Integrated Retina Care
Our practice focuses exclusively on medical and surgical conditions of the retina. Care is coordinated across clinic and hospital settings to ensure continuity and precision at every stage.
Our scope of care
Our services span the full range of retinal evaluation and treatment, including:
Our services include:
Comprehensive retinal diagnostics
In-clinic medical treatment
In-hospital surgical care
Collaboration with referring physicians
Meet Our Team
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Dr. Dhar S. Dhanda
MD FRCSC
MD: University of Western Ontario
Residency: University of Western Ontario
Fellowship: University of Toronto
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Dr. Robert Gizicki
MDCM FRCSC DABO
MD: McGill University
Residency: Université de Montréal
Fellowship: University of Toronto
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Dr. Simon R. Lam
BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCSC FRCS (Eng) FRCOphth MRCP (UK) MSc (Oxon)
MBBS: London, UK
Residency: London, UK and Dalhousie University
Fellowship: University of Toronto
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Dr. Steve Levasseur
BSc MD FRCSC
BSc: University of Ottawa (biochemistry)
MD: University of Ottawa
Residency: University of British Columbia
Fellowship: Sydney Eye Hospital
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Dr. David Ta Kim
MD FRCSC DABO DRCPSC
MD: University of Sherbrooke
Residency: University of Sherbrooke
Fellowship: University of Toronto
Fellowship: Casey Eye Institute — Oregon Health & Science University
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Dr. Leah A. Wittenberg
MD FRCSC DABO
MD: University of British Columbia
Residency: University of British Columbia
Fellowship: University of British Columbia
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Dr. Zakaria Alashhab (Fellow)
MBChB FCOphth(SA) MMed(UCT) FICO
MBChB: University of Benghazi
Residency: University of Cape Town
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Dr. Ofri Vorobichik Berar (Fellow)
BSc MD MHA
Board-certified Ophthalmologist, IsraelMD: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Residency: Sheba Medical Center, Affiliated with Tel Aviv University
Past Fellows
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Dr. Elena Gurung (Fellow)
MBBS, MD
MBBS: West Bengal University of Health Sciences. Kolkata. India
MD: Fatima University Medical Center, Manila, The Philippines
Fellowship (Vitreoretinal): Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dr. Shadi Safuri (Immediate Past Fellow)
BSc BA MD PhD MHA
BSc: Technion, Haifa, Israel
MD: Technion, Haifa, Israel
Residency: Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Hospital and Academic Partnerships
Our retinal specialists are leaders in clinical care, research, and education. Our physicians perform surgery at multiple hospitals across British Columbia and provide clinical training through the University of British Columbia.