Mark Cohen (surgeon)
Mark Cohen is a Canadian laser eye surgeon who practices in Montreal and Toronto. He is CEO and Co-Founder of Vision Group. In 2001, he and Avi Wallerstein founded LASIK MD, Canada's largest provider of laser refractive surgery. In 2010 LASIK MD performed over sixty percent of all laser vision correction procedures in Canada.
Education
Cohen completed his medical degree in 1992 with a specialization in ophthalmology at McGill University. At McGill, he was a recipient of the Holmes Gold Medal, awarded to the graduate with the highest aggregate academic standing upon completion of medical school. Following residency, he completed his training with a post-doctoral fellowship in corneal transplantation surgery and laser vision correction of the cornea at the Université de Montréal. He previously attended Vanier College in Montreal.Cohen is clinical instructor and lecturer in refractive surgery at McGill University and the Université de Sherbrooke. Residents from these training programs receive their clinical training at the LASIK MD facility in Montreal. This facility is a non-hospital based facility accredited site by the College of Physicians of Quebec for the training of laser vision correction to ophthalmic surgery residents.
Professional work
Cohen is a certified C-LASIK instructor, Cohen was a clinical assessor for Bausch and Lomb for the zero compression Hansatome microkeratome, specifically designed to allow for safer and thinner corneal flaps for LASIK surgery. He is one of two National Medical Directors for LASIK MD.Cohen served as President and CEO of LASIK MD since its inception. In 2017, the company merged with TLC Laser Eye Centres to form Vision Group, a network of laser vision correction and ophthalmology clinics across North America.
Following the merger, Cohen became President, CEO, CoFounder, and CoNational Medical Director of Vision Group. Today, the company operates more than 60 clinics and 100 operating rooms, and employs over 1,400 staff, including over 200 ophthalmic surgeons.
In 2014, LASIK MD earned Platinum Club status in Canada's Best Managed Companies competition sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, the National Post and Queen's School of Business. Platinum Club status is awarded to those organizations who have been Best Managed Companies for seven consecutive years or more.