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Dr. Rachel A Tesser MD

Ophthalmologist

4/5(9)
55 Vilcom Center Circle Suite 110 Chapel Hill NC, 27514
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4/5

About

Dr. Rachel Tesser is an ophthalmologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Tesser specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Tesser can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Tesser can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.

Education and Training

Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1998

Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1998

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Treatments

  • Cataracts
  • Diabetes
  • Glaucoma
  • Strabismus

Dr. Rachel A Tesser MD's Practice location

Dr. RACHEL TESSER, MD

55 Vilcom Center Circle Suite 110 -
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Patient Experience with Dr. Tesser


4.0

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Dr. Rachel A Tesser MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 9 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Ophthalmologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710

Head southwest 76 ft
Turn right onto Vilcom Center Dr.ive 321 ft
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NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITALl

3916 BEN FRANKLIN BOULEVARD DURHAM NC 27704

Head southwest 76 ft
Turn right onto Vilcom Center Dr.ive 321 ft
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Take the ramp on the right 1197 ft
Merge left onto I 40 3.5 mi
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Take the ramp on the right onto US 15 640 ft
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl

101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514

Head southwest 76 ft
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