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Dr. Philip Lee Shettle, DO

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Dr. Philip Shettle, DO, is an Ophthalmology specialist practicing in Largo, FL with 36 years of experience. This provider currently accepts 19 insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid. New patients are welcome. Hospital affiliations include Hca Florida Largo West Hospital.

Lee Shettle DO PA - Eye & Hearing,
13113 66th St,
Largo,
FL,
33773

Professional: 36 Years Experience
Languages: English, Spanish

+17276742500

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Updated 2025-02-17
Published 2025-02-17

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Dr. LEE SHETTLE, DO is a BOARD CERTIFIED OPHTHALMOLOGIST and HEARING SPECIALISTThe Shettle family has been providing personal quality eye care in Pinellas County since 1972. This tradition of providing excellent comprehensive medical and surgical eye care to the community is carried on today by Dr. Lee Shettle, who has been practicing as a Board Certified Ophthalmologist in Largo since 1994.Dr. Shettle is a true native of Pinellas County, having grown up in Clearwater and then graduating from the first complete class at Pinellas Park High School in 1980. He earned his B.S. degree in Biology at Truman State University and graduated from medical school in Kirksville, Missouri in 1988.Dr. Lee Shettle performed his three year Ophthalmology residency in Detroit, Michigan, in addition to completing a one year fellowship in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Denver, Colorado and a one year fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.Dr. Lee …Shettle is a Clinical Professor in Ophthalmolgoy at Michigan State University in E. Lansing, MI and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at NOVA University in South Florida. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society, Florida Osteopathic Association and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He received the Presidential Achievement Award from the A.O.C.O.O. in addition to being voted Physician of the Year by the Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society in 2006.Dr. Lee Shettle is actively involved in his local, state and national medical organizations in order to stay current with all the rules and regulations that affect the practice of medicine and ultimately patient care. He is certified by the American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Shettle also enjoys teaching interns, residents and fellows in various medical specialties in his office to help these young physicians understand the ocular manifestations of systemic disease so they can then diagnose, treat and then teach future physicians as well. He also has a great interest in giving lectures to fellow physicians at both the local, state and national level.LEE SHETTLE EYE & HEARINGDr. Lee Shettle sees all of his patients himself to establish a more personal relationship. He is dedicated and committed to taking the time to help each and every patient understand their unique visual, medical or surgical condition, personally giving them the best possible options in the decision-making process for their illness. He believes a patient who understands the reasons or mechanisms as to why they have a certain condition greatly improves their prognosis and can provide them with the best visual outcome.Dr. Shettle believes that it is extremely important to take the time to inform you, the patient, as to what expectations and visual outcomes you should experience and expect. Treating every patient individually, along with education, is the key to a successful and lifelong patient-doctor relationship. He places great emphasis on trying to remember each patient’s name and listening to their history in order to best diagnose and treat their ocular condition.Dr. Lee Shettle specializes in small incision cataract and intraocular lens implant surgery, in addition to having a special interest in working with several ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies to help them develop medical eye drops for the treatment of dry eye syndrome, glaucoma, and ocular inflammation.We would love to make a difference for you. Chat Now with us Today!

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