Medical Advisory Committee

    Chair:

    Dr. Anthony Feinstein
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
    Area of expertise: neuropsychology, cognitive dysfunction, cognitive rehabilitation

     

    Members:

    Dr. Mark Allegretta
    Vice-President, Research, National MS Society (USA) 
    Liaison Representative  

    Dr. Nathalie Arbour
    Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
    Area of expertise: molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in neuroinflammatory processes
     

    John Clifford 
    Senior Partner, McMillan LLP
    MS Canada Board of Directors, Chair

    Dr. Sultan Darvesh
    Professor in Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Department of Medical Neuroscience at Dalhousie University
    Area of expertise: behavioural neurologist, organic chemist, development of therapeutics and diagnostic agents for Alzheimer's disease

    Marilyn Emery
    Chief Executive Officer, Women’s College Hospital
    MS Canada Board of Directors, Vice Chair

    Dr. Marcia Finlayson
    Vice-Dean (Health Sciences) and Director of School of Rehabilitation Therapy, MS Occupational Therapist, Queen’s University 
    Area of expertise: rehabilitation therapy, fatigue management, caregiving in MS, Falls in MS
     

    Dr. Douglas Landsman
    Vice-President, Research, National MS Society (USA)
    Liaison Representative
     

    Dr. Catherine Larochelle
    Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal and Neurologist, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
    Area of expertise: neurologist, neuroimmunology and neuroinflammation in MS
     

    Dr. Michael C. Levin
    Professor and Neurologist, Department of Neurology, University of Saskatchewan
    Area of expertise: neurology, pathogenesis of MS, neurodegeneration
     

    Beverley MacAdam
    Senior Director, RBC
    Community Member; MS Canada Board of Directors, Director

    Dr. Jiwon Oh
    Staff Neurologist and Medical Director, BARLO Multiple Sclerosis (MS) program at St. Michael’s Hospital and Associate Professor, University of Toronto
    Area of expertise: advanced MRI techniques in the spinal cord and brain for use in clinical settings

    Dr. Shalina S. Ousman
    Associate Professor, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
    Area of expertise: protective mechanisms in MS and peripheral nerve regeneration
     

    Dr. Ilia Poliakov
    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Saskatchewan; Clinic Director, Saskatoon MS Clinic; President, Canadian Network of MS Clinics
    Area of expertise: neurology, clinical informatics, health quality outcomes


    Dr. Jacqueline Quandt
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia and Principal Investigator & Associate Director of the UBC MS Research Group
    Area of expertise: neuroinflammation relevant to multiple sclerosis and other nervous system disorders