Neurology
Division of Neurology
Our Vision:
To become a national and international leader in the provision of leading edge care for children and youth with neurological disorders, conducting research, applying technology to improve patient care, obtaining superior clinical outcomes and sharing information through peer reviewed publications and educational programs.
Our Mission:
To improve the neurological health of children and youth in B.C. through compassionate, leading edge care, educaiton and research, and to implement advances in pediatric neuroscience, particularly those that singificantly improve patient outcomes.
Overview:
The Division of Neurology provides the only tertiary level of care for children with neurological disorders in British Columbia. We have the most comprehensive Pediatric Neurology program in Western Canada, featuring subspecialty programs in epilepsy, neuro-oncology, neuromuscular disorders, cognitive neurology, and neonatal neurology.
We offer state-of-the-art care for common and rare diseases of the nervous system, including epilepsy, stroke, brain tumors, newborn brain injury, and muscle diseases. Clinical care is a priority of the division, and young patients are referred from across the province by general practitioners, general pediatricians, and physicians in the Emergency Department and other Departments at Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. We collaborate closely with colleagues in Neurosurgery, Neurophysiology, Biochemical Diseases, Oncology, and Neonatology to provide comprehensive diagnosis and the most advanced treatments for infants, children and adolescents living with neurological disorders.
The Division has an active teaching program with full accreditation from the Royal College for the five-year subspecialty training program. We offer subspecialty training programs and fellowships in epilepsy, neuro-oncology, and neonatal neurology.
Members of the Division of Neurology are active researchers with joint affiliations with the the Child & Family Research Institute and the University of British Columbia. We integrate formal training in clinical research methods in the curriculum of our Royal College training program. In addition to clinical training we offer post-doctoral research fellowship in neonatal neurology.
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