Max Parikh, MD, graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School and his residency in Ophthalmology at the world-renowned New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He completed two advanced fellowship training programs: one in anterior segment and cataract surgery and the other in cornea and refractive surgery. Both of these fellowships were performed in conjunction with Dr. Robert Sinskey, a world-famous ophthalmologist who is a pioneer in cataract and vision correction surgery.
Dr. Parikh is one of the few ophthalmologists in the country with dual fellowship training.
Dr. Parikh is well known and respected Lasik Surgeon in the San Diego and Riverside community. He is the team ophthalmologist and LASIK surgeon for the San Diego Chargers professional football team and for the San Diego Gulls professional hockey team. He has corrected the vision of numerous police officers, firefighters, and military personnel. He is also the Channel 10 Eye Care and LASIK expert for San Diego.
Dr. Parikh is an active member in the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has been the recipient of many awards, has published several scientific papers, and most recently was awarded the best paper honor at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.