The physicians and staff of the Cataract and Laster Center of the North Shore are proud to serve the Merrimack Valley Community

Our Doctors

Click below to read our doctors’ bios.

Samuel D. Allen, M.D.

Tallman Eye Associates

Cecily Hamill, M.D., Ph.D.

Massachusetts Eye Associates

Robert O. Kwon, M.D.

Tallman Eye Associates

Tatiana Perepelkina, M.D.

Massachusetts Eye Associates

Cynthia L. DeAngelis, M.D.

Tallman Eye Associates

James Kim, M.D, Ph.D.

Massachusetts Eye Associates

Thomas P. Pappavaselio, M.D.

Tallman Eye Associates

David Yi, M.D.

Massachusetts Eye Associates

Our mission

The mission of the Cataract and Laser Center is to work as a team to provide the best patient care possible.  Our emphasis is on behavior and attitude so that we may give each patient that special feeling of not being alone for any procedure.


The Cataract and Laser Center will commit to excellent in patient care by treating patients and staff fairly, by listening carefully to the needs of patients, and by communicating openly and honestly with patients and our peers.  We will take responsibility for our professional actions and will be accountable for all actions at the Cataract and Laser Center.  The Board of Managers has adopted these operating principles.

The Cataract and Laser Center of the North Shore, LLC was established in 1998 for the purpose of providing a state of the art surgical facility of their patients.  The center is Medicare certified, and accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.  


The following are the physican-owners of the center:


Dr. Samuel Allen
Dr. Cynthia DeAngelis
Dr. James Kim
Dr. Robert Kwon
Dr. Thomas Pappavaselio
Dr. David Yi