SACRAMENTO, Calif. and CALGARY, Alberta—FYidoctors, known as Canada’s leading diversified health care organization, said this morning that it has expanded its geographic operations into the U.S. market with the addition of six leading eyecare clinics throughout the state of California. The foray marks a major company milestone as it marks the first time FYidoctors has added new operations outside of Canada as it continues to “focus on its patient-first, personalized customer experience,” the announcement noted.

Clinics included as part of FYidoctors’ initial U.S. expansion in California include:

The practices joining FYidoctors are located throughout in key consumer markets, including Los Angeles, Mountain View, Northridge, Sun Valley, Roseville and San Jose. The U.S. operations will be led by FYidoctors vice president and chief strategy officer Dr. David Redman, who was also named 2018 AOA Optometrist of the Year. Dr. Redman is affiliated with the Precision Eyecare practice.
 
Dr. Aaron Lech, who is affiliated with ClearVue Eye Care, has been named to the role of chief medical advisor, and will oversee all health-related aspects of the business. The pair are tasked to ensure FYidoctors’ U.S. operations, in keeping with Canadian operational standards, offers the best patient access to technology, innovation, and best-in-class training and resources for all its clinics and business units.
 
In March 2020, the global consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton made a strategic minority equity investment in FYidoctors, as VMAIL reported.
 
FYidoctors management and optometrist shareholders continued to hold a significant equity interest in the business, the companies said at the time. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FYidoctors now operates more than 280 locations—both eyecare and medical aesthetic offices—across Canada.

“We are absolutely proud to mark this historic chapter in our company history,” Dr. Alan Ulsifer, FYidoctors’ chairman and chief executive officer, said in the announcement. “In 2008, our company launched with the intent of becoming Canada’s largest doctor-led eyecare provider. Today, we are exceeding that vision by marking a historic foray into the most populous state in America. The welcoming of our new business units in California ushers an exciting and noteworthy time and makes us the largest doctor-led network of clinics in North America.”

Added Dr. Redman, “I am thrilled to play a role in this historic expansion. And I look forward to helping grow FYidoctors’ in the U.S. market. Our company’s value proposition for clinics who wish to leverage the power of a family of providers while maintaining doctor-led operations presents a major upside for many operators. Our future is bright.”

“We welcome all our new teams in California to the FYidoctors family,” Dr. Ulsifer said. “And we look forward to learning from their years in business as we continue expansion in the weeks and months to come.”
 
Founded in 2005, FYidoctors is Canada’s leading diversified health care organization that delivers outstanding eyecare and medical aesthetics treatments, along with patient-centric products and services.