Dr. Mario A. Sabates is a native of Camagüey, Cuba who arrived in the U.S. in 1967. He attended the University of Miami for his undergraduate degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Florida in 1986, graduating in the top quartile.

Dr. Sabates completed his Ophthalmology Residency at Tulane University (1988–1991), where he won the “Best Research Award” for his study on the effects of smoking on aqueous levels of Vitamin C. He then completed a Fellowship in Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at Tulane University (1991–1992).

Dr. Sabates is the author of many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and has presented multiple papers at the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISCRS).