Gregg T. Kokame MD

Dr. Kokame graduated from Iolani School here in Honolulu, Hawaii, and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pomona College, where he graduated with Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude honors. He received his M.D. from the UCLA School of Medicine, where he graduated with honors in the honor medical society, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Dr. Kokame completed his ophthalmology residency at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the UCLA School of Medicine, consistently rated as the top eye hospital in the western USA. He completed his Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida, which was recently rated as the top eye surgeon hospital and training program in ophthalmology in the USA. Dr. Kokame is a Clinical Professor at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, where he teaches international vitreoretinal fellows, residents, interns and medical students about retinal diseases.

He is a vitreoretinal consultant to the Tripler Army Medical Center. He has directed The Retina Center at Pali Momi into a nationally and internationally recognized center for retinal research and education. Many new clinical trials bringing new advances over the last decade have initially started in Hawaii as clinical trials at The Retina Center at Pali Momi. He has authored over 70 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, and is a consultant and reviewer for all the major journals in ophthalmology. Dr. Kokame is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Retina Society and Macula Society.