Meet the Team

  • Hello

    Dr. Mypinder Sekhon

    MD, PhD

    CEREBRI Co-Lead

  • Dr. Ryan Hoiland

    PhD

    CEREBRI Co-Lead

  • Rebecca Grey

    BGS, CCRP

    CEREBRI Manager

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Donald Griesdale

    MD, MPH, FRCPC

    Critical Care Medicine

  • Dr. Sonny Thiara

    MD, FRCPC

    Critical Care Medicine

  • Dr. Thalia Field

    MD, MHSc, FRCPC

    Stroke Neurology

  • Dr. Lily Zhou

    MD, MSc(Epid), FRCPC

    Stroke Neurology

  • Dr. Cheryl Holmes

    MD, MHPE, FRCPC

    Academic Researcher, Critical Care Medicine

  • Dr. Gary Redekop

    MD, MSc, FRCSC

    Neurosurgery

  • Dr. Christopher Honey

    MD, DPhil, FRCSC, FACS

    Neurosurgery

  • Dr. Peter Gooderham

    MD, MSc, FRCSC

    Neurosurgery

  • Dr. Raju Heran

    MD, FRCPC

    Neuroradiology

  • Dr. Noah Silverberg

    PhD, R.Psych, ABPP-CN

    Neuropsychology

  • Dr. Will Panenka

    MD, MSc, FPRCPC Neurology, FRCPC Psychiatry

    Neuropsychiatry

  • Dr. Scot Mountain

    MD, FRCPC

    Critical Care Medicine

  • Dr. John Pawlovich

    MD, FRCPC

    Rural Medicine

  • Dr Brydon Blacklaws

    MD, FRCPC

    Emergency Medicine, Northern Health

  • Dr. Jeff Beselt

    MD, FRCPC

    Emergency Medicine, Northern Health

  • Dr. Cheryl Wellington

    PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

  • Dr. Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen

    MD, PhD

    Neuropathology

  • Dr. Judy Illes

    CM, PHD, FRSC, FCAHS

    Neuroethics

  • Dr. Lynn Raymond

    MD, PhD, FRCPC

    Neuropsychiatry

  • Dr. Hussein Kanji

    MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC

    Health Policy Maker

  • Dr. Derry Dance

    MD, MPH, FRCPC

    Physiatry - brain injury and stroke rehabilitation

  • Dr. Srinivas Murthy

    MD, MHSc, FRCPC

    Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

International Collaborators

  • Dr. Chiara Robba

    MD, PhD

  • Dr. Shir Lynn Lim

    MD, MCI

  • Dr. Markus Skrifvars

    MD, PhD, EDIC, FCICM

Patient and Family Partners

  • Urban Patient and Family Partners

    Ms. Carmen Choi (sister of Wan Ming Choi) and Ms. Mary Salas are the Urban Patient and Family partner.

  • Rural and Remote Patient and Familiy Partners

    Mr. Bradley Baylis, Mr. Jim Jones and Mrs. Donna Jones (parents of Mr. Ryan Jones) are the Rural and Remote Family Caregiver partners.

  • The patient and family partners meet with Dr. Sekhon and Dr. Hoiland on a quarterly basis and receive updates on the cluster’s progress and provide patient-centered viewpoints on future projects and goals. The patient and family partners are also invited to participate in the cluster knowledge sharing activities to enhance engagement with cluster members.