LASIK Surgery Eye Doctors in the following locations: Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Dr. George M. Chioran
Dr. Mel J. Clark
Dr. Michael Insler
Dr. Ivan Ireland
Dr. Bruce January
Dr. Thomas John
Dr. Jhansi Raju
Dr. Anthony Roberts
Dr. Patrick L. Spencer
Dr. Jerome Swale
An eye physician and surgeon, Dr. George Chioran is one of the few eye care providers in Central Ohio to be trained in both ophthalmology and optometry. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a graduate of both the Ohio State University College of Optometry and the Indiana University College of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency in Indianapolis where he was selected Chief Teaching Resident. During his training he was honored with research fellowships from the American Medical Association and Fight For Sight, and has published research articles on a wide range of topics, including optic nerve disease, color vision, and eye movement control.
As an educator, Dr. Chioran served on the faculty of the Indiana University College of Optometry, where he won several teaching awards from his students. He is currently on the clinical faculty of the Ohio State University Department of Ophthalmology. Additionally, he had the foresight to recognize that laser vision correction would transform the way people would see the world. In 1995 he was one of the first physicians in Central Ohio to be trained in Laser Vision Correction, and helped proctor other physicians in Ohio as they learned these techniques.
In 1998 Dr. Chioran was honored with the Columbus Medical Association Public Service Award. He is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University. He is also a member of the International Society of Refractive Surgeons and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Vision Center of Central Ohio.
A native of Kansas City, Dr. Clark attended medical school directly out of high school. In 1981, he attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. There he received a B. A. in Biology and his medical degree.
In 1987-88, Dr. Clark completed his medical internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
From 1988-91, Dr. Clark completed his ophthalmology residency at the Eye Foundation of Kansas City at the University of Missouri, where he also served as chief resident. It was during this time that Dr. Clark had his first exposure to refractive surgery. The Eye Foundation participated in the initial clinical trials for the Excimer laser in the United States (1989-91).
Dr. Clark was in private practice in Kansas City for 10 years. During that time he was a clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. he was also the Director of Eye Care Services for Kaiser-Permanente of Kansas City.
Dr. Clark was board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1994. He started doing LASIK surgery in Kansas City in 2000.
Dr. Clark is a former Lieutenant Commander in the US Public Health Service. He served for two years with the Indian Health Service in Arizona.
Dr. Clark and family moved to Minnesota four years ago. He has been in private practice there and has performed thousands of refractive procedures in St. Cloud, Plymouth, and Minneapolis.
Dr. Michael Insler is a graduate of the University of Miami Medical School and is an experienced and well-respected refractive surgeon.
Dr. Insler has performed over 20,000 surgeries. He is a professor of ophthalmology at Louisiana State University Eye Center and guest lecturer on LASIK and ophthalmology both nationally and internationally.
- Residency: Tulane Medical School Dept. of Ophthalmology
- Fellowship in Cornea at Emory University
- Professor of Ophthalmology LSU Eye Center
- Director of Refractive Surgery, LSU
- Board Certified American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Published over 100 papers in Ophthalmology Journals, edited and author of several books and chapters in Ophthalmology
Dr. Ivan A. Ireland is an experienced LASIK surgeon, Board Certified ophthalmologist, and corneal specialist who has performed over 40,000 surgeries. He has completed a fellowship specific to refractive surgery at the Lions Institute in New York, has lectured nationally, and has participated in numerous studies on refractive surgery. Dr. Ireland has held the respected position of clinical instructor at the Medical University of South Carolina and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
Dr. January has dedicated his career to refractive surgery. His PRK and LASIK
experience dates back to 1996. Dr. January is a board certified ophthalmic surgeon with memberships in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Tennessee and completing his ophthalmology residency at Emory University. Dr. January helped found refractive surgery centers throughout the southeast (Orlando, Atlanta, Greenville, Nashville, Biloxi, Houston, San Antonio and El Paso).
