Dr. Cohen CURRICULUM VITAE

Steven R. Cohen, M.D.
 

WORK HISTORY

September 2015-Present:

• Retina Associates, LLC
  Santa Fe Medical Building
  9301 West 74th Street
  Suite 210
  Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
• 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
  3700 West 10th Street
  Suite 101
  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