Our Staff Cares About You!

Our doctors at Piedmont Eye Center care about you and the health of your unique eyes. You can feel confident and cared for when you walk into our office. Take a moment to meet our doctors and review their experience and expertise.

Darin Bowers, MD

Elizenda Ceballos, MD

Saxton Moss, MD

Gene T. Moss Jr., MD

Golnaz Javey, MD

James Paauw, MD

Dr. Joshua Barbosa

Joshua Barbosa, MD

Alex Johnson, DO

Kevin Jackson, DO

Our Founder

Dr. Remo A. Latano, founder of Piedmont Eye Center

Dr. Lotano | Founder Emeritus

As founder emeritus of Piedmont Eye Center, Remo Lotano, MD provided medical eye care to Central Virginia for over 30 years and retired in June 2007. His extensive credentials include degrees from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and Albany College of Pharmacy, as well as a rotating internship completed at Albany Medical College. Dr. Lotano completed residency training in ophthalmology at McGuires Veterans Hospital at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.  

Dr. Remo Lotano, who passed away on June 26, 2026. His kindness, leadership, and unwavering dedication to caring for others laid the foundation for the practice we are so proud to be part of today.
We are deeply grateful for the legacy he leaves behind and will continue to honor his vision by providing the compassionate, patient-centered care he believed everyone deserved.
More than five decades ago, Dr. Lotano opened the first Piedmont Eye Center office in the Allied Arts Building in downtown Lynchburg, beginning a journey that would impact countless patients and families throughout our community.
As we reflect on his life and legacy, we invite you to watch the short video below from our 50th anniversary celebration: