Brain Dysfunction

Tiffany Townsend, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Neurology, epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, seizures, psychiatry and epilepsy

Matthew J. Farrer, PhD

Professor of Medical Genetics

Senior Scientist, Brain Research Centre

Parkinson’s disease, parkinsonism, movement disorders, genetics, neuroscience, brain, neuron, biology, bioinformatics, neurodegeneration, neurology

Roger Wong, CM, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS

Roger Wong, CM, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS

Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Vice Dean, Education

Geriatrics, geriatric medicine, acute care for older people, hospital medicine, frailty, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, quality improvement in medicine, medical education,

Brian Warriner, MD

Clinical Professor

All aspects of anesthesia practice – drugs, effects, monitoring, pharmacology, physiology, respiratory function, cardiac function, operative assessment, anesthesia for different disease processes, airway management, addiction in anesthetists, opioids, fentanyl

Dr. Lawrence Ward, AB, PhD

Dr. Lawrence Ward, AB, PhD

Professor

Cognitive/perceptual psychology, psychophysics, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, stochastic resonance,

Prof. Paul van Donkelaar, PhD

Prof. Paul van Donkelaar, PhD

Professor

Traumatic brain injury; intimate partner violence; sports-related concussion; sensorimotor control; neurocognitive function; cerebrovascular physiology,

Jehannine Austin, PhD CGC

Jehannine Austin, PhD CGC

Professor

psychiatric disorders; genetics; genetic testing; genetic counseling; depression; bipolar; schizophrenia; mental illness; stigma; empowerment

Michael Woodworth, PhD

Professor

Forensic psychology, psychopathy, deception detection, mental health, criminal behaviour, social media, language, computer-mediated communication research

Dr. Catriona Hippman, PhD, CGC

Dr. Catriona Hippman, PhD, CGC

Postdoctoral Fellow

Genetic counselling, genetic counseling, psychiatry, mental illness, postpartum depression, reproductive mental health, perinatal mental health, prenatal genetic screening, Down syndrome, disability, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, personalized medicine, antidepressants, antidepressant use in pregnancy, decision making in pregnancy,

Dr. Dzung Vo, MD

Dr. Dzung Vo, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Head, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine

Adolescent Medicine, Adolescent Health, Resilience, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Eating Disorders, Substance Use Disorders,

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Derryck Smith, MD, FRCP(C)

Derryck Smith, MD, FRCP(C)

Clinical Professor Emeritus

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychiatry, health care delivery, physician assisted dying, expert witness in psychiatry, traumatic brain injury

Andrea Grabovac, MD, FRCPC

Andrea Grabovac, MD, FRCPC

Clinical Associate Professor

Psychiatry, medication, meditation, vipassana, stages of insight, side effects of meditation, concentration practice, insight practice, mindfulness research, MBCT, MiCBT, MBSR, physician wellness, burnout, stress, well-being, neurobiology of mindfulness

Weihong Song, MD, PhD

Weihong Song, MD, PhD

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome, aging

Ashley Miller

Ashley Miller

Clinical Assistant Professor

Child and adolescent mental health, mood and anxiety disorders, family therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy for depression, mindful parenting, parenting, relationships, parental mental health, social determinants of health, school-based mental health, psychotherapy, emotion-focused therapies, physician wellness

Shernaz Bamji, PhD

Shernaz Bamji, PhD

Professor

Synapse biology, neuroscience, neurodevelopmental biology, cellular and molecular approaches

 

Lara Boyd, PT, PhD

Lara Boyd, PT, PhD

Professor, CIHR Delegate & Health Research Advisor to the VP Research

Brain, neuroscience, rehabilitation, neuroplasticity, learning, motor learning, stroke, educational neuroplasticity, MRI, functional MRI, transcranial magnetic stimulation, healthy aging, exercise

Brenda Lau, MD, FRCPC

Brenda Lau, MD, FRCPC

Program Director

Clinical Associate Professor

Anesthesiology, pain medicine, pain interventions, autonomic nervous system, rehabilitation, opioids, pain training, point of care, ultrasound, community clinics, regional pain services, movement rehabilitation, yoga, nutrition, prevention, post surgical pain, post trauma pain, headaches, back pain, whiplash, abdominal, fibromyalgia, widespread pain, neuropathic pain, chronic disease, Royal College pain medicine subspecialty, practice based evidence, injury prevention, post surgical care, non opioid pain services, myofacial release, IMS

Anthony Phillips, CM

Professor

Neural plasticity, learning and memory, brain health, motivation, dementia, mood disorders, schizophrenia

Dr. Shelina Babul, PhD

Dr. Shelina Babul, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

concussion, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), brain injury, brain dysfunction, health care, pediatrics, sports,sports medicine, sports and recreation, sport-related concussion, sports injury, physical activity, injury prevention, hyperbaric medicine, hyperbaric oxygen therapy,

Dr. Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT

Dr. Jill Zwicker, PhD, OT

Associate Professor

developmental coordination disorder, motor skills disorder, neurodevelopment, rehabilitation, brain imaging, pediatric, prematurity, brain development,