About Dr. Chan
Dr. Chan is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto, Director of Ophthalmology Fellowships, and the President of the Canadian Cornea Society. She teaches fellows as part of the Cornea fellowship program and is the Medical Director of the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division. After her undergraduate studies at Stanford University, she completed medical school at Queen’s University, ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto, and her cornea fellowship at the Cincinnati Eye Institute with Dr. Edward Holland.
Dr. Chan has published 180 peer-reviewed papers, received the AAO Senior Achievement Award in 2024, Cornea Section Editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, and the Founding Editor of Canadian Eye Care Today. She has been a pioneer in the field, being the first in Canada to perform keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) stem cell transplants, Descemet’s membrane anterior keratoplasty (DMAK), Corneal tissue addition keratoplasty (CTAK) and endothelial cell injection therapy.