Faculty > Harocopos

George J. Harocopos, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Pathology and Immunology; Director of Ophthalmic Surgery at the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Specialty Areas

  • Ophthalmic Pathology
  • Ophthalmology - General

Patients Seen At

Eye Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Suite C, Floor 12
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 362-3937
Fax: (314) 362-3725

John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center
915 N. Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63106
(314) 289-6409

Mailing Address

Department of Ophthalmology
Washington University School of Medicine
660 South Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8096
St. Louis, MO 63110

Areas of Clinical Interest

Comprehensive eye care, including cataract surgery; glaucoma, diabetes, macular degeneration, refractive errors

Areas of Research Interest

Age-related cataract, ophthalmic pathology

Board Certification

Ophthalmology--Certified

Medical Education

  • B.A.: Greek Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995
  • Medical Degree: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 2000
  • Residency: Ophthalmology, Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 2004
  • Chief Residency: Ophthalmology, Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005
  • Fellowship: Ophthalmic Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005

Hospital Affiliations

  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Health South Ballas Outpaitent Surgery Center

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Publications

  • Harocopos GJ, Shui YB, McKinnon M, Holekamp NM, Gordon MO, and Beebe DC. Importance of vitreous liquefaction in age-related cataract. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004;45(1):77-85
  • Knopf HLS, Carter K, Feibel RM, and Harocopos GJ. Postoperative Trauma. Comprehensive Ophthalmology Update 2002;3(2):89-90
  • deBree E, Tsiftsis D, Christodoulakis M, Harocopos G, et al. Splenic Abscess: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Acta Chir Belg 1998;98(5):199-202
  • Melissas J, Christodoulakis M, Schoretsanitis G, Harocopos G, et al. Staple-line disruption following vertical banded gastroplasty. Obes Surg 1998;8(1):15-20
  • Harocopos GJ, Alvares KM, Kolker AE, and Beebe DC. Human age-related cataract and lens epithelial cell death. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998;39(13):2696-2706
  • Potts JD, Harocopos GJ, and Beebe DC. Identification of receptor tyrosine kinases in the embryonic chicken lens. Curr Eye Res 1993;12(8):759-763

Awards

  • Jay S. Pepose Research Award 2002
  • Rosenbaum Research Award 2003
  • Golden Apple Teaching Award 2005


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