Michael Thai Binh Nguyen

Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences

Dr. Michael Thai Binh Nguyen MD, FRCSC is a staff ophthalmologist at SickKids specializing in strabismus, binocular vision, and amblyopia. He is cross-appointed at the Kensington Eye Institute, University Health Network, and Humber River Hospital where he also specializes in adult strabismus surgery and adult cataract surgery.

Dr. Nguyen obtained his medical degree from McMaster University. He completed ophthalmology residency training at the University of Toronto where he served as Chief Resident and President of the Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents. He graduated residency with the award for the resident with the highest academic standing and performed in the 99th percentile in North America for the Ophthalmology Knowledge Assessment Program examination. He then went on to complete a fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Nguyen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences where he is the Ophthalmology Residency Site Director of the Kensington Eye Institute and the Director of Undergraduate Ophthalmology Education for the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Nguyen has won numerous teaching awards including the prestigious PARO Trust Fund Resident Teaching Award. His primary research interest is in innovative techniques in strabismus surgery including botulinum toxin and adjustable sutures. He has presented multiple podium presentations at international conferences including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) meeting, and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) meeting where he won the 2024 AAPOS Fellowship Research Award for best research presentation.

Achievements

• 2024: AAPOS Fellowship Research Award for best research presentation at the 2024 AAPOS Meeting
• 2023: Duncan Jamieson Memorial Prize and the Woywitka Cup Award for the graduating resident with the highest academic standing over 5 years of residency
• 2023: Canadian Ophthalmological Society Resident Leadership Award
• 2023: PARO Trust Fund’s Resident Teaching Award
• 2021: Wing Chan Award for Excellence and Best Junior Resident in Pediatric Ophthalmology

1. Michael T B Nguyen, Crystal S Y Cheung, David G Hunter, Michael J Wan, Ryan Gise. Three-year outcomes of botulinum toxin versus strabismus surgery for the treatment of acute acquired comitant esotropia in children. American Journal of Ophthalmology (2025).
2. Daiana R Pur, Anne X Nguyen, Stuti M Tanya, Cody Lo, Weronika Jakubowska, Michael T B Nguyen, Radha P Kohly. A virtual Canadian Ophthalmology Mentorship Program (COMP) for medical students. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (2023).
3. Carl Shen, Michael T B Nguyen, Alexander Gregor, Gloria Isaza, Anne Beattie. Accuracy of a popular online symptom checker for ophthalmic diagnoses. JAMA Ophthalmology (2019); 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.0571.
4. Anne X Nguyen, Sloane Kowal, Daiana Roxana Pur, Stuti M Tanya, Cody Lo, Michael T B Nguyen, Radha Kohly, Isabelle Hardy. A Pandemic Innovation: Student-Led Model to Increase Accessibility to Educational and Mentorship Opprtunities. Medical Science Educator (2023).
5. Rhea W Teng, Michael T B Nguyen, David G Hunter, Pablo Altschwager. Intravenous fluorescein overdose in a child undergoing fluorescein angiography. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (2024)

Affiliations:
University Health Network
Kensington Eye Institute
Humber River Hospital