Dr. Timothy Root is a practicing ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon in Daytona Beach, Florida. He began cartooning while an undergraduate at Yale University, and continued his medical illustration while earning his medical degree at Columbia University.

He can be found online at www.TimRoot.com

Dr. Root has published several medical textbooks, including the popular “OphthoBook” which is available for free online and has been downloaded by 300-thousand visitors over the past decade. His video lectures are available on YouTube and have been watched over four-million times … making him one of the most popular eye lecturers in the world.

He is now transitioning into middle-grade and young adult science fiction writing.