AHMAD TARABISHY, M.D.

board certified OPHTHALMOLOGIST

 

Dr. Tarabishy’s clinical interests include uveitis and systemic inflammatory diseases, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and surgical treatments of various retinal diseases including complex diabetic and rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. He is passionate about retina surgery and employs the latest cutting-edge surgical techniques. His surgical videos have been selected as featured video of the month on the American Society of Retina Specialists website as part of the “Innovative Surgical Video Forum”. He has published over 15 articles in major, peer-review scientific journals and is a co-author for two book chapters in major ophthalmology textbooks. He is a peer reviewer for Ophthalmology and JAMA Ophthalmology and has been a contributor to Encyclopedia of the Eye.

 

Ahmad Bakir Tarabishy grew up in Brooksville, FL and graduated with highest honors from Central High School in 1997. He completed a combined 6-year undergraduate and medical school program and received his medical degree from the University of Jordan Medical College. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.  After residency, Dr. Tarabishy worked as a Research Associate at Case Western Reserve University where his research helped describe important inflammatory pathways in ocular infections.

 

Dr. Tarabishy then worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, as a clinical and research fellow in rheumatology before continuing on to complete his ophthalmology residency at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, learning from some of the most prominent figures in ophthalmology and vitreoretinal surgery.  After his ophthalmology residency, Dr. Tarabishy completed a two-year fellowship in vitreo-retinal surgery at the Havener Eye Institute of The Ohio State University.

 

Dr. Tarabishy is a board certified ophthalmologist and a fellowship trained retina specialist. He is a member of the American Society of Retinal Specialists, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Tampa Bay Ophthalmology Society, and the American Medical Association.  He is also board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

 

 

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(863) 688-5604

 

From cataracts to contacts, we offer the complete eye care you’ve been looking for. With three convenient locations and a surgery center, it’s never been easier to improve the way you look or see.

 

 

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