Dr. Stewart Shofner attended medical school at the University of Virginia, served his residency at Yale University, and was a corneal fellow at Louisiana State University (one of the world's premiere schools of ophthalmology). While at LSU, Dr. Shofner assisted in the treatment of the first fully-sighted laser surgery patients in the United States.

As a cornea specialist, Dr. Shofner has performed over 35,000 LASIK surgeries and other refractive procedures, as well as cataract extractions and cornea transplants. He also provides general and emergency eye care and is experienced in Surgical Reversal of Presbyopia (SRP).

Dr. Shofner is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Ophthalmology, the Catroviejo Society, the Nashville Academy of Medicine, Tennessee Medical Association, and the American Medical Association.