Howard Amiel MD, MS, FAAO Board Certified & Fellowship Trained ophthalmologist
Dr Amiel is a fellowship trained cataract, cornea, and refractive surgeon based out of our Arvada, Denver and Lone Tree offices. Howard is a highly experienced cataract surgeon in the Rocky Mountain region, having expertly performed over 25,000 cataract surgeries. He completed his residency at Brown University, then two fellowships-one in cataract and refractive surgery with one of the pioneers of cataract surgery, Dr. Paul Koch, and another in cornea and external disease in one of the world's leading eye hospitals, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, of Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Amiel specializes in cataract surgery, corneal transplants, LASIK, PRK and advanced dry eye. His interests include advanced IOL technology and laser assisted cataract surgery. He is well respected in the Denver Metro area having improved the vision of thousands. He has written numerous articles on corneal, cataract and refractive surgery in national ophthalmic publications. Dr. Amiel has refereed and reviewed peer submissions for ophthalmic publications and lectures locally, nationally, and internationally, and has volunteered in multiple international medical relief campaigns.
Dr. Amiel enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor opportunities like running the trails, snowboarding and mountain biking.
Education
- 2007 The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,
Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship - 2006 Koch Eye Associates/Dr. Paul S. Koch, Warwick, Rhode Island,
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship - 2005 Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI,
Ophthalmology Residency - 2002 Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Transitional Internship - 2001 The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago,
Illinois Doctor of Medicine - 1997 The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois Master of Science,
Applied Physiology - 1995 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Bachelor of Science,
Psychology
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Ophthalmology - Cornea Society
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - Denver Medical Society
- International Society of Refractive Surgery - Colorado Medical Society
Honors & Awards
- Gloria Arndt Award, The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Monetary award, elected by classmates “to the student who best demonstrates kindness, compassion, and altruism”
- American College of Surgeons Medical Student Award, The University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Elected by the UIC Department of Surgery to represent site at a national conference.
Publications
- Atypical fungal sclerokeratitis.
Howard Amiel, Atif B Chohan, Grant R. Snibson, Rasik B Vajpayee - 'Tetracaine hydrochloride 0.5% versus lidocaine 2% jelly as a topical anesthetic
Howard Amiel, Paul S. Koch - Optical coherence tomography of a giant, traumatic tear in the retinal pigment
Howard Amiel, Paul B. Greenberg, Harry Kachadoorian, Michael O'Brien - A randomised controlled trial of alcohol delamination and phototherapeutic
Elsie Chan, Vishal Jhanji, Marios Constantinou, Howard Amiel, Grant R. Snibson - 'Authors'' response: A randomised controlled trial of alcohol delamination
Elsie Chan, Vishal Jhanji, Marios Constantinou, Howard Amiel, Grant Snibson - Use of trypan blue dye during conversion of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
Namrata Sharma, Vishal Jhanji, Jeewan S Titiyal, Howard Amiel, Rasik B Vajpayee
