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Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher

Chair, COS Annual Meeting
Participates in 11 items

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

Thursday 15 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Mot de bienvenue
5 minutes, 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
  Part of: SCO SFO Symposium

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Prof. Laurent Kodjikian (Moderator)

SCO SFO Symposium
2 hours 10 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:40 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Prof. Laurent Kodjikian (Moderator)

Prof. Bahram Bodaghi (Speaker)

Danny Gauthier, MD, FRCSC (Speaker)

Dr. Isabelle Hardy (Speaker)

Marc Lebetoulle, MD, PhD (Speaker)

Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc (Speaker)

Isabelle Schmit, MD, MSc, FRCSC (Speaker)

 A joint symposium of the Société Française d’Ophtalmologie and the Canadian Ophthalmological SocietyThi...
3:35 PM
3:35 PM
Remerciements
5 minutes, 3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
  Part of: SCO SFO Symposium

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Prof. Laurent Kodjikian (Moderator)

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Current Concepts I
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

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)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review how to appl...
8:05 AM
8:05 AM
Chair's welcome and introduction
3 minutes, 8:06 AM - 8:09 AM
  Part of: Current Concepts I

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

3:45 PM
3:45 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 309 AB | Salle 309 AB

STC | CTC

Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Speaker)

Yi Ning Strube (Moderator)

Annick Fournier, MD, FRCSC (Instructor)

Stephanie Dotchin, MD (Instructor)

Kamiar Mireskandari (Instructor)

Yi Ning Strube (Instructor)

Dr. Vivian Hill (Instructor)

Matthew Quinn, MD (Instructor)

Dr. Alfred Basilious (Instructor)

Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc (Instructor)

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Instructor)

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Instructor)

Peter Huang (Instructor)

Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Instructor)

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ghoul, MD, MBA, FRCSC, DipABO (Instructor)

Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Instructor)

Dr. Maya Tong (Instructor)

Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Instructor)

Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Instructor)

Dr. Louis Racine MD (Instructor)

Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC (Instructor)

Dr. Stephanie Baxter (Instructor)

Rookaya Mather MB (Instructor)

Setareh Ziai (Instructor)

Dr. Mona Koaik, MD (Instructor)

Dr. Marie-Eve Légaré MD (Instructor)

Kashif Baig, MD, MBA, FRCSC (Instructor)

Dr. Emmanuelle Chalifoux (Instructor)

Kian Madjedi (Instructor)

Vishaal Bhambhwani, Northern Ontario School of Medicine & Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Instructor)

 This wetlab based course will feature hands-on training for participants reviewing the principles and...

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Introduction
2 minutes, 8:00 AM - 8:02 AM
  Part of: Current Concepts II

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Current Concepts II
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

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)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Elucidate the caus...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Cornea II: Surgical Cornea
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Elsie Chan, B.Sc (Med), Hon MBBS, (Hon) MPH, FRANZCO (Keynote speaker)

Vishal Jhanji, MD (Keynote speaker)

Kashif Baig, MD, MBA, FRCSC (Panelist)

Dr. Alfonso Iovieno, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS (Panelist)

Dr. Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Panelist)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To review pa...

Sunday 18 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Introduction
2 minutes, 8:00 AM - 8:02 AM
  Part of: Current Concepts III

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)

Current Concepts III
2 hours, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

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)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Understand current...

Sessions in which Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher attends

Thursday 15 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Québec City Convention Centre - Urban Space | Centre des congrès de Québec - Espace Urbain

Social Event | Activité Sociale

Please join us for a glass of cheer and help us celebrate th...

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM
The Lions' Lair: Retina Research Proposals
1 hour 30 minutes, 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Cynthia Qian (Panelist)

Dr. Eric Tourville MD, FRCSC (Chair)

Dr. David Maberley, MD (Panelist)

Dr. Geoff Williams, Calgary Retina Consultants (Panelist)

*Breakfast to be served from 6:00am* Learning Ob...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Talk | Exposé

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)

 Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Explor...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
COS Annual General Meeting | Room 205ABC
1 hour 15 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Business Meeting | Séance de travail

1:30 PM
1:30 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Filomena Ribeiro, MD, PhD, FEBO (Keynote speaker)

Jennifer Loh, MD (Keynote speaker)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Review commo...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Cataract III: Practice Patterns in 2023 and ISBCS
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Talk | Exposé

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)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Review the h...

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Shaheer Aboobaker (Moderator)

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Moderator)

Varun Chaudhary (Chair)

Dr. SriniVas Sadda (Speaker)

*Breakfast to be served from 6:00am* Learning Ob...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Canadian Ocular Regenerative Medicine Society
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Isabelle Brunette, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD (Keynote speaker)

 Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Describe how cultur...
Cataract IV: Surgical Video Symposium
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)

Iqbal (Ike) Ahmed, MD (Moderator)

 Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Enhanc...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
President's Luncheon (Invite Only) | Room 205ABC
1 hour 15 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC

Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur

1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Cornea I: Medical Cornea and Ocular surface
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Moderator)

Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Elsie Chan, B.Sc (Med), Hon MBBS, (Hon) MPH, FRANZCO (Keynote speaker)

Vishal Jhanji, MD (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Panelist)

Rookaya Mather MB (Panelist)

Setareh Ziai (Panelist)

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To understan...

Sunday 18 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Béatrice Des Marchais (Moderator)

Marie-Soleil Tremblay, FCPA, PhD (Keynote speaker)

 An inspiring full Professor at the National School of Public Administration, Marie-Soleil Tremblay, will share her vision with us. ...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Ophthalmic Jeopardy
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 202 | Salle 202

New this year at COS 2023 is Ophthalmic Jeopardy!  Join us for a friendly competition of ophthalmic knowledge...
Cornea III: When cataract and cornea intersect
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Dr. Alfred Basilious (Panelist)

Dr. Saama Sabeti, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Panelist)

Dr. Alex Lichtinger MD, FACS (Panelist)

Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Moderator)

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To review intraoper...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
1 hour 15 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall - Room 200 ABC | Salle d'exposition - Salle 200 ABC

Lunch | Dîner

1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Cornea IV: Refractive Surgery and Keratoconus update
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Dr. Mona Koaik, MD (Moderator)

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ghoul, MD, MBA, FRCSC, DipABO (Panelist)

Dr. Davin Johnson, Queen's University (Panelist)

Dr. Darrell Lewis, MD, FRCSC (Panelist)

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: To review corneal c...