Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Fellowship Title:

Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Division:

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Fellowship Type:

Clinical

Supervisor:

TBD

Duration:

Minimum 1 year

Application Open and Close Date:

July 1st to Aug 31st of each year

Anticipated Start Date(s):

July 1st of the following year

Number of position(s) per year:

1

Description:

The fellowship is an educational opportunity to learn about brain injury medicine rehabilitation. The fellowship experience will include working on two inpatient acquired brain injury (ABI) units as well as outpatient services with extensive exposure to acquired and traumatic brain injuries (ABI/TBI). The pathologies of the brain injuries are mainly due to infections, vascular, tumour/cancers, and poly-trauma (pedestrian and motor vehicle). Fellows will gain significant clinical experience in managing of adult brain injury and botulinum toxin injections for spasticity/hypertonicity.

Contact Name:

Dr. Tania Bruno

Role:

Fellowship Director

E-mail:

Tania.Bruno@uhn.ca

Mailing Address:

550 University Avenue, Toronto ON M5G2A2