Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis near Nashville, TN

Biography: Dr. Franco Recchia earned his medical degree from Duke University and completed his residency, including a year as co-chief resident, at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He then completed a research fellowship in Retinal Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania and a two-year clinical fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, where he was selected as a Heed Fellow and AOS-Knapp Fellow. Dr. Recchia became a full-time faculty member of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute in 2003, where he served as Chief of the Retina Division and Director of the Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery. Dr. Recchia has been selected by his peers as one of the ``Best Doctors in America`` and has held leadership positions in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology. He has received Honor and Achievement Awards from the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and was recognized for excellence in clinical teaching by the Vanderbilt residents. He currently serves as Associate Editor (Retina Section) of the journal Ophthalmology and on the Ophthalmic Technology and Assessment Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Biography: Dr. Trent Wallace is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and as the son of two educators, he desired to be a doctor at an early age. He received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. After Vanderbilt, Dr. Wallace attended Emory University Medical School in Atlanta, Georgia and continued there for his residency in ophthalmology. After his residency, he completed a two-year Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Upon completion of his fellowship in Philadelphia in 1992, Dr. Wallace returned to Nashville as part of a group practice and joined Tennessee Retina in 2008. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Wallace has a passion for vision. ``Vision has such a great impact on the quality of our life. Tennessee Retina offers us a great opportunity to provide state-of-the-art care throughout this region``, says Wallace.His clinical interests include retinal lesions, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retinal detachment surgery.

Care Philosophy: Treat all retinal/ophthalmological conditions in the most compassionate way possible.