Jeffrey A. Bakal BSc, MSc, PhD, is a senior biostatistician with the Department of Cardiology at the University of Alberta and a research associate with the Cost-Effective Ocular Health Policy Unit at Queen's University. He completed his PhD jointly with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and with the School of Physical Health and Education at Queen's University. He has worked on the methodology and analysis of several international studies in business strategy, ophthalmology, cardiology, in geriatric medicine and the analysis of kinematic data resulting in several peer reviewed articles and conference presentations. His current interests are in developing statistical methodology for time-to-event data and the development of classification tools to assist in the patient screening and patient decision making processes.

Stephanie Baxter, MD, FRCSC, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, serves as the Director of Undergraduate Ophthalmic Education at Queen’s University.  Dr. Baxter, a specialist in Cornea and External Diseases completed her post-graduate fellowship training at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.  Dr. Baxter is a member of several professional societies, including the Cornea Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Society.  She has authored several articles that have appeared in the peer-reviewed literature and serves as a reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.

Stephen Brodovsky, MD, FRCSC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Brodovsky specializes in anterior segment and refractive surgery. He completed his post-graduate medical education at Queen’s University and was both an EA Baker and McLaughlin scholarship recipient while doing his corneal fellowship at the University of Melbourne. He has published a number of articles in peer reviewed journals and has a special interest in international ophthalmology.

Rob Campbell  MD, MSc, BSc(Hons), FRCSC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University, specializing in glaucoma and anterior segment surgery.  Dr. Campbell is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and has won numerous awards for excellence in clinical and basic science research.  Dr. Campbell has received research and training grants from the E.A. Baker Foundation, the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).  Dr. Campbell, a medical school gold medallist and valedictorian at the University of Ottawa, completed his post-graduate medical education at the University of Toronto and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Sherif El-Defrawy  MD, PhD (Pharmacology), FRCSC, an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Queen’s University, is the immediate past President of the Canadian Ophthalmology Society.  Dr. El-Defrawy, a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Society serves many important provincial and national committees, including Ontario’s Expert panel on Cataract Surgery Wait Time, the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Health Protection Branch of the Federal Government of Canada.  Dr. El-Defrawy, the recipient of many teaching awards, including the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario’s (PAIRO) Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, has received several grants for research in eye disease. 

Cindy Hutnik BSc, MD, PhD, FRCSC, completed doctorate work at the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa prior to her medical training at the University of Ottawa.  This was followed by ophthalmic training at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Wisconsin.  Dr. Hutnik has a full-time clinical glaucoma practice at the Ivey Eye Institute in London, and is the Chair of Research in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Western Ontario.  She has given a number of invited presentations as a key opinion leader to Canadian ophthalmologists and is a member of the international Tear Film and Ocular Surface committee of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The author of many scientific articles that appear in the peer-reviewed literature, Dr. Hutnik is an associate scientist of the Lawson Health Research Institute.  She has received a number of teaching and research awards, most recently being recognized as an "alumni in the early stages of their career who have distinguished themselves through career successes and notable achievements” from the University of Windsor.

Vladimir Kratky  MD, FRCSC is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University, who specializes in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.  He is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Kratky is a member of numerous professional memberships pertaining to oculo-plastics including, ASOPRS, the European Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as the International Society for Orbital Disorders.  Dr. Kratky, the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications, has received a US Patent for novel method to quantify globe proptosis. Dr. Kratky is a Past-president of the Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Paul Rafuse, MD, PhD, is a glaucoma specialist who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University. He obtained his MD from The University of Calgary and his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Alberta. Dr. Rafuse received his Residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Western Ontario and did a Clinical Fellowship in Glaucoma at the Harvard University’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.Dr. Rafuse is a Past President of the Atlantic Provinces Ophthalmological Society and has served on the Board of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society as Chairman of the Council on Continuing Professional Development and presently serves as the Treasurer. He is the current President of the Canadian Glaucoma Society. Dr. Rafuse is a busy clinician and resident teacher who is actively involved in research in glaucoma.

Gaurav Shah MD, an attending surgeon at the Barnes Retina Institute who specializes in diseases and surgery of the retina, vitreous and macula.  Dr. Shah completed medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He traveled to Santa Clara, California for internship at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, and was a resident at the University of Minnesota, Department of Ophthalmology for 3 years. His 2 years of fellowship were spent at the renowned Wills Eye Hospital under the direction of Dr. William Benson. Dr. Shah is currently an active investigator in numerous clinical trials dealing with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, Uveitis and AIDS.  The author of over 90 book chapters or articles that appear in the peer-reviewed literature, Dr. Shah has received significant awards from the American Society for Retina Surgeons, the Vitreous Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.Dr. Shah is the co-director of the Fellowship Program with the Barnes Retina Institute and currently serves as a reviewer for Archives of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging. Dr Shah is also an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology.