Doctors

Board Certification: June 1998

Specialty Areas:
Ophthalmology
Cataract Surgery 
Oculoplastics 
Refractive Surgery 

Education:
M.D. Degree: 1988
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Pre-Residency Fellowship: 1989-1990
University of Calgary
Alberta, Canada

Internship: 1988-1989
Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Residency: 1990-1993
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana

Fellowship: 1993-1994
Oculoplastics & Orbital Reconstruction
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio

Career:
1995
Haik Eye Center
Metairie, Louisiana

Eye Medical Center 1995-Present

Board Certification: 1998

Specialty Areas:
Ophthalmology
Cataract Surgery

Education:
M.D. Degree: 1990
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Internship: 1990-1992
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency: 1992-1996
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Career:
1996-1999
Hoth Eye Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Eye Medical Center 1999-Present

Board Certification:  June 2005

Specialty Areas:
Ophthalmology 
Cataract Surgery
Refractive Surgery
Diabetic Retinopathy

Education:
M.D. Degree: May 1997
Louisiana State University School of Medicine 
New Orleans, Louisiana

Internship: 1997-1998
Ochsner Medical Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency: 1998-2002
Louisiana State University Eye Center
Department of Opthalmology
New Orleans, Louisiana

Career:
Eye Medical Center 2002-Present
 

Board Certification: May 2000

Specialty Areas:
Macular Degeneration
Diabetic Retinopathy
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Vascular Disorders
Uveitis
Ocular Trauma & Other Retinal Diseases

Education:
M.D. Degree:  1994
Emory University School of Medicine,
Atlanta, Georgia

Internship:  1994-1995
Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Residency: 1995-1998
Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Ophthalmology
Atlanta, Georgia

Fellowship: 1998 - 2000
Retina and Vitreous Associates of Alabama
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital/UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama

Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation
Birmingham, Alabama

Career:
2000 - 2007
Ochsner Medical Foundation
Department of Ophthalmology
Section of Retina and Vitreous
New Orleans, Louisiana

2000 - 2006
Vitreoretinal Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Eye Medical Center 2007-Present
 

((Retired))

Specialty Areas:
Optometrist
Eye Examinations
Eye Glasses
Contact Lenses
Keratoconus Management

Education:
B.S. Degree: 1953
Louisiana State University

O.D. Degree: 1962
Southern College of Optometry as a 
Doctor of Optometry
Memphis, Tennessee

Career:
1962-1997
Private Practice
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Eye Medical Center 1997-Present
 

Board Certified:  2016

Specialty Areas:
Ophthalmology
Cataract Surgery
Refractive Surgery
Cornea and External Diseases

Education:
M.D. Degree:  2011
Louisiana State University, Health and Sciences Center
Shreveport, Louisiana

Internship:  2011 - 2012
Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Residency: 2012 - 2016
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Fellowship: 2017 - 2018
Cornea and External Disease
Eye Medical Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Career:
Eye Medical Center 2015-Present

Specialty Area:
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea and External Diseases
Cataract Surgery
Refractive Surgery

Education:
M.D. Degree: 2014
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

B.S. Degree: 2010
Louisiana State University, Biological Sciences
Summa cum laude
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Internship: 2014-2015
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi

Residency: 2015-2018
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Department of Ophthalmology
Jackson, Mississippi

Fellowship: 2018-2019
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Career:
Eye Medical Center 2019-Present

Bio:

Dr. Tran was born and raised in Alexandria, LA as a product of the Vietnam war through the union of a first-generation, Southern Vietnamese immigrant and an American woman. He and his 7 siblings' upbringing can be summed up in two words, "one bathroom." His humble roots taught him compassion and appreciation for his fellow man planting the seed for a love of medicine. He graduated valedictorian of a public high school and went on to earn a University Medal (4.0 GPA) at LSU in Baton Rouge. He chose to stay near family when his father became terminally ill attending LSUHSC Medical School in New Orleans where he thrived. In medical school, the dexterous hobbies of his childhood, like guitar, transferred to a passion for ocular microsurgery. He went on to Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS where he served as Chief Resident during his senior year. In Mississippi, Dr. Tran discovered his love for bringing sight to the blind through cataract and corneal transplantation surgery. He gave multiple presentations at meetings of personal research performed on a multitude of eye diseases; and, he even developed a smartphone app for tracking surgical results and complications for residents. After residency, Dr. Tran completed a Cornea Fellowship with the internationally renowned Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  This experience majorly influenced the clinician and surgeon he is today. There, he published a standard shattering paper on the usage of antifungal prophylaxis in corneal transplant storage media which was featured in the highly regarded Ophthalmologic journal, "Cornea". It was also here where he learned of his distaste for 7 months of cold weather. As a result, he flew back South and began practicing back in the home of the Tigers, Baton Rouge. Since moving back, Dr. Tran has continued the growth mindset and in 2023, he became the first surgeon in the state and the fifth surgeon in the country to perform a special corneal implant procedure known as “Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments” (CAIRS). In 2024, he became the second surgeon in Baton Rouge to perform the newest LASIK alternative known as “Implantable Contact Lenses” (ICL). Dr. Tran has many future goals of improving patient access to the most modern technologies in the field of cataract and cornea disease. In his free time, Dr. Tran enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter through outside hobbies like hiking, camping, landscaping, gardening, and tailgating. He also enjoys inside hobbies with his family like watching movies and television as well as singing karaoke.

Specialty Areas:
Optometry
Comprehensive Eye Examinations
Glasses/Contact Lenses
Medical Treatment of Acute Eye Problems
Low Vision Rehabilitation

Education:
Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee, 2001
Louisiana State University, B.S. 2005
Southern College of Optometry, O.D. 2010

Career:
Baker Eye Care 2010-2011
Eye Medical Center 2011-Present