Lasik Surgeon Kent G. Leavitt, MD
Serving Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Olympia, and Tacoma, WA
Kent G. Leavitt, MD, is a board-certified fellowship-trained ophthalmologist who specializes in refractive surgery. He has helped thousands of patients decrease their dependency on glasses or contact lenses. He is widely recognized as a leading eye surgeon in the Pacific Northwest and receives praise for his expertise and excellent patient care. As a pioneer in his field, Dr. Leavitt was the first ophthalmologist in the region to perform Intralase bladeless and custom wavefront guided laser vision correction surgery. Dr. Leavitt’s extensive training and dedication to using only the best technology guarantees that each patient achieves optimal results.
Dr. Leavitt received his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1984. He completed his ophthalmology residency and Cornea and External Disease fellowship at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Leavitt received an academic appointment to the faculty of Wills Eye Hospital where he served as a consultant for complex eye cases and trained ophthalmology residents and cornea and refractive surgery fellows. After moving to Washington he served as a clinical instructor the University of Washington Harborview Hospital.
Dr. Leavitt is a distinguished member of a number of professional medical societies including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Castroviejo Cornea Society, and the Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. He has served as a clinical investigator for the Herpetic Eye Disease study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and is currently participating in the Staar Intraocular Collamer Lens post FDA approval study.
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