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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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Denis M. O'Day, M.D.


Education

  • Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia
  • M.B.B.S., University of Melbourne Medical School, Australia

Postgraduate Training

Internship

  • Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Residency

  • Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship

  • Cornea, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England

Board Certification

  • Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

  • American Ophthalmological Society
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Nashville Academy of Medicine
  • Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Oxford Ophthalmological Society
  • Royal Australian College of Physicians
  • Tennessee Academy of Medicine
  • Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology

Honors & Awards

  • John Hayden Research Fellowship, Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, 1965
  • Asbury Award, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California,  (Best scientific presentation by a resident), 1968
  • Physicians Recognition Award in Continuing Education, 1981
  • Honor Award for Educational Contributions, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1981-1985
  • Alcon Research Institute Recognition Award for out- standing contributions in the field of vision research, 1983
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Award, 1987
  • Health Care Professional of the Year — Tennessee Chapter, Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1990
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Honor Award, 1995
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Special Recognition Award, 1997
  • Elected to Cum Laude Honor Society, 2004
  • Grant W. Liddle Award for exemplary leadership for the promotion of scientific research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2004

Areas of Clinical Expertise

  • Corneal and external disease
  • Ocular fungal infections
  • Outcomes research
  • Educational testing

Background

Dr. O'Day specializes in the management of corneal and external disease, with particular expertise in diagnosing difficult and unusual types of ocular infections and fungal disease. He is an accomplished surgeon specializing in corneal transplants. A Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dr. O'Day has been a faculty member at Vanderbilt University since 1972, serving as the Chairman of the Department from 1992 to 2002. He continues to have a distinguished career in clinical research and teaching.

In 1987 Dr. O'Day was elected a director of the American Board of Ophthalmology and became its Executive Director in 1996. He continues to ensure that the patient-centered principles that guided the founding of the Board in 1916 remain today.

Dr. O'Day has authored over 190 scientific articles in refereed journals and contributed many chapters to texts on ophthalmology.