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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. George Cheij identified specializing in OphthalmologyOphthalmology
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses. No Sub Specialty.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Ophthalmology.

Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Cheij is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Saint Thomas Hospital
4220 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN

Education

Dr. Cheij attended medical school at East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine and graduated in 1988 having 24 years experience. Additional Ophthalmology training was conducted at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital.

While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. George Cheij as:

• George N Cheij
• G Cheij

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