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Monica Morales, M.D.

Monica
Morales
M.D.

Medical School: Universidad Francisco Marroquín Facultad de Medicina

Internship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center – General Surgery

Adam Baird, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Adam
Baird
O.D., F.A.A.O

EDUCATION

Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Residency: Tuscaloosa Veteran's Affairs Medical Center

EXPERTISE

Comprehensive Eye Care
Medical Eye Care (diabetes, non-surgical glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, dry eye)
Routine Eye Care

Honors & Awards

COVD Award for Excellence- 2015
UAB Dean’s List- 2011-2015
Kentucky Contract Seat Recipient - 2011-2015
Kentucky Optometric Association Scholarship - 2014
VisionAmerica CEVS Award for Best Clinician - 2013
Kentucky Optometric Association Scholarship - 2012

BOARD CERTIFICATION

National Board of Optometric Examiners

BACKGROUND

Adam W. Baird, OD earned his doctor of optometry degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He went on to complete a hospital-based residency at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Baird later earned his fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry. He is an active member of the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometry Association. He holds licenses in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. 

 

Cullen Moran, M.D.

Cullen
Moran
M.D.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Internship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Fitz Gerald Diala, M.D.

Fitz Gerald
Diala
M.D.

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Chris Cho, M.D.

Chris
Cho
M.D.

Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Internship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Cynthia "Cindy" Hodson, M.D.

Cynthia
"Cindy"
Hodson
M.D.

Medical School: University of Texas- San Antonio
Internship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Avni Finn, M.D., M.B.A.

Avni
Finn
M.D., M.B.A.
Fellowship Director, Medical Director of Imaging

Education

B.A., Stanford University
M.D., Dartmouth Medical School
M.B.A.,  Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Post Graduate Education

Internship
Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Residency
Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Fellowship
Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC

Honors and Awards

Knights Templar Eye Foundation Ophthalmology Research Fund Award
Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Award Winner 
Gragoudas Prize Winner for Best Clinical Research, MEEI
Fellow, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation

Board Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Retina Specialists
Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Phi Beta Kappa

Background

Dr. Finn was born in London and moved to the United States at a young age and grew up in Claremont, California. She earned her BA in Human Biology and minor in Spanish from Stanford University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Finn pursued her medical degree at the Dartmouth School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire followed by ophthalmology residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Finn then performed a fellowship in medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. During fellowship, she received the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation award, given to select outstanding fellows in vitreoretinal surgery. Dr. Finn is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. She has published numerous original research articles on a wide variety of retinal diseases, including new techniques for macular hole surgery, the use of intraoperative OCT imaging, and biomarkers of atrophy and scar in macular degeneration. Dr. Finn has a strong interest in surgical innovation and retinal imaging analysis. 
 

Sean Berkowitz, M.D.

Sean
Berkowitz
M.D.

Medical School: Vanderbit University School of Medicine

Internship: Vanderbilt Eye Institute