Steven Michael Kirkham MD

Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related, Retinal Disease

Owner/Surgeon, Marion and Delaware Eye Centers

1462 Marion Waldo RdMarion, OH 43302
Phone+1 740-389-5418
Fax+1 740-389-5410

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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1992 - 1995
Mount Carmel Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1991
Miami UniversityBA, Zoology, 1983 - 1987

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1992 - 2028
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EyeMD EMR, EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EyeMD EMR, EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems, 2013-2017
First Place, 14th Annual Resident-Alumni Research Symposium Department of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1994

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Posterior capsule opacification in extracapsular cataract extraction and the triple procedure: a comparative study.
Matthew E. Dangel, Steven M Kirkham, Michael J Phipps
Ophthalmic Surgery. 1994-02-01
13 citations
The Keratoprosthesis: Improved Biocompatability Through Design and Surface Modification
Steven M Kirkham, Matthew E. Dangel
Ophthalmic Surgery. 1991-08-01

Abstracts/Posters

Intracorneal Surface Modified Keratoprosthesis: Initial Results of Human Trials.
Kirkham, SM and Dangel, ME, A.R.V.O. Annual Meeting Abstract Issue,1994; 35(4): 1881, Sarasota, FL, 5/3/1994
The Effect of Increased Retinal Illumination on the Distance-Near Disparity in Nuclear Sclerotic Lens Opacity.
Clark, SE, Kirkham, SM and Dangel, ME, A.R.V.O. Annual Meeting Abstract Issue
Keratoprosthesis: Improved Biocompatability with Type I Collagen Surface Coating.
Kirkham, SM and Dangel, ME, .R.V.O. Annual Meeting Abstract Issue

Lectures

Therapeutic Contact Lens Use in Amiodarone Induced Corneal Toxicity.
The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
Intracorneal Surface Modified Keratoprosthesis: Initial Results of Human Trials.
Rhodes Hall Auditorium, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
Intracorneal Surface Modified Keratoprosthesis: Initial Results of Human Trials.
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL

Other

Posterior Capsule Opacification in Extracapsular Cataract Extraction and the Triple Procedure: A Comparative Study.
Dangel, ME, Kirkham, SM and Phipps, MJ, Ophthalmic Surgery
Keratoprosthesis: Improved Biocompatability Through Design and Surface Modification.
Kirkham, SM and Dangel, ME, Refractive and Corneal Surgery
The Keratoprosthesis: Improved Biocompatability through Design and Surface Modification.
Kirkham, SM and Dangel, ME, Ophthalmic Surgery