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Samir Jabbour

STC Course Director, SAP Course Director
Participates in 3 items

Dr. Samir Jabbour is an ophthalmologist at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH). He serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Montreal and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at McGill University. His specialties include corneal disorders, external eye diseases, and refractive surgery, with a particular expertise in corneal grafts (DMEK, DALK, DSAEK, PKP), limbal stem cell transplants, keratoconus and complex cataracts.

A graduate from the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, Dr. Jabbour completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Montreal. Subsequently, he undertook two years of subspecialty training in Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, United Kingdom. He has also just completed a Master in Public Health from Harvard University.

Dr. Jabbour's research primarily focuses on ocular surface disease, keratoconus, and surgical techniques in keratoplasty, cataract and refractive surgery. His contributions to the field can be found in top-tier medical journals. He frequently presents his work at national and international conferences. As the director of the Cornea fellowship at CHUM, he mentors upcoming Cornea specialists. Additionally, he teaches medical students and ophthalmology residents from the University of Montreal and McGill University.

Financial disclosure: Dr. Jabbour has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

  1. Alcon
  2. Sun Pharma

Sessions in which Samir Jabbour participates

Friday 20 June, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cataract

Course Description: This course is designed to provide a wet lab training overview in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) for practicing ophthalmologist. MSICS has been recognized worldwide as a viable alternative to phacoemulsification for cataract surgery in resource-constrained areas. It also serves as a valuable intermediary step to mastering phacoemulsification surgery. The wet lab experience will focus on wound construction techn...

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cataract

Course Description: This course is designed to provide a wet lab training overview in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) for residents. MSICS has been recognized worldwide as a viable alternative to phacoemulsification for cataract surgery in resource-constrained areas. It also serves as a valuable intermediary step to mastering phacoemulsification surgery. The wet lab experience will focus on wound construction techniques, anterior c...

Sunday 22 June, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Self-assessment Program (SAP)

Learning objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Assess patient candidacy for refractive surgery treatments.Understand the application of topography-guided software in both primary and secondary refractive surgery treatments.Evaluate and manage c...