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Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Past President, COS
Participates in 2 items

Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS is originally from Mexico City, Mexico. He trained in Ophthalmology at McGill University in Montreal and has completed subspecialty training in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, and Cornea and External Diseases. He completed the Physician CEO Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Management (2016) and the Foundations of Clinical Research Certificate Program, Harvard Medical School (2022).

He is Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at McGill University and Chief, Division of Ophthalmology at MUHC in Montréal, Canada, President of the COS Foundation, Past President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (2016-2018), and past President of the Canadian Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery Society. 

In 1995, he was awarded the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation & Medical Research Council of Canada Resident Research Award for his work on the causative factors of ocular inflammation. Dr. Rocha was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba iCare Award for 2014. In 2015, he was recognized as one of the 10 Most Successful Mexicans in Canada, followed by an award as one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians in 2016. Dr. Rocha performs Anterior Segment, Refractive and Corneal Surgeries. 

 

Financial disclosure: Dr. Rocha has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

  1. AbbVie
  2. Alcon
  3. Allergan
  4. Bausch + Lomb
  5. Baxis
  6. Johnson & Johnson
  7. Staar
  8. SunPharma
  9. Labtician Ophthalmics 
     

Sessions in which Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS participates

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
5:00 PM
5:00 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Speaker)

Sunday 12 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
2:10 PM
2:10 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Speaker)

Sessions in which Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS attends

Thursday 9 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
6:00 PM
6:00 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C5

Social Event | Activité Sociale

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Current Concepts I
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Lecture | Conférence

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Alan McNab (Keynote speaker)

Marcia Anderson (Keynote speaker)

Sander Dubovy (Keynote speaker)

Carol Shields MD (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Cindy M. L. Hutnik, MD, PhD (Presenter)

Thuy Doan MD, PhD (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Nupura Bakshi (Moderator)

Dr. Navdeep Nijhawan, MD, FRCSC, DABO (Moderator)

Dr. Colin Mann (Speaker)

Dr. Jim Farmer, MD, FRCSC, FRCPC (Moderator)

Anuradha Mishra MD, MEd (Speaker)

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Determine the ocular conditions ...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
What's new in uveitis?
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604

Talk | Exposé

Fatma Zaguia (Moderator)

Karin Oliver, McGill University (Moderator)

At the end of this session participants will be able to:Demonstrate increased knowledge in the diagnosis and management of several i...
Refractive Surgery and Keratoconus
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

Kashif Baig, MD, MBA, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Panelist)

Dr. Alex Lichtinger MD, FACS (Panelist)

Learning Objectives:1. To understand the role of genetics and environmental factors in keratoconus.2. To review m...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
COS Annual General Meeting
1 hour 15 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C3

Panel | Table ronde

Dr. Colin Mann (Moderator)

1:30 PM
1:30 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C4

STC | CTC

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Moderator)

Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)

SOLD OUTImplantation of an IOL in the absence of capsular support remains c...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Break in the Exhibition Hall
45 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Cornea: Medical and ocular surface
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)

Setareh Ziai (Moderator)

Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Panelist)

Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Panelist)

Dr. Mona Koaik, MD (Panelist)

Learning Objectives:To review diagnostic modalities to identify corneal disease.To understand the role of ...

Saturday 11 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Current Concepts II
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Lecture | Conférence

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)

Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)

Pradeep Ramulu (Keynote speaker)

Carla Siegfried (Keynote speaker)

Anthony Khawaja (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

G Robert La Roche MD (Speaker)

Kamiar Mireskandari (Moderator)

Dr. Jing Wang (Moderator)

Gus Gazzard (Keynote speaker)

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review latest techniques in corn...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Break in the Exhibition Hall
45 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
When Cataract and Cornea Intersect
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Alfred Basilious (Panelist)

Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives:To review treatment strategies for managing intraocular lens complicationsTo review pe...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
1 hour 15 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Surgical Video Symposium
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Kendall Donaldson (Keynote speaker)

Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives
1:40 PM
1:40 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Talk | Exposé

Martin Spencer (Speaker)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Break in the Exhibition Hall
45 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Cataract II - Back in business!!
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Kendall Donaldson (Keynote speaker)

Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives

Sunday 12 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Current Concepts III
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Lecture | Conférence

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Michael Ip (Keynote speaker)

Jacquelyn Jetton O'Banion (Keynote speaker)

Julie Falardeau MD (Keynote speaker)

Kendall Donaldson (Keynote speaker)

William Dixon (Speaker)

Lauren Dalvin (Keynote speaker)

Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Varun Chaudhary (Moderator)

Dr. Jacinthe Rouleau, University of Montréal CHUM (Moderator)

Hall Chew (Presenter)

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Recognize features of optic neur...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives
1:30 PM
1:30 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C1

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Learning Objectives