
Christine Shieh MD
Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease
Associate Professor, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-322-5048
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Summary
- Dr. Christine Shieh is an ophthalmologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, and completed her ophthalmology residency and cornea fellowship at Duke Eye Center. She is experienced in cataract, ocular surface, and corneal transplant surgery, as well as in managing cornea / external disease, dry eye, and corneal infections / ulcers.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2014 - 2016
Duke University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 2011 - 2014
Riverside Regional Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2010 - 2011
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2014 - 2017
VA State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dennis O’Day Award for Excellence in Clinical and Surgical Teaching Vanderbilt, 2019
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cost, Utilization, and Complications of Corneal Transplant in Affordable Care Act Beneficiaries.Shravika L Chennupati, George T Lin, Jeremy B Hatcher, Xiangyu Ji, Qingxia Chen
Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2025-12-01 - Attitudes and Awareness of Cornea Specialists and Oculoplastic Surgeons toward Methicillin-ResistantDecolonization.James J Law, Jeremy B Hatcher, Louise A Mawn, Richard W LaRue, Frini Makadia
Surgical Infections. 2022-08-01 - 1 citationsMRSA Decolonization and the Eye: A Potential New Tool for Ophthalmologists.Jeremy B Hatcher, Alex de Castro-Abeger, Richard W LaRue, Melanie Hingorani, Louise Mawn
Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2022-07-04
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