Dr. Hesham Gabr

Dr. Hesham Gabr is a retina specialist who joined Tennessee Retina in September 2024, seeing patients in Nashville, Clarksville, and Cookeville. He specializes in the clinical and surgical management of adult vitreoretinal diseases.
Dr. Gabr’s training path includes a medical degree from Ain Shams University in Egypt, a master’s in Ophthalmology, a 2-year vitreoretinal research fellowship at Duke University (where he received a Research to Prevent Blindness grant for 3D printing of ophthalmic instruments), ophthalmology residency at Duke Eye Center, and a 2-year Medical and Surgical Retina fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
He has authored or co-authored over 12 scientific articles and book chapters on medical and surgical retina and has presented at many national and international meetings.

Education

Dr. Gabr graduated from Ain Shams University in Egypt with a medical degree and completed his ophthalmology residency in Egypt with a Master’s in Ophthalmology. He completed a 2-year vitreoretinal research fellowship at Duke University, followed by ophthalmology residency at Duke Eye Center and a 2-year Medical and Surgical Retina fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Professional Accomplishments

Current Role: Retina Specialist at Tennessee Retina (Nashville, Clarksville, Cookeville) since September 2024.

Research: 12+ scientific articles and book chapters; Research to Prevent Blindness grant for 3D printing of ophthalmic instruments.

Training: Duke University research fellowship; Duke Eye Center residency; University of Illinois at Chicago retina fellowship.

Memberships: American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).

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