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LASIK Surgeon: Dr. Stuart Lewis, MD

In Denver, Colorado

Dr. Lewis moved to Denver in 1979 after earning his medical degree in Washington, D.C. and completing an internal medicine internship in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lewis has been an active community member having served on various boards and been involved with a number of charitable projects both in the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Lewis is an active skier, bicyclist and golfer and enjoys travel and opera.

Education and Training

Undergraduate
9/70 - 5/74 Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
B.A., Neurobiology & Behavior, 1974
Graduate
8/74 - 5/78 George Washington University Washington, D.C.
M.D., 1978
Post-Graduate
7/78 - 6/79 Northwestern University Hospitals Chicago, Illinois
Internship in Internal Medicine
7/79 - 6/82 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado
Residency in Ophthalmology
12/95 Jules Stein Eye Institute Los Angeles, California
UCLA School of Medicine
PRK Summit Technologies Certification
1/96 ClearVision Laser Centers Denver, Colorado
PRK Patient Management Certification
3/96 ClearVision Laser Centers Denver, Colorado
PRK Patient Management Certification
10/96 VISX Certification Course Denver, Colorado
VISX Excimer Laser System PRK Certification
11/96 Chiron C-LASIK Course Denver, Colorado
Chiron Microkeratome Certification
1/97 VISX Certification Course Denver, Colorado
VISX Excimer Laser System PTK Certification
4/97 VISX Certification Course Denver, Colorado
VISX Excimer Laser System Astigmatism Treatment Certification
11/98 VISX Certification Course Denver, Colorado
VISX Excimer Laser System Hyperopia Treatment Certification

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Certification and Licensure

1978 Medical Licensure, State of Illinois
1979 National Board Medical Examination, Parts I-III
1980 Medical Licensure, State of Colorado
1983 Specialty Board Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology

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Professional Activities

Private Practice

7/82 - 12/85 Partner, Kaplan and Lewis
1984 Co-Founder, Cherry Creek Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. Managing Partner: 1988,1994,1999
1986 - 2001 Present Solo Practice
2001 - Present, Cherry Creek Eye Physicians and Surgeons, PC (President and CEO)
1982 - Present Active Attending Staff, Rose Medical Center
1989 - 1995 Institutional Research Review Committee
1993 - 1994 Chairman, Ophthalmology Section - Department of Surgery
Jan. 2008 - 2010 Chairman, Dept. of Ophthalmology at Rose Medical
Center

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Teaching Positions

1982 - 1988 Clinical Instructor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of Ophthalmology
1988 - 2001 Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of Ophthalmology
2001 - Present, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of Ophthalmology
1985 - Present Clinical Instructor, Family Practice Residency, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
1985 - Present Clinical Instructor, Family Practice Residency, St. Joseph's Hospital

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Professional Organizations

1982 - Present Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
1983 - Present Diplomat, American Academy of Ophthalmology
1984 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2001 - Present Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Oct. 2007 - Present Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Dr. Stuart Lewis brings you the latest in vision correction technology. Learn more about LASIK, LASEK, PRK and other enhancement procedures for the chance to have clear, natural vision. Call or email Cherry Creek Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. today for your free refractive consultation.

Cherry Creek Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C.

(303) 691-2228
Uncompromised Excellence in Eye Care