into the prestigous Ophthalmology Residency at Washington University in St. Louis, which consistently ranks in the top ten programs for eye care and training, and in the top two institutions for eye research.
During his residency training he presented or published original research on:
-Intraocular lens calculations in children
-Safety of refractive surgery/Lasik in scuba divers (Received ARVO award)
-Bioterrorism and the eye
-Corneal mapping and the effect of intraocular pressure
-New chemotherapies for ocular pemphagoid
Dr. Maverick was then invited for specialty training in the Corneal, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Washington University. He was asked to join the clinical faculty as an instructor and also ran the Cornea Clinic at the Veterans Hospital in Saint Louis.
He was a pioneer in bringing the latest advancement in corneal transplantation (DSEK or DLEK) to San Antonio and South Texas. He was the first and still most experienced surgeon in the area performing this breakthrough corneal surgery. He worked with the San Antonio Eye Bank and Tissue Banks International to greatly improve the quality of the donor tissues involved in the procedure.
He is board certified by the American Association of Ophthalmology and continues his interests in optics, advanced intraocular lenses, corneal transplantation, and Lasik.
A note on “maverick”
Pronunciation: 'mav-rik
Function: noun
Etymology: Samuel A. Maverick died 1870 American pioneer who did not brand his calves
1 : an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf
2 : an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
(from Merriam-Webster online)
The modern day term “maverick” is derived from Dr. Maverick’s great-great-great grandfather, Samuel Maverick.
Certifications
Verisyse Lens 2005
Visian ICL 2006
Intralase FS Laser 2005
Allegretto Wave Laser 2005
VISX S4 and all Upgrades 2004
Hansatome Microkeratome 2004
Recent Publications
Aureobasidium pullulans Fungal Keratitis Following LASEK. Journal of Refractive Surgery Vol. 23 No. 7 September 2007.
| Maria J. Canizares, MD; David I. Smith, MD; Michael S. Conners, MD; Kenneth J. Maverick, MD; Michael P. Heffernan, MD. Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:1457-1461 |
| Holladay JT, Maverick KJ. Relationship of the actual thick intraocular lens optic to the thin lens equivalent. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998; 126: 339-47. |
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