Nasi Samiy, M.D. completed his undergraduate degree with honors at Harvard College. While at Harvard, he won the prestigious Olney Fellowship
to do basic science research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory under the directorship of Nobel Prize-winner James Watson. He attended medical school
at Boston University where he received the Hewlett-Packard Award for "top medical graduate." He completed his medicine internship at Harvard's
Massachusetts General Hospital and remained at Harvard Medical School for ophthalmology residency and fellowship training in vitreo-retinal diseases and surgery.
Following clinical training,Dr. Samiy went into private practice and in 2001 founded Retina Institute of the Carolinas
(formerly The Retina Institute of the Carolinas.) Dr. Samiy has had numerous publications and has lectured internationally.
He has been an official speaker for Novartis and for Transkaryotic Therapies. He has also served as an investigator in
pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials.
Arman Farr, M.D. is a board-certified retina specialist. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for his
undergraduate studies. He graduated with honors receiving the prestigious Pew Research Fellowship and performed advanced biological research at
Princeton University. He attended the Duke University School of Medicine during which time he continued his interest in medical research.
He was awarded a fellowship by the American Diabetes Association for his research in diabetic retinopathy and went on to receive the coveted
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society Award. His interest in diabetic retinopathy lead him to residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer
Eye Institute at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Recognition Award during his residency.
He followed his residency with fellowship training in both pediatric ophthalmology and vitreoretinal disorders at Johns Hopkins, receiving the prestigious
Heed Foundation Award. Following his fellowship, he joined the faculty at the Medical University of
South Carolina as the Director of the Retina Service prior to joiningRetina Institute of the Carolinas. He has published over a dozen
peer-reviewed articles, several book chapters, and has lectured nationally and internationally. He is a member of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology and remains very active in the field of retina, continuing his research efforts into new treatments. His areas of interest
include age related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, pediatric vitreoretinal disorders, retinal detachment, and traumatically injured eyes.
Charles L. Tucker, M.D. Dr. Tucker is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wofford College. He received
his Medical Degree with honors from the Medical University of South Carolina,
receiving the prestigious Thomas Savage scholarship as the outstanding member of
his class. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Callahan Eye Foundation of the University of Alabama receiving
several awards for his research and clinical skills. He performed his vitreoretinal fellowship with Retina Specialists of Alabama,
completing research fellowships with the Helen Keller Foundation and the American Society of Ocular Trauma. A
board-certified retina specialist, he has lectured internationally and has authored several publications.