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Dana Deupree, MD, Ophthalmology, Clearwater, FL

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Ophthalmology Clearwater, FL

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

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  • Office

    3280 N McMullen Booth Rd
    Ste 120
    Clearwater, FL 33761
    Phone+1 727-789-8770
    Fax+1 727-789-8784

Summary

  • Dana M. Deupree, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a board-certified ophthalmologist, retina specialist, managing diseases of the vitreous and retina and serving the Tampa Bay, Florida area.

    As a retina specialist, Dr. Deupree's area of sub-specialty includes medical and surgical managementof macular disorders, diabetic retinopathy, complexretinal detachments and trauma.

    In 2003, after 12 years as vitreo-retina specialist and surgeon at St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Dr. Deupree opened his solo practice in Palm Harbor, Florida. In November of 2010, Dr. Deupree built and opened a state-of-the-art retina clinic and surgery center in Clearwater – where The Macula Center is now located. The Macula Center is devoted exclusively to treatment of the vitreous, retina and macula.

    Dr. Deupree is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons. He also formerly served as clinical assistant professor at the University of South Florida, Tampa. He received his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean in 1983. He was a Harvard Research Fellow on a National Eye Institute grant in Boston with a focus on diabetic eye disease. His internship and residency were completed at St. Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his sub-specialty training in retina after completing a two-year fellowship at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

    After fellowship training Dr. Deupree entered practice at St. Luke's.

    Current research interests have included Rheopheresis treatment for macular degeneration being the principal investigator in a phase three FDA clinical trial. Dr. Deupree lives in Pinellas County, Florida with his wife, America. They have four children. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Education & Training

  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1989 - 1991
  • St Francis Medical Center
    St Francis Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1985 - 1989
  • St Francis Medical Center
    St Francis Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
    American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 1983
  • Loma Linda University
    Loma Linda UniversityB.S., Physics, 1975 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1989 - 2001
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 1983 - 1993
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1984 - 1992
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Retinal blood flow in Health and Disease  
    Deupree DM, Diamond JG, Maxwell DM, Brent BD, Mediguide to Ophthalmology, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 1991
  • Blood flow in the normal human retina.  
    Feke GT, Tagawa H, Deupree DM, Goger DG, Sebag J, Weiter JJ, Investigate Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 1, 1/1989
  • Treatment of congenital upper eyelid retraction with a marginal myotomy procedure  
    Rovit AJ, Deupree DM, Zang YF, Biglan AW, Ophthalmic Surgery, 1989
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Retinal blood flow in Health and Disease
    Deupree DM, Diamond JG, Maxwell DM, Brent BD, Mediguide to Ophthalmology, 1/1/1991
  • Blood flow in the normal human retina
    Feke GT, Tagawa H, Deupree DM, Goger DG, Sebag J, Weiter JJ, Investigate Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 1/1/1989
  • Treatment of congenital upper eyelid retraction with a marginal myotomy procedure
    Rovit AJ, Deupree DM, Zang YF, Biglan AW, Ophthalmic Surgery, 1/1/1989
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Lectures

  • Presumed Ocular Babesiosis in an immunocompetent individual: A Case report 
    1/1/2017
  • New Approaches To Diabetes 
    1/1/2014
  • Retinal Technologies 2010: A Retina Vitreous Update; Rheopheresis Update 
    1/1/2010
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Other

  • Fluorescein Angiography Primer - CD-ROM 
    Deupree DM, Potvin R, Lifelearn Publication
    1996
  • Zinc uptake by primate retinal pigment epithelium and choroid 
    Newsome DA, Oliver PhD, Deupree DM, Miceli MV, Diamond JG
  • Fluorescein Angiography Primer 
    Deupree DM, Potvin R, Lifelearn Publication

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Other Languages

  • Spanish