Uyen L. Tran, M.D.

Jean Ewing Love and James Randle Love Director, Cornea Division Chief

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
Eye Bank Association of America

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 including Toric & Restor lenses Cornea & external diseases
Corneal transplantation: PKP, DSAEK, IEK
Blepharitis
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
New Treatments for Dry Eyes
Eye Diseases in Women

Background

Dr. Uyen Tran joined the Vanderbilt Eye Institute in July 2002 as a board-certified, fellowship-trained corneal and  cataract surgeon. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, she earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. She completed her surgical internship at Georgetown University and returned to the Medical College of Virginia for her ophthalmology residency. Dr. Tran then pursued subspecialty fellowship training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Vanderbilt University.

Her clinical interests include the management of corneal and external diseases, corneal transplantation, and cataract surgery. Dr. Tran is committed to providing high-quality patient care and brings a wealth of experience in anterior segment surgery, including advanced techniques in both cataract and corneal procedures.

She currently serves as Professor and Division Chief of the Cornea & Cataract Surgery Division at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute and as Associate Medical Director of the Nashville Eye Bank. In addition to her clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Tran is passionate about medical education and takes great pride in mentoring the next generation of eye surgeons. Her dedication to teaching has been recognized with multiple awards from trainee physicians.