Alexander D. Blandford, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist with a focus in oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Blandford completed a two-year fellowship approved by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. While a fellow at the Cleveland Clinic, he was awarded the Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award and the Knights Templar Research Award by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Dr. Blandford completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Florida, where he served as chief resident and was elected Resident of the Year. Dr. Blandford attended the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in his native Lexington, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and received the Clinical Translational Science research grant.