Our Ophthalmologists

A Florida native, Dr. Shoemaker gained early admission to medical school and received combined B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Florida. Accepted without the usual requirement of an internship, he then completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans. In 1983, Dr. Shoemaker founded Center for Sight, which is now acclaimed as one of the country’s finest eye care facilities.

Dr. Shoemaker is a “super specialist,” a doctor who devotes his entire practice to one discipline, in this case, cataract and lens replacement surgery. Dr. Shoemaker is singularly focused on delivering unsurpassed results and consequent to that commitment, he has performed over 100,000 cataract procedures, resulting in Center For Sight being ranked #1 in the U.S. for advanced lens surgery. Dr. Shoemaker utilizes state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care for each of his patients.

Dr. Shoemaker is board-certified by both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Eye Surgery and is consistently honored as one of America’s “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly Medical. He has been named a “Top Doctor” by U.S. News and World Report and is included on the Premier Surgeon 300, a list of the most influential eye surgeons in the United States. He was recently honored with the “Compassionate Doctor Award” due to the patient reviews he received on Vitals.com. Locally, Dr. Shoemaker was voted “Best Ophthalmologist” and received the “Greater Good” Award for his leadership of Mission Cataract, Center For Sight’s annual charitable event. In 2012, Dr. Shoemaker established the Center For Sight Foundation in order to continue his 30 year commitment of providing sight-saving surgeries to people with no means to pay through Mission Cataract. The Center For Sight Foundation provides over 100 free sight-saving cataract surgeries each year.

In addition to his leadership at Center For Sight, in 2019, Dr. Shoemaker founded US Eye, a management organization developed to expand the Center For Sight vertical delivery model across the nation. The mission of US Eye is to become the most admired brand in eye care. With Center For Sight at the organization’s core, the company has a strong foundation for growth and name recognition that speaks for itself. Through Center For Sight and now US Eye, Dr. Shoemaker continues to pave the way in the eye care industry — his lifelong passion.

Dr. Shoemaker is married with two grown children and a new addition, also named David. He and his wife, Yara, make their home in Sarasota, where he enjoys his favorite pastimes of reading, traveling and chasing an amazing ten year old everywhere he goes.

Location served: Sarasota

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Dr. Banker is a fellowship trained retina surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal disease and ocular oncology. He was the Valedictorian and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Georgetown University, where he completed his undergraduate degree. He was accepted early into medical school and attained his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, graduating Cum Laude. Dr. Banker remained in Washington D.C. to complete his internship at Washington Hospital Center and was selected to serve as the Chief Resident of the Ophthalmology Residency program at Georgetown University Hospital.

Dr. Banker completed his Surgical Retina Fellowship at the world-renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, FL; the number-one ranked eye hospital in the United States. While studying at Bascom, Dr. Banker performed extensive research on topics including retinal detachments, ocular trauma, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, macular degeneration and retinal diseases. Dr. Banker has comprehensive training in complex surgical cases, having practiced in a high volume environment with the nation’s leading surgeons at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

Dr. Banker is quite active in research and education in the Vitreoretinal field. He has authored several publications and presented research at over twenty national and international academic conferences on subjects such as macular holes, epiretinal membranes and retinal detachments. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work. Most recently, he was named a Retina Society Advocacy Ambassador, he was awarded a research travel grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), and received the “Resident Excellence Award” from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS). While at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Banker was a multi-year recipient of the prestigious “Patient Care Award,” an honor he was nominated for by patients and hospital staff members for excellence in patient care. He also served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown University Journal of Health Science.

Dr. Banker is a member of the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the Prevention of Blindness Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Outside of his involvement in professional organizations, he has volunteered his time and surgical expertise at the Agarwal Eye Hospital in India.

Dr. Banker resides in Sarasota, where he enjoys the outdoors, gardening and traveling in his free time.

