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Steven Cohen, MD, Ophthalmology, Clearwater, FL

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Ophthalmology • Clearwater, FL

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida

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  • Office

    579 South Duncan Ave
    Clearwater, FL 33756
    Phone+1 727-445-9110

Summary

  • Dr. Cohen has been in Retina practice since 1994.He graduated with honors from Harvard College in Mathematics and completed his medical training at Harvard Medical School in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program.
    Harvard He did an internship at Brown University and an Ophthalmology residency at University of California, Davis. He then completed two years of Retina fellowship training at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami.
    Dr. Cohen has clinics in our Clearwater and St. Petersburg offices. He performs surgery at Largo Medical Center and All Children's Hospitals as well as St. Anthony Surgery Center. He has a special interest in medical retina (macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy), pediatric retina and uveitis.
    MIT
    Dr. Cohen is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of South Florida School of Medicine. He was chosen by the ophthalmology residents for the David D. Donaldson, MD Clinical Faculty Teaching Award in 2011. He was elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America for 2013 and 2014. He facilitates a monthly retina conference for the residents in the 0phthalmology program.
    Dr. Cohen holds multiple patents for a drug delivery device for sustained release drug to the posterior pole of the eye and lenses for use during retina surgery.
    Dr. Cohen has over 60 published papers and abstracts in peer reviewed journals. He has spoken at national and international Retina meetings. He is board ceritified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Education & Training

  • University of Miami Hospital and Clinics
    University of Miami Hospital and ClinicsFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1992 - 1994
  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthResidency, Ophthalmology, 1989 - 1992
  • Miriam Hospital
    Miriam HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A., Applied Mathematics, With Honors, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected for inclusion in Best Doctors in America
  • Top Doctor Castle Connoly, 2015
  • Most Compassionate Doctor Vitals American Registry, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Topical lidocaine gel with and without subconjunctival lidocaine injection for intravitreal injection: a within-patient study  
    Cohen SM, Billiris-Findlay K, Eichenbaum DA, Pautler SE, Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina, 1/1/2014
  • Systemic beta-blockers may reduce the need for repeated intravitreal injections in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration treated by bevacizumab  
    Davis A, Cohen SM, Pautler SE et al, Retina, 1/1/2013
  • Oral Anticoagulation and the Risk of Vitreous Hemorrhage and Retinal Tears in Eyes with Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachment  
    Witmer M, Cohen SM, Retina, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Patients undergoing treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration in one eye rarely present for an unscheduled emergent office visit when they develop wet AMD in ...
    Prabakaran S, Cohen SM, ARVO, Orlando, 1/1/2014
  • Infrared Reflectance and Spectral Domain OCT Findings Following Pneumatic Retinopexy.
    Cohen SM, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, 1/1/2014
  • An Outbreak of Mycobacterium Abscessus Nodular Scleritis Following Intravitreal Injection.
    Cohen SM, Muller LT, Espana EM, Behler SC, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, 1/1/2013
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