Miguel Noel Nascente Burnier Júnior

Dr. Burnier is a Full Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Medicine, Oncology and Surgery at McGill University and the former Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at McGill (1993 to 2008). He was also the Thomas O. Hecht Family Chair in Ophthalmology (1996-2012) - the first and only endowment Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology - which was awarded to Dr. Burnier upon his arrival as Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Burnier is currently the Director of Training & Development of the Research of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute. Dr. Burnier received his MD and completed his residencies in Pathology and Ophthalmology in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also completed his MSc. and a PhD. in Ocular Pathology at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. After his first Pathology fellowship at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Washington, DC, Dr. Burnier returned to Sao Paulo and became the Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology, Federal University of Sao Paulo (1986-1989). In 1989, Dr. Burnier returned to the US as a Professor and as a Senior Scientist working at both the AFIP and the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, until 1993 when he was recruited to McGill University to be Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology, as well as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology. The Laboratory offers the only Ocular Pathology graduate program in North America. Over 125 fellows and graduate students from different countries have passed through the Laboratory. Since 1999, over 25 graduate students of the Laboratory completed their thesis at the Pathology Graduate Program, McGill University. Also during this time, 40 international graduate students from Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; University of Valladolid and University of Barcelona, Spain and University of Coimbra, Portugal completed their thesis.