Bradford J. Shingleton, MD, earned his bachelor of arts at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  He received his medical degree with honors from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Scholastic Honorary Society.  He completed his residency in ophthalmology through Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, Massachusetts.  Following residency training, Dr. Shingleton was awarded a Heed Foundation Fellowship in cataract, glaucoma and anterior segment surgery at the same institution and served one year as a consultant for the worldwide outreach programs of the International Eye Foundation.

Dr. Shingleton is a board certified Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has received the society's Honor Award and Senior Achievement Award.  He has served as President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).  As past Chairman of the Glaucoma Clinical Committee for ASCRS and as a member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, he has instructed thousands of ophthalmologists on how best to perform cataract, glaucoma and laser surgery.  He has coauthored two major textbooks and has written more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and chapters; he is an innovator in developing CD-ROM teaching programs for cataracts and glaucoma.  He also serves as team ophthalmologist for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, New England Patriots and New England Revolution.  Dr. Shingleton has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America.  Boston Magazine recognized him as one of the top ophthalmologists in the city, and Dr. Shingleton is included in Who's Who in America.