Dr. Wajda was born and raised in central Pennsylvania before she migrated to the Philadelphia region in order to complete undergraduate studies at Moravian College followed by medical school at Jefferson Medical College where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Her ophthalmology residency was undertaken at Wills Eye Hospital where she was co-editor of the Wills Eye Manual. Thereafter, she had the opportunity to specialize in oculoplastic and orbital surgery with fellowship training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She joined Maine Eye in Fall 2017.
Her professional interests encompass comprehensive eye care and the specialized subset of oculoplastic and orbital disease. She offers services including routine eye examinations and non-refractive anterior segment laser procedures in addition to her medical and surgical management of disorders involving the eyelid, brow and forehead, tearing system, and orbit. Reconstructive surgery, endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy, and the medical or cosmetic use of agents such as BOTOX and Xeomin are additional areas of focus.
Dr. Wajda is an active, board-certified member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology as well as the New England Oculoplastics Society and Maine Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons.
Dr. Wajda’s practice is at Maine Eye Center’s Lowell Campus location at 15 Lowell Street in Portland.