Residents
Antony Theogène, MD
Antony is a graduate of the University of Ottawa Medical School where he also attended his undergraduate degree. His interests are mainly Global Health and Medical Education and he is hoping to one day incorporate these interests into his medical practice.
Ioannis Dimopoulos, MD, MSc
Ioannis completed his medical training at the University of Athens, Greece followed by graduate studies and research fellowship in ocular genetics at the University of Alberta, Canada. He previously served as the chief resident at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute. His main research interests include the study of hereditary retinal disorders and the application of ocular gene therapy. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, hiking, as well as playing and following basketball.
John Park, MD
John completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, Alberta followed by medical school at the University of Ottawa. He previously served as the chief resident at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute.
Adnan Alawami, MD
Adnan completed medical school at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Saudi Arabia. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends and catching up on the latest soccer match.
Himabindu Veluri, MD
Himabindu completed medical school and postgraduate training in ophthalmology in India prior to starting residency at the University of Ottawa. Before medicine, she trained in Indian classical vocal music and dance and garnered several awards. Apart from work, she enjoys travelling, watching films, and learning about different cultures.
Wei Sim, MD
Wei completed medical school at Queen’s University. Prior to medicine, he trained in classical piano performance and holds degrees in music from Columbia University and the Eastman School of Music. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and being involved in his church.
Fargol Mostofian, MD
Fargol completed medical school at the University of Ottawa and a research fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery with Dr. Kashif Baig, prior to joining the Ottawa ophthalmology residency program in 2019. She is an avid oil painter and enjoys running, cooking and travelling in her free time.
Jeff Mah, MD
Jeff completed his undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at McMaster University followed by his medical degree at Queen’s University. Outside of the hospital, Jeff enjoys running and managing his slightly above average fantasy football team.
Mohammad Kreimei, MD
Mohammad completed his undergraduate medical education in the U.K. After graduating from St. Andrews University, he went on to complete his clinical training at the University of Manchester. He also earned his Masters's degree in medical research there. He is currently completing his residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming, playing tennis, and spending time with his family.
Henry Liu, MD
Henry completed his undergrad at the University of Toronto in Neuroscience and Psychology, and his medical training at the University of Ottawa. He looks forward to his next years with the Eye Institute team. In his spare time, Henry enjoys playing guitar, painting and close-up magic.
Jim Denstedt, MD
Jim Denstedt trained at Western University for his medical degree. During medical school, Jim worked with a 3D bioartificial tissue model of Tenon's capsule to model wound healing after glaucoma surgery and test candidate adjunctive anti-fibrotic compounds. In his free time, he is an avid musician and has played guitar from the age of 8, as well as drums, keyboard, and trumpet.
Pushpinder Kanda, MD, PhD
Pushpinder completed his undergraduate and Master’s degree at McMaster University, following which he entered the University of Ottawa’s MD/PhD program. He is an aspiring Ophthalmologist with a keen interest in research. During his Master’s, he worked on developing nano-scale devices to detect bacterial pathogens in various biological samples (e.g. blood) and consumer products (e.g. foods, and water). His PhD Research focused on understanding cardiac-stem cells physiology in order to develop a cell-based therapy to treat damaged hearts. During this time, he developed a novel nanohydrogel biomaterial used to encapsulate human cardiac-stem cells in order to enhance cell engraftment in the heart. His current research interest includes: 1) developing nano-scale diagnostic devices to detect various ocular diseases, 2) diagnostic utility of mfERG and, 3) optimizing therapy for patients with non-infectious uveitis. On his free time he likes to play squash and spend time with his son.
Cody Lo, MD
Cody completed medical school and received an undergraduate degree in Pharmacology from the University of British Columbia. He is involved in several research projects spanning a variety of areas within ophthalmology and has an interest in medical education. In his free time, he enjoys running, cycling, and golf.
Fred Feng, MD
Fred completed his medical school at the University of Ottawa. He has a strong passion for research in ocular oncology and presented at many local and international conferences. When not working, Fred enjoys cooking, traveling, badminton and video games. In his former life, Fred was a competitive gamer in the fighting game community.
Victoria Liu, MD
Victoria completed her medical school at McMaster University and a research fellowship in Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery in Ottawa prior to residency. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, travelling and cross country skiing.