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Christopher L Shelby MD

Physician · Willis-Knighton Medical Center

Physician at Willis-Knighton Medical Center. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.7M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

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Reported as Physician of Willis-Knighton Medical Center, based in Shreveport, LA.
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Received $1.7M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Christopher L.

Shelby is an ophthalmologist and founder of Willis Knighton Eye Institute in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he specializes in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, and dry eye treatment. He was the first surgeon in Louisiana to be certified using the LenSx femtosecond laser for cataract surgery and developed the IExaminer technology for retinal imaging via iPhone.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, he has served as Surgical Instructor at Overton Brooks Veterans' Administration Medical Center since 2003 and trains residents in ophthalmology.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2003–present (Overton Brooks instructor; Eye Institute founder/lead)
Education
  • Texas A&M (undergraduate)
  • LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport (MD)

Affiliations

Organizations

Willis-Knighton Medical Center Physician · $1.2B revenue · Shreveport, LATO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.7Mreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Christopher L Shelby MD

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Christopher L Shelby MD 1 organization · Shreveport, LAEye Semaritans International

Network

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$2.1M
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$2.0M
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Physician · FY2024
$2.0M
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Physician · FY2023
$1.9M
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Physician · FY2024
$1.9M
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Physician · FY2024
$1.8M
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Physician · FY2022
$1.8M
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Physician · FY2022
$1.7M
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Physician · FY2020
$1.7M
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Physician · FY2021
$1.6M
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Physician · FY2020
$1.4M
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Physician · FY2019
$1.4M

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org