- Dr. Monte S Dirks, MD
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Dr. Monte S Dirks, MD
Ophthalmology
- South Dakota, Rapid City
Overview
Dr. Monte S Dirks, MD works in Rapid City, South Dakota is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Brook Army Med Center in 1985. Dr. Dirks is affiliated with Rapid City Regional Hospital and practicing for 39 years
Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Abscess• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Argon Laser Treatment
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Bowel Strangulation
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• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chronic Infections
• Colpopexy
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Coronary Artery Revascularization
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Diverticulitis
• Drug-Induced Mental Disorders
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Eyebrows, Duplication of, With Stretchable Skin and Syndactyly
• FAA Physical Examination
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Feeding Assessment
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Glaucoma Associated With Systemic Abnormalities
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Immunodeficiency Without Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Lung Cancer
• Malignant Mesothelioma
• Metastatic Tumors (Brain)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Nickel Contact Allergy
• Non-Surgical Bite Correction
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Phacolytic Glaucoma
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stereotactic Lesions
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Acute Endophthalmitis• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Anisocoria
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Anterior Scleritis
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Biopsy of Cornea
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• Black Eye
• Blepharitis
• Blind Hypotensive Eye
• Blindness
• Blocked Tear Duct
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Contusion of the Eyeball
• Coreoplasty
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Erosion
• Corneal Ulcer
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Endophthalmitis
• Entropion
• Esotropia
• Excision of Chalazion
• Exotropia
• Eyelid Surgery
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Graves' Disease
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Hyphema
• Hypopyon
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lazy Eye
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Nystagmus
• Ocular Hypertension
• Optic Neuritis
• Orbital Cellulitis
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Pinguecula
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Posterior Scleritis
• Presbyopia
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Pterygium
• Purulent Endophthalmitis
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Eye Laceration
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Sarcoidosis
• Scleral Reinforcement Surgery
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Solar Retinopathy
• Stye
• Sympathetic Uveitis
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitreous Hemorrhage
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
- 39
State License
- South Dakota
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Brook Army Med Center
San Antonio, TX, USA
Year completed: 1985
San Antonio, TX, USA
Year completed: 1985
Medical School
Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences
Graduated: 1984
Graduated: 1984
Awards
1 AAO
2 Am Milit Surg
3 AMA
4 American Milit Surgery
5 Soc Milit Oph
6 Society Milit Oph
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Office Locations
Primary location
Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
2800 3rd Street
South Dakota (SD)
Rapid City
57701
Phone:(605) 341-2000
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? Yes
Office Volume: 140 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Black Hills Regional Eye Institute, 2800 3rd Street, Rapid City, South Dakota (SD), 57701
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- American Enterprise Group
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Choice Health
- GEHA
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medica
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- Meritain Health
- Navigate POS
- NGS CoreSource
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Principal Life
- Thrivent Financial
- Tricare
- UniCare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Rapid City Regional Hospital
353 Fairmont Boulevard Po Box 6000
South Dakota SD,
Rapid City,
57701
Rapid City Regional Hospital is a hospital located in Rapid City, SD. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 2 of 13 procedures.
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