GeoffreyBroockerMDFACS

Summary

• Geoffrey Broocker, MD, is an ophthalmologist based in Atlanta, GA, specializing in cataract surgery/ocular trauma. He completed his medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his residency in ophthalmology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital. Dr. Broocker has authored several publications in esteemed journals, with notable research on the effects of intraocular lidocaine on the corneal endothelium being cited extensively. He is recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He retired after nearly six years in private practice for 5.5 years, three years as Chair of Ophthalmology at University Hospital Jacksonville (part of University of Florida program) and the remainder of his active career on the faculty at Emory University School of Medicine, where he was the Program Director for Emory's Eye residency for12 years and Chief of Service, Grady Memorial Hospital for over 20 years.