MICHAEL NEIMKIN, M.D.

 

Dr. Neimkin attended Saint Joseph's University and Samford

University on an athletic scholarship. He then obtained his medical

degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. During

medical school, he received an endowed scholarship to study surgical

innovation at L'Université Louis Pasteur and IRCAD (Institut de

Recherche contre les Cancers de l’Appareil Digestif) in Strasbourg,

France under tutelage of renowned surgeon Jacques Marescaux.

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He continued his training in Ophthalmology at the University of

Alabama's Callahan Eye Foundation, where he was elected chief

resident by his peers. He completed a 2-year oculofacial plastic,

cosmetic, reconstructive and oncologic surgery fellowship at

Washington University in St. Louis under mentors John Holds

and Phil Custer. 

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Dr. Neimkin is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology,

and one of only a few hundred surgeons nationally to be accredited

by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

(ASOPRS).

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His experience includes over 8,000 surgical procedures focusing on the

eyelids, eyebrows, forehead, orbits, tear ducts and midface. He has

published over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and

scientific lectures. He serves as a journal reviewer for Ophthalmic Plastic

and Reconstructive Surgery, Orbit, JAMA, the American Journal of

Ophthalmology, and Ophthalmology.

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Dr. Neimkin, his wife Kimberly, and 3 daughters reside in the city

of Atlanta. They enjoy outdoor activities, running, cooking, and professional sports. 

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