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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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Franco M. Recchia, M.D.


Education

  • M.D., Duke University School of Medicine

Postgraduate Training

Internship

  • Transitional Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Residency

  • Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fellowship

  • Retinal Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Clinical Fellowship

  • Vitreoretinal Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Board Certification

  • American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society of Retinal Specialists
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • American College of Surgeons

Honors & Awards

  • Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, 2001
  • American Ophthalmological Society-Knapp Fund, 2002
  • Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation, 2002
  • Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 2004
  • Knights Templar Eye Foundation Research Award, 2005
  • Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 2005
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, 2005

Areas of Clinical Expertise

  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Retinal vascular disorders (including age-related macular degeneration)
  • Pediatric retinal disorders
  • Trauma

Research Interests

  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity

Background

Dr. Recchia was recruited to Vanderbilt in 2003 for his expertise in the medical and surgical management of retinal diseases. Trained at the top institutions in the field, Dr. Recchia brings a broad knowledge and surgical experience in the treatment of retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and pediatric retinal disorders. Dr. Recchia is a frequent lecturer at national and international meetings and serves as a reviewer for major ophthalmology and retina journals. He has written extensively and has co-authored a book on retinal diseases, eight book chapters, and over twenty journal articles.  Believing that the best way to stay at the top of a specialty is to know the field well enough to teach it, Dr. Recchia directs the Vanderbilt fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery.