Scott Pautler, MD

TrainingDr. Pautler graduated with high honors from the University of Florida where he was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma honor society and was listed as an outstanding student in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. He was selected for early admission into medical school at the University of South Florida where he served as president to the freshman medical school class. His postgraduate education included internship at the University of South Carolina and residency in ophthalmology at the University of South Florida. He continued his training at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami completing a fellowship in medical retina and macular disease as well as a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery.

Experience 38 years experience

Offices Tampa and Temple Terrace

Steven Cohen, MD

TrainingDr. Cohen graduated with honors from Harvard College in Mathematics and completed his medical training at Harvard Medical School in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. He did an internship at Brown University and an Ophthalmology residency at University of California, Davis. He then completed two years of Retina fellowship training at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami. 

Experience 30 years experience

Offices Clearwater, Saint Petersburg, and Palm Harbor

Karina Billiris Findlay, MD

TrainingDr. Findlay graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of South Florida with a degree in Chemistry before completing her medical training, internship and Ophthalmology Residency at USF and Retina Fellowship with Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida.

Experience 27 years experience

Offices Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Wesley Chapel

David A. Eichenbaum, MD

TrainingDr. Eichenbaum has been practicing in Tampa Bay since 2007 and was born in St. Petersburg. He completed the Medical Honors Program completing his undergraduate and medical degree at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at the University of South Florida as well where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Eichenbaum completed his two year Surgical Retina fellowship at Tufts New England Eye Center and Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston.

Experience 17 years experience

Offices Saint Petersburg and Clearwater

Alfred A. White, MD

TrainingDr. White received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine, where he also did his internship. He completed ophthalmology residency at the University of South Florida, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed a two-year surgical retina fellowship at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Experience 7 years experience

Offices Wesley Chapel, Temple Terrace, and Saint Petersburg

Ashley A. Crane, MD

TrainingDr. Crane graduated summa cum laude with phi beta kappa from Duke University in art history and chemistry. She received her medical degree from The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed ophthalmology residency and retina fellowship training at the prestigous Bascom Palmer Eye Insitute where she had the honor of serving as chief resident.

Experience 6 years experience

Offices All Offices

Priya S. Vakharia, MD

TrainingDr. Vakharia earned a Bachelor of Science degree in General Science and graduated with highest distinction. She received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College (formerly Jefferson Medical College) of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where she received an Honorable Mention for the Carroll R. Mullen Memorial Prize in Ophthalmology, became a member of both the George McClellan Surgical Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and graduated Summa Cum Laude, in the top 1% of her class. Dr. Vakharia’s post-doctoral training consisted of an internship in Internal Medicine at Lankenau Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and a residency in Ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. After her residency, Dr. Vakharia completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Tufts New England Eye Center/Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston.

Experience 6 years experience

Offices Palm Harbor and St. Petersburg