Karim F. Damji

Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Chairperson

Telephone: 92 21 34930051

Education

Executive MBA, Queens University (Kingston, Canada), 2005
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada (FRCSC), 1994
Fellowship, Ophthalmic Pathology, University of British Columbia, 1989
MD, University of British Columbia, 1987

Training

Clinical and Research Fellow in Glaucoma, Duke University, 1996
Research Fellow in ophthalmic genetics, Duke University, 1995
Resident in Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, 1994

Experience

Professor and Chairman, University of Alberta, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 2008 – 2021
Clinical Section Head, Ophthalmology services in Edmonton Zone, 2014 – 2021
Residency Program Director, 2012 – 2014
Director, Ophthalmology Fellowship Programs, 2008 – 2012
Clinician-Scientist in Glaucoma, University of Ottawa, Eye Institute, 1996 – 2007
Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 1996 – 2007

Professional associations

President, Association of Canadian University Professors of Ophthalmology, 2019-21

President, Canadian Glaucoma Society, 2013 - 2015

Clinical profile information

Clinical designation

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Specialties

·        Glaucoma
Cataract

Created on:03/10/2022 Last modified:03/10/2022

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