Dr. Saama Sabeti, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Dr. Saama Sabeti is a Cornea, Anterior Segment, Cataract, and Refractive Surgeon. She completed her undergraduate and medical studies at the University of British Columbia, residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa where she served as chief resident, fellowship training in Cornea and Anterior Segment at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, and Master of Public Health at Harvard University.
Dr. Sabeti provides subspecialty clinical care at Precision Cornea Centre and performs ocular surface, corneal, and anterior segment surgery at The Ottawa Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She performs cornea- and lens-based refractive surgery at Herzig Eye Institute Ottawa.
Dr. Sabeti has a strong passion for research, serving as Director of Precision Research Centre and as a Clinician Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She has presented and published numerous studies on national and international platforms. She actively supervises and mentors trainees pursuing projects in both clinical research as well as patient education. She greatly enjoys teaching and is involved in the clinical and surgical training of residents and fellows as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa, as well as the academic teaching of residents internationally as a guest lecturer through Eye Corps.
Dr. Sabeti has had long-standing interests in public health, health policy, patient safety, and patient education, and currently serves as the Quality Improvement Lead for the Department of Ophthalmology at The Ottawa Hospital. She is particularly enthusiastic about sustainability initiatives and exploring waste reduction opportunities in the ophthalmic operating room, and has received a Quality and Patient Safety Grant from The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization to pursue these efforts. She also has a keen interest in global health and has volunteered abroad to serve at both grassroots and policy levels. She is an intern alumnus of the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva as well as a Global Health Fellow alumnus of the Duke University Global Policy and Governance Program.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Sabeti has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
- Claris Biotherapeutics
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Sessions in which Dr. Saama Sabeti, MD, MPH, FRCSC attends
- 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
- Continental Breakfast
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
- Current Concepts I Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Determine the ocular conditions ...
- Lecture | Conférence
- Break in the Exhibition Hall
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Refractive Surgery and Keratoconus Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:1. To understand the role of genetics and environmental factors in keratoconus.2. To review m...
- Talk | Exposé
- Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
- 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Break | Pause
- Cornea: Surgical Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:To review factors associated with corneal transplant success and failures.To outline t...
- Talk | Exposé
- Break in the Exhibition Hall
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Cornea: Medical and ocular surface Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:To review diagnostic modalities to identify corneal disease.To understand the role of ...
- Talk | Exposé
- Continental Breakfast
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
- 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
- Break in the Exhibition Hall
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | 45 minutes
- When Cataract and Cornea Intersect Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:To review treatment strategies for managing intraocular lens complicationsTo review pe...
- Talk | Exposé
- Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
- 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Surgical Video Symposium Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives
- Talk | Exposé
- Break in the Exhibition Hall
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Cataract II - Back in business!! Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives
- Talk | Exposé
- Continental Breakfast
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
- Current Concepts III Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Recognize features of optic neur...
- Lecture | Conférence
- Lens be friends! Update in all things cataract from your colleagues Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives
- Talk | Exposé
- Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
- 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Academic global ophthalmology – the integrating force in eliminating blindness Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives:At the end of this session participants will be able to:• Understand the specific niche that ...
- Talk | Exposé
- The grand finale: What we've learned and what we've changed Halifax Convention Centre - C1
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learning Objectives
- Talk | Exposé