Corey William Waldman has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine, summa cum laude from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.

He is to begin his residency in ophthalmologic surgery at the Krieger Eye Institute at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Md., which is an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Corey attended Shawnee Mission East High School and is the son of Kathy and Steve Waldman.