About Our Staff


Park Avenue Laser Vision has the most highly-trained, best-qualified staff of any laser center in New York —period.  Indeed, our patients say this is one reason they have chosen us!  This isn’t an opinion—it’s a fact. 

Vanessa, our Front Desk Manager, is both a certified Emergency Medical Technician and Optician.  Aren’t you more confident that the person helping obtain your old contact/eyeglass information, and giving you your prescriptions have medical and eye training?

Jade, our friendly Front Desk Receptionist has extensive medical experience and has worked at practices throughout New York.  She will be glad to answer any questions you have about scheduling, your laser procedure or even your medications. She looks forward to making your time with us a comfortable one. 

At most other centers, your testing—which is used to confirm you are a good candidate, and to obtain the numbers to actually shoot the laser—is conducted quickly by an optometrist (OD) who never went to medical school, or some “technician” who may not know much more than how to push a button.  Compare this to our center, where our Laser Team—Dr. Chynn, Dr. Almeida, Dr. Puri and Dr. Young—are MDs (which requires a decade more training than an OD, and will spend as much time with you as necessary to make sure that all your testing is both accurate and complete before even booking your surgery.

Finally, at many other centers, you will meet “closers” whose only qualification is that they are good at “selling.”  In contrast, Natacha, our Patient Coordinator, is a very satisfied epi-LASEK patient!

If you review the bios on the back of this sheet you’ll learn about the people who will be working with you to obtain your Best Personal Vision!  You’ll also know which person to ask to address your specific needs.

Congratulations about taking the first step towards a new life—experiencing the world free from contacts & glasses, seeing how you were meant to see! 

Sincerely,

The Park Avenue Laser Vision Correction Team:

Name Title Email
Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA Medical Director dr@parkavenuelaser.com
Elias Almeida, MD Refractive Fellow laser@parkavenuelaser.com
Jyoti Puri, MD Refractive Fellow laser@parkavenuelaser.com
Lynnette Young, MD      Refractive Fellow laser@parkavenuelaser.com
Natacha Hildebrand, BA Sales & Marketing info@parkavenuelaser.com
Vanessa Alvarado, Optician Front Desk Manager appt@parkavenuelaser.com
Jade Boardman      Front Desk Receptionist  appt@parkavenuelaser.com 
Hershey Official Mascot hershey@parkavenuelaser.com

Elias Almeida, MD— Refractive Fellow
Dr. Almeida received his MD from Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda in Coro, Venezuela. He worked as a General Practitioner at the Petare Population Clinic and was a Chief Resident in Pediatrics at the Perez de Leon Hospital in Caracas. He moved to the US and worked as a Medical Assistant, X-Ray Technician, Medical Interpreter and Front Office Coordinator for Aaron Hurowitz, DO in Atlanta. Dr. Almeida had LASIK himself in 2007 in Venezuela, so can answer your questions both from a MD & patient point of view! Dr. Almeida enjoys riding his mountain bike and motorcycle in his spare time.

Jytoi Puri, MD – Refractive Fellow
Dr. Puri received her MD from Maulana Azad Medical College at the Delhi University in India. She was a Junior Resident in the Department of Psychiatry as well as Department of Neurology at the G.B. Pant Hospital in New Delhi, India. She went on to be a Vitreo retinal surgeon at the Navjyoti Eye Centre in New Delhi. She moved to the US in 2007 and underwent clinical training at the University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine. Dr. Puri enjoys spending time with her husband, sketching and cooking.



Vanessa Alvarado, Optician—Front Desk Manager

Vanessa Alvarado attended the University of Texas at El Paso. She is both an Optician and a certified Emergency Medical Technician; therefore she has extensive optical and medical experience. Ms. Alvarado was also a Medical Biller, therefore well versed in the world of insurance. Her hobbies include wake-boarding, reading comic books, and singing karaoke. Vanessa also had LASEK + CustomVue WaveFront surgery and is having the other eye done this summer!


Natacha Hildebrand, BA –Patient Coordinator

Natacha Hildebrand graduated from NYU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. She has experience in sales, public relations and marketing with People’s Revolution, Self Magazine, Glamour Magazine and Women’s Wear Daily. Natacha enjoys eating out at great restaurants and going to the theater in her free time. She is also one of our Patient Coordinators and is happy to assist you in scheduling your appointments, answering any questions about our various procedures and make your experience with us as enjoyable and relaxing as possible!


Meet Park Avenue Laser’s mascot: Hershey!

Emil Chynn, MD owner of www.ParkAvenuelaser.com has had his dog volunteer in St. Vincent Hospital's Pet Therapy program for years, the 1st Pet Therapy Program in NYC. As such, he has also examined many of the other dogs in the pet therapy program, and found many to be misdiagnosed with cataracts, when they actually had some other eye problem. Hershey was featured in an episode of 'Healthy vision' .