The Division of Pediatric Neurology of the Montreal Children’s Hospital was founded in the 1960s, and was among the first pediatric neurology divisions to be established in Canada.
Today, our division has a reputation both provincially and nationally for treating complex neurological disorders in children, and more specifically for our expertise in evaluating and treating intractable epilepsy, neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders, as well as multiple sclerosis, stroke, neuro-inflammatory conditions, and neuromuscular disorders, brain and nervous tumors – as well as other neuro-oncologic conditions.
Over the years, the division has received international recognition for its commitment to basic, clinical, epidemiological and qualitative research.
Members and personnel
The Division of Pediatric Neurology of the Montreal Children’s Hospital is made up of nine pediatric neurologists, many of whom conduct research into a variety of complex neurological disorders.
The division also has two part-time nurses on staff and includes a physiatrist, a social worker, and three research associates.
Division Director:
Dr. Maryam Oskoui
Neurologists:
Dr. Geneviève Legault, pediatric neurologist
Dr. Kenneth Myers, pediatric neurologist, Residency Program Director
Dr. Maryam Oskoui, pediatric neurologist, Division Director
Dr. Bradley Osterman, pediatric neurologist
Dr. Chantal Poulin, pediatric neurologist
Dr. Michael Shevell, pediatric neurologist
Dr. Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay, pediatric neurologist
Dr. Myriam Srour, pediatric neurologist
Associates:
Dr. Marie-Emmanuelle Dilenge, Pediatric Neurologist
Dr. Gaétan Filion, physiatrist
Dr. Myriam Lévesque-Roy, multiple sclerosis clinic and transition of care to adult neurology
Nurses:
Heather Davies, N. MSc(A) CNNC, advanced practice nurse
Sanaz Shadvar, N. MSc(A), nurse clinician
Neurophysiology:
Annie Rémillard, chief technician
Social Worker:
Stephanie Racicot
Emeritus Professor
Dr. Bernard Rosenblatt, H-KAP Fellow
Research Associates:
Dr. Geneviève Bernard, pediatric neurologist
Dr. Annette Majnemer, Vice-Dean (Education), Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Aparna Suvrathan, research associate
Clinical Activities
The Division of Pediatric Neurology of the Montreal Children’s Hospital provides care for children with challenging and complex neurological conditions.
We provide inpatient consultation on a 24/7 basis to all areas of the hospital including the medical and surgical wards, intensive care units and Emergency Department. We also provide consultation in a clinic setting to patients who are referred to us for the following categories of neurological illnesses: epilepsy or convulsive disorders that are not related to fever; neurodevelopmental disabilities (i.e. global developmental delay, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, developmental language impairment), neuromuscular disorders, headaches that are resistant to treatment, complex movement disorders, neurogenetic, neurometabolic and neurocutaneous disorders, demyelinating disorders, multiple sclerosis, stroke, neuroinflammatory diseases, neuro-oncologic conditions, and high-risk survivors of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
Our Division has implemented a screening process for consultations and follow-up of children requiring neurological intervention. While we treat children with any of the conditions listed above, we do not offer consultation or treatment for the following categories of referrals: children with routine headache who have not received a course of migraine prophylaxis; behavioral disorders (i.e. oppositional defiance disorder, conduct disorder, episodic dyscontrol syndrome); school related problems (i.e. ADHD, learning disabilities); patients with tics or Tourette's Syndrome not resistant to medication or behavioral intervention; autistic spectrum disorders without neurological co-morbidity; febrile seizures (both typical and atypical); and syncope.
Please refer to https://www.thechildren.com/departments-and-staff/departments/department... for more information regarding referrals to see a pediatric neurologist.
Research activities
The Division of Pediatric Neurology has active clinical, translational and basic research programs in epilepsy, neonatal encephalopathy, stroke and infectious/inflammatory aggressions occurring in the developing brain, neurodevelopmental and neuromuscular disorders, as well as research projects into genetic and epigenetic factors acting on the central nervous system (CNS) development and health.
Our Researchers:
Dr. Geneviève Bernard
Dr. Annette Majnemer
Dr. Kenneth Myers
Dr. Maryam Oskoui
Dr. Michael Shevell
Dr. Myriam Srour
Dr. Aparna Suvrathan
For additional information on research activities, please visit https://rimuhc.ca/ or https://www.mcgill.ca/research/
Clinical teaching activities
Members of the Division of Pediatric Neurology provide clinical teaching opportunities for child neurology trainees, medical students, residents (genetic, pediatrics, pedo-psychiatry, hematology-oncology), and neurology residents and fellows. Teaching is provided in outpatient general neurology and subspecialty clinics as well as on the emergency room and inpatient neurology consultation service (more than 50 consultation requests per week). The Division receives between two and four medical trainees per academic period usually consisting of two neurology residents, and one to two medical students (McGill or other university). For information on our Residency Program, please visit https://neurology.mcgill.ca/residency.html
The Division of Pediatric Neurology conducts its own weekly divisional academic grand rounds. These weekly divisional rounds are supplemented by weekly Comprehensive Epilepsy Conferences, bi-weekly EEG rounds, and weekly Neurology rounds (viewed via videoconference) from the Montreal Neurological Hospital. Multiple other rounds are available, including weekly Neuroradiology Teaching Rounds, bi-weekly CNS Tumor Boards, and semi-annual Mortality and Morbidity Rounds.
The Montreal Children's Hospital
1001 Boulevard Décarie
Montréal, QC H4A 3J1
Neurologist-in-Chief: Dr. Maryam Oskoui
Tel: (514) 412-4466
Fax: (514) 412-4373
E-mail: glen.neuro.clin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca