Dr. David Lederer

Dr. David E. Lederer began his academic journey with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Pennsylvania State University, followed by medical training at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. During his medical studies, he was actively involved in early research on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), contributing to clinical applications and protocols that remain in use today.

He completed his residency in ophthalmology at McGill University, where his research productivity and leadership were recognized with the department’s Resident Leadership Award.

Dr. Lederer then pursued subspecialty training in medical retina at Duke University in North Carolina—a world-renowned vision center—where he continued both clinical care and research into advanced retinal diseases.

Professional Contributions
Professionally, Dr. Lederer is an affiliate member of the Department of Ophthalmology at McGill University. He previously served as McGill’s first Director of Tele-Ophthalmology and Director of Grand Rounds, and he continues to serve on the department’s Quality Improvement Committee.

As an active clinician-scientist, Dr. Lederer has published in Retina, Ophthalmology, and the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, and serves as a reviewer for several medical journals. His academic work focuses on multimodal retinal imaging and its role in patient care. He is also a long-standing educator for ophthalmologists and optometrists through his online teaching platform, EyeCarePD.

After more than 16 years serving the Montreal community, Dr. Lederer has joined the Bellevue network, where he now sees his patients. His clinical practice is based within Bellevue clinics, and requests for consultations or follow-ups are coordinated exclusively through the Bellevue network.