David Stager MD, FAAP, FACS

David Stager grew up in Dallas and attended St. Mark’s School of Texas before graduating from Southern Methodist University Phi Beta Kappa and Cum Laude. He studied European history in Oxford, Spain and Paris before completing his medical degree and residency in Ophthalmology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He pursued a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Children’s National Medical Center, Washington D.C. under the tutelage of Dr. Marshall M. Parks–the founder of Pediatric Ophthalmology. Dr. Stager, Jr. is Board Certified in Ophthalmology.

Dr. Stager, Jr. has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Retina Foundation of the Southwest and continues to work closely with the nonprofit eye research institute. He has served as a Past President and continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Lighthouse for Christ Mission which operates a charity ophthalmology hospital in Mombasa, Kenya. Dr. Stager has served on multiple committees of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus including the Vision Screening Committee and the International Affairs Committee. Dr. Stager, Jr. also serves on the Board of Directors of Dallas Services which operates a school and vision clinic for underprivileged children in Dallas. He also has previously served on the International Affairs Committee for the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.