New Faculty Member Denise Hileeto

Image of Dr. Denise HileetoOn April 1, 2012, Dr. Denise Hileeto will join the faculty of Waterloo’s School of Optometry.  She will be appointed to a 3-year probationary term as a clinical associate professor.  Dr. Hileeto comes to Waterloo from the University of Valladolid’s Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology, where she has been an assistant professor.

Dr. Hileeto is a Bulgarian-trained physician, who received her Master of Science degree in Pathology at the University of Western Ontario before completing a 3-year residency in anatomic pathology at Yale University and a 1-year research fellowship in pathology at McMaster University.

The School of Optometry has been seeking an academic with strong teaching skills in anatomy and pathology: Dr. Hileeto’s record in Spain provides clear evidence of her teaching and scholarship skills.  The School enthusiastically welcomes Dr. Hileeto.