Étienne Bénard-Séguin
About
Dr. Benard-Seguin is the current Chief Resident of the Ophthalmology Program. He was born to two french Canadian parents in Kingston, Ontario. Dr. Benard-Seguin pursued a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at the University of Ottawa graduating Summa Cum Laude and was awarded the Faculty Gold Medal. He then pursued his Medical School at Queen’s University, graduating in 2018. Since then, he has pursued his Ophthalmology specialty training at the University of Calgary.
2018 – Present | OPHTHALMOLOGY RESIDENCY Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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2014 – 2018 | MEDICAL DOCTORATE (MD) School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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2011 – 2014 | BACHELOR OF GENERAL SCIENCE (BSC) Summa Cum Laude Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
2015 | FRANKLIN & HELENE BRACKEN SCHOLARSHIP IN MEDICINE Awarded annually to the medical students in the Faculty of Health Sciences with the highest academic standing. (3040$)
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2015 | DANIEL MACTAVISH BAKER SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to the student obtaining the third highest standing in the examinations of the first medical year. (800$)
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2015 | D.T. SMITH PRIZE IN PHARMACOLOGY Awarded to the student in the first medical year making the second highest standing in Pharmacology. (50$)
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2014 | EDGAR FORRESTER SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to the student with the highest academic standing of the Queen’s School of Medicine entering class. (1000$)
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2014 | UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA GOLD MEDAL Awarded to the student with the highest academic standing of the graduation class.
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2013 – 2014 | MERIT SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Awarded to a student who demonstrated outstanding academic success during the academic year. (500$ x2)
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2012 – 2014 | DEAN’S HONOUR LIST Awarded to a student who demonstrated academic excellence by obtaining a cumulative GPA of over 8.5.
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2011 – 2014 | ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP (95%+), UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Awarded to a student with an admission average over 95%. Maintain cGPA over 8.5 for renewal. (4000$ x3)
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2011 | GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ACADEMIC BRONZE MEDAL, ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE MARIE RIVIER Awarded for academic excellence to the student who achieved the highest high school graduating average. |
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2020 |
NEURO NEXUS CHALLENGE 1ST PLACE PRIZE 1st Place awarded for our project “Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Distinguish Typical Optic Neuritis from Atypical Optic Neuritis”. 10 000$
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2017 |
BARSKY PRIZE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY Awarded to the Queen's medical student, in any year, who obtains the highest standing in a research project, related to ophthalmology, presented to Queen's Department of Ophthalmology. 150$
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2015, 2016 |
HÔPITAL MAISONNEUVE-ROSEMONT FOUNDATION RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship awarded to a student with an exceptional academic record. 6500$ (x2)
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2015 |
FRQS VISION HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK INITIATION TO VISION RESEARCH AWARD Awarded to an exceptional candidate in order to conduct Vision research. 1500$
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2014 |
NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (NSERC) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD Awarded to a student who demonstrates outstanding academic success and research aptitudes. 6000$
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2014 |
NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (NSERC) CREATE TRAINING IN QUANTITATIVE BIOMEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to a student who demonstrates outstanding academic success and research aptitudes. 6500$
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2012 – 2013 |
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (UROP) Awarded to a student with a cGPA over 7.5 to conduct research with a professor during one semester. 1000$
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2011 – 2012 |
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to a student with an admission average over 90% who demonstrates research skills and excellence in science. 10 000$ |
Research projects
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recent Publications
- Predictors of Long-Term Visual Acuity in a Modern Cohort of Patients With Acute Idiopathic and Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Optic Neuritison May 18, 2023
- Optic neuritis: current challenges in diagnosis and managementon January 11, 2023
- A Deep Learning System for Automated Quality Evaluation of Optic Disc Photographs in Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorderson January 8, 2023
- A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Optic Neuritison January 2, 2023
- Optimization of femtosecond laser-constructed clear corneal wound sealability for cataract surgeryon July 23, 2020
