The Holland Bloorview Concussion Centre team is made up of a dynamic group of health care professionals and researchers with a wide range of expertise. Meet our team of clinicians, scientists, staff and students.
Operations
Mazen Almaoui, Senior Director, Programs and Services
James Murphy, Manager, Early Concussion Care Program
Nick Joachimides, Manager, Brain Injury Rehab Team
Clinical
Dr. Peter Rumney, MD, FRCPC, Senior Physician Director
Dr. Ryan Hung, MD, FRCPC, Pediatric Neurologist
Dr. Alysha Ladha, MD, FRCPC, Developmental Pediatrician
Dr. Bev Moylan, MD, FRCPC, Pediatric Physiatrist
Vera Nenadovic, NP(EC), Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Janine Hay, C. Psych, Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Lily Riggs, C. Psych, Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Shannon Scratch, C. Psych, Clinical Neuropsychologist
Andrea Hickling, OT Reg. (Ont.), Occupational Therapist
Stephanie McFarland, OT Reg. (Ont.), Occupational Therapist
Kim Moody, PT, Physiotherapist
Tess Bardikoff, RSW, Social Worker
Erin Kohlmetz, RN, Registered Nurse
Charlotte Coy, RPN, Clinical Support Nurse
Cyndy Bryson, Intake Coordinator
Katie Shum, Intake Coordinator
Research
Nick Reed, PhD, Adjunct Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute
Katherine Wilson, MSc, Research Manager
Melissa Paniccia, PhD, Research Associate
Dayna Greenspoon, MScOT, Research Coordinator
Andrea Hickling, MScOT, Research Coordinator
Christina Ippolitto, MASc, Research Coordinator
Alexandra Cogliano, MScOT, Research Assistant
Christine Provvidenza, MSc, Knowledge Translation Specialist
Students and trainees
Kylie Mallory, PhD Student
Katie Mah, PhD Student
Karolina Urban, PhD Student
Alumni students and trainees
Charlotte Anderson, PhD (Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto)
Cervical Spine Dysfunction and Concussion: Exploring Assessment Methods, Prevalence, and Screening Protocols in Children with Persistent Post Concussion Symptoms; Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
Tiffany Toong, MSc (Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto)
Sensitivity and Specificity of a Multimodal Approach for Concussion Assessment in Youth Athletes; Sep 2016 – Sep 2018
Melissa Paniccia, PhD (Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto)
Heart rate variability and concussion: Exploring neurophysiological variation in youth athletes; Sep 2013 – Dec 2017
Harminder Sandhu, MSc (Clinical Engineering, IBBME, University of Toronto)
Evaluating the usability and utility of a smartphone technology to help youth self-manage their concussion; Sep 2014 – Jan 2017
Lee Verweel, MSc (Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto)
The use of heart rate variability amongst youth with concussion; Sep 2013 – Sept 2015
