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Kraig Bower

Kraig Bower, MD

Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Highlights

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

About Kraig Bower

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Background

Dr. Kraig Scot Bower is an associate professor of ophthalmology and the director of refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in refractive surgery (LASIK), cornea and external diseases of the eye and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Bower is a retired Army colonel, Medical Corps. From 2001 to 2010, he was the director of refractive surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as the Army's refractive surgery subject matter expert, advising the Army Surgeon General on laser refractive surgery and managing the Army's Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program.

Centers and Institutes

Wilmer Eye Institute Research

Research Interests

ocular microbiology, ocular trauma, refractive surgery, teleophthalmology

Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
  • International Society of Refractive Surgeons

Locations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Fellowship, Cornea and External Diseases, 1996

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Residency, Ophthalmology, 1995

    University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas

    Medical Education, MD, 1984

    Board Certifications

    Ophthalmology

    American Board of Ophthalmology, 2022

    Insurance

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    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
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    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
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    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)