T.R. Williams, MD

Areas of Specialty

Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous including:

• Diabetic eye disorders retinal detachment
• Age-related macular degeneration uveitis (inflammation)
• Infection
• Retinal blood vessel problems
• Intraocular tumors
• Retinopathy of prematurity
• Macular holes
• Epiretinal membrane (scar tissue on the macula)
• Hereditary retinal disorders including retinitis pigmentosa
• Cystoid macular edema (swollen retina)

Research

• Graystone Eye is currently conducting retina research studies in seven separate clinical trials

Medical Education

• Medical School — University of Illinois
• Internship — Lutheran General Hospital
• Residency — University of Kansas Medical Center
• Fellowship — University of Nebraska Medical Center

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center
• Duke University School of Medicine, Clinical Associate

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• North Carolina Medical Society
• Catawba County Medical Society

James W. Harris, Jr, MD

Areas of Specialty

— Consults and medical management
— Laser
— Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, including: Kahook dual blade, XEN, ECP
• Anterior segment surgery – small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• Surgery of the eyelids and external eyes
• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens
  prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School — The Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Internship — Naval Regional Medical Center – Portsmouth, Virginia
• Residency — The Ohio State University Hospitals
• Fellowship — Duke University Eye Center (glaucoma)

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Glaucoma Society
• North Carolina Medical Society
• Catawba County Medical Society

R.E. Oursler, III, MD

Areas of Specialty

• Refractive surgery: iLASIK, surface laser correction, corrective lens replacement surgery and corneal inlay
• Anterior segment surgery: small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• Primary eye care: comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University
• Internship: Virginia Mason Hospital
• Residency: Wills Eye Hospital
• Fellowship: Barnet-Dulaney Eye Center

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• North Carolina Medical Society
• Catawba County Medical Society

Richard I. Chang, MD

Areas of Specialty

• Diagnosis and treatment of disease of the cornea
• Corneal transplants
• Pterygium surgery
• Anterior segment surgery – small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• External diseases of the eye
• Glaucoma – medical treatment of glaucoma
• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School — Bowman Gray School of Medicine
• Internship — Riverside Regional Hospital, Newport News, VA
• Residency — University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
• Fellowship — University of Rochester (corneal & external disease)

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Director of the North Carolina Eye Bank
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• Eye Bank Association of America
• Paton Society
• North Carolina Medical Society
• The Cornea Society

Brian C. Adair, MD

Areas of Specialty

• Anterior segment surgery – small incision cataract surgery with advanced technology
  intraocular lens implants
• Surgery of the eyelids and external eyes
• Pterygium surgery
• Surgery for strabismus (muscle surgery)
• Glaucoma – medical treatment of glaucoma
• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School — Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Internship — Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
• Residency — Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
• Residency — Mt. Sinai Hospital

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center
• Ashe Memorial Hospital

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• North Carolina Medical Society
• York County (SC) Medical Society
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Roderick N. Hargrove, MD, FACS

Areas of Specialty

• Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery
• Anterior segment surgery – small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School — University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
• Internship — Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN (transitional)
• Residency — State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Fellowship — Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery)

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
• American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• North Carolina Medical Society

Patrick J. Kelty, MD

Areas of Specialty
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous:

• Diabetic eye disease
• Age related macular degeneration
• Retinal detachment
• Retinal blood vessel problems
• Intraocular tumors
• Macular holes
• Epiretinal membranes

Diagnosis and treatment of cataracts:

• Small incision traditional cataract surgery
• Laser refractive cataract surgery

— Decreasing the need for glasses

— Eliminating astigmatism

• Complex cataract surgery requiring additional specialized procedures

Repair or exchange of intraocular lenses secondary to:

• Complications from cataract surgery
• Spontaneous dislocation of intraocular lens
• Trauma-related lens dislocations

Medical Education

• 1999-2003 – Medical School – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• 2003-2004 – Surgery Internship – Medical University of South Carolina
• 2004-2007 – Ophthalmology – Medical University of South Carolina
• 2007-2009 – Retina Fellowship – University of South Florida

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology since 2009
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Southern Medical Association
• North Carolina Medical Society

Christopher P. Tanzie, MD, PhD

Areas of Specialty

• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens
  prescriptions
• Glaucoma – medical, laser and surgical treatment
• Surgery of the eyelids and external eyes
• Adult and Pediatric Strabismus Surgery
• External diseases of the eye
• Anterior segment surgery
• Small incision and laser-assisted cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• Pterygium surgery

Medical Education

• Medical School — University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
• Graduate School – University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, and Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO
• Internship — Texas A&M/Scott and White, Temple, TX (internal medicine)
• Residency — University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (ophthalmology)

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Peter M. Lipscomb, MD

Areas of Specialty

• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens
  prescriptions
• Glaucoma – medical and laser treatment of glaucoma
• External diseases of the eye
• Anterior segment surgery
• Small incision and laser-assisted cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• Pterygium surgery

Medical Education

• Medical School — Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
• Internship — Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, VA
• Residency — University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Medical Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Ryan J. Wise, MD

Areas of Specialty

• Glaucoma – medical, laser and surgery treatment
• Anterior segment surgery – small incision and laser-assisted cataract surgery with intraocular lens implants
• Primary eye care – comprehensive eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lens prescriptions

Medical Education

• Medical School – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
• Internship – Indiana University School of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN (Transitional)

• Residency – Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (Ophthalmology)
• Fellowship – Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (Glaucoma)

Hospital Affiliations

• Catawba Valley Medical Center
• Frye Regional Health Center

Certification and Professional Societies

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Glaucoma Society
• North Carolina Medical Society
• Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology