Dr. Nathaniel Ruttig is a board-certified comprehensive ophthalmologist and former U.S. Navy flight surgeon who brings a unique blend of military discipline and compassionate care to his practice. An Ohio native, he completed a six-year combined BS/MD program through Youngstown State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University, graduating in 2000.

Following medical school, Dr. Ruttig served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy, completing his internal medicine internship at Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia, and aviation medicine training at NAS Pensacola, Florida. He concluded his military service at Training Air Wing Four in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he supported aviators as the flight surgeon for the VT-35 Stingrays.

He completed his ophthalmology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and is a diplomate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. After five years in private practice, Dr. Ruttig founded Eye M.D. of Niceville. He is fluent in Spanish, allowing him to better serve the local Hispanic community.

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