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

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

Sonya Besagar, M.D.

Sonya
Besagar
M.D.
Chief Resident

Medical School: Columbia University

Internship: Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Britt Hatcher, M.D.

Britt
Hatcher
M.D.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Internship: Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Nicole Rebollo-Rodriguez, M.D.

Nicole
Rebollo-Rodriguez
M.D.

First Year Fellow in Ocular Oncology
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico
Internship: San Juan Municipal Hospital, Puerto Rico
Residency: University of Puerto Rico

Arash Davanian, D.O.

Arash
Davanian
D.O.

Glaucoma Fellow 2020-2021
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Internship: Brookwood Baptist Hospital
Residency: Augusta University

Kurt Scavelli, M.D.

Kurt
Scavelli
M.D.

Second Year Fellow in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery, Instructor in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Medical School: Case Western Reserve
Internship: Einstein Medical Center
Residency: Scheie Eye Institute