About
Who are we
The Association of Canadian University Professors of Ophthalmology (ACUPO) advocates for educators, researchers, clinicians and students, setting the highest standards and innovative frameworks for ophthalmic education.
Insights & foresight
A long-standing history
The ACUPO was founded in the 1980’s. The Department heads in Ophthalmology were also meeting as part of the Royal College Committee on Ophthalmology at COS gatherings. Becoming aware that the university professors in medicine had joined forces to further the education of their respective fields, Dr. Ray Leblanc, Department head at Dalhousie University at that time, initiated a discussion among several ophthalmology professors. Early adopters of the idea that an association could be created for ophthalmology In Canada included Dr. Stephen Drance, Department head at the University of British Columbia at the time, Alain Rousseau, Department head at Laval University at the time, among others. The first ACUPO meeting was held to develop the association’s “raison d’être” and explore how ophthalmology professors could fulfill a valuable role in academics and research in Canada.
Researching Directors & Administrators
Dalhousie University, Halifax
Marcelo Nicolela, MD, FRCSC, PhD
Department Head
Contact :
Jennifer Milligan
+1 902 473-7155
[email protected]
McGill University, Montréal
Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC
Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Riva and Thomas O. Hecht Family Chair in Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Contact :
Emily Hurtubise
+1 514 843-1544
[email protected]
McMaster University, Hamilton
Varun Chaudhary, MD, FRCSC
Academic Division Head
Contact :
Holly Hammell
[email protected]
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Edsel Ing MD PhD FRCSC DABO MPH CPH MIAD MEd MBA
Department Head
Contact :
Brandy McNish
[email protected]
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Neeru Gupta, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCSC, DABO, FARVO
Department Head
Contact :
Jacqui Moolenbeek
+1 604 875-4199
[email protected]
University of Calgary, Calgary
Andrew Crichton, MD, FRCSC
Division Head
Contact :
Maria Petrosyants
+1 403-943-3932
[email protected]
Université Laval, Québec
Serge Bourgault, MD, FRCSC
Division Head
Contact :
Serge Zagout générique
+1 418 656-2131, poste 407974
[email protected]
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
John van der Zweep, MD, FRCSC
Department Head
Contact :
Dana McMillan
+1 204 788-8446
[email protected]
Université de Montréal, Montréal
Isabelle Hardy, MD, FRCSC
Department Head
Suzanne-Veronneau Troutman, Chair of Ophthalmology Department
Contact :
Benjamin Pellacani
+1 514 343-7094
[email protected]
University of Ottawa, Ottawa
David A. L. Maberley, MD, FRCSC, MSc (Epid)
Department Head
Contact :
Biljana (Ana) Savcic
+1 613 739-6677
[email protected]
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Paul H Murphy, MD, FRCSC
Department Head
Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
Anne Faucher, MD, FRCSC
Division Head
Contact :
Suzie Bergeron
+1 819 821-8000 #73005
[email protected]
University of Toronto, Toronto
Peter Kertes, MD, FRCSC
Department Head
Contact :
Ashiya Chawala
+1 416 978-7931
[email protected]
Queen’s University, Kingston
Stephanie Baxter, MD, FRCSC, MBA
Department Head
Contact :
Amanda McIntosh
+1 613 533-2559
[email protected]
Western University, London
Cindy Hutnik, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Department Head
Contact :
Glenda Kobe
+1 519 646-6382
[email protected]
