Tamer Mahmoud

Tamer Mahmoud, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Director of the Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Associated Retinal Consultants. He previously served as Director of the vitreoretinal fellowship at Duke University and the Kresge Eye Institute.

He has pioneered multiple surgical innovations, including the use of subretinal air for submacular hemorrhage displacement (2013) and the first human autologous retinal transplantation (2015). He introduced chandelier buckles in the United States and developed the ILM retracting door technique for macular holes (2017). In 2019, he created the nano subretinal gateway device to access the subretinal space without PPV?enabling displacement of subretinal hemorrhage, delivery of gene therapy and drugs, removal of PFO, and tumor biopsy. In 2022, he introduced the concept of using epiretinal membrane to close large macular holes, and in 2023 performed the first combined amniotic and autologous retinal transplant for large refractory myopic macular holes with atrophy.

In recent years, Dr. Mahmoud has led global collaborative studies focused on developing treatment guidelines for challenging macular holes using the surgical techniques he helped advance.

His awards include the ASRS Presidential Honor Award, the Robert A. Machemer Research Award (Duke Eye Center), the Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award (Kresge Eye Institute), and the Golden Globe Award for resident education (Duke Eye Center), among many others.