Retina Consultants of America Announces Addition of Tennessee Retina

Retina Consultants of America (RCA), a physician management services organization, has added Tennessee Retina, which operates nine locations that include Nashville, Bowling Green, and Crossville. The addition of Tennessee Retina marks RCA’s first entry into Tennessee and the surrounding region. 

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The physicians of Tennessee Retina are active in local, national, and international ophthalmologic and vitreoretinal professional societies and have authored more than 325 papers, books, and scientific articles. Additionally, all 10 of its physicians completed their residency and/or fellowship training at one of the top 10 ophthalmology programs in the country, according to the US News and World Report 2018 Best Hospitals Rankings. 

“The physicians of Tennessee Retina are delighted to join Retina Consultants of America,” said Carl Awh, MD, physician for Tennessee Retina and President of the American Society for Retinal Specialists. “We are confident that an alliance of dedicated retina specialists will create an entity much greater than the sum of its parts.”

RCA has partnered with practices in New York, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, and California.