Austin Strohbehn MD

Retinal Disease

Vitreoretinal Surgeon

6200 Westown PkwyWest Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone+1 515-223-8685

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Education & Training

University of Missouri-ColumbiaFellowship, Ophthalmology, 2019 - 2021
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Ophthalmology, 2015 - 2018
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineInternship, Preliminary Year, 2014 - 2015
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2014
Iowa State UniversityBS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2006 - 2010

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Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2017 - 2027
MO State Medical License 2019 - 2027
SD State Medical License 2018 - 2027
NE State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
POSTERIORLY INSERTED VITREOUS BASE: Preoperative Characteristics, Intraoperative Findings, and Outcomes After Vitrectomy.
Elliott H. Sohn, Austin Strohbehn, Tomasz P. Stryjewski, Katarzyna Brodowska, Miles J. Flamme-Wiese
Retina. 2020-05-01
5 citations
ELEVATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE FOLLOWING PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY DUE TO TRAPPED GAS IN THE POSTERIOR CHAMBER
Eric K. Chin, David R. P. Almeida, Austin L. Strohbehn, Vinit B. Mahajan, Stephen R. Russell
Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2015-12-01
Evolution of septated cavitary subretinal fluid after treatment of choroidal metastasis.
Austin Strohbehn, Elliott H. Sohn
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging Retina. 2015-05-01

Abstracts/Posters

The Impact of Smoking on Corneal Graft Failure
Strohbehn AL, Murugesan R, Grillo A, Shanmugam K, Fraunfelder FW, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Baltimore, MD, 5/2017
Neuroretinitis secondary to arthropod sting
Strohbehn AL, Jun BK, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, Tucson, AZ, 3/2016
The role of p21 in the molecular pathogenesis of skeletal muscle atrophy
Strohbehn AL, Fox D, Ebert S, Adams C, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Research Day, Iowa City, IA, 9/2011

Other

Retinal Detachment: From One Medical Student to Another
Strohbehn AL, Sohn EH, EyeRounds.org
http://www.eyerounds.org/tutorials/retinal-detachment-med-students/index.htm
10/15/2013
Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis
Strohbehn AL, Ward M, Kitzmann A, EyeRounds.org
http://www.eyerounds.org/cases/167-atopic-keratoconjunctivitis.htm
3/8/2013