Dr. Avi Wallerstein
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100 King Street West , Suite 120
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5X 1A1
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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
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