Welcome to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences
The Department of Clinical Neurosciences is highly academic—comprised of over 100 Faculty members—and is organized into the Sections of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Translational Neuroscience.
From left:Dr. Jane Lemaire, Dr. Sarah Furtado, Dr. Lara Cooke, Alicia Polachek
DCNS members help expand physician wellness to national audience
Congratulations to Dr. Lara Cooke and Dr. Sarah Furtado for their work to expand Well Doc Alberta to a national program!
The provincial initiative, led by Dr. Jane Lemaire and Alician Polachek, launched in 2019 and has received $5 million in new funding to make the program avaiable to physicians across Canada.
Congratulations to Dr. Sutherland!
Dr. Garnette Sutherland receives the 2024 Health System Innovation Champion Award on May 30 from Alberta Innovates Digital Health.
Department Leadership
Department Head: Dr. Nathalie Jetté
Our department, which has a history spanning over 40 years, is proudly focussed on our mission:
Caring, Educating, Innovating. Together.
We care for patients in Southern Alberta, Southeastern BC, and Southwestern Saskatchewan—and provide world-class treatment in our five primary hospitals and in dozens of outpatient clinics.
Our department is proud of and committed to our educational mandate. We have three exceptionally strong residency programs that have trained countless specialists in neurology, neurosurgery and physiatry (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). In addition, our faculty teach undergraduate trainees and fellows from around the world.
Importantly, our work is continuously evolving as our members lead research projects and clinical trails into procedures and treatments that will benefit patients in the years ahead. We hope you enjoy our website, stories about our faculty, and the incredible work they perform.
Nathalie Jetté, MD MSc, FRCPC (Neurology) FAES FAAN FANA
Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Section Leadership
Please visit our Contacts page for more information about all our department's leaders.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dr. Sean Dukelow, Section Head
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Translational Neuroscience
Dr. Shalina Ousman, Section Head
Caring, Educating, Innovating. Together.
By building healthy teams, collaborating with patients, outstanding care providers, researchers, educators and health care administrators, the Department of Clinical Neurosciences will provide compassionate, equitable, and high-quality care to people dealing with neurological problems. While doing this, we will constantly strive to learn and to improve.