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Hospital Affiliations:
- Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Gender: Female
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Languages Spoken:
- English
Office Hours
- Sun: Closed
- Mon: 6:00AM - 4:00PM
- Tue - Wed: 6:00AM - 3:00PM
- Thu: 6:00AM - 4:00PM
- Fri: 6:00AM - 12:00PM
- Sat: Closed
About Valerie K Kounkel, DO
Med School College
- Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
- Ohio University - Doctors Hospital. Columbus, Ohio (Ophthalmology)
- Henry Ford Health System - Riverside Osteopathic Hospital, Trenton, MI
Residency
Internship
- Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Biography
Dr. Valerie Kounkel received her medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her internship at the Henry Ford Health System-Riverside Osteopathic Hospital in Trenton, MI and her residency in Ophthalmology at Ohio University-Doctors Hospital in Columbus, OH.
Dr. Kounkel is a member of the American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Osteopathic Association, the Polk County Medical Society and is a fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology. She is President of the Des Moines Ophthalmic Society and is also a clinical instructor for Des Moines University and the University of Iowa.
Dr. Kounkel has been performing laser vision correction and cataract surgery since 2000. She is board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Kounkel performs Cataract Surgery using new technology intraocular lenses, Laser Vision Correction and Glaucoma Laser Surgery.