Gerald H. Kursar, D.O. earned his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1965. After interning at Green Cross Hospital in Ohio, he completed a three year ophthalmology residency at Doctors' Hospital in Columbus, Ohio which provided formal didactic education at Ohio State University, Department of Ophthalmology and Columbus Children's Hospital. Graduating in the spring of 1969, he and his family soon settled in the Saint Louis area where he established the first of his two offices.

Board certified by both the American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Kursar is known as one of the first ophthalmologists in Missouri to perform cataract surgery with an intraocular implant lens.

He is nationally recognized as a leader in his profession, having most recently served as President of the American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology and President of the American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology. He maintains close ties with the education of up-and-coming physicians by serving as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology for regional schools of Osteopathic Medicine, and by serving as Resident Instructor for Deaconess Medical Center Residency Training Program in the field of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Kursar is a Fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as the American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology. He serves as a board member of the St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Handicapped as well as the Missouri Lions Eye Bank. Dr. Kursar is a member of the Missouri Ophthalmological Society, the St. Louis Ophthalmological Society as well as numerous other professional organizations. His own education has continued throughout his career as he has completed numerous courses on advancing medical and surgical treatments. Most recently, he has completed extensive hands-on training over the past two and a half years on LASIK refractive surgery. His hospital appointments include; Deaconess Medical Center, St. Luke's Hospital, DePaul Medical Center, St. John's Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and Christian Hospitals. In his spare time, Dr. Kursar enjoys spending time with his family, snow skiing, gardening, and the occasional leisurely round of golf.