Dr. Dagher is professor of ophthalmology at the Université de Montréal, and head of the cornea service 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. She is director of the cornea fellowship at CHUM, and trains 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 on the subject of 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 Mona Harissi-Dagher participates
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Lecture | Conférence
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Alan McNab (Keynote speaker)
Marcia Anderson (Keynote speaker)
Sander Dubovy (Keynote speaker)
Carol Shields (Keynote speaker)
Cindy M. L. Hutnik (Presenter)
Thuy Doan (Keynote speaker)
Nupura Bakshi (Moderator)
Navdeep Nijhawan (Moderator)
Colin Mann (Speaker)
Jim Farmer (Moderator)
Anuradha Mishra (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Clara C. Chan (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
David Rootman (Panelist)
Marie-Eve Légaré (Panelist)
Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604
Lecture | Conférence
Nupura Bakshi (Moderator)
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Marcia Anderson (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Lecture | Conférence
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Pradeep Ramulu (Keynote speaker)
Carla Siegfried (Keynote speaker)
Anthony Khawaja (Keynote speaker)
Clara C. Chan (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
G Robert La Roche (Speaker)
Kamiar Mireskandari (Moderator)
Jing Wang (Moderator)
Gus Gazzard (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 107
STC | CTC
Adam Muzychuk (Moderator)
Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Speaker)
Marie-Claude Robert (Speaker)
Alfred Basilious (Speaker)
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Louis Racine (Speaker)
Michael Ashenhurst (Speaker)
Samir Jabbour (Speaker)
Peter Huang (Speaker)
Clara C. Chan (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C4
STC | CTC
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Lecture | Conférence
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Michael Ip (Keynote speaker)
Jacquelyn Jetton O'Banion (Keynote speaker)
Julie Falardeau (Keynote speaker)
Kendall Donaldson (Keynote speaker)
William Dixon (Speaker)
Lauren Dalvin (Keynote speaker)
Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)
Sonia N. Yeung (Moderator)
Varun Chaudhary (Moderator)
Jacinthe Rouleau (Moderator)
Hall Chew (Presenter)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Sessions in which Mona Harissi-Dagher attends
Halifax Convention Centre - C5
Social Event | Activité Sociale
Halifax Convention Centre - C3
Talk | Exposé
Béatrice Des Marchais (Moderator)
Patricia-Ann Laughrea, Keynote Speaker (Speaker)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)
Carol Shields (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Clara C. Chan (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
Kashif Baig (Moderator)
Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Panelist)
Alex Lichtinger (Panelist)
Halifax Convention Centre - C3
Panel | Table ronde
Colin Mann (Moderator)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Clara C. Chan (Moderator)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Setareh Ziai (Moderator)
Jamie Bhamra (Panelist)
Mahshad Darvish (Panelist)
Mona Koaik (Panelist)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
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)
Cynthia Qian (Panelist)
Geoff Williams, Calgary Retina Consultants (Panelist)
Ken Roberts (Panelist)
Steve Houston (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Clara C. Chan (Moderator)
Irit Bahar (Keynote speaker)
Allan Slomovic (Moderator)
Alfred Basilious (Panelist)
Bala Ambati (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - Room 612-613
Lunch | Dîner
Colin Mann (Moderator)
Halifax Convention Centre - 107
STC | CTC
Adam Muzychuk (Moderator)
Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Speaker)
Marie-Claude Robert (Speaker)
Alfred Basilious (Speaker)
Mona Harissi-Dagher (Speaker)
Louis Racine (Speaker)
Michael Ashenhurst (Speaker)
Samir Jabbour (Speaker)
Peter Huang (Speaker)
Clara C. Chan (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Talk | Exposé
Joshua C. Teichman (Moderator)
Sonia N. Yeung (Moderator)
Kendall Donaldson (Keynote speaker)
Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
Talk | Exposé
Allan Slomovic (Moderator)
Isabelle Brunette (Moderator)
Sophie Deng (Keynote speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Talk | Exposé
Joshua C. Teichman (Moderator)
Sonia N. Yeung (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 Garg (Speaker)
Wai-Ching Lam (Speaker)
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
Talk | Exposé
Joshua C. Teichman (Moderator)
Sonia N. Yeung (Moderator)
Steven Safran (Keynote speaker)