Locations served: Sarasota, Venice, North Port, Englewood, University Park

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Dr. Berlie is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in LASIK and premium lens cataract surgery, utilizing state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care. He has been serving the Naples community for over 20 years. Dr. Berlie achieves superior visual outcomes for his cataract patients by utilizing the latest lens technology combined with state of the art equipment. His expertise in this area has led the Center For Sight Naples office to be recognized as the “Best Eye Center” in Naples, FL for the past 15 years. In addition to laser cataract surgery, Dr. Berlie performs vision correction procedures including All Laser LASIK, Epi-LASEK, Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) and Implantable Contact Lenses. He is also skilled in reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid surgery. He has been honored as one of America’s “Top Doctors” by the prestigious Top Doctors list, published annually by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.

Dr. Berlie completed his undergraduate training at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada and California State University of San Bernardino, where he received the California State University of San Bernardino Research Scholarship Award. He then attended Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, where he graduated Cum Laude, was elected as Class President, and received the Senior of the Year Award. He completed his internship in internal medicine also at Creighton University Medical Center.

Dr. Berlie continued his education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he completed his ophthalmology residency and received the awards of Chief Resident and the Resident of the Year Award. Dr. Berlie then went on to Saint Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City to complete his fellowship training in Oculoplastic and Aesthetic Laser Surgery.

Location served: Naples

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Dr. Brinnig is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract surgery and glaucoma management, utilizing state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care.

Dr. Brinnig received his Medical Degree from the University of California. Both his internship and residency in Ophthalmology were completed at the Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Brinnig also completed his Masters in Medical Management at the Heinz School Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. His Ph.D. is in physiological optics from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Brinnig was in private practice in California and the Northeast prior to moving to Florida.

Dr. Brinnig’s work has been published in several international publications including: the Annals of Internal Medicine, The American Journal of Ophthalmology and the British Journal of Ophthalmology; and has presented original research at the American Academy of Optometry. He has also been asked to lecture by the American College of Surgeons and the Barkan Eye Society.

Dr. Brinnig is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Florida Medical Association. He has been repeatedly selected as one of “America’s Top Ophthalmologists.”

He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish fluently and is conversant in German and Russian.

Location served: Naples

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Dr. Carter is a board-certified ophthalmologist with fellowship training in the specialty of Glaucoma.

Dr. Carter was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. She attended Georgia Tech, where she earned a degree in mechanical engineering. After college, Dr. Carter worked for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, where she contributed to patents on products ranging from baby diapers to surgeon’s gowns. During her time at Kimberly-Clark, she realized her passion was in medicine and returned to medical school at the University of South Florida, where she earned the honor of joining the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

Dr. Carter completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of South Florida, serving as Chief Resident. She completed an additional year of fellowship training in the specialty of glaucoma at the University of South Florida.

At Center For Sight, Dr. Carter treats general ophthalmology patients, in addition to glaucoma patients. She works closely with her glaucoma patients to develop an effective treatment plan to maintain and protect their eyesight. She feels that one of the most rewarding parts of her career is the opportunity to build long-term relationships with her patients; many of whom now feel like family.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her three children, her husband, Jason, and their many pets! She is passionate about healthy living and wellness. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Collier County Medical Society, and the Florida Society of Ophthalmology.

Location served: Naples

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Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D., F.A.C.S., is an ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery. She was born in Boston and grew up in Annapolis, MD, where she was the valedictorian of her high school class. She attended Cornell University as an undergraduate, graduating summa cum laude in mathematics with distinction in all subjects (top 5% of her class). She was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Mortar Board National Honor Societies. She was selected as a Presidential Scholar and received several research awards.

