Joseph P. Gira, MD
Dr. Joseph Gira is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine receiving his Doctorate Degree with Distinction. His transitional internship was at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. Dr. Gira completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Hermann Eye Center. He has been in private practice in St. Louis since1999. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois.
Dr. Gira is Board-Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He has presented numerous papers at various ophthalmology conferences, has published research papers and is an accomplished speaker.
Dr. Gira is married with two children and lives in the St. Louis area.
Areas of Specialty
Refractive Surgery
LASIK, surface laser correction and corrective lens replacement surgery
Anterior Segment Surgery
small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants and presbyopia correcting lens implants
Glaucoma
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Diabetic Eye Disorders
Certification and Professional Societies
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- St. Louis Ophthalmological Society
