Dr. Beau Gardner joined the Guys in 2010 after serving with the United States Army for 15 years during which time he received the Army Superior Unit Award, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Dr. Gardner was Chief Ophthalmic Surgeon at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. He received his Bachelor's Degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia and obtained a Medical Doctorate at Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed an internship at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas and an Ophthalmology Residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium where he was named Chief Resident. Dr. Gardner has been practicing Ophthalmology since 2000. He is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, the Medical Association of Georgia and University Physicians Associates. He was elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Gardner is certified in the latest cataract and refractive surgery technology including Lensx laser cataract surgery and all laser LASIK with the Wavelight Refractive Suite with Wavenet technology.