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Kenneth Downes, MD, Ophthalmology, Albuquerque, NM

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Ophthalmology Albuquerque, NM

Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Cornea and External Disease

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  • Office

    7110 Wyoming Blvd NE
    Albuquerque, NM 87109
    Phone+1 505-346-0500
    Fax+1 505-346-0164

Education & Training

  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Oregon Health & Science UniversityFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2016 - 2017
  • California Pacific Medical Center
    California Pacific Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2012 - 2015
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012
  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineClass of 2011
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityBSE, Chemical Engineering; Cell and Molecular Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - Present
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2016 - 2019
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best scientific presentation of the session, Eye Bank Association of America National Meeting Eye Bank Association of America National meeting June 12th, Salt Lake City, UT, 2017
  • Randall K Nichols Award 2005
  • Scholarship Tulane University Founders, 2003

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Frozen, Pre-stripped Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) Grafts For Surgical Training  
    David L. DeMill, MD, Khoa D. Tran, PhD, Zachary M. Mayko, MS, Kenneth Downes, MD, Christopher S. Sales, MD, MPH, Mark A. Terry, MD, International Journal of Eye Banking, 1/1/2017
  • Good syndrome and other causes of cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV-Negative Patients-case report and comprehensive review of the literature  
    Kenneth Downes, M.D, Dariusz Tarasewicz, M.D., Ph.D., Laurie J. Weisberg, MD and Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, MPH, PhD, J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect, 1/1/2016
  • Cytomegaloviris Retinitis and Uveitis  
    Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., Kenneth Downes, Soon-Phaik Chee and Manfred Zierhut, Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 1/1/2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Endothelial Cell Loss Due to Injector Method in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Tissues.
    Kenneth Downes MD, Khoa Tran PhD, Chris Stoeger CEBT, Winston Chamberlain MD PhD, Eye Bank Association of America National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 1/12/2017
  • Performance Measures Pre and Post Occupational Therapy (OT) Training in Low Vision Patients.
    Kenneth Downes, MD, Laura Walker, PhD, Andra Meis, COTA, Donald Fletcher, MD, CPMC Barkan Research Day, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2015
  • Performance Measures Pre and Post Occupational Therapy (OT) Training in Low Vision Patients.
    Donald Fletcher, MD, Laura Walker, PhD, Kenneth Downes, MD, Andra Meis, COTA, ISLRR Meeting, ARVO 2014, Melbourne, Australia, 2014; Orlando, FL, 2014, 1/1/2014
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Other Languages

  • Spanish