Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC is originally from Mexico City, Mexico. He obtained his Medical Degree at the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, followed by a research fellowship in Microvascular Surgery (Mexico City and Houston, TX). He trained in Ophthalmology at McGill University in Montreal and has completed subspecialty training in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (McGill University), and Cornea and External Diseases (University of South Florida, Tampa).
He is currently President Elect of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, past President of the Canadian Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery Society, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, and past Head of the Department of Surgery at the Brandon Regional Health Centre (2004-2009). He is past Associate Editor and Cornea Section Editor for the international journal Techniques in Ophthalmology and co-Editor of four books, “Advanced Technology IOLs in Cataract Surgery: Pearls for Success”, “Bringing you the Future in Ophthalmology”, “Advances in Refractive and Corneal Surgery” and “Surgical Correction of Astigmatism”. In the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, he is a current Board Member and past Chair of the Council on Continuing Professional Development.
In 1995, he was awarded the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation & Medical Research Council of Canada Resident Research Award for his work on the causative factors of ocular inflammation. Dr. Rocha received two Best Paper of Session awards at the 2001 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) meeting in San Diego, CA, and was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba iCare Award for 2014. He was recently named as one of the Top 10 Most Successful Mexicans in Canada (Latinos Magazine / Scotiabank).
Dr. Rocha currently resides in Brandon, Manitoba. He is Medical Director of the Ocular Microsurgery & Laser Centre, active Medical Staff in the Brandon Regional Health Centre, Minnedosa District Hospital and Misericordia Health Centre, and Attending Surgeon at Image Plus Laser Eye Centre in Winnipeg. He performs Anterior Segment and Corneal Surgeries, including femtosecond laser, LASIK, PRK, PTK, astigmatism correction, Cross-linking and Intacs for Keratoconus, advanced cataract surgery with premium lens implants and femtosecond laser, Visian ICL, Kamra inlays for presbyopia, corneal transplantation and glaucoma surgery. Dr. Rocha believes in an integrated and “designer” approach to refractive surgery. He prefers a personalized approach to patient’s needs, offering a wide range of surgical options including laser and non laser, corneal and intraocular depending on the goals.
Ocular Microsurgery & Laser Centre
Suite 20. 144-6th Street
Brandon, Manitoba R7A 3N2 CANADA
Telephone – 204-727-1954
Email – RochaG@wcgwave.ca