Steven R. Cohen, M.D.
Work History
2015 - Present:
- Retina Associates, LLC
8600 Quivira Road
Lenexa, KS 66215 - Retina Associates, LLC
6201 College Boulevard
Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66211 - Retina Associates. LLC
4100 North Mulberry Drive
Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64116 - Retina Associates, LLC
6001 SW 6th Avenue
Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66615 - Retina Associates, LLC
3400 W 10th Street
Sedalia, MO 65301 - Retina Associates, LLC
100 NE Missouri Road
Suite 203
Lee's Summit, MO 64086
2013 - 2015
- Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship - University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor MI
2010 - 2013
- Ophthalmology Residency - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Chief Resident, 2012-2013
2009 - 2010
- Transitional Year Internship - Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL
2003 - 2009
- Doctor of Medicine, May 2009 summa cum laude
- Bachelor of Liberal Arts, May 2009 summa cum laude
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
- Doctor of Medicine, May 2009 summa cum laude
- Bachelor of Liberal Arts, May 2009 summa cum laude
Licensure
- Missouri State License
- Kansas State License
- Michigan State License
Certifications
- American Board of Ophthalmology
Honors and Awards
- Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching by a Fellow, 2015
- Mary Bass Boenker Scholar Award for Excellence in Research, 2013
- Outstanding Achievement in Annual Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program Exam, 2011 and 2012
- Thomas R. Hamilton, M.D. Memorial Award for Excellence in Microbiology, 2009
- Thomas R. Hamilton, M.D. Memorial Award for Excellence in Pathology, 2009
- St. Louis Friends of UMKC School of Medicine Basic Science Award, 2009
- UMKC School of Medicine Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Medical Education, 2009
- Junior Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA), 2008
- Ratilal S. Shah Medical Scholarship - awarded by UMKC-SOM to a student who shows strong clinical interest in Ophthalmology, 2007 and 2008
- School of Medicine Alumni Association Scholarship, 2007
- American College of Physicians Clinical Skills Award - awarded by Missouri ACP chapter to the top student in Clinical Skills at each Missouri allopathic medical school, 2005
Organizations and Societies
- The American Society of Retina Specialists, 2014-present
- The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2012-2014
- American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010-present
- Texas Medical Association, 2010-2013
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2008-present
- Student President, Missouri Delta Chapter 2008-2009
- American College of Physicians, 2006-2009
- Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network 2017-present
- Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
- Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Journal Club
- Kansas Medical Society
- Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Board of Directors, 2019 - present
Publications
- Ozgonul C, Dedania VS, Cohen SR, Besirli CG: Scleral Surgery for Uveal Effusion, Retina 2017;37:1977-83.
- Ghodasra DH, Fante R, Gardner TW, Langue M, Niziol LM, Besirli C, Cohen SR, Dedania VS, Demirci H, Jayasundera KT, Johnson MW, Kalyani PS, Rao RC, Zacks DN, Sundstrom JM: Safety and Feasibility of Quantitative Multiplexed Cytokine Analysis From Office-Based Vitreous Aspiration, Invest Ophthal Vis Sci 2016;57(7):3017-23.
- Trese MGJ, Cohen SR, Besirli CG: Recovery of Outer Retina in Acute Idiopathic Blind Spot Enlargement (AIBSE), Am J Ophthalmol Case Reports 2016;1:13-16.
- Rao RC, Cohen SR, Mian SI. Silicone Oil Retention Sutures for Retinal Detachment Repair Following Traumatic Aniridia, Aphakia, and Ruptured Globe. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015;133(9)e151433
- Singer MA, Cohen SR, Groth SL, Porbandarwalla S: Comparing Bevacizumab and Ranibizumab for Initial Reduction of Central Macular Thickness in Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusions. Clin Ophthalmol 2013;7:1377-83.
- Singer MA, Groth SA, Sponsel WE, Herro A, Pollard J, Cohen SR, Cohen JH. Association of OCT Angle Recess Width With IOP Response After Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection, Retina 2013;33:282-6.
Book Chapters
- Cohen SR, Gardner TW; Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema, In: Nguyen DQ, Rodrigues EB, Farah ME, Mieler WF, Do DV (eds): Retinal Pharmacotherapeutics. Dev Ophthalmol. Basel, Karger 2015;55:137-146
- Cohen SR, Johnson DA; Systemic Therapy, In: Zwaan J, ed. Decision Making in Ophthalmology: An Algorithmic Approach. Philadelphia, PA: Jaypee Publishers; 2014.
- Cohen SR, Johnson DA; Local Ocular Therapy, In: Zwaan J, ed. Decision Making in Ophthalmology: An Algorithmic Approach. Philadelphia, PA: Jaypee Publishers; 2014.
Abstracts & Research Presentations
- May 2015. Cohen SR, Trese MGJ, Besirli CG; Surgical Management of Uveal Effusion Syndrome: A 10-Year Institutional Review, Platform presentation at: University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center Annual Research Day, Ann Arbor, MI
- June 2014. Cohen SR, Boynton GE, Besirli CG, Woodward MA, Newman-Casey PA; Hand-Held Non-Mydriatic Digital Fundus Imaging for the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy, Platform presentation at: University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center Annual Research Day, Ann Arbor, MI.
- May 2014. Cohen SR, Boynton GE, Besirli CG, Woodward MA, Newman-Casey PA; Hand-Held Non-Mydriatic Digital Fundus Imaging for the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy, Poster presented at: Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology/International Society for Imagine in the Eye Imaging Conference. Orlando, FL.
- May 2014. Shif, O, Pazandak A, Cohen SR, Jardeleza MS; Ocular Trauma in South Texas: Establishing an Open Globe Registry, Poster presented at: Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Orlando, FL
- April 2013. Cohen SR, Jardeleza MS; Ocular Trauma in South Texas: Establishing an Open Globe Registry, Platform presentation at: Annual Alamo City Ophthalmology Clinical Conference. San Antonio, TX.
- April 2013. Cohen SR, Schallenberg BP, Scribbick FW, Johnson DA, Fry CL; Paucibacillary Tuberculosis Presenting as Multiple Ocular Adnexal Masses in a U.S. Teenager, Poster presented at: 3rd Texas Tuberculosis Research Symposium. San Antonio, TX.
- May 2012. Singer, MA, Groth SA, Sponsel WE, Herro A, Pollard J. Cohen SR, Cohen JH; Association of OCT Angle Recess Width with IOP Response After Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection, Poster presented at: Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- May 2012. Cohen SR, Abedi G, Wooten JP; Understanding Diabetic Eye Disease: A Survey of a South Texas Diabetic Patient Population, Poster presented at: Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- April 2012. Cohen SR, Abedi G, Wooten JP; Understanding Diabetic Eye Disease: A Survey of a South Texas Diabetic Patient Population, Platform presentation at: Annual Alamo City Ophthalmology Clinical Conference, San Antonio, TX.
- Hericks AJ,Cohen SR, Asaithambi G, Molteni A, Herndon BL; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Thrombomodulin Involvement in the Process of Pleurodesis, Abstract publisher for Top 5 Best Posters. Chest 2007;132:662