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Helen Dimaras

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Associate ProfessorClinical Public Health DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Helen Dimaras

Associate Professor

Clinical Public Health Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Retinoblastoma Patient Oriented Research Patient Engagement Priority Setting Pan-Canadian Patient Engagement In Research Cancer Knowledge Translation

Latest papers

Creation of a Retinoblastoma Registry in a Resource-Limited Country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cancer medicine · 2026
Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population-Based Report From CYP-C.
Pediatric blood & cancer · 2026
Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Consent in a Pediatric Ophthalmology Biobank.
Biopreservation and biobanking · 2026 · senior author

All 81 publications

Latest funding

An Evaluation of Patient Engagement in the Rare Pediatric Cancer Biobank
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$1,500
Join us for a 'Cup of Tea': A Patient-led Research Dissemination Strategy for the Canadian Retinoblastoma Community
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$10,000
Psychosocial Support for Retinoblastoma Patients and Families: Planning an Inclusive Study Recruitment Strategy
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$10,000

All 11 grants and awards

81 publications.

Creation of a Retinoblastoma Registry in a Resource-Limited Country in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Abaidoo B, Essuman VA, Dimaras H, Amissah-Arthur KN, Beyuo VM, Amankwaa-Frempong D, Ackah PF, Nimako A, Ofori-Adjei DI, Tagoe NN, Owusu-Asare LP, Essuman YA, Arthur IP, Kyeremeh GG, Oteng-Gyimah L, Bonsaana GB, Simon J, Appiah-Thompson B, Addy JF, Ollennu A, Renner LA, Guure C, Paintsil V, Peprah S

Cancer medicine2026

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.72144 PMID: 42499201

Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population-Based Report From CYP-C.

Sassine S, Trudeau-Ferrin O, Laverdière C, Hamel P, Superstein R, Koukoui B, Provost C, Nathan PC, Ramaswamy V, Shaikh F, Gallie B, Mallipatna A, Kletke S, Dimaras H, Coltin H

Pediatric blood & cancer2026

DOI: 10.1002/1545-5017.70316 PMID: 41968807

Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Consent in a Pediatric Ophthalmology Biobank.

Argento F, Devlin M, Dorna S, Flegg K, Mallipatna A, Prunier M, Regan T, Ristevski I, Tarabey L, Dimaras H

Biopreservation and biobanking2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/19475535261448800 PMID: 42363713

Content validity assessment and modification of the FACE-Q craniofacial module for retinoblastoma survivors.

Khan F, Noronha R, Ristevski I, Prunier M, Savoie G, Striowski A, Mallipatna AC, Wong-Riff KWY, Ali A, Dimaras H

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339657 PMID: 41886470

Development of a patient advocate committee for a pediatric biobank.

Argento F, Devlin M, Dorna S, Flegg K, Prunier M, Regan T, Ristevski I, Tarabey L, Dimaras H

Research involvement and engagement2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00834-9 PMID: 41782069

Assessing patient engagement approaches in the development of patient reported outcome measures.

Khan F, Prunier M, Ristevski I, Trantalovski M, Dimaras H

Journal of patient-reported outcomes2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s41687-026-01002-7 PMID: 41609970

Retinoblastoma Research in Africa: A Scoping Review.

Park S, Essuman YA, Sherief ST, Soliman SE, Essuman VA, Dimaras H

Pediatric blood & cancer2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.32074 PMID: 41017280

Angiogenesis Signaling in Retinoblastoma: Prognostic and Therapeutic Applications.

Yang E, Odell N, Dimaras H, Corson TW

International ophthalmology clinics2025

DOI: 10.1097/iio.0000000000000587 PMID: 40993896

Rare Pediatric Eye Cancer Research: Insights From the Kids Eye Biobank.

Argento F, Toumasis PN, Jones K, Ciezadlo J, Flegg K, Corson TW, Mallipatna AC, Dimaras H

International ophthalmology clinics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/iio.0000000000000594 PMID: 40993895

Health-related quality of life questionnaire for corneal anaesthesia patients: a content validity assessment.

