MichaelMcCrackenMD

Ophthalmology • Parker, CO

Oculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery

McCracken Eye and Face Institute www.mccrackenmd.com

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Office
10465 Park Meadows
Ste 105
Parker, CO 80134
Phone+1 720-851-6600

Fax+1 720-851-0887

Summary

Dr. Michael McCracken is a board certified oculoplastic surgeon in Lone Tree, Colorado. He specializes in cosmetic surgery of the eyes and face, along with hair restoration.

Mccracken Eye And Face Institute | Oculoplastic Surgeon Denver

At McCracken Eye and Face, our oculoplastic surgeon, Dr. McCracken, is a leading expert in his field, pushing his practice forward.

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2001 - 2003
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Ophthalmology, 1998 - 2001
HCA HealthONE /Presbyterian-St Luke’s Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1997
University of Michigan BS, Psychology, 1989 - 1992
Miami UniversityBS, Economics, 1989 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
CO State Medical License 2003 - 2025
NM State Medical License 2009 - 2019
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2011
Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010
Volunteer Faculty Teaching Award University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2007
National Education Faculty, Botox and Juvederm 2006
Outstanding Teacher Award University of California San Diego, 2003
H. Shin Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Award 1997
Allstate Foundation Scholarship Award 1992
Sigma Chi Scholarship Award 1992
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Tear Trough Incision for External Dacryocystorhinostomy.
Brett W. Davies, Michael S. McCracken, Michael J. Hawes, Eric M. Hink, Vikram D. Durairaj
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015-07-01
5 citations
Orbital cellulitis and intraconal abscess formation after strabismus surgery in an adult patient
Sasha Strul, Michael S. McCracken, Kathryn Cunin
Journal of AAPOS. 2014-02-01
10 citations
Combined eyelid and strabismus surgery: examining conventional surgical wisdom.
Michael S. McCracken, Jonathan D del Prado, David B. Granet, Leah Levi, Don O. Kikkawa
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2008-07-01

Journal Articles

Combined Eyelid and Strabismus Surgery: Examining Conventional Surgical Wisdom.
McCracken MS, del Prado JD, Kikkawa DO, Granet DB, Levi L, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Treatment of Trichiasis and Distichiasis by Eyelash Trephination.
McCracken MS, Kikkawa DO, Vasani SN, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hyaluronic Acid Gel (Restylane) Filler for Facial Rhytids: Lessons Learned from ASOPRS Member Treatment of 286 Patients.
McCracken MS, Khan JA, Wulc AE, Holds JB, Fante RG, Migliori ME, Ebroon DA, Amato MM, Silkiss RZ, Pater BCK, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Additive Effect of Latanoprost to Maximum-Tolerated Medications with Low-Dose, High-Dose, or No Pilocarpine Therapy.
Shin DH, McCracken MS, Bendel RE, Pearlman R, Juzych MS, Hughes BA, Schulz LL, Kim C, Baek NH, Ophthalmology
Liquid Ventilation Improves Pulmonary Function, Gas Exchange, and Lung Injury in a Model of Respiratory Failure.
Hirschl RB, Parent A, Tooley R, McCracken M, Johnson K, Shaffer TH, Wolfson MR, Bartlett RH, Annals of Surgery
Oxygen Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Production During Liquid Ventilation.
Hirschl RB, Grover B, McCracken M, Wolfson MR, Shaffer TH, Bartlett RH, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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Books/Book Chapters

Ophthalmology: Clinical and Surgical Principles.
Chapter: Acquired, Non Aponeurotic Ptosis
McCracken MSEditors: Probst LE.Slack Inc, New Jersey
Ophthalmology: Clinical and Surgical Principles.
Chapter: Benign Eyelid Lesions
McCracken MSEditors: Probst LE.Slack Inc, New Jersey
American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Chapter: Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin, and Skin Rejuvenation
Khan JA, Steinsapir K, McCracken MSEditors: Focal Points.San Francisco
Color Atlas of Oculoplastic Surgery.
Chapter: Chemical and Laser Skin Resurfacing
Khan J, McCracken MSEditors: Tse D.Lippincott Williams Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,
Color Atlas of Oculoplastic Surgery.
Chapter: Transconjuntival Lower Blepharoplasty
McCracken MS, Khan JAEditors: Tse D.Lippincott Williams Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,
Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Chapter: Lower Eyelid Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection
McCracken MS, Korn BSEditors: Korn B and Kikkawa DO.St. Louis
Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Chapter: Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Lateral Canthal Rhytides
McCracken MS, Korn BSEditors: Korn B and Kikkawa DO.St. Louis
Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Chapter: Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Glabellar Rhytides
McCracken MS, Korn BSEditors: Korn B and Kikkawa DO.St. Louis
Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Chapter: Botulinum Toxin Treatment for forehead rhytides
McCracken MS, Korn BSEditors: Korn B and Kikkawa DO.St. Louis
Color Atlas of Cosmetic Oculofacial Surgery.
Chapter: Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
McCracken MS, Khan JAEditors: Chen WPD, Khan JA.St. LouisEdition 2,
Color Atlas of Cosmetic Oculofacial Surgery.
Chapter: Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin
Khan JA, McCracken MSEditors: Chen WPD, Khan JA.St. LouisEdition 2,
Cosmetic and Clinical Applications of Botox and Dermal Fillers.
Chapter: for Functional Disorders: Off-Label Uses of Botulinum Toxin
McCracken MS, Granet DB, Kikkawa DOEditors: Lipham WJ.Slack, New JerseyEdition 2,
The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques.
Chapter: Laser Resurfacing
Fitzpatrick RE, Boyce SM, McCracken MSEditors: Nahai F.Quality Medical Publishing, St. LouisEdition 1,
Cosmetic and Clinical Applications of Botulinum Toxin and Injectable Filler Agents.
Chapter: for Functional Disorders: Off-label Uses of Botulinum Toxin
McCracken MS, Frishberg B, Granet DB, Kikkawa DOEditors: Lipham WJ.Slack, New Jersey
Duane’s Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology.
Chapter: Eyebrows, eyelids, and face: Structure and Function
McCracken MS, del Prado JD, Kikkawa DOEditors: Tasman W, Jaeger EA.Lippincott-Raven, New YorkEdition 2,
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Abstracts/Posters

