Matthew Hammond, M.D.

About Dr. Hammond

A refractive and cataract surgery specialist, Dr. Hammond attended Utah State University for his undergraduate degree and George Washington University for medical school. His internship as well as his residency in ophthalmology took place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.

Like Dr. Herion, Dr. Hammond also comes from a military background, serving nine years on active duty as an Ophthalmologist. He served during the Global War on Terror and feels like the greatest honor of his career will be the time he had taking care of America’s finest. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Humanitarian award for his relief work after Hurricane Katrina and served as Chief of Ophthalmology and Director of Warfighter Refractive Surgery at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

If there’s one thing that Dr. Hammond strives to demonstrate to the patients who come to Carrot LASIK & Eye Center for their eye care, it’s that he and his team go the extra mile to ensure that patients get the results they want, rather than just what’s expected.

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Matthew D. Hammond, MD

Carrot Eye Center, PLLC
1500 South Dobson Road, Suite 313, Mesa, AZ 85202
(480) 712-0007

I. PERSONAL DATA:

Matthew D. Hammond, M.D.
(Home) 5662 E. Star Valley Street, Mesa, AZ 85215
(Office) 1500 South Dobson Road, Suite 313, Mesa, AZ 85202

Born: 30 January 1972 Logan, Utah Citizenship: U.S.A

II. EDUCATION:

1990 – 1996
- B.A.
- Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- Major: French
8/1996 – 5/2000
- M.D.
- George Washington University Medical School, Washington, D.C.

III. POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION:

7/2000-6/2001
- Internship
- Transitional
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
7/2001-6/ 2004
- Residency
- Ophthalmology
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

IV. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITION:

9/2019 – Present
- Carrot Eye Center, PLLC – Private Practice
9/2017 – 9/2019
- Medical Director, Swagle Wootton Eye Institute, Mesa, AZ
8/2009 – 7/2017
- Owner, Logan Eye, Logan, UT

V. MILITARY SERVICE:

2020 – Present
- Ophthalmologist, USAR
2007 – 2009
- Director, WarFighter Refractive Surgery Program
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Landstuhl, Germany
2006 – 2007
- Chief, Ophthalmology Service
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Landstuhl, Germany
2004 – 2006
- Chief, Ophthalmology Service
- Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, Louisiana
2001-2004
- Resident, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

VI. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:

2017 – Present
- Texas
  Medical License: R2119
2017 – Present
- Arizona
  Medical License: 53961
2021 – Present
- Nebraska
  Medical License: 33641
2009 – 1.2024
- Utah
  Medical License:
  282830-1205
2009 – 2017
- Idaho
  Medical License:
  M-10838
2001 – 2010
- Virginia
  Medical License:
  0101212400
2004 – 2007
- Louisiana
  Medical License:
  MD.200049
American Board of Ophthalmology – 2005, renewed 2015

VII. MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:

2003 – Present
- American Academy of Ophthalmology 2002 – Present Society of Military Ophthalmology
2003 – Present
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

VIII. AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:

Refractive Surgery and Cataract Outcomes

IX. TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

2007 – 2009
- Refractive Surgery update – European Optometry Course, Sandhof, Germany
2002 – 2004
- Clinical instructor, Medical Student Trauma Course, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
2006,07,08
- Triservice Optometry Annual Update Course, Germany

X. CLINICAL ACTIVITIES:

Comprehensive Ophthalmology Refractive Surgery

XI. HONORS AND AWARDS:

1996 – Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Utah State University
1996 – Outstanding Senior, Department of Languages, Utah State University
1996 – Magna cum Laude graduate, Utah State University
2004 – Army Commendation Medal
2004 – Army Achievement Medal
2004 – Semifinalist, Bailey K. Ashford Symposium, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
2004 – Best Resident Free Paper, Biennial Military Ophthalmology Meeting, Washington, D.C.
2006 – Humanitarian Service Award – Hurricane Katrina
2006 – Humanitarian Service Award – Hurricane Rita
2006 – Meritorious Service Medal 2013,14,15,16,17,18 Castle Conolly Top Doctors Award
2015 – Humanitarian Award – Preston ID Elk’s Lodge

XII. BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Presentations:
- Hammond MD. Topical anesthesia. Tri-Service Cataract Surgery Course, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Bethesda, MD, 23 March 2006.
- Hammond MD. Endophthalmitis. Tri-Service Cataract Surgery Course, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, March 2005
- Hammond MD, Bower KS, Madigan WP. Refractive Surgery in the US Army 2000-2003: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Operational Readiness. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Program/Paper #1104, April 2004.
- Fecther H, Hammond MD et al, Between Iraq and A Hard Place: American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting. November 2008.
Posters:
- Hammond MD, Bower KS, Stutzman RD, Ellis WY, Mitchell BM. In Vitro Susceptibility of Acanthamoeba Species to WR99210, WR096268 and Analogs. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting. April 2005.
- Hammond MD, Ward TP, Katz B, Subramanian PS. Elevated intracranial pressure associated with idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis syndrome. North American Society of Neuroophthalmology annual meeting. 2004
Papers:
- Hammond MD, Niemi EW, Ward TP, Eiseman AS. Adult orbital xanthogranuloma with associated adult-onset asthma. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2004 Jul;20(4):329-32.
- Hammond MD, Ward TP, Katz B, Subramanian PS. Elevated intracranial pressure associated with idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis syndrome. Journal of Neuroophthalmology. 2004 Sep;24(3):221-4.
- Hammond MD, Madigan WP Jr, Bower KS. Refractive surgery in the United States Army, 2000-2003. Ophthalmology. 2005 Feb; 112(2):184-90.