He is an assistant professor of eye-surgery at McGill University, staff-surgeon at the Jewish General Hospital and a consultant at the Lakeshore General Hospital. Dr. Chartrand is an active member of the Canadian, American and European Societies of Refractive Eye Surgery and trains other eye surgeons. He gives lectures worldwide and advises many educational committees. He published articles in specialized journals of ophthalmology. Dr. Chartrand has successfully undergone the operation himself and has performed the procedure on other eye surgeons.