Thyroid Eye Disease.
McCracken MS, Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Denver, Colorado
Medial Canthal Degloving: The Triad of Telecanthus, Ptosis, and Canalicular Injury.
Del Prado JD, McCracken MS, Kikkawa DO, . American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Scientific Symposium, Orlando, FL
Simultaneous Eyelid and Extraocular Muscle Surgery: Rethinking Conventional Surgical Wisdom.
McCracken MS, Kikkawa DO, del Prado JD, Granet DB, Levi L, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Scientific Symposium, Orlando, FL
A New Treatment for Refractory Patello-Femoral Pain: Intertrochanteric Rotational Femoral Osteotomy.
Reusch P, McCracken M, Teitge R, Michigan Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Mackinac Island, Michigan
Additive Effect of Latanoprost to Maximum Tolerated Medications in Chronic Glaucoma Patients with and without Miotic Therapy.
McCracken MS, Shin DH, Bendel RE, Juzych MS, Hughes BA, Schulz L, Baek NH, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Additive Effects of Latanoprost on Ocular Hypotensive Regimens that Include Pilocarpine.
Pearlman RB, Shin DH, Hughes BA, Kim YY, McCracken MS, Kim C, Bendel RE, Schulz LL, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Acellular Human Dermis as a Cover for Hydroxyapatite Orbital Implants in a Rabbit Model.
McCracken MS, Duffy MT, Edward D, Baber J, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology Resident Alumni Day, Chicago, Illinois
Oculoplastic Surgery OKAP Review.
McCracken MS, UCSD Shiley Eye Center, La Jolla, California
Ptosis: Diagnosis and Management.
McCracken MS, Balboa Naval Hospital Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds, San Diego, California
Transconjunctival Arcus Marginalis Release with Lateral Canthotomy and Pre-Periosteal Suturing.
Kikkawa DO, McCracken MS, del Prado JD, Korn B, merican Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Scientific Symposium, Orlando, Florida
Prosthetic Motility in Pegged versus Unpegged Orbital Implants.
McCracken MS, Kikkawa, DO, American Society of Ocularists Medical Advisory Seminar, Orlando, Florida
Congenital Malformations, Eyelid Malposition and Management, and Forehead Malposition and Management.
McCracken, MS, UCSD Department of Ophthalmology Basic Science Lecture Series, La Jolla, California
Orbital Surgery, Orbital Trauma, and the Anophthalmic Socket.
McCracken, MS, UCSD Department of Ophthalmology Basic Science Lecture Series, La Jolla, California
Hyaluronic Acids – The Tear Trough and Beyond.
McCracken MS, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Meeting, Tucson, Arizona
Botulinum Toxin in Ophthalmology.
McCracken MS, Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Denver, Colorado
Hyaluronic Acid Gel (Restylane) Filler for Facial Rhytides: Lessons Learned from ASOPRS Member Treatment of 286 Patients.
Khan JA, McCracken MS, Wulc AE, et al, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Reconstructive Surgery Annual Scientific Symposiu, New Orleans, Louisiana
Introduction to Glaucoma.
McCracken MS, . Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Denver, Colorado
Ocular and Periocular Trauma.
McCracken MS, Vail Valley Medical Center Trauma Grand Rounds, Vail, Colorado
Oculoplastic Repair Following Skin Cancer Surgery.
McCracken MS, The International Dermatology Exchange Program of the Skin Cancer Foundation, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Management of Retrobulbar Hemorrhage and Other Ocular Emergencies.
McCracken MS, Vail Valley Medical Center Trauma Grand Rounds, Vail, Colorado
Management of Complications of Soft Tissue Fillers.
McCracken MS, University of California San Diego Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Day, San Diego, CA.
Oculoplastic Emergencies.
McCracken MS, . New Mexico Academy of Ophthlamology Annual Scientific Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Filler Complications.
McCracken MS, Utah Facial Surgery Meeting, Park City, Utah
Pretrichial Browlift.
McCracken MS, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida
Colorado Canthoplasty: Technique.
Gonzalez MO, Willoughby BJ, McCracken MS, Hawes MJ, Durairaj VD, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida
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