Steven Urken, MD

Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology
Emory University School of Medicine
United States of America

Professor Ophthalmology
Biography

Steven Urken, MD, has served as Chief of Ophthalmology at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Hospital since 2010. He joined the Emory faculty in 2000 following several years in private practice.   He is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and specializes in cataract surgery and the surgical and medical management of glaucoma.  Dr. Urken has a special interest in teaching Emory University ophthalmology residents especially in the area of cataract surgery. Steven Urken, MD, has served as Chief of Ophthalmology at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Hospital since 2010. He joined the Emory faculty in 2000 following several years in private practice.   He is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and specializes in cataract surgery and the surgical and medical management of glaucoma.  Dr. Urken has a special interest in teaching Emory University ophthalmology residents especially in the area of cataract surgery.

Research Intrest

• Medical and surgical management of glaucoma • Laser therapy  • Surgical management of cataracts