Dr. Sullivan is a graduate of Brown University where he received both his A.B. and M.M.S. degrees. He continued his medical education at Harvard University where he received his MD degree, completed his internship, and did his ophthalmology residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Dr. Sullivan founded Eye Health in 1977 and opened the Greater New Bedford SurgiCenter in 1986. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Outpatient Opthalmic Surgery Society, the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, the Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and the New England Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Sullivan has been an innovative ophthalmic microsurgeon for over 32 years. He was the first to perform intraocular lens implantation and phacoemulsification in Southeastern Massachusetts. In addition, he opened the first ambulatory laser and ophthalmic center in Southeastern Massachusetts. He has performed over 12,000 eye surgical procedures during this period, including cataract and LASIK surgery.