Dr. Ellis specializes in refractive surgery and he has performed over 33,000 LASIK procedures. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Missouri and completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He received additional training in LASIK surgery at the Emory Vision Correction Center in Atlanta. His research includes publications on corneal surgery and computerized corneal mapping and he has lectured on LASIK surgery at training programs.

Dr. Ellis is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is board-certified in LASIK surgery by the American Board of Eye Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Missouri Society of Eye Physicians, and the Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology. He has been certified by the Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance (2004) and was listed in the Guide to America's Top Ophthalmologists (2003). He has received the Physician's Recognition Award from the American Medical Association (2005) and the Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Ophthalmology (2002).