Dr. Davis completed her Doctor of Medicine degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, graduating first in her class. She completed four years of cardiac surgery residency at Johns Hopkins before changing specialties to ophthalmology. At Johns Hopkins, she also completed a two-year immunology research fellowship, being supported by an American Heart Association Fellowship Award and Stetler Research Award. For her ophthalmology residency, Dr. Davis attended Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School. She then received a HEED Ophthalmic Foundation Scholarship to complete subspecialty fellowship training in cornea, external disease, refractive surgery, and glaucoma at Minnesota
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Dr. Davis is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). She is actively involved in research and has been an investigator in numerous FDA clinical studies. She is also an instructor for surgery training courses. Dr. Davis has given numerous talks across the country and internationally and has been an invited speaker at many meetings. She has authored hundreds of articles and book chapters in the field of refractive, cataract, and cornea surgery. In her previous practice in Minnesota, she was listed as a Top Doctor in the Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine every year from 2015 until joining Center for Sight in 2025.

In her 25-year career, she has performed over 50,000 cataract surgeries, thousands of cornea surgeries including transplants, surgery for keratoconus and complex IOL procedures, and thousands of LASIK/PRK and therapeutic laser surgeries. She utilizes state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care at Center For Sight.

Locations served: Sarasota, Venice, University Park

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As a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, Dr. Kim is committed to delivering exceptional cataract and glaucoma care to Center For Sight patients. Dr. Kim brings the unrivaled combination of second-to-none medical training and extensive experience utilizing state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care.

As a native of the Pacific Northwest near Seattle, Dr. Kim graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. He went on to earn his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Returning to the University of Washington, he continued his education with an internship in medicine followed by a residency in ophthalmology.

Dr. Kim then joined the premier New York Eye & Ear Infirmary in New York City for a distinguished fellowship specializing in glaucoma. Dr. Kim is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Glaucoma Society, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has co-authored numerous research papers, most notably the consensus report on trabeculectomy for the Association of International Glaucoma Societies – guidelines published for all glaucoma surgeons worldwide. Dr. Kim serves on various advisory boards and is active in clinical research, where he is the principal investigator for new glaucoma therapies including novel medications, minimally or microinvasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS), and sustained released devices. Dr. Kim has been honored as one of America’s “Top Doctors” by the prestigious Top Doctors list published annually by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. He is a clinical assistant professor at Florida State University and has created a MIGS Center of Excellence at Center For Sight.

At Center For Sight, Dr. Kim performs Laser Cataract Surgery with lens replacement and individualized treatments for glaucoma. As a specialist, he is skilled in all MIGS procedures including iStent, Hydrus, and Xen, in addition to traditional procedures such as laser therapy, trabeculectomy, and tube shunts. Dr. Kim is committed to bringing his patients the best care via the latest medical advances by remaining on the leading edge of research and treatment.

Dr. Kim leads an active life in Sarasota with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys taking in a few rounds of golf and running.

Locations served: Sarasota, Venice

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Cole Milliken M.D. is an ophthalmic surgeon specializing in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (LASIK, PRK, ICL), Corneal Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, and Anterior Segment Reconstruction. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Clemson University where he graduated with honors prior to receiving his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed residency training at the Storm Eye Institute where he was selected to serve as Chief Resident for his final year. Dr. Milliken then went on to complete a fellowship in corneal, refractive, and complex anterior segment surgery at the prestigious Moran Eye Center, widely recognized as one of the premier surgical training programs in the country. Throughout his education and training, Dr. Milliken has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Scholar Award for interprofessional and academic achievement, as well as the Richard A. Saunders Award for Surgical Excellence and Promise in Surgical Teaching.

Dr. Milliken’s training includes premium and complex cataract surgery, advanced corneal transplantation techniques, minimally invasive glaucoma, and vision correction procedures, utilizing state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care. His broad surgical expertise allows him to tailor the latest technology to a range of eye diseases with the goal of achieving the best possible patient outcomes. Dr. Milliken is active in several professional committees and has presented his research on refractive technology and novel surgical techniques at conferences around the country. His research efforts aim to advance our understanding of the field while providing top-tier surgical eye care to residents of the Lowcountry.

We are thrilled to welcome Jordan Shoemaker, PA-C, to our Sarasota team!

