Dr. Candy K. Chan is a board-certified ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from The Johns Hopkins University in 1994, followed by a Master of Health Science in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology from the same institution in 1995. She subsequently completed an MD/PhD program at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), earning her PhD in Pathobiology in May 2004 and her Medical Degree in May 2005.

Dr. Chan completed a surgical internship at the University of California at San Francisco in 2006, followed by a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute at USC in 2007. She completed her Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Rochester Eye Institute from 2007 to 2010, earning the Strong Star Recognition Award for Patient Care. She finalized her clinical training with a Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at the University of California, San Diego from 2010 to 2012, achieving American Board of Ophthalmology certification in 2012.

Following her training, Dr. Chan worked extensively as a locum tenens vitreoretinal surgery specialist across multiple states from 2012 to 2019, serving practices in Maine, California, Louisiana, Iowa, and Washington. In March 2014, she joined the University of Washington as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Vitreoretinal Surgery. From 2015 to 2017, she provided specialized care at the Shepard Eye Center in Santa Maria, California.

In August 2017, Dr. Chan founded Milestones Retina Eye Care in South Pasadena, California, where she currently operates as the Owner and Vitreoretinal Surgery Specialist. She maintains active medical staff privileges at Huntington Hospital, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, and the Advanced Diagnostic & Surgical Center. Dr. Chan has served as an investigator for numerous clinical trials and co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals. Born in Ottawa, Canada, she is a US citizen fluent in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese.