Craig Berger, MD*

Dr. Berger, a Board Certified fellowship trained ophthalmic surgeon grew up in Leesburg, FL. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Florida and received his Doctorate of Medicine degree from the University Of South Florida College Of Medicine in 1995. He completed his internship at the Mayo Clinic in 1996 and his ophthalmology residency at the Tulane School of Medicine. He spent an additional year at Tulane for sub-specialty training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. In 2000, Dr. Berger returned to Tampa to take a position as a fulltime Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of South Florida Eye Institute. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of multiple local and national professional societies. In 2007, Dr Berger was named to the Best Doctors in America® database and was awarded the Surgical Teacher of the Year Award by the University of South Florida Department of Ophthalmology in 2008.

Dr. Berger opened the Bay Area Eye Institute in 2007 in order to provide comprehensive eye care specializing in cornea and cataract surgery. Dr. Berger has performed a wide variety of surgery including no injection, sutureless cataract surgery,pterygium removal and cornea transplants. He is proud to be one of the first cornea surgeons in the Tampa Bay area to offer the latest advance in cornea transplant surgery, Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK). He is currently accepting new patients, consults and second opinions with available appointments within 2-3 days.

Bay Area Eye Institute
14462 Bruce B Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33613
Phone: (813) 265-6940
www.CraigBergerMD.com