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Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC

Participates in 6 items

Dr. O’Connor completed his Master’s (1997) and Medical degrees (2001) at Queen’s University in Kingston. He completed residency training at the University of Ottawa in 2006, followed by a fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. In 2007, joined the Department of Ophthalmology in Ottawa, dividing his time between pediatric and adult practice.

Dr. O’Connor has a broad range of interests. He has served as the President of the Canadian Orthoptic Council (2012-2015) and President of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (2017-2019). From 2007 to 2016, he directed the preclerkship undergraduate ophthalmology anglophone teaching at the University of Ottawa Medical School. Among his distinctions for excellence in clinical teaching at the post-graduate teaching level, he is a three-time recipient of the PARO Teaching Award. He is currently the Department Chief of Ophthalmology at CHEO and is the Director for the Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Fellowship.

Financial Disclosure: Dr. O’Connor has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
  1. Santen
  2. Bayer

Sessions in which Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC participates

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
TCOS Scientific Session
9 hours, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 109

In Person

Mallory Coughlin (Moderator)

Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC (Moderator)

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Describe the spectrum of advers...

Halifax Convention Centre - 109

Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC (Speaker)

10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Welcome back
5 minutes, 10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
  Part of: TCOS Scientific Session

Halifax Convention Centre - 109

Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC (Speaker)

10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Difficult cases panel discussion
1 hour 25 minutes, 10:50 AM - 12:15 PM
  Part of: TCOS Scientific Session

Halifax Convention Centre - 109

Panel | Table ronde

Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari (Panelist)

Jocelyn Zurevinsky OC(C) (Panelist)

Travis Pollock (Panelist)

Leah Walsh (Panelist)

Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC (Moderator)

3:45 PM
3:45 PM
STC: Innovations in Minimally Invasive Strabismus Surgery
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - C4

STC | CTC

Yi Ning Strube (Moderator)

Ian Clark (Instructor)

Annick Fournier MD, FRCSC (Instructor)

Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari (Instructor)

Matthew Quinn, MD (Instructor)

Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC (Instructor)

Stephanie Dotchin MD (Instructor)

Kenneth Wright (Instructor)

This hands-on lab will transfer the surgical skills required for the use of newer strabi...

Saturday 11 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Strabismus Playbook, The End Game!
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Halifax Convention Centre - 603/604

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Kamiar Mireskandari (Moderator)

Michael O'Connor, MD, MSc, FRCSC MD, MSc, FRCSC (Moderator)

Ian Clark (Moderator)

Andrea Molinari (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives:Understand the management strategies for Duane’s syndrome &nb...