Dr. Alexander Kosmidis was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and fellowship trained Glaucoma specialist serving the greater Cleveland area, with emphasis on the West side community. Dr. Kosmidis graduated from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine and completed his internship at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at CWRU/University Hospitals and his Glaucoma fellowship at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Kosmidis has extensive clinical and surgical experience across the greater New Orleans and Cleveland areas. Prior to medical school, Alex was an acclaimed competitive concert pianist. Today in his spare time, he enjoys performing free piano concerts in his home for an appreciative (and unbiased) jury consisting of his wife, Aryn, and their two cats, Zulu Zydeco (“ZZ”) and Abita.
Education & Fellowship
Medical School
- Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, 2007
Medical Internship
- Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 2008
Residency
- Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Affiliated Hospitals Program in Ophthalmology
Cleveland, Ohio, 2011
Fellowship
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation – Louisiana State University, Departments of Ophthalmology
New Orleans, Louisiana, 2012
Hospital Affiliations
- Mercy Health – Lorain Hospital
Lorain, Ohio - Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
Professional Societies
- American Board of Ophthalmology – Fellow
- American Academy of Ophthalmology – Member
Certifications
- State Medical Board of Ohio
- Board Certified – American Board of Ophthalmology
