Dr. Tyson Ward

Employment

2015–Present: Nevada Retina Center, Las Vegas, NV

Education

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University — Engineering
University of Nevada, Las Vegas — B.S., Biology
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine — Medicine
Internship: General Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, SC
Residency: Storm Eye Institute, Charleston, SC
Retina Fellowship: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Community Service

1999–2001 Missionary, LDS Church, Peru

Honors

Chief Resident, Storm Eye Institute (05/2012–05/2013); Best Research Project 2012–2013, Storm Eye Institute (6/2013); Teacher of the Year, UVA Dept. of Ophthalmology (6/2015)

Licensure / Certification

Nevada; Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Society of Retina Specialists; Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Dr. Chris Wu

Dr. Wu is a board-certified, dual fellowship-trained vitreoretinal specialist and uveitis specialist who believes in delivering the best clinical care with a patient-centered focus. His practice includes the medical evaluation and treatment of retina conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, inherited retinal dystrophies, and other vitreoretinal diseases. He additionally is highly skilled in the latest vitreoretinal surgical techniques to treat retinal detachment, diabetic tractional retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage, macular pucker/epiretinal membrane, macular hole, floaters, scleral-fixated intraocular lens, and retained cataract lens fragments. And finally, his uveitis practice includes the full scope of evaluation and treatment of adult and pediatric uveitic diseases including the prescription of steroid-sparing immunomodulatory drugs and biologics.

During his medical training, Dr. Wu was involved in teaching medical students and residents and received multiple academic and clinical awards, including being named co-fellow of the year during his Uveitis fellowship at the top-ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. Additionally, he has served as a co-investigator in over 20 clinical trials evaluating therapeutics for dry and wet macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusions, and uveitis, and has co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed journal publications and book chapters. Professionally, he is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the American Uveitis Society.

Education

  • Columbia University – New York, NY
    • Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude
  • University of Michigan Medical School – Ann Arbor, MI
    • Doctor of Medicine

Postgraduate Training

  • University of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI
    • Internal Medicine Internship
  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai – New York, NY
    • Ophthalmology Residency
  • University of California San Diego – San Diego, CA
    • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship
  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute – Miami, FL
    • Uveitis Fellowship

Licensure

  • Nevada
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • American Uveitis Society