Our team
Meet our friendly team at LASIK Experts
Alaina Geurds-Tonelli, O.D.
New Jersey Location
Dr. Tonelli is a former student of Dr. Wasserman's and has been practicing Optometry since 1999. We have been pleased to have her on our staff since 2010. She graduated from Villanova University pre-med and received her doctorate in Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1999. Dr. Tonelli did her residency in Ocular disease and Blind Rehabilitation at the West Side VA Hospital and VA Hines Blind Rehabilitation Center in Chicago.
Dr. Tonelli has extensive experience with children as well as adults and works closely with Dr. Wasserman. She specializes in fitting contact lenses.
Dr. Tonelli grew up in New Jersey and lives currently in Upper Makefield, Pennsylvania with her husband and four daughters. She loves to travel, visit the beach, and spend time with her family and friends.
Pooja Patel, O.D.
Lawrenceville Location
Dr. Patel specializes in comprehensive eye examinations, glaucoma evaluations, diabetic exams, and surgical co-management. She completed a bachelor’s in cell biology and neuroscience from Rutgers University. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry from Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. During her graduate studies, she was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society and Lions Club.
Dr. Patel has trained very closely with Dr. Shah and is well equipped to perform consultations and post-op exams for PRK, LASIK, ICL, and RLE.
Outside the office, Dr. Patel enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, Pilates, and spending time with friends and family.
Jessica Lanser, Center Manager
Plymouth Meeting Location
Jessica has been managing in ophthalmology for over 6 years. She has over 15 years of experience in managing different types of environments from retail management to medical management. Jessica has run multiple locations under Dr. Chirag Shah in Woodbridge, New Jersey, Bala Cynwyd, PA and currently Plymouth Meeting, PA. She has worked closely with many different optometrists to grow the practice and strives to have the best patient experience possible.
Jessica is from a small town in South Jersey. At home, Jessica has a large dog and three small children. She enjoys spending time with her work family and her home family as much as possible. On her way to and from work, she listens to Crime Junkie Podcasts and loves all true crime.
Lisa Rago, Center Manager
New Jersey Location
Lisa has worked in the medical field since 1988 as part of both an internal medicine practice in New Jersey and a dental office in Colorado. Upon her return to NJ in 2001 she has worked in Ophthalmology and has been with Dr. Wasserman since 2005 as his laser/surgical coordinator as well as his practice administrator. She has been the practice administrator/laser coordinator for LASIK Experts with Dr. Wasserman and Dr. Shah since 2020.