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Dr. Steven R Sarkisian Jr, MD

Ophthalmology
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
5 
26
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Steven R. Sarkisian, Jr., MD, is the founder and CEO of Oklahoma Eye Surgeons, PLLC. He specializes in premium cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery, with a special interest in helping his patients be glasses-free and performing minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). He implants premium lenses with cataract surgery and was the first in Oklahoma to implant the PanOptix trifocal lens. This is the newest premium lens, and now for the first time, we can treat distance, intermediate, and near vision, as well as astigmatism, all at the same time. He was also the first surgeon in Oklahoma to perform the iStent, iStent Inject, the Xen Gel Stent, and canaloplasty. He was the first in the U.S. to use the OMNI device and the first in the world to use the TRAB360 and VISCO360 surgical systems, the predicate devices to the OMNI.Dr Sarkisian is the former director of the glaucoma service and fellowship at the Dean McGee Eye Institute and the former Clinical Professor of
Ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Sarkisian received his undergraduate degree from Wheaton College in Illinois, where he graduated with honors. Following college, Dr. Sarkisian did graduate work at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Remaining in Philadelphia, he received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College followed by an internship at Chestnut Hill Hospital. Dr. Sarkisian completed an ophthalmology residency at the State University of New York Health Science Center (SUNY Downstate) in Brooklyn, New York, and did a fellowship in glaucoma at the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, after which he was asked to stay on the faculty where he served until July 2006. Dr. Sarkisian joined the faculty at the Dean McGee Eye Institute in August 2006 and rose to Clinical Professor in 2014. In 2018, he formed Oklahoma Eye Surgeons, PLLC, elevating his commitment to excellence in patient care by curating each patient experience from start to finish with grace and compassion with the help of his superlative team at OES.Dr. Sarkisian has an active interest in surgical innovation for the treatment of glaucoma with involvement in numerous clinical trials, particularly involving MIGS. He is a primary investigator (PI) in the iStent Supra Trial, a multicenter, prospective clinical trial investigating this new supraciliary stent for the treatment of mild to moderate glaucoma.Dr. Sarkisian currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as well as on the Editorial Board of Glaucoma Today and Glaucoma Physician. He is also an editorial reviewer for numerous ophthalmology journals. Additionally, his professional service currently includes membership on the glaucoma program committee for both the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and formerly on that of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).  He is the past Program Chairman for the University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology Annual Ophthalmology Symposium and was nominated by the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) to be a consultant to the FDA Ophthalmic Device Panel, where he has served since 2009 and has served as a member of the multi-media committee of the AGS.Dr. Sarkisian is listed in Woodward/White’s “The Best Doctors in America”, Castle and Connelly’s “Top Doctors”, Oklahoma Super Doctors, and “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. He is also listed in Cambridge Who’s Who and the Global directory of Who’s Who and has been listed in “The Best Doctors in Oklahoma” by Oklahoma Magazine.Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Sarkisian is a member of the American Glaucoma Society, the Chandler-Grant Glaucoma Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and numerous other international, local, and state ophthalmology societies.He and his wife Anne have four children and reside in Edmond, Oklahoma.If you would like more information about Dr. Sarkisian, or would like to schedule an appointment, please call or visit his website today!
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(405) 730-8976

Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 5
    26 Ratings
  • 25 years of experience
  • 33 insurances accepted
  • speaks English
  • Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
  • 12 comments
  • 1 specialty
  • 9 areas of expertise
  • 1 board certification
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 1 location

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Patients’ Perspective

  • On-time appointments
  • Good bedside manner
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Location

Oklahoma Eye Surgeons

5600 N Portland Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Tel: (405) 730-8976
Accepting New Patients

Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Steven R Sarkisian Jr

  • Aetna Choice POS II
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
  • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
  • Aexcel PPO
  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
  • BCBS OK Blue Advantage PPO
  • BCBS OK BlueChoice
  • BCBS OK BlueLincs HMO
  • BCBS OK BlueOptions PPO
  • Blue Advantage PPO
  • CIGNA HMO
  • CIGNA Open Access Plus
  • CIGNA PPO
  • Community Care PCC
  • CommunityCare HMO Standard Network
  • CommunityCare PPO Standard Network
  • First Health PPO
  • Harmony by Medica
  • Humana Choice POS
  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana National POS
  • MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
  • Multiplan PPO
  • OKLAHOMA
  • PHCS PPO
  • Qualchoice Statewide Network
  • UHC Choice Plus POS
  • UHC Compass HMO
  • UHC Navigate HMO
  • UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
  • UHC Navigate POS
  • UHC Options PPO

Specialties

Dr. Steven R Sarkisian Jr has the following specialty

Specialty Expertise

Dr. Steven R Sarkisian Jr has the following 9 areas of expertise

  • Lasik Surgery
  • Glaucoma
  • Eye Pain
  • Eye Exam
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Blindness
  • Cataract
  • Vision Issues

Education

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia

Graduated in 1999

Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University

Graduated in 1999

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