Todd A. Auker, M.D.

East Bay Lasik Surgeon Dr. Auker
Danville Lasik Surgeon Dr. Auker



Dr. Auker is a widely recognized, exceptional ophthalmic surgeon who specializes in refractive procedures as well as oculoplastic surgery. With over 20 years of experience, he has performed thousands of each of these surgeries utilizing the latest techniques and most advanced technologies.  Dr. Auker was selected as one of the first surgeons nationally to provide the newest multi-focal refractive lens implants and has been providing the most advanced laser vision correction available since 1997.
 
His education includes receiving his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco, internship at Stanford University Teaching Hospitals, and his residency at Bethesda Eye Institute.  Dr. Auker is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
 
Before Bioethics became an established undergraduate degree in many Universities around the country, Dr. Auker was perhaps the first person to major in Bioethics. Having designed his course of study independently at the University of California at Santa Barbara Scholar’s Program, Dr. Auker also studied at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Auker has participated on hospital ethics committees throughout his career and is currently the Chairman of the ethics committee at Valley Care Medical Center. Dr. Auker is passionate in practicing to the highest ethical standards clinically in providing the best possible medical care available.
 

As a lifelong athlete, Dr. Auker is an avid skier, occasional tri-athlete and elite cyclist. He recently finished high in the 2008 Tour of the California Alps, a 129 mile, 16,000 ft endurance race involving climbing 5 of the steepest passes in the Sierra. He even was the team Doctor for the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Water Polo Team. He enjoys scuba diving with his wife Karin and three children: Kirstin (an athlete/scholar at U.C. Berkeley), Julia and Ryan. Dr. Auker believes that staying active and fit enables him to maintain his physical skills and mental sharpness professionally.


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