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Steven Brooks

Department Chair

Steven Brooks

Department Chair

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Ophthalmology

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Pediatrics

Other Duties

Chair, Co-Director Culver Vision Discovery Instit., Ophthalmology

William S. Hagler, MD Chair in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

  • STBROOKS@augusta.edu
  • (706) 721-5715
  • (706) 721-1158
  • BA 2331

Education

  • MD, Medicine Johns Hopkins University, 1988

  • AB, Biochemistry Dartmouth College, 1984

Certifications

  • BLS American Heart Association, 2020

  • PHY State of Georgia, 1994

Awards & Honors

  • Visiting Professor University of Michigan, 2023

  • Knights Templar Lecture Emory Eye Center, 2023

  • Luxenberg Lecture Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, 2023

  • Honor Award AAPOS, 2022

  • Honor Award American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2019

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • ROPH 5000

    Ophthalmology

  • OPTH 5001

    Ophthalmology Externship

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Ocular Blood Flow in Preterm Neonates: A Preliminary Report., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Actual Visual Acuity Demands in the Classroom., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Neurovascular compression of the oculomotor nerve presenting with aberrant reinnervation., 2020
    Other
  • Strabismus, 2019
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • Biomechanical Analysis of Ligatures and Technique for Managing Drainage Tubes in Pediatric Glaucoma, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

  • Adult Perioperative Committee 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Telemedicine Development Team, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University 2020 - Present

    Role: Faculty Advisor

  • Departmental Committee on Advancement, Promotion and Tenure, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Applied Genetics Steering Committee, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University 2019 - 2020

    Role: Committee Member

  • Columbia Doctors Managed Care Committee 2017 - 2020

College Service

  • Augusta University Medical Center Medical Executive Committee 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Children’s Hospital of Georgia OR Committee 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • Medical College of Georgia Admissions Interview (MMI) Team 2024 - Present

  • Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2024 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research Committee 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Scientific Advisory Board / Knights Templar Eye Foundation 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • ABO Exam Development Committee 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Knights Templar Eye Foundation/Scientific Advisory Board 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Greater New York Society for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2020 - Present

    Role: Director

  • Journal of AAPOS 2018 - Present

    Role: Editor, Journal Editor

  • American Board of Ophthalmology Exam Development Committee 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member