Senthil Krishnasamy, M.D.

Dr. Krishnasamy, or “Dr. Krish” was raised in the Midwest. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors at the University of Iowa. His medical degree was completed at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. It was during medical school that he was awarded the Barry Freeman Memorial Fellowship to study medicine in the developing world. He took this opportunity to study at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, one of the largest eye hospitals in Asia. He co-authored an article in Archives of Ophthalmology detailing the methods through which the staff is able to provide large volume, high quality eye care to thousands of poor, isolated, and underserved patients. During this experience, Dr. Krishnasamy developed his passion for ophthalmology and desire to help others obtain the gift of vision. After medical school, he completed his internship at the University of Texas-Southwestern/ Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Krishnasamy’s ophthalmic training began with his Ophthalmology residency at the University of California -- San Diego, at the prestigious Shiley Eye Center. There, under the direction of Dr. David Schanzlin, former Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at St. Louis University, Dr. Krishnasamy participated in research studies involving refractive procedures such as LASIK and Intacs.

Dr. Krishnasamy was one of the few residents nationwide chosen to undertake additional fellowship training in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, completed at the Duke University Medical Center. During fellowship, he developed proficiency in refractive surgery as well as the medical and surgical treatment of corneal diseases.

Dr. Krishnasamy has served as the Medical Director and Refractive Surgeon at the Laser Vision Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.  He has personally performed more than five thousand (5,000) LASIK procedures and has several peer-reviewed published articles in the field of Cornea and Refractive Surgery.

Dr. Krishnasamy is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. His professional interests include corneal disease, laser vision correction (LASIK), cataract surgery, and general ophthalmology.

Dr. Krishnasamy is married to Anu, a pediatrician. His personal interests include spending time with his family, traveling, tennis, and golf.