Dr. Joseph Ma 馬志健醫生
Dr. Ma was accepted into the University of Toronto Medical School at 18 yrs., where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at the age of 22. He then moved on to Harvard Medical School where he wasfully immersed for 6 years, concluding with a prestigious two-year subspecialty fellowship. As Associate Staff at Harvard, Dr. Ma sub-specialized in the most intricate, state-of-the-art corneal, intraocular, refractive cataract and laser surgical techniques. Over the past 15 years and since returning to Toronto more than 13 years ago, Dr. Ma has personally performed more than 38,000 ocular procedures.
Dr. Ma has always been involved in helping to pioneer and set new standards to improve procedures to achieve the best patient outcomes. While at Harvard in 2002, Dr. Ma was one of the first surgeons from Canada to begin using the Femtosecond Laser for LASIK surgery, now recognized as the safest, most predictable method for flap creation. In 2005, Dr. Ma was one of the first pioneering surgeons in Canada to perform DSAEK corneal transplantation, now the dominant technique for treating endothelial dystrophy. In 2005, Dr. Ma was also one of the first in the world to use Femtosecond Lasers in intraocular surgery, work that has been presented internationally. He has since been one of the first to routinely use Femtosecond Lasers for Refractive Cataract Surgery. In early 2013, Dr. Ma was again one of the first in Canada to begin performing the technically complex DMEK surgery, which involves the transplantationof a single cell layer of tissue. Also in 2013, Dr. Ma performed the first femtosecond laser assisted lamellarkeratoprosthesis in North America.
Dr. Ma is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, presents and teaches regularly at major professional ophthalmic conferences worldwide, and has received many academic awards. He has been awarded a number of Best – Scientific – Paper of Sessions (2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017) and Best – Scientific – Presentation Awards (2011) at the Meetings of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), the premiere international meetings for cataract and refractive surgeons, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Ma specializes in bespoke vision correction procedures with multiple laser platforms and leading
edge technology in refractive correction including Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery, Femtosecond LASIK, Advanced Surface Ablation, Intraocular Collamer Lenses (ICL’s), and presbyopic/ multifocal/ Wavefront optimized lenses. Dr. Ma is frequently sought after for his expertise by multinational ophthalmic companies, and serves as chief medical consultant for two wearable medical device companies hoping to improve the lives of patients.
Born and raised in Canada, Dr. Ma speaks fluent Cantonese and has strong roots to his Asian heritage. He has developed a passionate interest in East Asian Art, after serendipitously discovering the internationally
renowned visual artwork of a number of his patients, and has been active in various charitable organizations including contributing to Yee Hong, working with the Mon Sheong Foundation, Orbis and working as a specialist consultant for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
馬醫生在十八歲時進入多倫多大學醫學院, 並在二十二歲時取得醫學博士學位。其後他進入哈佛大學醫學院繼續深造六年，包括頗負盛名、為期兩年的專科訓練。作為哈佛大學的教員，馬醫生專擅於最複雜、最先進的眼角膜、眼內、白內障、屈光糾正和激光手術。馬醫生在十三年前回到了多倫多，並在過去十五年間，獨立完成了超過38，000例眼科手術。
馬醫生一直致力於提高眼科治療的專業水平，為顧客追求最好的治療結果。在2002年，當馬醫生仍在哈佛大學時，他是加拿大率先在LASIK中使用飛秒激光的醫生之一，而飛秒激光是目前公認最安全、最可控的角膜瓣切削方法。在2005年加拿大，馬醫生率先在眼角膜移植手術中使用DSAEK方法（目前治療眼角膜內皮營養不良的主流方法）；同年馬醫生成為國際上首批將飛秒激光應用於眼內手術的醫生之一（手術過程與結果亦進行了國際展示）；他也是第一批在白內障屈光矯正手術中常規使用飛秒激光的醫生。在2013年上旬，馬醫生再次在加拿大率先使用複雜的DMEK技術，完成了單層眼角膜細胞的移植手術；他亦是北美首位在板層角膜移植手術中使用飛秒激光的醫生。
馬醫生是多倫多大學醫學院的助理教授，經常在國際上各大眼科專業交流會中進行展示、教學，並屢獲讚譽。美國白內障暨屈光手術學會（ASCRS）年度大會是白內障與屈光手術領域內首個國際年會，而馬醫生多次在該學會和美國眼科醫學會（AAO）的大會上獲得最佳科學論文獎（2011、2013、2015、2017）與最佳科技展示獎（2011）。
馬醫生專擅於運用各種激光儀器和最新科技，包括飛秒激光白內障手術、飛秒LASIK、ASA、後房型屈光性人工晶體植入手術（ICL）和遠視性/多焦點/波前優化晶體等，為顧客度身訂造專屬的視力矯正方案。因為馬醫生的專業水平，各國的眾多眼科產品公司經常尋求他的幫助；他同時也是兩家致力於提升顧客生活水準的眼部可穿戴醫療設備公司的首席諮詢醫生。
雖然在加拿大出生、長大，馬醫生依然能流利地使用粵語，並對他在亞洲的故鄉有著深厚的感情。在無意間看到顧客的一些國際著名畫作後，馬醫生對東亞文化產生了濃烈的興趣，並其後活躍於眾多慈善機構中，包括頤康、孟嘗會、Orbis（志願眼科醫療組織），更在無國界醫生(Médecins sans Frontières, MSF)中擔任諮詢專家一職。