Brandon C. Clair, M.D.

Meet Dr. Clair

Brandon C. Clair, M.D. is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist at The Eye Institute of West Florida, serving patients in Largo, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Dr. Clair specializes in oculoplastic, orbital, and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Clair was raised just outside of Philadelphia and completed medical school in New York at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He then went to Baltimore, MD for his internship at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he met his wife.

Dr. Clair returned to New York for his ophthalmology residency at the University of Buffalo Medical Center, where he was selected as chief resident. He pursued additional training through fellowships in orbital, oculoplastic, and reconstructive surgery, as well as neuro-ophthalmology. All of his fellowships were completed at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Throughout his training and career, Dr. Clair has been a steady member of the scientific community, with broad research interests across different medical, surgical, and ophthalmologic specialties and subspecialties producing many peer-reviewed publications in various medical journals. His desire to pursue research and scientific innovation has also culminated in his presence on the scientific advisory boards of several biotechnology corporations focusing on ophthalmologic and oncologic disease.

Dr. Clair’s current research and innovative interests are within cosmetic, functional, and reconstructive periorbital surgery. He resides in Clearwater with his wife, son, and dog. He spends his spare time with his family and pursuing his hobbies of basketball, watersports, and enjoying the Tampa area beaches with his family.