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Office
3555 W 13 Mile Rd
# LL-20
Royal Oak, MI 48073Phone+1 248-288-2280Fax+1 248-319-0170
Summary
- Dr. Mahmoud specializes in small gauge vitreoretinal surgery, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusion, macular degeneration, complex retinal detachment, intraocular implants, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, and vitreomacular traction. He has developed many surgical techniques including the use of subretinal air to displace subretinal hemorrhage in macular degeneration and developed the first autologous retinal transplant. Dr. Mahmoud graduated Valedictorian from Ainshams University. He has been invited as a guest speaker at many lectures, besides being a consultant to the FDA. Dr. Mahmoud received the Edward K. Isbey, Jr., M.D. Resident Award for "Excellence in Clinical Care, Ethics, and Research", the Retina Research Foundation/"Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence" award from the ARVO, the "Senior Honor Award" from the American Society of Retina Specialists, the prestigious Robert A. Machemer research award from the Duke Eye Center, the "Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award" from the Kresge Eye Institute, and has been on the list of Best Doctors in America since 2009. He was the program director of the Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at the Kresge Eye Institute in Michigan before coming back to Duke to join the retina Faculty. Wayne State University-Kresge Eye Institute established the "Tamer H. Mahmoud, MD endowed fellowship research award" in 2012. This award is bestowed yearly to the fellow presenting the best paper. Dr. Mahmoud is a co-founder of the Arab-African Society of Retina Specialists (AASRS), co-director of the yearly popular Mid-West Chicagoland retina update conference, and director of the Duke Surgical Rounds Courses launched at national and international conferences in 2013. He served on the national Therapeutic Safety Committee (TSC) for monitoring of drugs and devices. Dr. Mahmoud founded the North Carolina Retina Club (NCRC) to allow interaction and collaboration between retina specialists in the state of North Carolina.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 2000 - 2003
- Ain Shams University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2005 - 2027
- CA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 2003 - 2024
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Robert A. Machemer Award Duke University Eye Center
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Tolerability Study of the Helical Intravitreal Triamcinolone Implant in Diabetic Macular Edema Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsInternal Limiting Membrane Retracting Door for Myopic Macular Holes.Avni P. Finn, Tamer H. Mahmoud
Retina. 2017-07-01 - 84 citationsAutologous Retinal Transplant for Refractory Macular Holes: Multicenter International Collaborative Study Group.Dilraj S. Grewal, Steve Charles, Barbara Parolini, Kazuaki Kadonosono, Tamer H. Mahmoud
Ophthalmology. 2019-01-31 - 19 citationsAUTOLOGOUS RETINAL TRANSPLANTATION AS A PRIMARY TREATMENT FOR LARGE CHRONIC MACULAR HOLES.Shin Tanaka, Maiko Inoue, Tatsuya Inoue, Tadashi Yamakawa, Eiichi Uchio
Retina. 2020-10-01
Press Mentions
- Autologous Retinal Patch Graft for Refractory Large Macular HolesMarch 1st, 2020
- Medical Editors’ Page | Making Strides Against Diabetic Eye DiseaseApril 5th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of Retina SpecialistsMember
- Retina SocietyMember
- Arab African Society of Retina SpecialistsFounder
- North Carolina Retina ClubFounder
- United States Masters Swimming AssociationMember
- North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and SurgeonsMember
- Connect NetworkMember
- Association of Research in Vision and OphthalmologyMember
- Club VitMember
Other Languages
- Arabic, French
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