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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.

News
Physician Wellness collaborators

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.

Dr. Garnette Sutherland

Department Leadership

Dr. Nathalie Jetté

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.
 
 

Dr. Bijoy Menon

Neurology

Dr. Bijoy Menon, Section Head

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Dr. Steven Casha

Neurosurgery

Dr. Steven Casha, Section Head

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Dr. Sean Dukelow

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Dr. Sean Dukelow, Section Head

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dr. Shalina Ousman

Translational Neuroscience

Dr. Shalina Ousman, Section Head

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Translational Neuroscience

Education

Our department has 3 residency program, 47 residents and numerous fellowship opportunities.

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Research

Our clinical trials are improving patient outcomes and changing the way the world treats neurological and related conditions.

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Programs

Physicians in our three clinical sections run over 30 specialty programs and clinics throughout Calgary.

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Members

We are an exceptionally collaborative team that celebrates our diversity.

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mission

Caring, Educating, Innovating. Together.

vision

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.