Upcoming Events
VECCS - Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society
- San Antonio, TX
- September 11-15, 2010
- Booth #602
Southwest Veterinary Symposium
- Fort Worth, TX
- September 24-26, 2010
- Booth # 454
Veterinary Specialty Consultants - Ophthalmology
Nicholas J. Millichamp BVetMed, PhD, DVOphthal, MRCVS
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Dr. Nicholas Millichamp graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1978. After working in small animal practice, he joined Dr. Keith Barnett at the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, and Dr. Geoffrey Arden, at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London England and spent three years involved in doctoral research on inherited retinal degeneration (progressive retinal atrophy) and retinal surgery in dogs.
He then spent 3 years at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida with Dr. Kirk Gelatt and completed a residency in comparative ophthalmology. Dr. Millichamp completed the certification examinations of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1985 and the Diploma of Veterinary Ophthalmology examination of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1986. He was elected as a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2004.
Dr. Millichamp has been a staff ophthalmologist at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and faculty member in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies at Texas A&M University since 1986. His clinical and research interests focus on ocular surgery, cataract surgery in the horse, ophthalmic telemedicine, and ocular disease in exotic species.
He consults regularly for Central Texas Veterinary Ophthalmology in Austin and Houston Texas. Dr. Millichamp has participated in various official activities with the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in the past two years.
He is married to Dr. Joan Dziezyc and has two teenage daughters and several animals. His interest include music, swimming and herpetology.