Jordan is a Florida-licensed Physician Assistant who brings a wealth of experience and compassion to patient care. Jordan earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies with highest honors from South University in Tampa, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of South Florida. Before joining Center For Sight, she practiced inpatient Hematology/Oncology in Sarasota, where she built strong relationships with patients and their families, providing peace of mind through thoughtful, high-quality care.

At Center For Sight, Jordan operates the LENSAR Laser, enabling our surgeons to perform precise corneal incisions and efficiently fragment cataracts for optimal outcomes. She will also be offering dry eye treatments to patients in the near future. Jordan is an active member of the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants.

Jordan lives in Sarasota with her husband, Jedediah, and their several beloved “fur-children.” When she’s not caring for patients, she enjoys spending time with her family and traveling the world.

Please join us in giving Jordan a warm welcome to our team!

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Jitendra Swarup, M.D., is a board-certified ophthalmologist who has performed more than 70,000 cataract procedures during more than 30 years of surgical practice. After decades serving eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, where patients traveled significant distances to seek his expertise, he now brings that experience to Sarasota and surrounding communities.

Dr. Swarup’s career spans the evolution of modern cataract and refractive surgery, from early excimer laser technology to advanced robotic, laser-assisted cataract surgery and customizable lens implantation. His practice includes astigmatism correction, toric, multifocal, extended-depth-of-focus and Light Adjustable Lens technologies, LASIK and PRK. Experience across generations of technology gives him an unusually broad perspective on how different options perform in different eyes.

For most patients, the goal is clear, comfortable vision. Using advanced diagnostic testing, Dr. Swarup evaluates each eye’s health, anatomy, previous surgery, and other factors that may influence the result. He explains how lens options may affect distance and near vision, night driving, glare, visual quality, and the potential to reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses. Rather than defaulting to the newest technology, he selects the approach suited to each patient’s eyes, priorities, and lifestyle—from reading and driving to golf, boating, travel, and computer work.

His expertise extends to dense and complex cataracts, previous LASIK or PRK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, challenging anatomy, and other conditions that may affect lens selection, refractive targets, or visual quality. Dr. Swarup utilizes state-of-the-art laser technology, sophisticated automation, and AI-enabled surgical planning to deliver highly personalized vision care.

During his ophthalmology residency at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, where he served as Chief Resident, Dr. Swarup participated in early clinical work involving excimer laser technology during its FDA-approval era.

Dr. Swarup built and led Albemarle Eye Center, which developed under his leadership into a five-location comprehensive eye-care organization serving eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia. He later served as Regional Medical Director for US Eye’s North Carolina and Virginia region.

As founder and principal investigator of Albemarle Clinical Trials, he participated in prospective, randomized, multicenter and FDA-monitored research involving cataract surgery, advanced lenses, presbyopia, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and emerging ophthalmic technologies.

Today, Dr. Swarup combines exceptional surgical experience, advanced lens planning, complex-case expertise, clinical research, and physician leadership to provide state-of-the-art, individualized care. His goal in Sarasota is not simply to treat cataracts, but to help patients achieve the quality of vision needed to remain active, independent, and fully engaged in life.

Maureen Traina is a Florida-licensed Physician Assistant (PA-C) who currently serves as an ophthalmic PA at Center For Sight. Maureen earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Central Michigan University. Prior to her graduate schooling, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Albion College.

Prior to joining Center For Sight, Maureen practiced Urgent Care & Emergency medicine in Colorado. She has been a PA for 10 years and enjoys taking care of patients and forming strong relationships with them. At Center For Sight, Maureen operates the LENSAR Laser which allows the surgeon to create the optimal corneal incision and softly fragment your cataract in order to remove it in a more efficient manner. Maureen will also be providing dry eye treatments to patients.

She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and is proud to be one of very few physician assistants that work in Ophthalmology.

Maureen lives in Sarasota with her husband, Chris, and their three children Cora, Cayman and Magnolia. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, going to the beach, reading, baking and riding her Peloton.

Location served: Sarasota

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