Dr. Waltz is a board certified ophthalmologist. He limits his practice to the medical and surgical management of eye problems. Dr. Waltz graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in 1981, and completed two years of extra training at Southern College of Optometry in 1983. He received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College, with Honors, in 1987 and then completed a one-year medical internship at Vanderbilt University in 1988.

Dr. Waltz completed a three-year residency in ophthalmology at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 1991. He was selected for a prestigious Oculoplastic Fellowship at Wayne State University to receive specialized training in surgery of the eyelids, orbits, and tear ducts. Dr. Waltz completed his formal medical training in 1992, eighteen years after he graduated from high school.

Following his training, Dr. Waltz became a full-time Assistant Professor of Surgery at Southern Illinois University. He taught surgery of the eyes, eyelids, orbits and tear ducts, including cosmetic surgery. He also co-authored a textbook on surgery of the tear ducts and eyelids with Frank Nesi, MD.