Ian MacDonald, MD, CM, FCCMG, FRCSC - Ophthalmology

Dr. MacDonald is a professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta. His current research focus is translational research in eye genetics.

Board Certifications

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Canadian College of Family Physicians—1981

Fellow, Canadian College of Medical Genetics—1986

Fellow in Ophthalmology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada—1989

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

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Glaucoma

Pink Eye

Colour Blindness

Styes and Chalazia

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Blocked Tear Ducts

Cataracts

Education

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MDCM: McGill University, Montreal, QC, 1979

Residency: Family Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1979–1981

Fellowship: Clinical Genetics and Cytogenetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario; Biochemical Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children; Molecular Genetics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ottawa and Toronto, ON, 1983–1984

Research Fellowship: Clinical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, 1984–1985

Fellowship: Medical Research Council of Canada, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, 1985–1986

Residency: Ophthalmology, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa General Hospital, and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Chief Resident, 1988–1989), Ottawa, ON, 1986–1989

Academic Appointments

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Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, 1998–present

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 1996–present

Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 1992–present

Hospital Affiliations

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Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB

Professional Affiliations

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Canadian Ophthalmological Society

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Society of Human Genetics

Canadian Association of Pediatric Ophthalmologists

International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision

International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases

Ophthalmological Society of Alberta

Selected Publications

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1. Tran M, Bhargava R, MacDonald IM (2001). Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, progressive visual loss, and multiple sclerosis-like symptoms. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 132(4): 591–593.
2. MacDonald IM, Mah DY (2000). Summary of heritable ocular disorders and selected systemic conditions with eye findings. Ophthalmic Genetics, 21(1): 29–49.
3. Mah DY, Wong PW, Edwards A, MacDonald IM (1998). Recent advances in the genetics of macular dystrophies. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 33: 135–143.
4. MacDonald IM (1994). Recent advances in the molecular genetics of inherited eye disorders. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 29: 256–262.

Financial Disclosure

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This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.