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Aurora, CO 80045
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Derek DelMonte, MD
- Specialties:
- Ophthalmology
- Conditions:
- LASIK Surgery, Eye Disease, Corneal Transplantation, Corneal Disease, Cataract Extraction
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Get to know his background
I am a busy clinician who enjoys caring for patients and teaching the next generation of medical professionals. I spend the majority of my time seeing patients in clinic and performing a variety of eye surgeries, including cataract surgery and corneal transplantation.
Medical Education 2006
University of Michigan Medical School
Internship 2007
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Residency 2010
Duke University School of Medicine
Resident's Award for Fellow Teacher of the Year 2011
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
“Top Ophthalmologist” 2014
2013, 2014
Consumers’ Research Council of America
Novel Collaboration Award 2014
Duke Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD)
Duke Golden Globe Award 2015
Educator of the Year in the Department of Ophthalmology
Duke Eye Center
My research interests include new technology for cataract surgery as well as improving ophthalmic medications for post-operative care.
My research interests include improving ophthalmic peri-operative medication administration, as well as new surgical techniques for cataract surgery and new therapies for corneal ectasia.
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