Speaker Category: Speakers
Dr. Paul Albert
Dr. Paul R. Albert obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Harvard (1985) and did post-doctoral studies with Drs. Herbert and Civelli (Vollum Institute, Portland OR), where he cloned several dopamine and serotonin receptor genes.…
Dr. Sandra Billinger
Dr. Sandra Billinger, PT, PhD, is Professor, Vice Chair, Stroke Translational Research; Assistant Director, Neuroimaging Core, KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center; and co-PI and co-Director of an NIH-funded T32 Brain Health Training Program at…
Dr. Gregory Bix
Prof. Gregory Bix, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A., a physician scientist, is the Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Research Center, the Vada Odom Reynolds Chair in Stroke Research, and Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical and…
Dr. Sandra Black
Sandra E Black, O.C., O.Ont., Hon.DSc., MD, FRCP(C), FRSC, FANA, FAHA, FAAN, is a Professor of Medicine (Neurology Division) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, and is an internationally known cognitive and…
Dr. Mark Boulos
Dr. Mark Boulos is a Stroke & Sleep Neurologist and Associate Professor at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. Dr. Boulos serves as Medical Lead for the Sunnybrook Sleep Laboratory and…
Dr. Dale Corbett
Dr. Dale Corbett is Professor of Neurosciences (Emeritus) in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Corbett obtained his PhD in psychology from Concordia University followed by post-doctoral…
Ms. Jesse Dollimont
Jesse Dollimont MTA, NMT has been practicing music therapy in Alberta since 2017. She has recently stepped into a new role as a music therapist in the elementary education program at Renfrew Educational Services…
Dr. Numa Dancause
Numa Dancause Bsc(PT), PhD, is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Neurosciences of the UdeM; research axis director of the Fonds de Recherche du Quebec – Santé Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur…
Dr. Andrew Demchuk
Dr. Andrew Demchuk is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences for the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. He is also a stroke neurologist and Director of the Calgary Stroke Program.…
Dr. Marika Demers
Dr. Marika Demers is an assistant professor in the School of Rehabilitation, at the Université de Montréal and an emerging researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal. She is…
Dr. PJ Deveraux
Dr. Devereaux is a cardiologist, perioperative care physician, and clinical epidemiologist. He is the Director of the Division of Perioperative Care at McMaster University. He is a Senior Scientist and the Scientific Leader of…
Dr. Sean Dukelow (co-chair)
University of Calgary, Lead Principal Investigator, CanStroke Recovery Clinical Trials Platform
Dr. Jodi Edwards (co-chair)
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Lead Principal Investigator, StrokeCog Clinical Trials Training Platform
Dr. Thalia Field
Dr. Thalia Field is a stroke neurologist and clinician-researcher at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she is an Associate Professor and holds a Sauder Family/Heart and Stroke Professorship of Stroke…
Dr. Hillel Finestone
Dr. Hillel Finestone is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or physiatrist. He graduated from McGill Medical School and received Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialty training at the Universities of Ottawa and Michigan.…
Dr. Allan Garland
Allan Garland is Professor in the departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, and an Adjunct Scientist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. He received a B.S.…
Dr. Mayank Goyal
Mayank Goyal is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary. He also holds the Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Stroke Research. Dr. Goyal’s passion and…
Dr. Le-Anne Greer
Dr. Lee-Anne Greer is a psychologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, PEI. She has worked with individuals who have experienced stroke for over 20 years, and has been with the PEI Organized…