Meet Kimberly Cockerham, M.D., F.A.C.S
Experience and Concern combined
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.
Research
- Veteran’s administration (VA) Polytrauma Study
- Department of Defense (DOD) nanotechology project
- 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 |
| 2009 |
Best New Business of the Year, Los Altos Chamber of Commerce |
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) |
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