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Glenn Cockerham, MD, Ophthalmology, Palo Alto, CA

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Ophthalmology Palo Alto, CA

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Ocular Oncology

National Program Director, VA Ophthalmology Service

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Education & Training

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
    Armed Forces Institute of PathologyFellowship, Ocular Oncology/Ophthalmic Pathology, 1995 - 1996
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1990
  • Aerospace Medicine Primary Course
    Aerospace Medicine Primary CourseBS, 1980 - 1980
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
    University of Mississippi School of MedicineClass of 1979
  • Distinction University of Mississippi
    Distinction University of MississippiBS, 1972 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1989 - 2004
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1986 - 2000
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1984 - 1990
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Olin Teague Award for War-related Research Most Beneficial to Veterans Veterans Health Administration, 2009
  • Best Paper Award Neuro-Ophthalmology Section, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009
  • Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Differences in Tertiary Glaucoma Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System  
    April Y Maa, Mary G Lynch, Matthew Pieters, Cecilia S Lee, Glenn Cockerham, JAMA

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Retrocorneal membrane: A morphologic and immunohistochemical study of eleven cases.
    Cockerham GC, Hidayat AA, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (Suppl) 1997;38:1086
  • Histopathologic characteristics of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.
    Cockerham KP, Cockerham GC, Hidayat AA, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (Suppl) 1998;39:1014
  • Posterior polymorphous dystrophy: An immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of four cases.
    Cockerham GC, Hidayat AA, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (Suppl) 1999;40:331
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Lectures

  • Plenary Meeting of the Council of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 
    Chicago, IL
  • Dry eye disease in veterans with neurotrauma. 
    Military Vision Symposium, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston MA
  • War-related eye injuries. Blinded Veterans of America Annual Meeting. 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
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Other

  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: New clinicopathologic findings in four patients. 
    Cockerham KP, Hidayat AA, Cockerham GC, et al, Arch Ophthalmol 2000;118:227-232.
  • Primary graft failure: A clinicopathologic and molecular analysis. 
    Cockerham GC, Bijwaard K, Zong MS, Hidayat AA, Font RL, McLean IW, Ophthalmology 2000:107:2083-2090
  • Primary graft failure caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (Letter). 
    Cockerham GC, Cornea 2001;20:774-775
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Press Mentions

  • Brain Injury Impact on the Eye and Vision
    Brain Injury Impact on the Eye and VisionJanuary 31st, 2017
  • Head Injuries Have Vision and Eye Complications
    Head Injuries Have Vision and Eye ComplicationsJanuary 23rd, 2017

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