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
- Dr. John Pratt-Johnson Lecture: Long-term visual outcome in prematurely born infants Halifax Convention Centre - 109
- Speaker Johane Robitaille, MD |
- 8:05 AM - 8:50 AM | 45 minutes Part of: TCOS Scientific Session
- Talk | Exposé
- Review of cases of Brown syndrome Halifax Convention Centre - 109
- Speaker Johane Robitaille, MD |
- 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM | 30 minutes Part of: TCOS Scientific Session
- Talk | Exposé
- A case that taught me something Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604
- Speaker Johane Robitaille, MD |
- 4:20 PM - 4:25 PM | 5 minutes Part of: Strabismus Playbook, The End Game!
- Case Presentation | Présentation de cas
Sessions in which Johane Robitaille, MD attends
- Welcome Reception - From Away, Together Again Halifax Convention Centre - C5
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Social Event | Activité Sociale
- Women in Ophthalmology: How to Break the Glass Ceiling Halifax Convention Centre - C3
- 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Inspiring women will share their vision with us. You will discover where their contagious enthusiasm might lead you. Let them transform you by t...
- Talk | Exposé
- Current Concepts II Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review latest techniques in corn...
- Lecture | Conférence