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Craig Helm, MD, Ophthalmology, Valencia, CA

Craig Joseph Helm MD

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery


Helm Vision Group

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  • 27420 Tourney RdSte 100Valencia, CA 91355

  • Phone+1 661-259-3937

  • Fax+1 661-259-3904

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Summary

  • Craig Helm, MD, is an ophthalmologist based in Valencia, CA, with subspecialties in cataract-related issues, cornea and external diseases, and refractive surgery. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at UCLA and holds a medical degree from Tulane University. Dr. Helm currently practices at Helm Vision Group and has previous experience at Dominion Ophthalmology and as an Associate Professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He has expertise in refractive surgery, cataract and corneal transplant surgeries, and dry eye treatment. Dr. Helm has published multiple articles in reputable journals and served as a principal investigator in clinical trials. His accolades include the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification and several fellowships and awards in ophthalmology.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye InstitutesResidency, Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1994
  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1988
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesBS, Biochemistry, 1978 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1994 - 2002
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1988 - 1988
  • Ophthalmology
    American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Compulink Advantage EHR, Compulink, 2012-2013
  • Clinical Fellow Research Award Annual Research and Alumni Day-Jules Stein Eye Institute, 1993
  • Heed Fellow 1992
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The use of combination intravenous ceftazidime and minoglycosides for Pseudomonas scleritis  
    Helm CJ, Holland GN, Webster RG, Maloney RK, Mondino BJ, Ophthalmology, 1/1/1997
  • Melanoma and other pigmented lesions of the ocular surface  
    Helm CJ, American Acad Ophthal. Focal Points., 1/1/1996
  • Causes of uveitis in the general practice of ophthalmology  
    McCannel CA, Holland GN, Helm CJ, Cornell PJ, Winston JV, Rimmer TG, and the UCLA community-based uveitis study group, Am J Ophthalmol, 1/1/1996
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Clinical characteristics of untreated AIDS-related cytomegalovirus retinopathy at diagnosis.
    McCannel CA, Tufall A, Holland GN, Helm CJ, Allen SD, Hardy WD, and the UCLA CMV Retinopathy Study Group, Invest Ophthal Vis Sci, 1/1/1995
  • Treatment of Pseudomonas scleritis with intravenous ceftazidime and aminoglycoside.
    Helm CJ, Holland GN, Webster RG, Maloney RK, Mondino BJ, Invest Ophthal Vis Sci, 1/1/1994
  • Causes of uveitis in the practice of general ophthalmology.
    McCannel CA, Holland GN, Cornell PJ, Winston JV, Helm CJ, Rimmer TG and the UCLA Community-based Uveitis Study Group, Invest Ophthal Vis Sci, 1/1/1994
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Lectures

  • The use of combination intravenous ceftazidime and aminoglycoside for Pseudomonas scleritis. 
    Sarasota, FL - 5/4/1994
  • Treatment of Mycobacterium fortuitum keratitis with topical clarithromycin. 
    Sarasota, FL - 5/7/1993
  • A comparative study of topical antibiotics in an animal model of nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis. Infectious Diseases of the Eye. 
    Yosemite National Park, CA - 2/12/1993
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Other Languages

  • Spanish

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