Robert J. Applebaum, MD, MBA, began his undergraduate education at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, then transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy with a specialization in health policy. He then completed a combined MD and MBA program at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Dr. Applebaum completed a one-year transitional internship at the Virginia Tech University Carilion School of Medicine and an ophthalmology residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Following his residency, Dr. Applebaum completed a fellowship in oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the J. Justin Older Eyelid Institute in Tampa.