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Office
222 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 4000
Cincinnati, OH 45219Phone+1 513-984-5133
Summary
- Dr. Aaron Kaufman is an ophthalmologist based in Cincinnati, OH, with subspecialties in anterior segment conditions, cataract, cornea and external diseases, and refractive surgery. He completed his medical education through a seven-year BA/MD program at Boston University, followed by an ophthalmology residency at the University of Illinois and a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at Harvard Medical School. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and a Cornea Specialist at the Cincinnati Eye Institute. Dr. Kaufman has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and has received several honors, including the Claes H. Dohlman Fellowship Award from Harvard Medical School and the ASCRS Resident Excellence Award.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2022 - 2024
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Ophthalmology, 2019 - 2022
- Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2019
- Boston University [Seven-Year BA/MD Program]BA, Medical Science, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2011 - 2018
- Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2018
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Claes H. Dohlman Fellowship Award Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Center of Excellence, 2024
- ASCRS Resident Excellence Award American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Foundation, 2023
- Best Clinical Trainee Research Award in Cornea and Refractive Surgery for the 2022-2023 Academic Year Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Cornea Service, 2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Primary Conjunctival Molluscum Contagiosum in a Patient With Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease.Asmaa A Zidan, Aaron R Kaufman, Anna M Stagner, Deborah S Jacobs, Reza Dana
Cornea. 2025-04-01 - Cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell (CALEC) transplantation for limbal tem cell deficiency: a phase I/II clinical trial of the first xenobiotic-free, serum-fr...Ula V Jurkunas, Aaron R Kaufman, Jia Yin, Allison Ayala, Maureen Maguire
Nature Communications. 2025-03-04 - Serial OCT Imaging of Spontaneous Closure of a Pediatric Traumatic Macular Hole.Andrew S H Tsai, Aaron R Kaufman, R V Paul Chan
Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2024-09-19
Journal Articles
- Choosing Candidates for Topography-Guided Custom Ablation TreatmentAaron R. Kaufman, Roberto Pineda, Corneal Physician, 11/1/2022
Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Punctal CauterizationKaufman AR, Dana R, EyeWiki, American Academy of Ophthalmology
https://eyewiki.org/Punctal_Cauterization
1/3/2023 - Mitomycin Intravascular Chemoembolization (MICE)Bian Y, Kaufman AR, Pineda R, EyeWiki, American Academy of Ophthalmology
https://eyewiki.org/Mitomycin_Intravascular_Chemoembolization_(MICE)
11/21/2022 - Fuchs' Superficial Marginal KeratitisKaufman AR, Dana R, EyeWiki, American Academy of Ophthalmology
https://eyewiki.org/Fuchs%27_Superficial_Marginal_Keratitis
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Professional Memberships
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External Links
- Google Scholar Profilehttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tZg3d_4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
- Harvard Catalyst Profilehttps://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/207353
- ResearchGate Profilehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aaron-Kaufman-2
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