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Joshua C. Teichman, MD

Joshua C. Teichman, MD

Ophthalmologist
Cataract, Cornea and Complex Anterior Segment

Specialties

About Dr. Teichman

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman is Co-Director of the Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Dr. Teichman and his team are renowned for their clinical, surgical, and research work in the fields of cornea, external disease, cataracts, and complex anterior segment surgery. Dr. Teichman trains eye surgeons in the latest surgical techniques. He employs a team-based approach comparable to a teaching hospital. To help bring new therapies to clinical practice, Dr. Teichman is an active researcher and is involved in numerous studies.

Dr. Teichman has authored numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed research publications. Dr. Teichman has given over 200 presentations, locally, nationally, and internationally, on the topics of cataract, complex anterior segment surgery, and corneal disease and surgery. Dr. Teichman is a Cornea Section Editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Dr. Teichman serves as Co-Chair of the Cataract Section and the Co-Director of the Cataract Skills Transfer Course at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) annual meeting.

  • Honours Bachelor of Science Graduating with Distinction, Queen’s University
  • Doctor of Medicine on Dean’s Honour List, Western University
  • Research Fellowship, University of Toronto
  • Master of Public Health Graduating with Distinction, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Ophthalmology Residency, Chief Resident, McMaster University
  • Cornea External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, University of Ottawa
  • 2024 Gold Medal, Indian Society of Cornea and Keratorefractive Surgeons (ISCKRS), New Delhi, India.
  • 2023 Gold Medal, Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India (IIRSI), Chennai, India.
  • 2021 Rising Star in Ophthalmology, Rising Stars in Ophthalmology, Miami, Florida, United States of America
  • Named one of nine Rising Stars in Ophthalmology in 2021. The vision of Rising Stars in Ophthalmology is to “identify future leaders and difference makers in the field of ophthalmology.”
  • 2019 Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, US.
  • 2018 International Scholar Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, US.
  • 2016 International Ophthalmologist Education Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, California, US.
  • 2014 Best Poster of Session, Senior Responsible Author, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois, US. Research Award. Specialty: Cataract surgery.
  • 2014 Best Paper of Session, Senior Responsible Author, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Research Award. Specialty: Cataract surgery.
  • 2013 ASCRS Foundation Resident Excellence Award, American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America. Distinction. Awarded to ten North American Residents for excellence in residency training.
  • 2013 Ninety-Ninth Percentile, Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP), Ophthalmology Resident, American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, US. Placed in the 99th percentile of Ophthalmology Residents on the annual OKAP examination.
  • 2014 Paper Award (Second Prize), Senior Responsible Author, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Research Award. Specialty: Cataract surgery.
  • 2012 Regional Medical Associates Scholarship Award, Senior Responsible Author, Regional Medical Associates / McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Research Award.
  • 2012 Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation Resident Award, Senior Responsible Author, Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Research Award.
  • 2014 Best Resident/Fellow Research, Second Prize, Co-Author, University of Ottawa, Department of Ophthalmology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Research Award.
  • 2013 University Medical Research Fund, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Research Award.
  • 2010 Dr. Ted Thomas Award, First Prize for Best Resident Research Project, Co-Principal Author, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Research Award.
  • 2003 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Scholarship, Undergraduate Summer Research Student, Institute of Medical Science and the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Research Award. 
  • 2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • 2019 Teaching Recognition Award, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga and Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.

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Michael Mills, MD
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Tom Klein, MD, FRCSC, FACS
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Walid Abdelghaffar, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCS, FRCSC
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Irfan Kherani, AB, MD, FRCSC
Irfan Kherani, AB, MD, FRCSC
Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc
Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc
Nima Noordeh, MD, MSc, FRCSC
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Amandeep S. Rai, MD, FRCSC, BHSc
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Michelle Khan, MD, FRCSC
Michelle Khan, MD, FRCSC
Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA
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Farah Moti, MD, MSc, FRCSC
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Amrit S. Rai, MD, FRCSC, BHSc
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Elham Rastikerdar, MDCM, FRCSC, BSc
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Mili Roy, MD
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Jia-Yue You, MD CM, FRCSC
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Jaskirat Takhar, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Jaskirat Takhar, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Richard Maharaj OD, FAAO
Richard Maharaj OD, FAAO
Faran Vafaie, OD
Faran Vafaie, OD
Prit Shoan, OD
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Stephanie Chiang, OD
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Arvinder Brar, OD
Arvinder Brar, OD
Vicky Chiu, OD, BSc
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Rosa Yang, OD
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Anu Ondhia, OD, BSc
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