Dr. Waltman grew up in Richland, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at LSU-New Orleans at Charity Hospital. He completed fellowships at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston in External Disease, and Touro Infirmary, New Orleans in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery. He practices at the Kirkland office. He is married and has five children.