Associate Professor
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Full Member
Helen Dimaras
Location
Hospital for Sick Children
Research Interests
Vision, Global Health
Research Themes
Cancer
Accepting
MSc, PhD
Research Synopsis
Dr. Dimaras’ research program spans the disciplines of ophthalmology, cancer genetics and global health. Using the childhood eye cancer (retinoblastoma) as a model, she studies and implements approaches aimed at achieving optimal care and outcomes for childhood cancer patients globally, often with patients as partners on the study team.
Selected research projects include:
- Development of a patient engagement strategy and patient-oriented research for retinoblastoma
- Global epidemiology of and health service capacity for retinoblastoma
- Development and testing of educational tools to improve patient understanding of genetics
- Development and evaluation of a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship program in Ethiopia