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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 Kounkel, DO
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.
Qualifications
Education
Med School College
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Residency
Ohio University - Doctors Hospital. Columbus, Ohio (Ophthalmology)
Internship
Henry Ford Health System - Riverside Osteopathic Hospital, Trenton, MI