Hatem Krema

Hatem Krema, MD, MSc, FRCS, FICO (Hon.)

Professor Dr. Hatem Krema is the director of the ocular oncology program at the hospitals of the University of Toronto, Canada.

He has over 25 years of profound experience in ocular oncology practice. He was trained in ocular oncology at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, England, United Kingdom, Wills Eye Institute of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre of the University of Toronto.

Dr. Krema is interested in translational clinical research in ophthalmic oncology. He focuses on developing combined multimodal treatment protocols for ocular, adnexal, and orbital cancers, introducing innovative surgical techniques, establishing management algorithms for treatment complications, and applying molecular genomics to the personalized care of ophthalmic tumor patients.

Dr. Krema is frequently invited as a guest speaker and moderator at several national and international conferences. He is an ad hoc peer reviewer for several high-ranked ophthalmology journals and has served as the ocular oncology section editor for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology for 15 years.

He has mentored several international ocular oncology fellows, has been invited to provide courses and teaching sessions in ocular oncology to residents and fellows in several countries, and was granted several national and international teaching awards.