Meet Kimberly Cockerham, M.D., F.A.C.S

Experience and Concern combined

Private Practice Licenses, Certifications Academic Practice Honors & Awards Research Professional Organizations Education Public Service

Dr. Cockerham has been providing her patients with exceptional medical care since 1983. Dr. Cockerham's MedSpa fulfills her dream of providing that care in a relaxing, spa-like setting. In her own words:

"I have always wanted to create a nurturing environment that pampers my patients in a way that parallels my personalized concern for their medical needs. "

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To meet patient needs for the most advanced care available, Dr. Cockerham actively keeps current in plastics, orbit, and neuro-ophthalmology. A passionate educator as well as practitioner, she is the co-director of the annual Bay Area Ophthalmology course at Stanford, elected member of several prestigious medical societies, and teaches at annual national meetings throughout the country. Dr. Cockerham has published over 80 peer-reviewed abstracts, papers, chapters and a book.

Private Practice

Dr. Cockerham's private practice in Los Altos is focused on personalized care within a pampered setting. The facial medspa combines the facial services of a licensed aesthetician with the most advanced medical facial rejuvenation techniques. The neuro-orbit boutique caters to patients with thyroid eye disease, orbital tumors, increased intracranial pressure, double vision due to cranial nerve palsies/myasthenia gravis/adult strabismus and visual loss due to optic nerve disorders.

Areas of Interest

Eyelid and facial rejuvenation, thyroid eye disease, eyelid oncology, double vision and decreased vision due to optic nerve dysfunction.

Academic Practice

The scope of Dr. Cockerham's practice at Stanford is focused on complex, multidisciplinary, neuro-orbit inpatients and outpatients. She also has a clinical appointment at the Palo Alto VA, where her focus during her one half-day per week is neuro-ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She provides subspecialty training for the Stanford Ophthalmology residency in both locations.

Research

1. Veteran’s administration (VA) Polytrauma Study
   
2. Department of Defense (DOD) nanotechology project
   
3. Neuro-ophthalmology Research and Development Consortium (NORDIC) Thyroid eye disease (TED) studies.

Dr. Cockerham is a co-investigator in the Polytrauma Study, "We are investigating the impact of blast injuries on Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq War." 

In addition, her Department of Defense grant is providing ongoing funding for her Reanimation project administered through PAIRE at the Palo Alto VA, "Our research team includes Stanford, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz engineers, and was provided with generous funding to develop nano-technology implants that will advance current medical and surgical therapies in both of my subspecialty areas."

She is also the principal investigator in prospective studies to design clinical activity scores, quality of life measures and other tools to better evaluate treatment effectiveness in patients with Thyroid eye disease.

Education

Dr. Cockerham was raised in San Mateo and attended UC San Diego (Revelle College), graduating with Cum Laude honors. As an officer in the US Army, she obtained her medical degree (MD) from George Washington University Medical School, graduating with Alpha Omega Alpha honors.  She completed her internship in general surgery, residency in ophthalmology, and two fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology and oculo-plastics.

Education

1978-1983	University of California San Diego B.A. Biology, Cum Laude
1980-1981	San Diego Community College E.M.T. Emergency Medicine
1983-1987	George Washington University M.D. Medicine, AOA
1987-1988	Letterman Army Medical Center Internship, General Surgery
1989-1992	Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Resident Ophthalmology
1992-1993	Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Fellow Neuro-ophthalmology
1994-1995	Allegheny General Hospital, Fellow - Plastics,Orbit & Surgical Neuro-Ophth.

Licenses, Certifications

1987	Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
1993/re-cert: 2003	American Board of Ophthalmology
2003	California State Medical License No. G86885

Honors & Awards

1983	National Service Ribbon, George Washington University (GWU)
1987	Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, GWU
1988	Superior Unit Award, Letterman Army Medical Center
1989	Army Commendation Medal, McDonald Army Medical Center
1991	National Defense Service Medal, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)
1992	Best Resident’s Paper, WRAMC Biennial Meeting
1993	Best Fellow’s Paper, North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society
1993	Superior Unit Award, WRAMC
1998	Meritorious Service Medal, WRAMC
2000	Who’s Who in Medicine, Who’s Who in American Women
2002	Merrill Reeh Pathology Award, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstruction Surgeons (ASOPRS)
2003	Elected to International Orbital Society
2003	American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award
2005	Star Award of Excellence, UCSF
2005	America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2006	Star Award of Excellence, UCSF
2006	AAO Leadership Development Program
2007	Lifetime Achievement Who’s Who in Medicine
2007-2008	Dr. Kimberly Cockerham has been elected to the 2007-2008 Best Doctors in America.
2008	Voted Best of the Best by San Jose Magazine! Dr. Cockerham has been voted Best of the Best for Laser Eyelid Rejuvenation by San Jose Magazine.
2008-2009	Silicon Valley Who's Who List - Dr. Cockerham has been selected to be on the Silicon Valley Who's Who List for 2008-2009; "to be honored among the most influential in our area is an exceptional accomplishment" - San Jose Business Journal

Professional Organizations

Memberships

1992-present	Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
1994-present	Fellow, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
1999-present	Member, American Medical Association
2003-present	Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2003-present	Member, International Orbital Society
2004-present	Member, California Ophthalmology Society
2005-present	Founder and Member, Bay Area Neuro-ophthalmology Society
2005-present	Founder and Member, Surgeons in Neuro-ophthalmology
2006- present	Member, Women in Ophthalmology
2006-present	Member, Biomedical Engineering Society
2006- present	Member, Santa Clara County Medical Society
2006- present	Member, California Medical Society
2005-present	California Facial Plastics Society
2005-present	Santa Cruz County Medical Society

Public Service

1983-1998	US Army; Physician & Officer
1997	Chandigarh, India Humanitarian visit
1998	Hyderabad, India Humanitarian visit
1998	Bombay, India Humanitarian visit
2002/2003	Pittsburgh Health Fair Visual Screening Director
2003- 2004	Pittsburgh Vision Services Board of Directors(Pittsburgh Blind Association/The Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind)