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Improving someone’s vision can change their life and we would like to help everyone who needs it.
At a
Glance
Toyos Clinic
2204 Crestmoor Rd. Nashville, TN 37215 (615) 327-4015 www.toyosclinic.com
Other Locations
Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN Germantown, TN
Franklin, TN
Southaven, MS
Practice Areas
Lasik
Cataract Surgery Dry Eye Cosmetic Surgery Glaucoma
Education
Residency, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology American Society of Cataract Physicians and Surgeons
CEDARS/ASPENS
Honors
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation Research Grant
Kansas City’s Most Influential Women
Women Who Mean Business
Charles Lieberman Award
Over the years, the Toyos Clinic has also given generous donations amounting to over $1 million in money, services and care. They emphasize that lack of insurance should never be the reason a patient is denied treatment of their eyes. Ac- tively involved in the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Eye Care America Project, a program where those uninsured receive free exams through the Toyos Clinic and the Toyos’ set up the Toyos Foundation, which provides eye care for many in the Nashville community.
With the help of churches, professional sports teams and community organizations, the Toyos Clinic has been able to serve many mission trips. Rolando is a former teacher, so both he and the Toyos Clinic partner with local schools to provide lectures and financial support.
Their great enthusiasm and undying passion for the anat- omy, research and education of the eyes throughout their local, national and global communities, the Toyos Clinic has received many awards for giving back including a Hu- manitarian Award, Business Partner Award and the Ronald Reagan Award.
The Future of the Toyos Clinic
Toyos Clinic is a rapidly growing business, even voted one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the United States by INC Magazine, the Toyos Clinic is working to build on its success, but never intend to rest on their laurels and are “al- ways open to interesting possibilities.”
One of those possibilities was Melissa’s desire to travel to Asia – a dream that is now coming true. During 2016, the Toyos Clinic is scheduled to lecture in Taiwan, China and Ja- pan. Another dream of Melissa’s is to travel to India. Being a yoga devotee for nearly 10 years now, Melissa would love to travel to India where she envisions yoga immersion and being able to master touching her feet to her head in the scorpion pose. In her spare time, shed also like to improve her French and Spanish speaking skills.
“We’d really like to expand our Toyos Foundation for in- digent care,” Melissa explained of something she’d like to see change in the Toyos Clinic. “Improving someone’s vision can change their life and we would like to help everyone who needs it.”
The Toyos Foundation was founded to provide care for the many uninsured and underinsured people within the lo- cal Nashville community. With endless possibilities, it is no doubt that the Toyos Clinic plans to continue building its business and success as leaders in medical and surgical eye care, facial cosmetic surgery and clinical research. Their pas- sion is well-balanced between the science and the ability to improve people’s vision and their lives with their commit- ment to bringing the latest medical advances and technology to eye care.
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