Vitreo-Retina Surgeon & Physician

Dana M. Deupree, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in diseases of the vitreous and retina. His area of sub-specialty includes medical and surgical management of macular disorders, diabetic retinopathy, complex retinal detachments and trauma.

In 2003, after 12 years as Vitreo-Retina surgeon and physician at St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Dr. Deupree opened his solo practice in Palm Harbor, Florida.  The Macula Center is devoted exclusively to treatment of the retina and macula.  Dr. Deupree sees patients at St. Michael's Eye & Laser Institute in order to serve a broader area of West-Central Florida.

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 he 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 Ozona, Florida with his wife, America, and their four children. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

We have two locations in the Tampa Bay area of Florida: Palm Harbor and Largo.

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American College of Surgeons

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

American Medical Association

Pan American Association of Ophthalmology

Florida Society of Ophthalmology

Pinellas County Medical Association

Pasco County Medical Society

Florida Medical Association

Ophthalmology Political Action Committee

Foundation Fighting Blindness - Committee Member

Honorary Committee for Eckerd Youth Alternatives

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