University of Toronto Neurology Grand Rounds
May 27, 2022
The Rise of the Neurohospitalist Movement and the Future of Inpatient Neurology
Dr. Andy Josephson (UCSF, Weill Institute for Neurosciences)
May 13, 2022
TBD - Details to follow!
Apr 22, 2022
The Alzheimer’s drug development pipeline: what’s coming for the treatment of Alzheimer patients?
Dr. Jeff Cummings (Las Vegas, NV, Cleveland Clinic)
February 25, 2022
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Emerging concepts and clinical phenotypes
Dr. Marieke Wermer (LUMC, Netherlands)
January 28, 2022
Virtual Behavioural Medicine Program (VBM): A Game Changer in Care for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia
Dr. Morris Freedman, (Baycrest Centre, University of Toronto)
November 26, 2021 (Joint University of Toronto Neurology Grand Rounds & National Grand Rounds)
Pediatric to Adult Transition Care in Neurology Transition Symposium II
Transition Care from Pediatric to Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
Joint initiative between the Division of Adult Neurology, Dept. of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
Left to Their Own Devices: Building the First Canadian Pediatric Neuromodulation Clinic and a New Model of Care of Transition
Dr. Cristina Go, Dr. Carolina Gorodetsky (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Alfonso Fasano (University Health Network)
The Challenges of Transitioning Care of Patients with Mitochondrial Disease
Dr. Ingrid Tein (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Graeme Nimmo (University Health Network)
Transitioning care: What can we learn from patient’s experience?
Ms. Melanie Marshall
Trainees’ Perspectives on Transition of Care
Dr. Katherine Sawicka, Dr. Lindsey Logan and Dr. Kathryn Yang (U of T Adult and Pediatric Neurology Residents)
SMA Therapy: Effect of Cost of Therapy on Transition of Care
Dr. Hernan Gonorazky (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Aaron Izenberg (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Insights from Transition in Other Fields: Transitioning Kidney Transplant Care from Pediatrics to Adults
Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Lessons I’ve learned from treating adolescents & young adults with headache
Dr. Hope O’Brien (Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)
October 22, 2021
Functional Neurological Disorders - "If I only had a brain"
Dr. Jon Stone (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh)
September 24, 2021
Precision medicine in glioma: rethinking brain tumors in the colecular era
Dr. Mary Jane Lim-Fat (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
May 28, 2021
The History, and Mystery, of Higher Cortical Visual Disorders
Dr. Sashank Prasad (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts)
April 23, 2021
Neuro-epidemiology in action: Findings that are changing clinical practice for people with epilepsy
Dr. Nathalie Jette (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA)
February 26, 2021
Pediatric to Adult Transition Care in Neurology Mini-Symposium
Transition Care from Pediatric to Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
Joint initiative between the Division of Adult Neurology, Dept. of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
Dr. David Tang-Wai and Dr. Steven Miller (Division Directors Adult & Pediatric Neurology)
Transition Care for Neuroinflammatory Conditions
Dr. Ann Yeh (The Hospital for Sick Children), Dr. Jiwon Oh (Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto), Jennifer Boyd, Clinical Nurse Specialist (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Transitioning successful models of pediatric complex care
Dr. Eyal Cohen (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Pediatric Transition Preparation in Neuromuscular Disease
Dr. Laura McAdam (Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)
Accessibility Patient Care Advocate
Ms. Maayan Ziv, Patient Advocate, CEO ACCESSNOW.CA
Transition Care for Neurovascular Disease
Dr. Elizabeth Pulcine (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Cheryl Jaigobin (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
Transition Care in Epilepsy
Dr. Elizabeth Donner (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Danielle Andrade (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
Transition program in Epilepsy at Necker Hospital: The 2 faces of the medal
Dr. Rima Nabbout (Paris Descartes University, Paris, France)
December 2020 & January 2021 - No Rounds
November 27, 2020
Issues in Women’s Neurology and Women's Neurology at the University of Toronto
Mary A. O’Neal, MD (Boston, Massachusetts, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Esther Bui MD, FRCPC and Aleksandra Pikula BSc. (Hon), MD, Dipl. ABPN (USA) (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
October 23, 2020
Rapidly progressive dementia: causes and diagnostic approach
Gabor Kovacs MD, PhD, FRCPC (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
September 25, 2020
The new virtual reality: Neurologic care during COVID and beyond
Charles Kassardjian MD MSc FRCPC (Unity Health Toronto: St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto)
Houman Khosravani BSc(Hon), MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
Sara Mitchell MD, FRCPC, MPH (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
May 22, 2020: No rounds
April 24, 2020
Special COVID-19 Grand Rounds
1. Preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a tertiary referral hospital in Barcelona, Spain - Susana Otero-Romero, MD (Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona)
2. Protected Code Stroke - Houman Khosravani, BSc(Hon), MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC (SHSC, UofT)
3. COVID-19 and Multiple Sclerosis - Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD, FEAN, FAAN (UHT: SMH, UofT)
4. COVID-19 and Movement Disorders - Sohaila Alshimemeri, Movement Disorders Fellow (UHN: TWH)
5. COVID-19 and Neuromuscular Disorders - Hans Katzberg, MD, MSc, FRCPC (UHN: TGH)
6. COVID-19 and Epilepsy - Danielle Andrade, MD, MSc, FRCPC (UHN: TWH)
7. COVID-19 and Role of Neuroimaging - Patrick Nicholson, Senior Fellow, Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology (UHN: TWH)
8. COVID-19 and Neurocritical care – Jeff Singh, MD, FRCPC (UHN: TWH)
February 28, 2020
Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: State of the Art and Where We Are Headed
Renato Munhoz, MD (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
November 22, 2019
Cognitive Impairment and Lewy Bodies
Richard Camicioli, MD, FRCPC (Alberta Canada, University of Alberta)
October 25, 2019
Predicting Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion
Dariush Dowlatshahi, MD PhD FRCPC (Ottawa Canada, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)
September 27, 2019
Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI)
Rick Swartz, MD. PhD, RCPSC (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
May 24, 2019
Blood-brain barrier opening using MR-guided focused ultrasound in neurological diseases
Agessandro Abrahao MD, M.Sc., CSCN Diplomate (EMG) (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
February 22, 2019
Revisiting Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases for the Era of Precision Medicine
Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc (Cincinnati, OH, USA, University of Cincinnati)
November 23, 2018
The imaging based quest to optimize patient selection for new treatments by conquering ischemic stroke and TIAs severe heterogeneity
Andrew Demchuk, MD, FRCPC (Alberta Canada, Alberta Health Services)
September 28, 2018
- The utility of ambulatory EEG in acute stroke assessment-a proof of concept study - Meah Gao, PGY 5, Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
- A novel tool for the evaluation of neurological exam skills among neurology residents - Russell Rasquinha, Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
- NIRVE update. From Russia with Love - Priti Gros, PGY3, Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
May 25, 2018
The CCNA (Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging): what it is, why we need it, and what it can do for you
Howard Chertkow, MD, FRCPC (Montreal, Canada, McGill)
February 23, 2018
Managing Third, Fourth, and Sixth Nerve Palsies
Jonathan Trobe, MD (Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan Medicine)
October 27, 2017
CGRP: A new migraine target, a new era in migraine therapy
David Dodick MD, FAHS, FRCPC, FACP (Phoenix, AZ, Mayo Clinic)
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