Michael Joseph Ammar, M.D., is a board-certified Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon and was born and raised in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. He obtained his medical degree in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California where he received the Dean’s Recognition Award for clinical and surgical excellence each of his medical years. His achievements and accolades resulted in his induction into Alpha Omega Alpha, the nation’s highest honor society, and graduating Summa Cum Laude with the USC Highest Distinction Award. He continued his training with Ophthalmology residency in the Ivy League at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute where he served as Co-Chief resident. He then pursued a Surgical Retina Fellowship at the top-ranked Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.