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Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Main Office: 615-936-2020
2311 Pierce Avenue
Nashville, TN 37232

Franklin Office

Phone: 615-791-0060
Fax: (615) 591-0060
100 Covey Drive, Suite 107
Franklin, TN 37067

Bellevue Office

Office: 615-662-4066
Fax: 615-662-5054
7640 Hwy. 70 So., Suite 100
Bellevue, TN 37221

Spring Hill Office

Phone: 615-791-0060
Fax: 615-7591-0060
3098 Campbell Sta. Pkwy
Spring Hill, TN 37174

Franklin Office, Pediatric Ophthalmology

Phone: 615-936-1034
2105 Edward Curd Lane
Franklin, TN 37067
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Uyen L. Tran, M.D.


Education

  • M.D., The Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
  • B.A., The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

Post Graduate Education

Internship

  • Georgetown University Hospitals/Fairfax Hospital, Washington, DC

Residency

  • Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

Fellowship

  • Cornea/External Disease/Refractive Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Board Certification

  • American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology
  • The Cornea Society

Honors & Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Sigma XI
  • Magna Cum Laude, Catholic University of America
  • Trainee Investigator Award, American Federation for Clinical Research

Areas of Clinical Expertise

  • Cataract surgery
  • Intraocular lens implantation: Toric, Restor
  • Cornea & external diseases
  • Corneal transplantation:  PKP, DSAEK, IEK
  • Ocular surface reconstruction including:
    • Amniotic membrane transplantation
    • Limbal Stem cell transplantation
    • Implantation of keratoprostheses (artificial cornea)
  • Refractive Surgery: PTK, PRK, LASIK, Custom Wavefront LASIK, Intralase

Research Interests

  • Ocular surface reconstruction
  • Ocular graft versus host disease in bone marrow transplant patients
  • Biology of corneal wound healing

Background

Uyen Tran, M.D., joined the Vanderbilt Eye Institute as a board certified fellowship-trained corneal and refractive surgeon in July 2002. Dr. Tran grew up in the Washington DC area.  She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia.  She then went on to do her surgical internship at Georgetown University and completed residency in Ophthalmology at the Medical College of Virginia.  Her fellowship in Cornea and Refractive surgery was done at Vanderbilt University.  Dr. Tran specializes in the management of corneal and external diseases, corneal transplantation, cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Tran has extensive skills and experience in the state-of-the-art forms of anterior segment surgery- including Bladeless Wavefront guided Custom LASIK. She is the Director of the Cornea/ Refractive Surgery division at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute and is also the Associate Medical Director of the Nashville Eye Bank. 
Dr. Tran lives in the Green Hills area of Nashville with her husband, Dr. Michael Pilla, and their four dogs: Beau, Maxie, Scooter, and Pico.  She enjoys Pilates, Yoga, and shopping!