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
Talk | Exposé
Stephanie Low MD (Participant)
Dr. Milad Modabber MD, MSc (Participant)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Participant)
Talk | Exposé
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Participant)
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 701 B
STC | CTC
Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Moderator)
Dr. Allan Slomovic, MSc, MD, FRCSC (Participant)
Dr. Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS (Participant)
Matthew Bujak MD, PT, FRCSC (Participant)
Dr. Neera Singal, MD (Participant)
Kashif Baig, MD, MBA, FRCSC (Participant)
Setareh Ziai (Participant)
Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Participant)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Participant)
Dr. Tanguy Boutin MSc, MD, FRCSC (Participant)
Dr. Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, MNAMS (Participant)
Hall Chew (Participant)
Randall Ulate MD (Participant)
Mauricio A. Perez MD (Participant)
Mahmood Showail MD, FRCSC (Participant)
Nir Sorkin MD (Participant)
Adi Einan-Lifshitz MD (Participant)
Reginald R. Tan MD (Participant)
Julia Talajic MD (Participant)
Dr. Stephanie Baxter (Participant)
Dr. Elise Slim MD, MSc (Participant)
Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Participant)
Dr. Alfonso Iovieno, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS (Participant)
Christopher R. McLaughlin MD (Participant)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Participant)
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 714 A
Ron Baldassare MD (Moderator)
Karl Stonecipher MD (Participant)
Dr. Jamie Bhamra (Other Participant)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Other Participant)
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 801
Yvonne Buys (Moderator)
Steven Bellemare MD, FRCPC, CPE (Participant)
Dr. Mona Harissi-Dagher (Moderator)
Steven J. Gedde MD (Participant)
Dr. Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, MNAMS (Participant)
Linda R. Dagi MD (Participant)
David M. Brown MD, FACS (Participant)
Usha Chakravarthy MD, PhD (Participant)
Karl Stonecipher MD (Participant)