Dr. Heier is a Vitreoretinal Specialist at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston Co-Director of the Vitreoretinal Fellowship at OCB/Tufts Medical School and President of the Center for Eye Research and Education in Boston Massachusetts. Dr. Heier’s academic appointments include an instructorship in ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Harvard University Medical School both in Boston. Dr. Heier received a medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in Massachusetts and subsequently completed a transitional internship ophthalmic residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Additional postgraduate training includes a vitreoretinal fellowship completed at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston/Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Heier’s research interests are focused on age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) diabetic retinopathy and innovation in vitreoretinal surgical instrumentation: areas he has pursued as lead or principal investigator in numerous clinical trials.
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