Prat Itharat M.D.
Board Certified Ophthalmologist
History
Dr. Prat Itharat (Dr. I.) was born in New York. He holds Ivy League degrees in the Biological Basis of Behavior and Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated cum laude and was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. After college, he received a research fellowship and spent a year at the National Institutes of Health and Aging.
He then obtained a Masters of Science in Biology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He was one of the few graduate student instructors to receive an honorarium for outstanding teaching.
Dr. Itharat then returned to New York to complete his medical school training at the State University of New York - Upstate (Syracuse). He graduated in the top 10% of his medical school class and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. After internship, he finished a three year ophthalmology residency at the prestigious Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN, training with some of the most renowned physicians in ophthalmology. At Vanderbilt, Dr. Itharat was elected as Chief Resident by his peers and faculty. He taught medical students and residents and served on the residency admission committee.
Dr. Itharat is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (the nation's oldest medical specialty certifying board), having scored in the top 10% of ophthalmologists.
He is trained in the latest, small incision, sutureless cataract surgery. He practices comprehensive ophthalmology, including but not limited to cataracts, dry eyes, glaucoma, diabetes, macular degeneration, ocular trauma and injuries.
A great believer in education, Dr. Itharat currently serves as a clinical instructor at the Storm Eye Institute/Medical University of South Carolina. He teaches the next generation of ophthalmologists medical and surgical knowledge and techniques. His dedication to teaching extends to his interactions with his patients.
Outside of medical practice, he enjoys spending time with his lovely wife and four year old daughter. He also enjoys golf and tennis and is an avid photographer.
Contact
Dr. Prat Itharat has been practicing in the Charleston area for the last three years. He is pleased to announce his current affiliations with the Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina and with Charleston Cornea. He is currently welcoming his former patients and accepting new patients. You may reach Dr. Prat Itharat at the following address:
Prat Itharat, M.D.
186 Seven Farms Drive, Suite F, #115
Daniel Island, SC 29492
Email: itharat.prat@gmail.com (preferable)
Telephone: 843-608-0393
He is currently seeing patients at (this may be subject to change):
Storm Eye Institute
167 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-8100
(note: wait times at this clinic may be lengthy)
He also sees patients at three locations at Charleston Cornea:
574 Lone Tree Drive
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843-856-5275
9229 University Blvd. - Suite 1C
North Charleston, SC 29406
843-818-2220
3531 Mary Ader Avenue - Building C
Charleston, SC 29414
843-556-0608
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