Dr. Bridges specializes in medical and surgical diseases of the vitreous and retina including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal tears and detachments. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and received his medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, and an ophthalmology residency at the Emory University School of Medicine where he served as Chief Resident in 1994. He also completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine.

Dr. Bridges is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. He is a consulting Associate with the Duke University Medical School and the Asheville VA Medical Center.

Dr. Bridges has been named among the top doctors in America for 2008 by Best Doctors, Inc., a survey of over 35,000 doctors in America, which represents the top 3% of specialists in the United States. Recognized by his peers as an outstanding expert in Ophthalmology, Dr. Bridges is among only 5% of physicians in America selected for this prestigious honor.

Dr. Bridges joined Western Carolina Retinal Associates in 1999. He and his wife have three daughters. He is an avid golfer.

Professional Associations

• Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Member of the American Medical Association
• Consulting Associate Professor of Ophthalmology of Duke University Eye Center
• Member of the North Carolina Medical Society
• Member and Rising President of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Member of the Buncombe County Medical Society
• Medical Staff of Mission Hospitals
• Medical Staff of Asheville VA Medical Center
• President of the Divot Society