Kunyong Xu MD MHSc FRCSC

Kunyong (Kun) Xu, MD, MHSc, FRCSC

Ophthalmologist
Medical Specialty: Medical/Surgical Retina
Ophthalmology
Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Language(s): English

Educational Background

Medical School: McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Ontario, Canada
Internship: Queen's University School of Medicine/Kingston Health Sciences Centre- Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Residency: Queen's University School of Medicine/Kingston Health Sciences Centre- Hotel Dieu Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY

Personal History and Interests

Providing medical and surgical treatment, Kunyong (Kun) Xu, MD, MHSc, FRCSC is a specialist in retina diseases. He completed two post-graduate degrees in Ontario, Canada- a Master of Health Science in epidemiology at the University of Toronto and his Doctor of Medicine at McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. With more than a decade of medical experience, Dr. Xu is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Association and American Society of Retina Specialists.

Active in research, his clinical manuscripts have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. Dr. Xu’s research interests include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, infectious endophthalmitis and surgical techniques.

Conditions Treated

  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Infectious endophthalmitis (vision-threatening interior eye inflammation)
  • Medical/surgical retina
  • Ocular trauma

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