Dr. Arshinoff received his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and then attended the University of Toronto for his residency in ophthalmology. He has been in private ophthalmic group practice in Toronto, Canada, at York Finch Eye Associates and Humber River Regional Hospital, since 1980. He has academic appointments at the University of Toronto and McMaster University.
Dr. Arshinoff's areas of special interest in ophthalmology are primarily cataract and refractive surgery. He is the author of over 240 peer-reviewed publications and has lectured all over the world on techniques of cataract and refractive surgery. He maintains an ongoing research commitment. Dr. Arshinoff has particular interest in simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery (SBCS), antibiotic prophylaxis for intraocular surgery and ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (viscoelastics).
Dr. Arshinoff has over 17 years experience in excimer laser refractive surgery. He was among the first in Canada to perform photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) (1991). He was the first in the world to propose and use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) topically to alleviate the pain of PRK (July 1991).
Dr. Arshinoff is and on the editorial board of five peer reviewed ophthalmology journals. He is an active reviewer of medical articles for many journals, and has authored chapters in 24 medical textbooks.