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
  ...
• 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
  ...
• 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

Medical School

Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences

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
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 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 photo


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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