Dr. Hater, a native Cincinnatian, attended University of Cincinnati, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Honors Program with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He then entered University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree then completed a year of Internship. Dr. Hater entered his Residency at Indiana University Department of Ophthalmology and subsequently went on to a year of Fellowship training in Louisville, Kentucky specializing in cornea, external eye disease, and refractive surgery. He joined Cincinnati Eye Institute (CEI) in 1998.