Dr. Christmas- Retirement Notice to Patients
Last day June 27, 2025
To my patients- I am writing to inform you of my upcoming retirement after a career in ophthalmology of over 25 years, most of those as a vitreoretinal surgeon at Colorado Retina Associates. My last day of practice will be June 27, 2025.
While I look forward to the next chapter of my life, I will deeply miss the privilege of caring for you and all my patients over the years. It has been a rewarding and fulfilling career and I will always carry this experience with me.
I want to make sure that you get the care you will need going forward. You will be able to select a new Colorado Retina Associates physician to ensure there is no disruption in your ongoing eye care and treatment. I recommend any of my 12 practice partners who are vitreoretinal-trained specialists. I feel confident in transferring your care to any of them. We will automatically transfer your medical records once you have selected your new doctor. Your provider will have access to your past exam notes and I have made notations for those patients with special preferences to avoid any disruption in treatment.
If you would like to request your medical records, call our main number at (303) 261-1600 and ask for the medical records team.
Thank you for the trust and confidence you have placed in me over the years. It has been an honor to care for you and I wish you continued health and well-being in the future.
Kindest Regards,
Nancy Christmas, M.D.
Meet Dr. Christmas
Dr. Christmas graduated from Wellesley College and Yale University School of Medicine. She went on to complete her medical internship at the Deaconess Hospital at Harvard in Boston, ophthalmology residency at the world-renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and her medical and surgical retina fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. While in college, she became involved with research at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and she continues to be involved in national clinical research trials at Colorado Retina. She is also a manuscript reviewer for several ophthalmology journals.
Dr. Christmas grew up in Florida and was in private practice in the Washington DC area for almost five years before relocating to Denver in 2006. She sees patients at our Central Park, Parker and Red Rocks locations and treats both medical and surgical retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusions, macular holes and retinal detachments.
She is a role model for other female physicians and frequently serves as a mentor through programs at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists and the Women of Ophthalmology meetings where she developed the program. She also mentors medical students at Yale University and has been recognized for her contributions as a recipient of the American Medical Association-WPC Physician Mentor Recognition Program. In addition, she has been listed in Best Doctors in the Denver Business Journal. She currently serves on the Board of Women in Retina, part of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the largest retina society in the world. She receives accolades from her patients for her warm and caring bedside manner, “Dr. Nancy Christmas is fantastic, professional and approachable…”
When not working, Dr. Christmas enjoys spending time with her husband and two teenage sons. She likes to exercise, travel and hike.
Undergraduate
- Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA - Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - Doctor of Medicine
Medical School
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - Doctor of Medicine
Internship
- Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Internal Medicine
Ophthalmology Residency
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami, Miami, FL
Vitreoretinal Fellowship
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
- Heed Foundation Fellow
- AOS-Knapp Fund Fellow
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- Vitreoretinal specialist/surgeon, The Retina Group of Washington, Washington DC, 2001-2006
- American Society of Retina Specialists
- Women in Retina, Board of Directors
- Women in Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Colorado Medical Society
- Denver Medical Society
- Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Getting to Know Dr. Christmas
Reviews for Dr. Christmas
“Dr. Christmas is amazing and impressive. She is the best in her field, takes time to answer questions, and explains all aspects of procedures thoroughly and honestly, with directness. She is also compassionate, which I appreciate.”— Anonymous
“I was very impressed with the entire staff, especially Dr. Christmas. She was very professional, friendly, and thorough as was the rest of the staff in doing the exams, scans, and the treatment plan.”— Vilma
“Very good encounter. Dr. Christmas came recommended, so I went to see her first to talk about the procedure. She outlined every step of her procedure and was honest about the possibility of it causing pain. The procedure went flawlessly, and she explained everything she was doing. I felt much better and trust her a lot more than my previous doctor.”— Anonymous
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