Scientific Advisory Committee

Catherine Birt, MA, MD, FRCSC,
Vice-Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee

Education

B.A. Honours (Psychology, First Class), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 1980-1984
M.A., (Psychology), University of Toronto, 1984-1985
M.D., University of Toronto, 1985-1989
Ophthalmology Residency, University of Toronto, 1990-1993
Glaucoma Fellowship, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1993-1994

University Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, July 2004-present

Hospital Appointments

Staff physician, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, 1994-present

Honours

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society, elected 1988
• Medical Society Honour Award 1989
• Special Executive Merit Award 2002
• Peters Boyd Clinical Teaching Award 2003
• Millennium Mentor Award 2003
• CGS-Merck Award for Best Publication 2006
• Clive Mortimer Award, Department of Ophthalmology &Vision Sciences 2007
• American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award 2010
• Graduating Residents “Best Teacher Award” 2012
• Dr. William Dixon Sunnybrook Surgical Teaching Award 2016

Professional Affiliations

• Canadian Glaucoma Society – President June 2017 – present
• Canadian Medical Association
• Canadian Ophthalmological Society
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Toronto Area Glaucoma Society (Founding member)

Research and Publications