Zale Mednick MD, FRCSC

Dr. Zale Mednick is a board certified Ophthalmologist in Canada and in the United States. He completed his medical school and subsequent Ophthalmology residency at Queen’s University. Following residency, he completed an additional two years of Fellowship training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Mednick is currently on staff at Humber River Hospital and North York General Hospital. He performs cataract surgery, refractive procedures, as well as corneal transplants. During his ophthalmology residency, Dr. Mednick served as both chief resident of Queens’ Ophthalmology, as well as president of the Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents.

He has published several articles in some of ophthalmology’s most prestigious international journals. Dr. Mednick produces and hosts several podcasts, including the award-winning Preconceived podcast, and the Ophthalmology-focused Blind Spot podcast, on which he has interviewed some of the leading global voices in ophthalmology. He previously worked for four seasons as one of the doctors on the medical team for the hit reality television show Survivor.