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Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
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University of Colorado Health - Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
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My care philosophy
My clinical philosophy is grounded in empathy, respect, and a commitment to treating every patient as I would a member of my own family. I believe that high-quality care extends beyond diagnosis and treatment—it begins with listening.
Get to know Emily Cole, MD
Experience and background
My clinical care is focused on medical and surgical management of adult and pediatric retinal diseases. I care for adult and pediatric patients with retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, and epiretinal membranes. In the pediatric population, my practice is focused on pediatric retinal diseases including but not limited to retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), Coats disease, inherited retinal diseases, complex retinal detachments, Stickler Syndrome, incontinentia pigmenti, and Norrie disease.
Undergraduate 2010
Brown University (RI)
Graduate 2017
Tufts University
Medical Education 2017
Tufts University School of Medicine
Internship 2018
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program
Residency 2021
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Fellowship 2024
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Program
For Patients:
Pediatric retinal diseases, retinopathy of prematurity, implementation science, translational research
Pediatric retinal diseases, retinopathy of prematurity, implementation science, translational research
For Referring Providers:
VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation Research Award 2019
VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation
Dr. Guy H. Chan Resident Award 2021
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
Beem Fisher Resident Research Award 2021
Chicago Ophthalmological Society
Heed Fellowship 2022
Heed Foundation
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