Project Team, Executive Committee, and Expert Panels

Current and former members of the project team: Shawn Marshall (project leader), Alexander Lithopoulos (current project coordinator), Dorothyann Curran (research associate), Joses Robinson (current research assistant), Mackenna Pattison (former research assistant), Mikaela Ethier-Gagnon (former research assistant), Christopher Knee (former coordinator), Julia Lauzon (former research assistant), Margaret Nevison (former research assistant), Tara Martin (former research assistant), Sazia Naz (former research assistant), Zoe Gardiner (summer research assistant)

Around 50 concussion experts from across North America regularly volunteer to develop the recommendations for the Living Concussion Guidelines. Thirteen panels covering each major guideline section have been created. A minimum of 5 experts have been assigned to sections that match their expertise. Each expert is also required to complete the conflict of interest form which can be accessed here.

 

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Affiliation

  

Expert Panel Membership

Aaron Thompson
University of Toronto
Diagnosis and return to activity

Catherine Varner
Sinai Health System
Diagnosis and initial management

Natalie Le Sage
Université Laval
Diagnosis and initial management

Laura Rees
The Ottawa Hospital
Diagnosis and cognitive difficulties

Vered Tsehmaister-Abitbul
The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa
Diagnosis and initial management

Santanu Chakraborty
The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa
Diagnosis and post-traumatic headache

Shawn Marshall (project leader and executive committee member)
The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa
Diagnosis, initial management, management of prolonged symptoms, post-traumatic headache, sleep-wake disturbances, vestibular & vision dysfunction, return to activity, and older adults

Michael Ellis
University of Manitoba
Initial management and sport-related concussion

Barry Willer
State University of New York at Buffalo
Initial management and management of prolonged symptoms

Pierre Frémont
Université Laval
Sport-related concussion and cognitive difficulties

Lisa Fischer (executive committee member)
Western University
Sport-related concussion and return to activity

Kathryn Schneider
University of Calgary
Sport-related concussion and vestibular & vision dysfunction

John Leddy
State University of New York at Buffalo
Sport-related concussion and diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms

Mark Bayley (executive committee member)
University of Toronto
Diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms and management of prolonged symptoms

Charles Tator
University of Toronto
Diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms and return to activity

Carmela Tartaglia
University of Toronto
Diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms, management of prolonged symptoms, and older adults

Martin ten Hove
Queen’s University
Diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms and vestibular & vision dysfunction

Penny Welch-West
Parkwood Institute
Management of prolonged symptoms, fatigue, and return to activity

Matthew Burke
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto
Management of prolonged symptoms and post-traumatic headache

Deanna Quon
The Ottawa Hospital
Post-traumatic headache and mental health disorders

Jonathan Gladstone
Gladstone headache clinic
Post-traumatic headache and return to activity

Carol Cancelliere
Ontario Tech University
Post-traumatic headache and return to activity

Jonathan Wareham
Pupils Vision Therapy
Post-traumatic headache and vestibular & vision dysfunction

Marie-Christine Ouellet
Université Laval
Sleep-wake disturbances and mental health disorders

Caroline Arbour
Université de Montréal and Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
Sleep-wake disturbances and fatigue

Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau
Université Laval
Sleep-wake disturbances and fatigue

Tatyana Mollayeva
University of Toronto
Sleep-wake disturbances and fatigue

Diana Velikonja (executive committee member)
Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
Mental health disorders and cognitive difficulties

Angela Colantonio
University of Toronto
Mental health disorders

Élaine de Guise
Université de Montréal
Mental health disorders and cognitive difficulties

Aziza Byron-Alhassan
The Ottawa Hospital
Mental health disorders and cognitive difficulties

Irene Sullivan
University of Toronto
Cognitive difficulties and return to activity

Noah Silverberg
University of British Columbia
Cognitive difficulties and return to activity

Elke McLellan
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Cognitive difficulties and fatigue

Angela Peddle
University of Waterloo
Vestibular & vision dysfunction and fatigue

Shannon McGuire
Parkwood Institute
Vestibular & vision dysfunction and fatigue

Suresh Subramaniam
University of Calgary
Vestibular & vision dysfunction

Kristine Dalton
University of Waterloo
Vestibular & vision dysfunction

Jacqueline van Ierssel
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Vestibular & vision dysfunction
Chantel Debert University of Calgary Diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms, post-traumatic headache, and older adults
Robin Green University of Toronto Diagnosis/assessment of prolonged symptoms, management of prolonged symptoms, and older adults
Eva Coego Modern OT (Lifemark) and 360 Concussion Care Cognitive difficulties and fatigue
Adrian Fawcett Danforth Neurology Diagnosis and post-traumatic headache
Zahra Goodarzi University of Calgary Older adults
John Puxty Queen's University and Centre for Studies in Aging and Health at Providence Care Older adults
Jennifer O'Neil University of Ottawa Older adults
Susan Hunter Western University Older adults
Tara Baldisera Health Sciences North and Northern Ontario School of Medicine Older adults
Shannon Kenrick-Rochon Shannon Kenrick-Rochon Older adults
Judith Gargaro University Health Network-Toronto Rehabilitation KITE Older adults