Our Doctors

Our surgeons are among the most experienced and well-trained in the entire country. Together they have performed thousands of surgical and laser vision correction procedures. All of our surgeons are board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. They continually teach courses to other doctors at major national and international meetings of ophthalmologists. Our surgeons are fellowship trained, having completed extensive training as refractive surgery specialists.

Fellowship Program

As the clinical professor of the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Ophthalmology Department, Dr. Durrie has a Fellow in residence each year. The fellowship is a post-residency training period of one year in the subspecialty of refractive surgery which allows a physician to develop a particular expertise in laser and surgical vision correction.

Meet Our Team

• Meet Dr. Durrie
• Meet Dr. Stahl
• Meet Dr. Grosdidier
• Meet Dr. Hunter
• Meet Dr. Erin Stahl

Daniel S. Durrie M.D.

Internationally recognized refractive surgeon, Daniel S. Durrie, M.D. has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Refractive Surgeons in America and one of the Fifty Most Influential Ophthalmologists in the World. He has been named one of Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors, and is the only refractive surgeon in the Great Plains to receive the honor. With more than 30 years experience in refractive and corneal surgery, he has dedicated his career to being a pioneer in procedures to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.

Dr. Durrie received his medical doctorate and completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Nebraska, graduating with distinction. He was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society for medical students graduating in the top ten percent of their class. Post residency, he completed a Corneal Fellowship with Filkins Eye Institute in Omaha, NE. He is a board certified ophthalmologist and serves as a clinical professor and director of refractive surgery services at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition, he has been a Director of the Ophthalmic Refractive Surgery Fellowship program since 1987.

Dr. Durrie has built a world class surgery center located in the heart of the country in Overland Park, KS. He has performed over 40,000 refractive procedures in his career and welcomes patients from all over the US as well as other countries. Durrie Vision also houses a prominent research facility that complements Kansas City’s Life Sciences community as a partner in biological research. Always interested in the very best outcomes for his patients, Dr. Durrie continually invests in the latest technology in refractive surgery.

Dr. Durrie’s passion is research. Durrie Vision Research is one of the few centers in the country to be chosen to conduct FDA clinical trials. He has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Lans Lectureship award by the International Society of Refractive Surgery as well as the highest honor awarded to an ophthalmologist by his peers of Barraquer Lecturer by the International Society of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Durrie has been involved as an investigator or medical monitor of nearly every clinical trial that led to FDA approval of the lasers and procedures used in LASIK today. He has participated in over 150 FDA clinical studies and continually conducts his own research to refine and enhance the individual outcomes for the patient. Dr. Durrie trains surgeons from around the world on new surgical procedures and techniques. By being on the forefront of research, Dr. Durrie’s patients benefit from his knowledge of the outcomes of clinical trials, but also what is currently in the research queue for future advancements in vision correction.

Scientific articles and papers by Dr. Durrie have appeared in hundreds on professional medical publications. He serves on the board for Ocular Surgery News (Section Editor), The Journal of Corneal and Refractive Surgery, Review of Ophthalmology and Refractive Eye Care for Ophthalmologists. Dr. Durrie has given hundreds of presentations to professional organizations throughout the world.

As a way of giving back to the community, Dr. Durrie is the founding member and Medical Director of Focus on Independence, a 501c3 organization, dedicated to providing no-cost vision correction surgery to people with spinal cord injuries.

Dr. Durrie is committed to excellence for each patient, and for the refractive surgery industry as a whole. His belief is that every patient deserves the very best result. By participating in research, investigating the next best procedure and sharing his experience, knowledge and passion with other surgeons, he believes will accomplish this task.

Dr. Durrie and his wife Anne, enjoy traveling and spending time with their grandsons. Their daughter, Erin Durrie Stahl, M.D. recently completed her ophthalmology residency.

For Dr. Durrie’s complete Curriculum Vitae, click here.

Jason E. Stahl M.D.

