Dr. Marcele Fonseca Falcao
Associate Professor
MD, PhD
Currently supervising students
Current interests are developing cutting edge, engineering driven ophthalmic devices to assess, diagnose and manage eye movements, eye deviations and lid movements. I have successfully supervised 15+ Engineering graduate students in the recent past (Sherbrooke)聽
- Pediatric ophthalmic surgery聽
- Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Eye Surgery聽
- Ophthalmic Innovation, automation and artificial intelligence聽
- Amblyopia and visual development聽
- Surgical Education聽
Following her postdoctoral training in ophthalmology, Dr. Falcao received one year of training in oculoplastic and aesthetic surgery at the University of Sao Paulo, under the direction of Professor Augusto Cruz, as well as a 2nd year of training leading to the award of a PhD in oculoplastics following the publication of her thesis in "Mouvement saccadique palp茅bral "聽
Dr. Falcao also completed two more years of fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Sainte-Justine Hospital, Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Currently, Dr. Falcao holds an assistant professor position in ophthalmology at McGill University and a clinical teaching position in ophthalmology at Universit茅 de Sherbrooke. Dr. Falcao has also published about ten articles in the field of oculoplastics and pediatric ophthalmology, she regularly presents, is the inventor of a revolutionary pediatric ophthalmology device and she actively continues her research in these two fields. Dr. Falcao has been honored with several academic awards including an Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award from Universit茅 de Sherbrooke in 2017 and several 1st place awards for her research work from 1999 to date.聽
Pesenti F, Doucet E, Morin C, Falcao M. Ophthalmic manifestations in patients with Leigh syndrome, French Canadian type. Ocular Genet. 2018 Dec; 39(6): 725-727.聽
BOULOS PR, KELLEY JM,鈥疐ALC脙O MF, TREMBLAY JF, DAVIS RB, HATTON MP, RUBIN PA. In the eye of the beholder -- skin rejuvenation using a lightemitting diode photomodulation device. Dermatol Surg. 2009 Feb; 35(2): 229-39.聽
FALC脙O MF, MALBOUISSON JM, CRUZ AA, MESSIAS A. The relationship between two types of upper eyelid movements: saccades and pursuit. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jun; 49(6): 2444-8.聽
CRUZ AA, ALENCAR VM,鈥疐ALC脙O MF, ELIAS J, CHAHUD F. Association between Erdheim-Chester disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and familial thrombocytopenia. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2006; 22(1):60-2.聽
PAULA SA,鈥疐ALC脙O MF, ALENCAR VM, CASTRO FAA, CRUZ AA. (Pseudomyositis of the superior oblique muscle caused by amyloidosis). Pseudo-miosite do m煤sculo obl铆quo superior por amiloidose. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. S茫o Paulo : Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2004. v. 67. p. 34.聽
FALC脙O MF, PAULA SA, ALENCAR VM, CASTRO FAA, CRUZ AAVE. (Surgical approach of a giant frontal sinus osteoma invading the orbit.). Abordagem cir煤rgica do osteoma gigante de seio frontal com invas茫o orbit谩ria Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. S茫o Paulo : Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2004. v. 67. p. 33.聽
ALENCAR VM, PAULA SA,鈥疐ALC脙O MF, CASTRO FAA, CRUZ AAVE. (Orbital Xanthogranuloma Associated with Familial Thrombocytopenia) Xantogranuloma orbit谩rio associado a trombocitopenia familiar. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. S茫o Paulo : Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2004. v. 67. p. 34.聽
CASTRO FAA, CRUZ AAVE, ALENCAR VM,鈥疐ALC脙O MF, PAULA SA. (Partial laceration of the intra-orbital portion of the optic nerve following blunt ocular trauma) Sec莽茫o parcial da por莽茫o intra-orbit谩ria do nervo 贸ptico ap贸s trauma ocular contuso. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. S茫o Paulo : Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2004. v. 67. p. 109聽
