The road to becoming a hand surgeon can be long. Dr. Eaton spent seventeen years in training after high school, working toward the goal of becoming a hand surgeon. This included an estimated 36,000 hours of in-hospital work before beginning practice.
  

1972 - 1976

College: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Degree: BS, Physics
Activities: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Stipe Society of Scholars, Sigma Pi Sigma Honorary Physics Society

1976 - 1980

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Degree: MD
Activities: Medical School Class President; Oncology Research, Plastic Surgery research

1980 - 1985

General Surgery Residency: Boston University
Boston, MA
Degree: Full General Surgery Residency
Activities: Residency Council Representative; Winner, Residency in-service examinations.

1985 - 1987

Plastic Surgery Residency: New York University, New York, NY
Degree: Full Plastic Surgery residency
Activities: Hand Skin Kinematics research

1987 - 1988

Hand Surgery Fellowship: New York University, New York, NY
Degree: Full Hand Surgery Fellowship
Activities: First Prize:  Clinical Science Category, NYU Plastic Surgery Research Competition

1988 - 89

Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship: Microsurgery Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Degree: Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship
Activities: Comprehensive hand surgery and microsurgery training, Microsurgery research