Medical ophthalmologist

Dr. Kratz offers patients non-surgical ophthalmic care, including advanced dry eye treatment. He received his undergraduate degree from Occidental College, Los Angeles, which was followed by a medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Ohio State University in Columbus.

Dedicated to the Prevention as well as Treatment of Eye Disease

Dr. Kratz has a special interest in public health and devoted many years to its training. He completed a master’s degree in public health at UCLA and a preventive medicine residency at UCLA and the LA County Department of Health Services.

A Family Tradition of Excellence in Eye Care

A native of Los Angeles, Dr. Kratz was introduced to ophthalmologic care at an early age by his father, a local ophthalmologist with a worldwide reputation. Dr. Kratz came to SGVEye from the San Fernando valley, where he started caring for patients in 1989, serving many of the same patients his father had.

Education and training

· B.S., Occidental College
· M.D., Hahnemann Medical College
· Ophthalmology Residency, Ohio State University
· M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
· Preventive Medicine Residency, UCLA and the LA County Department of Health Services

Certification

· Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology