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- Over 2,500 ocular procedures performed
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Educational Background
Dr. John J. Kim completed a post-baccalaureate pre-medicine program
at Columbia University and received his medical degree from the
State University of New York(SUNY) Downstate. He interned at the
Staten Island University Hospital, and did his residency in
Ophthalmology at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center’s Albert
Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kim also completed a fellowship
in cornea and refractive surgery at the prestigious Johns Hopkins
College of Medicine-Wilmer Eye Institute.
Refractive Experience
Before joining LASIK MD in 2007, Dr. Kim served as the Director of
Cornea, Refractive Surgery and Residency at the Montefiore Medical
Center’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has trained
many ophthalmologists to perform no-stitch cataract surgeries and
various other ophthalmic procedures (LASIK, LASEK, PRK and PTK).
Many of his former students now serve as instructors at Yale
Medical School, Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute, and Albert Einstein
College of Medicine. He is currently a clinical assistant professor
of Ophthalmology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and
attending physician at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.
On top of his teaching duties, Dr. Kim has a busy practice. His
areas of specialty are LASIK, complex cataract surgeries (he
performs over 1000 cataract procedures per year), corneal
transplants (human and artificial cornea), and medical
missions.
Associations and Professional
Membership
Dr. Kim is an active member of the following organizations:
- American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery
- American Academy of
Ophthalmology
- Association for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology
- American Medical
Association
- New York State Ophthalmological
Society
- The Eye Bank for Sight
Restoration where he serves on the Medical Advisory Board
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