Our Surgeons

Professional & Caring Eye Surgeons

The doctors at Tupelo Eye Clinic are all residency trained eye surgeons. They are continually being educated and trained in the latest advancements in technology, treatments, and equipment, assuring that the care you receive is based on the most up-to-date practices and techniques. We provided information about each of our doctors below.

William Brawner, M.D., F.A.C.S

Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology

Undergraduate Degree
  • Bachelor of Science Biology
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • University of Mississippi
Medical School
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Internship
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Ophthalmology Residency
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Board Certification
  • Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Post-Graduate Recognition
  • Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Professional Membership
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Mississippi State Medical Association
  • Northeast Mississippi Medical Society
  • Mississippi Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Association
Hospital Staff
  • Attending Physician and Surgeon, North Mississippi Medical Center
  • Current Ophthalmology Section Leader, NMMC
  • Surgeon, North Mississippi Surgery Center
  • Consulting Physician Booneville Baptist Memorial Hospital
  • Clinical Advisor, Family Medicine Residency Program, NMMC
  • Volunteer Staff, Good Samaritan Free Clinic, Tupelo
  • Executive Committee, North Mississippi Surgery Center
Current Medical Licensure
  • State of Mississippi
  • State of Tennessee

Lee Walker, M.D.

Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology

Undergraduate Degree
  • Bachelor of Science in Math with a minor in Physics Cum Laude
  • Mississippi College
Medical School
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Internship
  • Internal Medicine
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Ophthalmology Residency
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Hospital Staff
  • Attending Physician and Surgeon, North Mississippi Medical Center
  • Surgeon, North Mississippi Surgery Center
Research and Publications
  • Ophthalmic Outcomes Following Ocular Fireworks Injury.
  • 2011 With Kimberly Crowder MD and Jennifer Oakley MD
  • Validating Contrast Sensitivity Test: Clear Chart 2.0 vs. Pelli-Robson Contrast Sensitivity Test.
  • 2013 With Heather Hancock, MD, and Noah Landy, MS
  • Validation of electronic contrast sensitivity Testing vs. Physical Chart testing in Retinal Disease.
  • 2014 With Heather Hancock, MD, and William Replogle, PhD

Ashley N. Pickering, M.D.

Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology

Dr. Ashley Horn Pickering is a native of Belmont, MS. She treats eye diseases and disorders including cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases, macular degeneration, trauma, diabetic retinopathy and more. She performs many types of surgery including cataract surgery, laser cataract surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and several laser procedures. She joins Dr. William Brawner and Lee Walker at the clinic and is on the medical staff at North Mississippi Medical Center.


Dr. Pickering earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Mississippi State University in Starkville in 2014 and her medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson in 2018. She completed residency training in ophthalmology at Louisiana State University in Shreveport in 2022.


Dr. Pickering is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Schedule an appointment with our professional and caring eye doctors. Call us at 662-844-7211 in Tupelo, MS.

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