Dr. Birt did her master of arts degree, medical school training and residency at the University of Toronto. Her glaucoma fellowship was at the Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit. She was the director of the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto from 1996 - 2006, and more recently has been the President of the Canadian Glaucoma Society. She has received the AAO Achievement Award, and several teaching awards from the University of Toronto, most recently the Dr William Dixon Sunnybrook Surgical Teaching Award.
Her research interests involve examining the treatment of glaucoma and attempting to find better alternatives, in investigating reasons for treatment failure and the opportunities to ameliorate such factors. Recent work has examined the outcome of selective laser trabeculoplasty in several distinct patient populations, and a recent study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, has reported on the best treatment option for patients who have already had one complete laser treatment. She has received 11 peer-reviewed research grants, and published 54 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Financial disclosure: Dr. Birt has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a for-profit and/or not-for-profit organization:
- Canadian Glaucoma Society
- Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
Sessions in which Dr. Catherine Birt MA, MD participates
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Dr. Catherine Birt MA, MD (Speaker)
Sessions in which Dr. Catherine Birt MA, MD attends
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Dr. Nupura Bakshi (Moderator)
Dr. Jim Farmer, MD, FRCSC, FRCPC (Moderator)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Dr. Jacinthe Rouleau, University of Montréal CHUM (Moderator)
Phil Hooper MD (Speaker)
Thomas J. Cummings, MD (Keynote speaker)
Santosh Honavar, MD (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Lynn Gordon (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Saroo Sharda (Keynote speaker)
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Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Filomena Ribeiro, MD, PhD, FEBO (Keynote speaker)
Jennifer Loh, MD (Keynote speaker)
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 309 AB | Salle 309 AB
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Dr. Toby Chan MD (Instructor)
Hady Saheb, MD, MPH (Instructor)
Sharon Tal (Instructor)
Dr. Rajiv Bindlish (Instructor)
Nir Shoham-Hazon (Instructor)
Dr. Devesh Varma (Instructor)
Dr. Andrew Toren (Instructor)
Dr. Raageen Kanjee MD (Instructor)
Dr. Jing Wang (Instructor)
Enitan Sogbesen (Instructor)
Dr. Patrick Gooi, MD (Instructor)
Dr. Jennifer Gao (Instructor)
Paul Harasymowycz (Instructor)
Dr. Catherine Baril (Instructor)
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Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Michael Brodsky, MD (Keynote speaker)
Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)
Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Keynote speaker)
Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Padmaja Kumari Rani (Keynote speaker)
Jennifer Loh, MD (Keynote speaker)
Filomena Ribeiro, MD, PhD, FEBO (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Robert Gizicki (Speaker)
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Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)
Iqbal (Ike) Ahmed, MD (Moderator)
Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC
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Dr. Susan Wakil, MD (Moderator)
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Dr. Rajiv Bindlish (Moderator)
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)
Dr. Marvi Cheema (Moderator)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Lama Al-Aswad, MD (Keynote speaker)
Elsie Chan, B.Sc (Med), Hon MBBS, (Hon) MPH, FRANZCO (Keynote speaker)
Vishal Jhanji, MD (Keynote speaker)
Pinar Özdal, MD (Keynote speaker)
Terry Schwartz, MD (Keynote speaker)
Dr. Inder Paul Singh (Keynote speaker)
Marie-Soleil Tremblay, FCPA, PhD (Keynote speaker)
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Dr. Jeb Ong (Moderator)
Dr. Jing Wang (Moderator)
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Dr. Catherine Baril (Moderator)
Dr. Rajiv Bindlish (Moderator)