FrancoMRecchiaMD

Ophthalmology • Nashville, TN

Retinal Disease

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Office
345 23rd Ave N
Suite 350
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone+1 615-983-6000
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Summary

Dr. Franco Recchia, MD is a board certified ophthalmologist in Nashville, Tennessee. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, Florida, and Kentucky. He is affiliated with TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Ascension Saint Thomas, and Ascension Saint Thomas.

Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1997 - 2000
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2003 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2007 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
MI State Medical License 1996 - 2005
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2001
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Prospective Retinal and Optic Nerve Vitrectomy Evaluation (PROVE) Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Completed
Study of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection for Persistent CRVO-associated Macular Edema Despite Prior Anti-VEGF Therapy Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Unknown status
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
SUSTAINED BIWEEKLY AFLIBERCEPT FOR REFRACTORY NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: The Prospective TRISTAR Study.
Eric W Schneider, Mridul K Thomas, Franco M Recchia, David A Reichstein, Carl C Awh> ;Retina. 2023 May 1
11 citations
Coats-like Exudative Vitreoretinopathy in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Ocular Manifestations and Treatment Outcomes.
Omar Moinuddin, Sanjana K. Sathrasala, K. Thiran Jayasundera, Kari H. Branham, Emmanuel Chang, Cynthia X. Qian, Franco M. Recchia, Abigail T. Fahim, Cagri G. Besirli> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
Air vs Gas Tamponade During Macular Hole Repair Surgery.
Shriji N Patel, Janice Law, Edward Cherney, Franco Recchia, Stephen J Kim> ;Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2020 Mar 27
28 citations
Prospective Retinal and Optic Nerve Vitrectomy Evaluation (PROVE) study: twelve-month findings.
Maziar Lalezary, Rohan J. Shah, Rahul Reddy, Jeffrey A. Kammer, Rachel W. Kuchtey, Karen M. Joos, Edward F. Cherney, Franco M. Recchia, Stephen J. Kim> ;Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct 1
18 citations
VEGF Gene Polymorphism and Response to Intravitreal Ranibizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Carlos E. Veloso, Luciana Negrão Frota de Almeida, Franco Maria Recchia, David E. Pelayes, Márcio Bittar Nehemy> ;Ophthalmic Research. 2014 Jan 1
12 citations
Prospective Retinal and Optic Nerve Vitrectomy Evaluation (PROVE) study: findings at 3 months.
Rahul Reddy, Maziar Lalezary, Stephen J. Kim, Jeffrey A. Kammer, Rachel W. Kuchtey, Edward F. Cherney, Franco M. Recchia, Karen M. Joos, Anita Agarwal, Janice C. Law> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2013 Sep 2
33 citations
Interventions for Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis : A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Stephen J. Kim, Ingrid U. Scott, Gary C. Brown, Melissa M. Brown, Allen C. Ho, Michael S. Ip, Franco M. Recchia> ;Ophthalmology. 2013 Feb 1
78 citations
Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pharmacotherapy for Diabetic Macular Edema: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Allen C. Ho, Ingrid U. Scott, Stephen J. Kim, Gary C. Brown, Melissa M. Brown, Michael S. Ip, Franco M. Recchia> ;Ophthalmology. 2012 Oct 1
50 citations
Detection of clinically significant retinopathy of prematurity using wide-angle digital retinal photography: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Michael F. Chiang, Michele Melia, Angela N. Buffenn, Scott R. Lambert, Franco M. Recchia, Jennifer Simpson, Michael B. Yang> ;Ophthalmology. 2012 Jun 1
8 citations
Treatment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Retinitis With Intravitreous Ganciclovir
Maziar Lalezary, Franco M. Recchia, Stephen J. Kim> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 2012 Apr 1
Novel retinal findings in an infant with muscle-eye-brain disease.
Mehnaz Khan, Rizwan Hamid, Franco M. Recchia> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2012 Apr 1
12 citations
Long-term potency, sterility, and stability of vancomycin, ceftazidime, and moxifloxacin for treatment of bacterial endophthalmitis
Sachin Mehta, Brian K Armstrong, Stephen J. Kim, Hassanain S. Toma, Janice N West, Huiyong Yin, Pengcheng Lu, Laura L Wayman, Franco M. Recchia, Paul Sternberg> ;Retina. 2011 Jul 1
6 citations
Ocular Consequences of Bottle Rocket Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Mehnaz Khan, David A. Reichstein, Franco M. Recchia> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 2011 May 9
47 citations
Long-term trends in intraocular pressure after pars plana vitrectomy.
Maziar Lalezary, Stephen J. Kim, Kim Jiramongkolchai, Franco M. Recchia, Anupam Agarwal, Paul Sternberg> ;Retina. 2011 Apr 1
11 citations
Coats disease and exudative retinopathy.
David A. Reichstein, Franco M. Recchia> ;International Ophthalmology Clinics. 2011 Jan 1
6 citations
Combined 25-Gauge Vitrectomy and Posterior Tube Shunt Placement for Advanced Glaucoma
David A. Reichstein, Jeffrey A. Kammer, Franco M. Recchia> ;Ophthalmology. 2011 Jan 1
71 citations
Antibiotic resistance of conjunctiva and nasopharynx evaluation study: a prospective study of patients undergoing intravitreal injections.
Stephen J. Kim, Hassanain S. Toma, Narinder K. Midha, Edward F. Cherney, Franco M. Recchia, Terrence J. Doherty> ;Ophthalmology. 2010 Dec 1
104 citations
Small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Franco M. Recchia, Ingrid U. Scott, Gary C. Brown, Melissa M. Brown, Allen C. Ho, Michael S. Ip> ;Ophthalmology. 2010 Sep 1
6 citations
Bevacizumab vs ranibizumab for age-related macular degeneration: early results of a prospective double-masked, randomized clinical trial.
Sean P. Donahue, Franco M. Recchia, Paul Sternberg> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010 Aug 1
1 citations
Small-gauge vitrectomy in combination with glaucoma drainage implant procedures.
Franco M. Recchia, David A. Reichstein, Jeffrey A. Kammer> ;Retina. 2010 Jul 1
65 citations
Intravitreal bevacizumab as adjunctive treatment for retinopathy of prematurity.
Janice C. Law, Franco M. Recchia, David G. Morrison, Sean P. Donahue, Robert L. Estes> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2010 Feb 1
49 citations
Identification of genes and pathways involved in retinal neovascularization by microarray analysis of two animal models of retinal angiogenesis.
Franco M. Recchia, Lili Xu, John S. Penn, Braden Boone, Phillip J. Dexheimer> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2010 Feb 1
45 citations
Treatment of cystoid macular edema with the new-generation NSAID nepafenac 0.1%.
Seenu M. Hariprasad, Levent Akduman, Joseph A Clever, Michael D. Ober, Franco M. Recchia, William F. Mieler> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2009 Jan 20
23 citations
Photodynamic therapy as treatment of chronic idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy.
Ryan M. Tarantola, Janice C. Law, Franco M. Recchia, Paul Sternberg, Anita Agarwal> ;Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2008 Dec 1
116 citations
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor pharmacotherapy for age-related macular degeneration: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Michael S. Ip, Ingrid U. Scott, Gary C. Brown, Melissa M. Brown, Allen C. Ho, Suber S. Huang, Franco M. Recchia> ;Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct 1
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Ascension Saint ThomasNashville, Tennessee
Ascension Saint ThomasNashville, Tennessee
TriStar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee