Location
Areas of Expertise
About Me
Dr. Heather Alicia Hancock is a retina surgeon and specialist practicing at North Mississippi Retina Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. She is a Connected Care Partners provider through North Mississippi Health Services, and has been serving the Tupelo community since 2017. Dr.
Hancock treats a wide range of retinal conditions, including macular degeneration, retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, vein and arterial occlusions, and pediatric retinal diseases. She performs intravitreal injections and laser procedures at her clinic, and provides outpatient surgery at North Mississippi Medical Center. Prior to her move to Tupelo, Dr. Hancock served as assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and as a staff ophthalmologist at the G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson.
Training
Vitreoretinal Surgery
2010Charles Retina Institute
Fellowship
Ophthalmology
2008University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Residency
Internal Medicine
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency
Physiology and Biophysics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Masters / PhD
MD
2004University of Alabama School of Medicine
Medical School
Biological Chemistry
Birmingham-Southern College
Undergraduate
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- TN
- License Numbers
- 43457


