Dr. Dagher is professor of ophthalmology at the Université de Montréal, and head of the department of ophthalmology at Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM). Dr. Dagher is chair of the annual meeting of the Canadian Ophthalmologic Society (COS) and has served as Board member of COS since 2012.
Dr. Dagher enjoys teaching medical students, ophthalmology residents and clinical and research cornea fellows as well as training MSc and PhD students as well.
Dr. Dagher completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University where she received the Hilda Diana Oakley scholarship for ranking top female student at McGill. She then completed her medical degree and specialization in ophthalmology at Université de Montréal, graduating on the dean’s honor list. Dr. Dagher then pursued post-doctoral fellowship training in cornea, external eye diseases, and refractive surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Dagher has brought her expertise on keratoprosthesis surgery to Canada after conducting considerable research and clinical work at Harvard Medical School under the mentorship of Dr Claes Dohlman. After restoring sight to several Canadian patients through implantation of the Boston Keratoprosthesis, Dr. Dagher was chosen ‘Personality of the Week’ by La Presse and Radio-Canada.
Dr. Dagher has completed extensive research in the field of ophthalmology and more particularly, on the Boston Keratoprosthesis and on refractive surgery. Dr. Dagher has published numerous articles and acts as a reviewer for many ophthalmology journals. She has also authored numerous book chapters about cornea and external eye diseases. Dr. Dagher has been a guest lecturer at ophthalmology conferences internationally.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Harissi-Dagher has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
1. Sun Pharma
Sessions in which Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher participates
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)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Dr. David Rootman, MD, FRCSC (Panelist)
Dr. Marie-Eve Légaré MD (Panelist)
Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604
Lecture | Conférence
Dr. Nupura Bakshi (Moderator)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Marcia Anderson (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
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)
Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari (Moderator)
Dr. Jing Wang (Moderator)
Gus Gazzard (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 107
STC | CTC
Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Speaker)
Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc (Speaker)
Dr. Alfred Basilious (Speaker)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Dr. Louis Racine MD (Speaker)
Dr. Michael Ashenhurst (Speaker)
Samir Jabbour (Speaker)
Peter Huang (Speaker)
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C4
STC | CTC
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
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)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Sessions in which Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher 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 - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Kashif Baig, MD, MBA, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Panelist)
Dr. Alex Lichtinger MD, FACS (Panelist)
Halifax Convention Centre - C3
Panel | Table ronde
Dr. Colin Mann (Moderator)
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)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
Dr. Yelin Yang (Speaker)
Pier 21 - Kenneth C. Rowe Hall
Halifax Convention Centre - C3
Co-Developed Symposium | Symposium élaboré conjointement
James Whelan (Moderator)
Peter Kertes (Panelist)
Dr. Cynthia Qian (Panelist)
Dr. Geoff Williams, Calgary Retina Consultants (Panelist)
Ken Roberts MD (Panelist)
Steve Houston MD (Speaker)
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)
Halifax Convention Centre - Room 612-613
Lunch | Dîner
Dr. Colin Mann (Moderator)
Halifax Convention Centre - 107
STC | CTC
Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Speaker)
Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc (Speaker)
Dr. Alfred Basilious (Speaker)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Dr. Louis Racine MD (Speaker)
Dr. Michael Ashenhurst (Speaker)
Samir Jabbour (Speaker)
Peter Huang (Speaker)
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Speaker)
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)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Isabelle Brunette, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
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)
Halifax Convention Centre - C3
Co-Developed Symposium | Symposium élaboré conjointement
Varun Chaudhary (Moderator)
Michael Ip (Keynote speaker)
Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Speaker)
Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Speaker)
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)