Michael S. Korenfeld, M.D.

Because of his interest in research and ophthalmology, Dr. Korenfeld obtained a National Eye Institute grant and performed glaucoma research under the mentorship of the chairman of the department at Washington University, Bernard Becker, MD. After this, he performed a Transitional Internship at St. Johns Mercy Hospital (St. Louis) and then completed an Ophthalmology Residency at the Mason Eye Institute (Columbia, MO), where he continued his research endeavors and won First Prize in a national research competition for research performed on the corneal endothelium. Currently, he is actively engaged teaching ophthalmology to training eye surgeons at Washington University, and he was just recognized for his 20th year of service.