Credentials
and Qualifications
Bennett Chotiner, MD, FACS, has extensive qualifications that
that we estimate place him among the top LASIK and laser eye surgery
and refractive surgeons in the United States.
For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been
grouped by Experience, Patient Care and Credentials. In addition,
Dr. Chotiner has included some additional career highlights that
while not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process,
clearly supplement his highly distinguished career.
Dr. Chotiner’s qualifications and credentials as one of
the top LASIK surgeons include:
Experience
Personal
Bio
Bennett
Chotiner, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the founder and medical director
of Memorial Eye Institute. A noted innovator, in 1977 he established
his clinical practice, the Pennsylvania Eye Associates. In 1984,
he established the Pennsylvania Eye Surgery Center, Pennsylvania’s
first fully approved freestanding ophthalmic surgery center. He
pioneered outpatient ophthalmic surgery in Pennsylvania and is
a recognized leader in this field.
Dr.
Chotiner is widely recognized as the leading and most experienced
LASIK surgeon in Central Pennsylvania. He has been performing
refractive surgery since 1981. In 1994, Dr. Chotiner established
the Laser Vision Center at Memorial Eye Institute where he performed
the first refractive laser procedure in Central Pennsylvania.
He has been performing LASIK since 1996 and has been selected
as a clinical investigator for several national LASIK studies.
Harrisburg Magazine 2008 Readers’ Poll has judged Memorial
Eye Institute to be “Simply the Best” LASIK facility.
Dr.
Chotiner’s scientific articles and papers have appeared
in numerous professional medical publications. He is an avid film
and video enthusiast, and has produced and directed several documentary
films and videos.
Dr.
Chotiner is a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and is active
in both the medical and ophthalmic surgery specialty communities
including American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Pennsylvania
Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Refractive Surgery,
the American College of Surgeons, American College of Eye Surgeons,
and numerous local and state medical organizations.
Dr.
Chotiner is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and
is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American
College of Surgeons. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Kenyon
College. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Pennsylvania
State University College of Medicine in Hershey. He completed
his residency and fellowship in Ophthalmology at the Eye and Ear
Hospital in Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center Hospitals, where he was a Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology.
Dr. Chotiner and his wife reside in Harrisburg and have three
grown children.
Memorial
Eye Institute, the facility that houses both the practice and
surgery center, is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Chotiner’s
father. As part of its commitment to the Central Pennsylvania
Region, Memorial Eye Institute is proud to have Dr. Chotiner’s
son Erik as one of its corneal, cataract, and refractive surgical
specialists. Dr. Erik Chotiner is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of
Franklin and Marshall College and received his medical degree
from Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia. He completed his
Ophthalmology residency and fellowship at Temple University Hospitals
in Philadelphia and the University of California Hospitals in
San Diego.
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Dr. Chotiner and his exceptional staff are looking forward to
meeting with you. You questions and concerns are welcome. Thank
you for visiting us at Trusted LASIK Surgeons.
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