Roberto Zaldivar knew how to continue the step ways his father had initiated years earlier, by maintaining his modern vision and his constant pursuit for technological innovations, characteristics of the Institute since its beginnings, five decades ago.
At the age of 16, Roberto was accepted to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Cuyo, founded by his father years ago. From early childhood, Roberto was involved one way or another in the field of ophthalmology, participating with his parents at different conventions in the world of medicine. Thus, he graduated the top of his class when he was only 22 years old.
Absolutely methodical, organized and systematic, likewise creative and restless with a strong pulse that never not fail, Roberto Zaldivar went to Boston, Massachusetts in 1981. Under the guidance of Dr. Richard Simmons-of New England Glaucoma Foundation (Assistant Professor at Harvard)- he carried out the Sub Specialty in Anterior Eye Segment. While there he attended the Kennedy family, various Arab sheiks and the Philippines’ opposing presidents Marco and Aquino. He also attended Argentineans who traveled to the Foundation to be operated by Dr. Simmons.
In 1983, Dr. Zaldivar obtained a scholarship offered by the Organization for Research and Prevention of Blindness that turned out to be very helpful during his stay in the United States.
By the time he decided to return to Mendoza in 1985, in order to continue with the work that his father had started, including Refractive and Cataract surgery; Roberto was already one of the most famous ophthalmologists in the world. Among many other achievements, he had collaborated and assessed STAAR Surgical, a leading company in the ophthalmic industry.
Today, Dr. Roberto Zaldivar is Scientific Director of the Institute, a refractive surgeon, former first president of the Argentinean Association of Refractive and Cornea Surgery, member of the board of directors of the International Surgery Club, member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery and member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Dr.Roberto Zaldivar has made more than 150 trips to the United States, and various ones to Europe, Asia and Africa. Likewise, he has given speeches at more than 1,000 conferences and moderated more than 350 panels of his specialty.
He also participated in numerous courses as an Instructor and published and contributed to more than thirty books and in numerous scientific papers of his specialty.
His passion for modern and advanced technology led him to design more than sixty original instruments that are being used in ophthalmology. He is a consultant to various companies like STAAR Surgical of Switzerland and Bausch & Lomb and ASICO in the United States.
