After graduating from Duke University School of Medicine, he completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Iowa. He was in private practice in Missouri before turning to the University of Iowa where he serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at the Iowa City Veterans Medical Center and a member of the Comprehensive and Cataract Services at the University of Iowa. Dr. Oetting has served as the the Editor of EyeNet Morning Rounds for a decade. He has a strong interest in developing educational materials for residents and physicians. His current research focus is studying how young physicians use the internet. Dr. Oetting is an editor for EyeNet Morning Rounds, EyeRounds, and eyeOrbit.