Educational Background
Dr. Pierre Demers completed his medical degree at McGill
University and then specialized in ophthalmology at the University
of Montreal. Dr. Demers did his post-doctoral fellowship training
in cornea, cataract and laser refractive surgery at Tufts
University in Boston, and in Paris at Hotel-Dieu Hospital
(Université de Paris), and the Bichat Hospital.
Refractive Experience
Dr. Demers has performed refractive surgery and given conferences
from Canada (Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto and Windsor),
to the United States (Boston), to Europe (Paris, France and Moscow,
and Siberia in Russia). Dr. Demers has diverse experience in
microsurgery of the eye and has published and lectured
internationally on laser, cataract, corneal surgery and corneal
topography.
As a recognized Canadian expert on therapeutic uses of the excimer
laser, Dr. Demers was one of the first surgeons to use a
scanning-spot excimer laser for therapeutic applications on the
cornea. Dr. Demers was a cornea specialist at the University of
Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM) where he performed cataract and
cornea transplants. He subsequently left the CHUM to concentrate on
cataract and refractive surgery.
Accomplishments and Awards
Doctor Demers teaches cataract surgery to ophthalmology residents
at St-Mary’s Hospital in Montreal. In 1999, he was named
“Professor of the year” in the ophthalmology department
at the University of Montreal. Between 1999 and 2005, Dr. Demers
was also president of the Committee for the Evaluation of the
Medical Act of the CHUM, formed to evaluate and analyze ophthalmic
surgical procedures performed at the CHUM. In 2003, Dr. Demers
presented research on photorefractive keratectomy in high myopia at
the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in San
Francisco, California
In addition to his duties at LASIK MD, Dr. Demers is currently
involved in research comparing corneal-based refractive surgery
versus lens-based refractive surgery. He also lectures on premium
intraocular lenses (Toric and Multifocal intraocular
lenses).
Associations and Professional
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
- Canadian Ophthalmology Society
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- International Society of Refractive Surgery
- European, American and Canadian Societies of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery
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