As a superlative doctor, he was voted by his medical school faculty as the graduate "most likely to make a significant contribution to the field of medicine." His research as been published in various veterinary and medical publications. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has honored him with the Lifelong Education Award.
He is a member of an elite group of scholarly physicians known as Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Having performed more than 60,000 refractive surgery procedures and currently performing nearly 600 LASIK surgeries per month, he is considered by his peers to be one of the most prolific and experienced refractive surgeons in the world.
As medical director of The LASIK Vision Institute™ in Houston, San Antonio and Kansas City, he directs some of the busiest surgery centers in the world.
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Thomas John MD received his Cornea Fellowship in Boston, MA at the Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Department of Ophthalmology. He also received his Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. John is a former Director of Cornea Service, University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. John has many awards such as "America's Top Doctor 2004", "Chicago's Top Doctor 2004" and last but not least "America's Top Ophthalmologist, 2004."
Dr. John has also published a surgical video and has been an invited speaker to many prestigious ophthalmology conferences. He has also published numerous scientific articles in ophthalmology journals, presented papers at national and international meetings. He has taught surgical techniques to other ophthalmic surgeons, taught medical students and residents in ophthalmology training.
With extensive clinical experience in New York and Chicago,
Dr. Jhansi Raju has performed more than 8,000 laser correction surgeries and is certified on a wide range of laser vision correction technologies.
Dr. Raju is a certified Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. She is also on staff at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago.
After graduating with honors from Lehigh University and earning Phi Beta Kappa membership, Dr. Raju received her medical degree from The Medical College of Pennsylvania. She served her internship at Chicago’s Rush-Presbyterian, St. Luke’s Medical Center and completed her ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University. Dr. Raju also served a fellowship in refractive surgery at the Filatov Eye Institute in New York City.
Dr. Anthony Roberts is a highly respected and skilled LASIK surgeon who has performed over 30,000 refractive procedures. His refractive procedure experience began with Radial Keratometry and precursors to LASIK. He is highly skilled in no-stitch cataract surgery, as well as treatment of diseases of the cornea.
Dr. Roberts received his undergraduate degree from Howard University and earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he received honors in ophthalmology research. Dr. Roberts served as chief resident at Nassau County Medical Center and went on to complete fellowship training at the Armed Forces Institute of Eye Pathology. Dr. Roberts is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Patrick L. Spencer brings to us 8 years of advanced ophthalmic surgery experience with more than 10,000 LASIK procedures performed. He is board certified and serves as Vice Chairman for the Department of Ophthalmology at Grandview Hospital and Medical Center which has been recognized amongst the top 5 percent as a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by Health Grades for the past three years. A Clinical Associate for Wright State University School of Medicine and Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, doctor Spencer also educates and trains young physicians.
His personal commitment to vision excellence continues through his oversight and development of the Student Sight Saver program which conducts monthly free eye screenings through a grant sponsorship by the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation.
The University of Dayton athletic department recognizes his leadership within the community where is serves as their consulting ophthalmologist. He also serves as the Dayton Dragon’s official Ophthalmologist, which is the affiliate to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.
A graduate of Northeast Missouri State University where he earned his B.S. in Biology, Dr. Spencer went on to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to earn his Doctor of Osteopathy. He is a member/licensed and board certified by the following organizations:
American Osteopathic Association, American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Head/Neck Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dayton Area Society of Ophthalmologist, National Medical Association and Gem City Physicians Society.
Dr. Jerome Swale received his medical degree from The Chicago Medical School. After completing a surgical internship at Naval Hospital, San Diego and additional training at The Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Dr. Swale served as Flight Surgeon and General Medical Officer at Alameda Naval Air Station in California. He then completed an ophthalmology residency at The University of Missouri in Kansas City.
Dr. Swale returned home to the Chicago area in 1991 where he practices comprehensive ophthalmology with an emphasis on cataract and laser eye surgery. He has received extensive training in Laser Vision Correction/LASIK and has performed thousands of eye surgeries throughout his career.
Dr. Swale is a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners as well as Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
He has served as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at both St. Mary's Hospital and Riverside Medical Center.
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