Craig Berger, M.D.

Cornea and External Disease / Refractive Surgery

Assistant Professor of
Ophthalmology

Education and Training:

            Doctor of Medicine, June 1995
            University of South Florida College of  Medicine,
            Tampa,  Florida

RESIDENCY:

            Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans,
            Louisiana Department of Ophthalmology, 1996-1999

FELLOWSHIP:

            Cornea/Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Fellowship
            Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans,
            Louisiana Department of Ophthalmology 1999-2000

RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS:

Marguerite McDonald, MD, Berger C. Histologic Analysis of Conductive Keratoplasty in Non-human Primates. Presentation at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons; May,2000.

Karcioglu ZA, Abboud EB, Svedberg H, Berger C, Netland PA. Secondary Glaucoma in Patients with Posterior Uveal Melanoma. Poster presentation at The XVIII International Congress of Ophthalmology; June 21-26,1998

Kastl P, Berger C. Airbag Related Ocular Injury in the New Orleans Area. Research Presentation for the 1998 O’Brien Professorship; June, 1998; New Orleans, LA

Kastl P, Berger C. Postoperative Endophthalmitis after Small Incision Cataract Extraction: Sutured vs. Sutureless. Research Presentation for the 1999 O’Brien Professorship; June, 1999; New Orleans, LA

Chen S, Berger C. Osteotomy Size and Location in Nonlaser-Assisted Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy: A Cadaver Study. Research Presentation for the 1997 O’Brien Professorship. Poster presentation at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

S.J. Koons, W.B. Telfair,M.L. Rojas, C Berger, R. Sanders, M.B. McDonald. PRK Study by A Mid-Infrared Solid State OPO Laser in Rabbits. ARVO abstract presentation 2001.

                    Marguerite McDonald, MD. In vivo use of the
                    infrared laser for LASIK,1999-2000.

                    Marguerite McDonald, MD. Refractec in treating
                    hyperopia,1999-2000.

Marguerite McDonald, MD. Application of Custom Cornea in LASIK patients,1999-2000.

Marguerite McDonald, MD. Efficacy and safety of Restasis in post-op LASIK patients,1999-2000.

Marguerite McDonald, MD Efficacy and safety of Restasis in patients with dry eye,1999-2000