Khan F, Noronha R, Williams S, Satgunalingam A, Wong-Riff KWY, Ali A, Dimaras H

Eye (London, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41433-025-03969-x PMID: 40890364

An Evaluation of Patient Engagement in the Rare Pediatric Cancer Biobank

SupervisorCIHR2023Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Argento, Frances

Keywords: Ics Travel Awards

$1,500

Join us for a 'Cup of Tea': A Patient-led Research Dissemination Strategy for the Canadian Retinoblastoma Community

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen; Ristevski, Ivana

Keywords: Dissemination; Pan-Canadian; Patient Engagement In Research; Retinoblastoma; Virtual

$10,000

Psychosocial Support for Retinoblastoma Patients and Families: Planning an Inclusive Study Recruitment Strategy

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen; Ristevski, Ivana

Keywords: Pan-Canadian; Patient Engagement In Research; Psychosocial Support; Retinoblastoma; Study Recruitment

$10,000

Developing a Patient Partnership to Decrease Age and Stage of Retinoblastoma at Diagnosis

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen; Ristevski, Ivana

Keywords: Awareness; Cancer Screening; Childhood Cancer; Eye Cancer; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Partnership; Priority Setting

$20,000

Disseminating the Top 10 Canadian Retinoblastoma Research Priorities

Nominated PICIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen

Keywords: Cancer; Knowledge Translation; Patient Engagement; Research Prioritization; Retinoblastoma

$10,000

Strengthening capacity for retinoblastoma research collaboration among patients, clinicians and scientists.

Nominated PICIHR2017Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen; Baddeliyanage, Richelle

Keywords: Patient Engagement; Patient Oriented Research; Priority Setting; Research Capacity; Research Co-Development; Retinoblastoma

$40,000

Determining Retinoblastoma Research Priorities

Nominated PICIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen

Keywords: Cancer; James Lind Alliance; Knowledge Translation; Patient Engagement; Patient Oriented Research; Priority Setting; Retinoblastoma

$8,000

Development of a Pediatric Ophthalmology Academic Partnership Between Canada and Ethiopia

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ali, Asim

Keywords: Knowledge Translation; Pediatric Ophthalmology; Training; Vision Science

$10,000

Development of a Patient Engagement Strategy for Retinoblastoma Research

Nominated PICIHR2015Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen

Keywords: Cancer Survivorship; Focus Groups; Genetics; Hereditary Cancer Syndromes; Patient Engagement; Patient Oriented Research; Research Registry; Retinoblastoma

$15,000

Canadian Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases

Nominated PICIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dimaras, Helen; Liang, Liying (Annie); Parnia, Abtin; Raman, Salem A

Keywords: Infection; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Poverty

$10,000

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Helen Dimaras

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Creation of a Retinoblastoma Registry in a Resource-Limited Country in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population-Based Report From CYP-C.

Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Consent in a Pediatric Ophthalmology Biobank.

Content validity assessment and modification of the FACE-Q craniofacial module for retinoblastoma survivors.

Development of a patient advocate committee for a pediatric biobank.

Assessing patient engagement approaches in the development of patient reported outcome measures.

Retinoblastoma Research in Africa: A Scoping Review.

Angiogenesis Signaling in Retinoblastoma: Prognostic and Therapeutic Applications.

Rare Pediatric Eye Cancer Research: Insights From the Kids Eye Biobank.

Health-related quality of life questionnaire for corneal anaesthesia patients: a content validity assessment.

Frequent collaborators

Ivana Ristevski

Asim Ali

Richelle Baddeliyanage

Jennifer Stinson

Rod Bremner

Beth Rachlis

Kathryn Graham

Alex Gregorieff

Vijay Ramaswamy

Abha Gupta

Xiaolin Wei

Barry Pakes

Ellen Langille

Bernard Choi

Shafi Bhuiyan

Carol Swallow

Rose Bilotta

Brian Gibson

Stanley Read

Neeru Gupta

Daniel Schramek

James Drake

Ross Upshur

Ming-Sound Tsao

Carmen Logie

Peter Selby

Eldad Zacksenhaus