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Comprehensive

James Bedrick, MD
Bonnie Germain, MD
Emily Graubart, MD
Xiaoqin Alexa Lu, MD
April Maa, MD
Jacquelyn O'Banion, MD, MSc
Jill Wells, MD

Cataract, Cornea & External Diseases

Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH
Yousuf Khalifa, MD
John Kim, MD
Priyanka Sood, MD
Praneetha Thulasi, MD

Contact Lens (Specialty)

Rebecca Emiah, OD
Boris Severinsky, OD

Genetics

Nieraj Jain, MD

Glaucoma

Allen D. Beck, MD
Anastasios Costarides, MD, PhD
Bonnie Germain, MD
Jeremy Jones, MD
W. Brad Wainright, MD

Global Ophthalmology

Colin Beckwith, MS
Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH
Farah Gulaid, OD
Andrew Hendrick, MD
Yousuf Khalifa, MD
Jacquelyn O’Banion, MD
Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO
Kelsey Moody, OD, FAAO
Prethy Rao, MD, MPH
Rachel Shah, MD
Jessica Shantha, MD
Natalie Weil, MD
Steve Yeh, MD

LASIK & Refractive Surgery

Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH
John Kim, MD
Priyanka Sood, MD
Praneetha Thulasi, MD

Low Vision

Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO
Kenneth Rosengren, OD, FAAO

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Valerie Biousse, MD
Kannan Narayana, MD, MBBS
Nancy Newman, MD
Jason Peragallo, MD

Ocular Oncology and Pathology

Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA
G. Baker Hubbard III, MD
Jill Wells, MD

Oculoplastics

Adam de la Garza, MD
Hee Joon Kim, MD
Ted Wojno, MD

Optometry & Optical Center

Fulya Anderson, OD
Mary Carlton, OD
Drake DeVos, OD
Rebecca Emiah, OD
Farah Gulaid, OD
Elaime Hernandez, OD
Andrea G Hill, OD
Petra Jo, OD, FAAO
Kelsey Moody, OD, FAAO
Ping Moore, OD
Shane Mulvihill, OD, MS
Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO
Kenneth Rosengren, OD, FAAO
Boris Severinsky, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS
Kristen Thelen, OD, FAAO
Ann Van Wie, OD, FAAO

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Amy K. Hutchinson, MD
Phoebe Lenhart, MD
Sheryl Menacker, MD
Ping Moore, OD
Shane Mulvihill, OD, MS
Jason Peragallo, MD
Natalie Weil, MD

Research (Basic Science)

J.H. Boatright, PhD
P. Michael Iuvone, PhD
Eldon Geisert, PhD
John Nickerson, PhD
Paul W. Wong, PhD
Hua Yang, MD, PhD

Residency Training

Blaine Cribbs, MD
Jeremy Jones, MD
Steven Urken, MD

Uveitis and Vasculitis

Ghazala O’Keefe, MD
Purnima Patel, MD
Jessica Shantha, MD
Steven Yeh, MD

Vitreoretinal Surgery & Diseases (Retina)

Blaine Cribbs, MD
Andrew Hendrick, MD
G. Baker Hubbard III, MD
Nieraj Jain, MD
Ghazala O’Keefe, MD
Prethy Rao, MD
Rachel Shah, MD
Jessica Shantha, MD
Jiong Yan, MD
Steven Yeh, MD

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Steven Urken, MD

Faculty and Physicians

Steven Urken, MD

Chief of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Steven Urken, MD, has served as Chief of Ophthalmology at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Hospital since 2010. He joined the Emory faculty in 2000 following several years in private practice. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and specializes in cataract surgery and the surgical and medical management of glaucoma.

Dr. Urken has a special interest in teaching Emory University ophthalmology residents especially in the area of cataract surgery.

National Recognition

Dr. Urken is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association of Veteran Affairs Ophthalmologists. He serves as a Board Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and as an invited instructor at national cataract surgery courses for residents.

Areas of Clinical Interest

• Cataract Surgery

• Adult Comprehensive Ophthalmology

• Medical and surgical management of glaucoma diseases

Douglas Steven Urken, MD

Medical School
Emory University: 1987-1991

Residency in Ophthalmology
Emory University: 1992-1995

Fellowship in Glaucoma
Dean McGee Eye Center, University of Oklahoma: 1995-1996

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