Ranjan P. Malhotra, MD, FACS was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was raised in Sunset Hills, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City, enrolling in their accelerated 6-year Bachelor's/Medical Degree Program, graduating with honors in 1995. He completed his internship at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, followed by a move to Dallas, Texas to complete his residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center. After successfully completing residency, Dr. Malhotra chose to further specialize in Cornea/External Disease and Refractive Surgery. He earned a fellowship position at the Dean McGee Eye Institute in Oklahoma City in 2000. He is board-certified in the field of Ophthalmology.