| Educational Background
Doctor Johnson received his medical degree from
the prestigious McGill University Medical School in Montreal. He
then went on to complete an ophthalmology residency program at the
Medical College of Georgia, where he was Chief Resident. Dr.
Johnson was awarded a fellowship from The Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1996. He also holds a
certification in Family Medicine from the University of Toronto,
where he completed a two-year residency.
Refractive Experience
Dr. Johnson’s interest in LASIK surgery dates back to 1996.
Since then he has specialized in cataract, refractive and laser
surgery. He has extensive experience with intraocular surgery,
including clear lens extraction for high myopia. Dr. Johnson
performs over 700 cataract procedures each year. Dr. Johnson has
also performed thousands of Zyoptix wavefront procedures.
Dr. Johnson has a great deal of experience using
the Bausch & Lomb Technolas 217 laser and Hansatome keratome.
He has performed laser vision correction for several laser centers.
Most recently, Dr. Johnson was the Medical Director for a large
laser center in London, and has lectured and taught the LASIK
procedure to other surgeons. Dr. Johnson has received certification
in the use of several types of ophthalmic lasers at a
multi-specialty review of Laser Surgery.
Accomplishments and Awards
During his residency in ophthalmology at the Medical College of
Georgia, Dr. Johnson was awarded the J.L. Gayton award for his
outstanding achievement in the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment
Program. While at the Medical College of Georgia, he also received
two awards for original research that he had conducted. In addition
to having published several articles in leading medical journals,
Dr. Johnson is a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology
and is Chief of Surgery for the Woodstock General Hospital. In
2004, Dr. Johnson became an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the
University of Western Ontario.
Associations and Professional
Memberships
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Canadian Ophthalmologic Society
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Canadian Medical Association
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College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario
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Ontario Medical Association
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American and Canadian Societies of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada
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