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Jeffrey S. Heier, MD

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Dr. Jeffrey S. Heier is the director of the retina service and director of retina research at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston. He is the past president of the Retina Society, a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists executive committee, the past president of the New England Ophthalmological Society, and a member of the Macula Society. He is one of the leading retinal clinical researchers in the country for new treatments in retinal disease. He is a scientific advisor to many biotechnical or pharmaceutical companies, lectures nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed works.

Dr. Heier received his medical degree from Boston University, completed an internship and residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, and a vitreoretinal fellowship at OCB/Tufts School of Medicine. He served as a physician in a combat support hospital in the Persian Gulf War, where he was awarded a Bronze Star.

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