Dr. Jason Stahl specializes in lens implant surgery and refractive surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. A board-certified ophthalmologist and member of the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Stahl earned his medical doctorate, graduating with honors, and completed his internship at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. He continued his training with a three-year ophthalmology residency at Scott & White Hospital at Texas A & M University, where he was named chief resident. Following completion of his residency, Dr. Stahl completed a fellowship in refractive surgery with Daniel S. Durrie, M.D. at Hunkeler Eye Centers in Kansas City.

Dr. Stahl joined Durrie Vision in 2003, a premier ophthalmology practice in the heart of the country. Durrie Vision, located in Overland Park, Kansas, is a leading eye care center in the country. Durrie Vision offers a sophisticated research center, a state-of-the-art clinical diagnosis treatment facility, and a leading laser and surgical vision correction component. Dr. Stahl heads up the refractive lens department, providing care and improved vision with refractive lens exchange surgery for patients with early cataracts, cataract surgery for patients with cataracts and phakic intraocular lens surgery for nearsighted (myopic) patients who are not candidates for LASIK or other refractive procedures.

Dr. Stahl has been active in ophthalmic research and has played significant investigator roles during numerous FDA clinical trials. Dr. Stahl lectures at international meetings on cataract and refractive surgery and his work has been published in professional medical journals. In addition, Dr. Stahl has been a patient himself, having undergone laser vision correction surgery in 2001.

Dr. Stahl is active in a number of professional organizations including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the International Society of Refractive Surgery and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Dr. Stahl enjoys spending time with his wife, Erin, and his sons, Christian and Joshua, as well as playing golf and reading presidential biographies.

For Dr. Stahl’s complete Curriculum Vitae, click here.

Kelly F. Grosdidier O.D.

Kelly F. Grosdidier, O.D. received his optometric degree from the University of Houston College of Optometry in Houston. While attending, he received three Letter of Clinical Excellence awards from the College. Dr. Grosdidier continued his medical training with an internship in ocular disease at the Veterans Administration Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma and an internship in primary eye care at Ft. Riley Army Base in Ft. Riley, Kansas.

Certified to provide complete pre- and post-operative refractive surgery care, Dr. Grosdidier coordinates all day-of-surgery care for refractive surgery patients. He is actively involved with clinical research trials at Durrie Vision. Dr. Grosdidier is a favorite of Durrie Vision patients for his caring manner and his sincere interest in their eye health.

Active in the medical community, Dr. Grosdidier is a member of the Greater Kansas City Optometric Society. Dr. Grosdidier and his wife, Lisa, have lived in Kansas City since 1994, and have two daughters, Mandy and Macy.

For Dr. Grosdidier’s complete Curriculum Vitae, click here.

Joel Hunter, MD

Dr. Joel Hunter joined the Durrie Vision team as the Refractive Surgery Fellow after completing his ophthalmology residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. His connection with the field of refractive surgery started during residency with involvement in research projects, which he presented at national meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Also, during residency he was very active clinically, performing more cataract surgeries than any resident in the 35 year history of the USF program.

Previous to that, Dr. Hunter graduated with the award for academic excellence at USF’s medical school, finished his undergraduate pre-medical degree with honors in two and a half years and graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA in three years.

Dr. Hunter moved to Kansas with his wife, Lizzy and they celebrated the birth of their first child, Luke, in October 2009. At the conclusion of his Fellowship, he plans to open his own practice, Hunter Vision, in Orlando, Florida.

For Dr. Hunter’s complete Curriculum Vitae, click here.

Erin Durrie Stahl, MD

Dr. Erin Durrie Stahl, is doing a two year refractive surgery fellowship at Durrie Vision, as well as a one year Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine where she served as Chief Resident. She graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine first in her class.

Dr. Stahl has a keen interest is pediatric ophthalmology. By combining her experience and research in refractive surgery, she hopes to research what might be possible to help the youngest patients with severe vision loss.

Dr. Stahl is the daughter of Dr. Durrie and is married to Dr. Jason Stahl. They have two young sons, Christian and Joshua.

For Dr. Erin Stahl’s complete Curriculum Vitae, click here.

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