Dr. Avi Wallerstein
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100 King Street West , Suite 120
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5X 1A1
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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
- French
- English
Education
- Queen's
- McGill University
- New York University
Areas of Expertise
- Cataract surgery
- LASIK eye surgery
Awards & Recognitions
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Scientific Paper
- Ernst & Young 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- ProMontreal Technology Entrepreneur Award
I had my LASIK eye surgery with Dr. Wallerstein and I could not be anymore pleased with my choice of surgeon. One of the kindest, and down to earth MD's I've had the chance of meeting. From the beginning of my procedure, of answering nervous questions to guiding me throughout the surgery, he put me at complete ease and helped me through one of the most important decisions of my life. Helped me get my gift of sight back! Could not thank him enough! One of the top listed ophthalmologists in Toronto, he definitely lives up to his name. A surreal experience ever made possible with this brilliantly experienced doctor! If you're looking to book your LASIK and looking to entrust something as important as your vision to a someone, know that you'd be in one of he safest hands with Dr. Wallerstein.
Submitted April 20, 2017