Ronald R. Krueger, M.D
Dr. Ronald Krueger has been Medical Director of the Department of Refractive Surgery at Cleveland Clinic's Cole Eye Institute since 1998. He received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1987. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center of New York and completed fellowships in cornea and refractive surgery at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Cole Eye Institute, he was associate professor of ophthalmology at the Saint Louis University Eye Institute.
He is a co-editor of the first book on Wavefront Customized LASIK surgery, entitled, “Customized Cornea Ablation,” and is a founding organizer of the first conference on Wavefront Customized LASIK surgery, which is held annually around the world. He is also an associate editor for the Journal of Refractive Surgery.
Dr. Krueger has performed thousands of refractive surgery procedures, including laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), astigmatic keratotomy (AK) and advanced corneal transplant surgery.
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Steven E. Wilson, M.D.
After five years as professor and chair of ophthalmology and the holder of the Grace E. Hill Chair in Vision Research at the University of Washington in Seattle, Steven E. Wilson, M.D., returned to The Cole Eye Institute as director of corneal research in September 2003. He previously was a member of the Eye Institute's staff from 1995 to 1998.
In addition to his research duties, Dr. Wilson performs a wide range of laser vision correction procedures and treat patients with corneal and external diseases.
Dr. Wilson received his masters degree in molecular biology and biochemistry from the University of California, Irvine, and his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego. He served his residency at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and his fellowship in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery at the Louisiana State University Eye Center, New Orleans. He then joined the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Dr. Wilson is recognized as one of the world's leading cornea and refractive surgery specialists. He is chief medical editor of Review of Refractive Surgery and is a member of the Executive Board of the International Society of Refractive Surgery-American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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William J. Dupps Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
William J. Dupps Jr., M.D., Ph.D., a refractive surgeon and corneal specialist, joined the staff Cole Eye Institute in July 2006.
Dr. Dupps earned his master's and doctoral degrees in biomedical engineering at The Ohio State University in 1995 and 1998, respectively, followed by a medical degree in 2000 from the same institution. He completed a residency at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in 2004. He is the first fellow to complete a two-year Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, a program designed to emphasize training of clinician-scientists.
He also completed a fellowship in ocular gene therapy at the National Eye Institute in 1996 and studied under a Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship as a Presidential Fellow at The Ohio State University from 1997 to 2000.
Dr. Dupps' memberships include the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the International Society of Optical Engineering.
In addition to seeing patients, Dr. Dupps, with the help of a National Institutes of Health career development grant, conducts multi-disciplinary research emphasizing application of engineering tools to the diagnosis and management of biomechanical disorders such as keratoconus and glaucoma. His work also focuses on developing diagnostic tools for optimizing corneal and refractive surgery.
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Gregory S. Kosmorsky, D.O.
Dr. Gregory S. Kosmorsky rejoined The Cole Eye Institute staff in 2002 after spending two years in private practice. Previously, he was the director of the neuro-ophthalmology unit at Cleveland Clinic for 14 years.
Dr. Kosmorsky earned his medical degree from The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in adult neurology at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and a residency in ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He completed a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis.
His specialty interests are neuro-ophthalmology, cataracts, strabismus surgery and laser vision correction.
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Michael Millstein, MD
Dr. Michael Millstein joined Cleveland Clinic's Department of Ophthalmology in 1999. Prior to that, he was in private practice in the Cleveland area for about 10 years. Dr. Millstein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1986. He served his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati and an internship at Mount Sinai Hospital of Cleveland. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1982.
His specialty interests include cataracts, glaucoma and LASIK laser vision correction.
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Allen S. Roth, MD
Dr. Allen S. Roth joined Cleveland Clinic Department of Ophthalmology in 1999. Prior to that, he was in private practice in the Cleveland area for 12 years. Dr. Roth earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1983 and completed his ophthalmology residency training at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland. He then did a fellowship in cornea surgery, anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Roth's specialty interests include corneal transplantation, laser vision correction and cataract surgery.
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