Alex Rider, M.D.
Cataract, Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgeon
Specialty: Cornea
Practice Locations: Clarksville TN, Franklin, TN, Nashville, TN
Physician Bio:
Dr. Alex Rider specializes in cataract, cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery, as well as advanced lens technology to correct astigmatism and presbyopia with cataract surgery. He also has experience performing cornea transplantation surgery, including DSEK/ DMEK, and ocular surface reconstruction.
After graduating with honors with a B.S in Sports Medicine from Union University in Jackson, TN he completed his M.D. degree at University of Tennessee Health Center in Memphis, TN. Following medical school, he completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He went on to complete subspecialty training in cornea and refractive surgery at Storm Eye Institute in Charleston, SC.
How do you spend your free time away from the office? I enjoy anything relating to the outdoors. I am an avid hunter, hiker, and fisherman. I also enjoy playing golf and cooking delicious meals with my wife Rebecca.
Fellowship: Storm Eye Institute, Charleston, SC
Residency: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Doctor of Medicine: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Undergraduate: Union University, Jackson, TN
Organizations:
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Ophthalmology