Editorial Team

Clara C. Chan
MD, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. Chan is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto and the President of the Canadian Cornea Society. She completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University, medical school at Queen’s University, ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto, and her cornea fellowship with Ed Holland at the Cincinnati Eye Institute. She currently teaches fellows as part of the Toronto Cornea fellowship program and is the Medical Director of the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division. She has published more than 140 peer-reviewed papers, received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2015, served on the Cornea Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and is currently a Cornea Section Editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and the Cornea Editor Emeritus for Eyeworld magazine. Most recently, Dr. Chan was included in the 2021 Ophthalmologist Power List, recognizing the top 100 most influential global female figures in ophthalmology as well as the 2023 Ophthalmologist Power List, recognizing the top 100 ophthalmologists internationally who have demonstrated 10 years of excellence and impact in the field.

R. Rishi Gupta
MD, FRCSC, FASRS

Dr. R. Rishi Gupta is an Associate Professor and Vitreoretinal Specialist in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He attended medical school at the University of Toronto, completed his Ophthalmology residency training at the University of Ottawa, and received his Vitreoretinal Fellowship from McGill University. Dr. Gupta actively participates in research and has over 50 publications in prominent peer-reviewed journals. He has received awards for his work in medical education, research, teaching, as well as excellence in patient care. Dr. Gupta’s recently published book, Reflections of a Pupil, was named one of the top must-have books for beginning ophthalmologists and has become required reading in some residency programs.

Hady Saheb
MD, MPH

Hady Saheb, MD, MPH, is currently Director of the Glaucoma Fellowship Program at McGill University. He is also Board Member of the Canadian Ophthalmology Society (COS), and Chair of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Council of the COS, and Treasurer for the Canadian Glaucoma Society (CGS).

Dr. Saheb earned his medical degree and completed his residency at McGill University. He was then a glaucoma fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, and subsequently completed a second fellowship in Novel Glaucoma Surgical Devices and Complex Anterior Segment Surgery with Dr Ike Ahmed at the University of Toronto. He also completed a Masters in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, with an interest in Clinical Trials and Health Leadership. Dr. Saheb is passionate about innovation and education and has received several awards, published peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and spoken at multiple national and international meetings.