Born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Oklahoma City, Dr. Berland earned his undergraduate degree in mammalian physiology at Oklahoma State University in 1996. The first in his family to enter the field of medicine, Dr. Berland graduated from the University of Oklahoma Medical School in 2000. He subsequently moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he served his medical residency in Bayfront Medical Center’s Family Residency Program with distinction as chief resident. Later he worked as a clinical professor at Bayfront Medical Center in the Family Practice Residency Program. He founded Patients First Family Medicine in 2003. Dr. Berland is board certified in Family Medicine. His professional pursuits include involvement with the American Academy and the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Berland is certified in wound care and hyperbaric medicine, and has hospital privileges at AdventHealth Carrollwood campus and at several skilled nursing facilities. Dr. Berland sees patients 12 and up.