Dr. Martinez received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1989 from Tulane University, where the Chemistry Faculty and the American Chemical Society named him the Most Outstanding Senior in Chemistry. As an undergraduate, he was fortunate to work as a research assistant to the 1977 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Dr. Andrew Schally. In 1990, he received his Master of Science degree in Theoretical Chemistry and in 1994, received his Doctorate of Medicine from the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Medicine in New Orleans.

Dr. Martinez has conducted years of research on laser vision correction with Marguerite McDonald, MD and Stephen Klyce, PhD. Dr. McDonald performed the world’s first excimer laser procedure to reduce dependency on glasses. Dr. Martinez worked with Dr. McDonald for six years on improving laser vision correction and continues to do work with Dr. Klyce.

He finished an internship in Internal Medicine in 1995 and completed his Ophthalmology residency at the LSU Eye Center in New Orleans in 1999 where he was selected as chief resident during his last year. He became Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology as soon as he became eligible.

In 1999, Dr. Martinez joined Eye Physicians of Long Beach where he is dedicated to bringing state of the art eye care to all of his patients. He implanted the first accommodating intraocular lens in Long Beach, performed the first non-penetrating glaucoma surgery in Long Beach, and is proud to work for the only practice in Long Beach to offer all-laser LASIK with Intralase.

Dr. Martinez is highly respected and accomplished, having received many honors and awards. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, The California Medical Association, The International Society of Refractive Surgery and the Los Angeles County Medical Association. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters and in 1998 collaborated with world-renowned ophthalmologists like Ioannis G. Pallikaris, a Greek ophthalmologist who performed the world’s first LASIK and Epi-LASIK procedure, to write one of the first books on LASIK.

Dr. Martinez considers practicing medicine a great honor and privilege. He remains committed to a lifetime of learning, researching, and bringing to his patients the most advanced technology in eye care. Although he is proud of his contributions to the field of Ophthalmology, he considers having a great relationship with his patients the most rewarding aspect of ophthalmology.
 
In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife, Christina, and their two sons, Michael and Gabriel. 

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