Academic Position

Clinical Assistant Professor & Retina Division Head, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia Education

Bachelor of Science (Queen’s University) Doctor of Medicine (Queen’s University) Residency, Ophthalmology (University of Ottawa) Fellowship, Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous (University of British Columbia) Executive Master’s in Business Administration (University of British Columbia) Board Certification

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Background and Training

Dr. David Albiani is a clinical assistant professor with the University of British Columbia's Ophthalmology Department. He obtained an undergraduate Life Science degree and attended medical school at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He then did ophthalmology residency at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute. Following his residency, he did his fellowship training in medical and surgical retina at the University of British Columbia. He also obtained his Executive Master’s in Business Administration from the UBC Sauder School of Business. Dr. Albiani’s clinical expertise and research interests include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, surgical macular disorders and complicated lens surgery.

Dr. Albiani is the current Head, Retina Division at UBC and a member of the Provincial Surgical Executive Committee in British Columbia. He has served as Director of the UBC Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship and President of the British Columbia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons in the past. Publications Professional Memberships

American Society of Retina Specialists British Columbian Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Canadian Medical Association Canadian Ophthalmological Society Canadian Retina Society Doctors of British Columbia Ontario Medical Association

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