Castle Connolly Doctor ID: 98CC004821
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Special Expertise: Retina/Vitreous Surgery, Retinal Detachment, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Eye Disease/Retinopathy
Hospital Affiliations: Broward Health Imperial Point
Dr. Tirso Lara is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology as a retina and vitreoretinal surgeon. He graduated from LaSalle University School of Medicine and completed a surgical research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Lara continued his residency at Vanderbilt University Department of Ophthalmology in Nashville, Tennessee after completing a surgical internship at the University of Illinois Chicago. He furthered his studies with a two-year fellowship in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Retina Specialist of Alabama.
Dr. Lara has published many articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and is an active investigator for a number of FDA-approved clinical studies. He is fluent in English and Spanish and continues to travel to underserved communities in Central America to donate his services. He is dedicated to providing the highest level of eye health services to his patients.
Dr. Tirso M. Lara is a Top Ophthalmologist in Boca Raton.