Johane Robitaille, MD
Dr. Johane Robitaille, a Pediatric Ophthalmologist at the IWK Health Centre and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University since 1997, earned her medical degree from McGill University in 1989. Following her Ophthalmology residency at l’Université Laval, she completed fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuro-ophthalmology in Iowa, and Ocular Genetics at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore. With cross-appointments in Pediatrics and Pathology at Dalhousie, she focuses on hereditary eye disorders in children, particularly familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), and other developmental retinal vascular diseases including retinopathy of prematurity. Dr. Robitaille has built a significant FEVR patient database, leading to the discovery of novel FEVR genes and their molecular connections to related conditions. As the founder and Director of the Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine (CGEM), she champions genomics research in the Maritimes. An outdoor enthusiast, she enjoys hiking, sailing, skiing and karate in her leisure time.
Sessions in which Johane Robitaille, MD participates
Halifax Convention Centre - 109
Talk | Exposé
Johane Robitaille, MD (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 109
Talk | Exposé
Johane Robitaille, MD (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604
Case Presentation | Présentation de cas
Johane Robitaille, MD (Speaker)
Sessions in which Johane Robitaille, MD attends
Halifax Convention Centre - C5
Social Event | Activité Sociale
Halifax Convention Centre - C3
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Béatrice Des Marchais (Moderator)
Patricia-Ann Laughrea, Keynote Speaker (Speaker)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)
Carol Shields MD (Keynote speaker)
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)