Dr. Avi Wallerstein

4.9 ( 221 reviews )

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Ratings for Dr. Avi Wallerstein

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Been 5 years since my Lazik surgery, still perfect vision. Changed my life. Can work and do surgeries without any glasses. Life changer

Submitted Feb. 18, 2024

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Dr. Avi Wallerstein is just plain AWESOME. If I could give 5000 stars I would! He genuinely pays attention to every detail to make the patient feel comfortable. He is taking time to explain everything and answer all your questions. The procedure was quick and smooth. I am more than happy with the results. It exceeded my expectations. Thank you, Dr. Avi, that I can see again.

Submitted Jan. 24, 2024

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Dr. Avi Wallerstein is an amazing surgeon. My experience with him on my surgery day was a 10/10. He genuinely cares about his patients and will look out for your best interests. He took the time to meet with me before my surgery and explain everything, which made me feel very comfortable. The surgery was very quick and went very smooth. I would recommend Dr. Wallerstein to everyone I know, thank you for making my experience so wonderful!

Submitted Dec. 12, 2023

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Phenomenal doctor . Excellent bedside manner and took the time to explain everything about my lasik procedure thoroughly and clearly . Made me feel comfortable throughout the whole procedure , and I was thrilled with the results . Highly recommend dr Wallerstein and Lasik MD

Submitted Nov. 5, 2023

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I had my PRK surgery done a month ago with Dr Wallerstein. The surgeon took the time to answer all my last-minute questions and was really reassuring. He was talking to me at every step to explain to me what he was about to do. I would recommend Dr Wallerstein to everyone, thank you for everything, you’ve changed my life.

Submitted Sept. 14, 2023

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Doctor Avi Wallerstein is an incredible surgeon. I had my surgery just last week and it was an amazing experience. Doctor Wallerstein was super energetic, passionate, and knowledgeable about laser surgery. He explained the surgery clearly and talked to me through the whole process. I understood everything and was not worried or afraid throughout the entire surgery. It was quick and virtually painless. Thank you for giving me back my vision. I hope you can continue to give the miracle of clear vision to many more.

Submitted Aug. 16, 2023

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Dr. Wallerstein performed my LASIK surgery and the experience was great! He was friendly, knowledgeable and confident, walking me through the whole procedure so I knew what was going on. He also made sure to check in with me multiple times throughout to ensure I was doing okay. Couldn’t have asked for a better doctor!

Submitted Aug. 1, 2023

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Dr Wallerstein is excellent! He truly is an expert and he made me feel at ease even though I was quite nervous prior surgery. He was reassuring me throughout the surgery and not once did I feel worried. Also, there is absolutely no pain during surgery nor after which was an amazing surprise. I cant thank and recommand Dr Wallerstein enough!

Submitted July 12, 2023

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Dr. Wallerstein answered my questions and seemed to genuinely care about each patient, despite having done tens of thousands of these. I would recommend LASIK MD and Dr. Wallerstein in particular for anyone interested in LASIK.

Submitted Jan. 26, 2023

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Fuí operado por el Dr. Wallerstein quien antes, durante y después estuvo brindándome la información sobre la cirugía refractiva Lasik . Su profesionalismo hizo que me sintiera más seguro durante el procedimiento y esa confianza ha ayudado para tener una pronta recuperación.

Submitted Jan. 26, 2023


Dr. Avi Wallerstein's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients

Biography

Dr. Avi Wallerstein co-founded LASIK MD along with Dr. Mark Cohen. He is the Executive Vice President of LASIK MD, and one of its two National Medical Directors, overseeing medical protocols and quality control for the largest laser eye surgery provider in Canada and overseeing over 50 laser eye surgeons. As a board certified Canadian ophthalmologist, he is the Director of Optics and Refractive Surgery teaching at McGill University and an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Attending Staff at the McGill University Hospital Centre (MUHC). Dr. Wallerstein teaches ophthalmologists-in-training and performs surgeries. He heads the LASIK MD Research and Development department. He is one of the few ophthalmic surgeons in Canada to have solely dedicated his clinical and surgical practice to laser vision correction for over 15 years.

Languages

  • English
  • French

Education

  • Queen's
  • New York University
  • McGill University

Areas of Expertise

  • LASIK eye surgery
  • Cataract surgery

Awards & Recognitions

  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Scientific Paper
  • ProMontreal Technology Entrepreneur Award
  • Ernst & Young 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award