Dr. Kalski received his Bachelor of Arts degree with general honors from the College and honors in the Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago in 1985. He acquired his Doctorate of Medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1990. While studying for his medical degree at CWRU, Dr. Kalski also completed a year of research in Ophthalmology. He continued with his Ophthalmology training and research endeavors at CWRU, where he completed his residency in 1994. Dr. Kalski then traveled to Sydney, Australia, where he obtained his Corneal and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at the Sydney Refractive Surgery Centre (now the Vision Eye Institute) in 1995. In 1998, Dr. Kalski furthered his education in the field of refractive surgery by commuting to The International Center for Refractive Surgery in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, while working as an ophthalmologist in Miami. His research accomplishments include numerous publications, abstracts, and presentations, mostly in the field of laser vision correction and cataract surgery..