Committees

The Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences has six standing committees that function as operational advisory or decision-making bodies to the Department Chair/Chief and Executive Leadership Team. Each committee has Terms of Reference that have been reviewed and/or approved by the Leadership Team to ensure that committee composition is representative of the department’s academic roles and clinical services.

CNS Executive/LHSC Leadership Committee

Dr. David Steven (Chair)
Dr. Mel Boulton 
Dr. Jorge Burneo   
Dr. Elizabeth Finger  
Dr. Michelle-Lee Jones 

Appointments & Promotions Committee

Dr. David Steven (Chair)
Dr. Mel Boulton
Dr. Jorge Burneo
Dr. Elizabeth Finger
Dr. Mel Boulton
Dr. Alex Fraser
Dr. Stephen Pasternak 
Dr. Adrianna Ranger  
Dr. Michelle-Lee Jones
Dr. Luciano Sposato 
Dr. Jennifer Mandzia 
Dr. Teneille Gofton

Financial Management Committee

Dr. David Steven (Chair)
Dr. Teneille Gofton
Dr. Christen Shoesmith
Dr. Wai Ng
Dr. Matthew Hebb
Dr. Jorge Burneo
Dr. Mel Boulton

Research Committee

Dr. Elizabeth Finger (Chair) 
Dr. David Steven 
Dr. Mel Boulton
Dr. Jorge Burneo
Dr. Sandrine de Ribaupierre 
Dr. Adrian Budhram 
Dr. Matthew Hebb
Dr. Joseph Megyesi
Dr. Luciano Sposato
Dr. Jonathan Lau
Dr. Ana Suller-Marti
Dr. Ali Khan

Education Committee

Dr. Michelle-Lee Jones (Chair)
Dr. Anita Florendo-Cumbermack
Dr. Christen Shoesmith
Dr. David Steven 
Dr. Joseph Megyesi
Dr. Keith MacDougall
Dr. Mary Jenkins 
Dr. Mel Boulton 
Dr. Michael Nicolle
Dr. Marissa Lagman

Neurology Residency Program Committee

Dr. Anita Florendo-Cumbermack (Program Director/Chair)
Dr. Jorge Burneo (Ex-Officio) 
Lisa Baker-Spiller (Ex-Officio) 
Dr. Adrian Budhram (Research)
Dr. Courtney Casserly  
Dr. Tommy Chan  
Dr. Alex Fraser   
Dr. Mary Jenkins (Associate Program Director/CBME Lead)  
Dr. Lauren Mai

Residents: T. Jairam (PGY-1), B. Langford (PGY-2), K. Xiong (PGY-2), U.Bharaj (PGY-3), N. Kosior (PGY-3), M.Patel (PGY-3), R. Sawaya (PGY-3 & Chief Resident), B. Dawson (PGY-4), C. Li (PGY-4 & Chief Resident), S. Li (PGY-4), Y. Chang (PGY-5), A. Gibson (PGY-5)

Neurosurgery Residency Program Committee

Dr. Keith MacDougall (Program Director/Chair)
Dr. David Steven (Ex-Officio)
Jumai Alaka (Ex-Officio)
Dr. Mel Boulton
Dr. Jonathan Lau
Dr. Adrianna Ranger
Dr. Joseph Megyesi
Dr. Abdurrahim Elashaal
James Ward

Residents: V. Karapetyan (Chief Resident), M. Mohammad (Chief Resident), A. Vivekanandan (Wellness Representative), R. Wang (Peer-Elected Representative), A. Mastrolonardo (PGY1), P. Chan (PGY1), M. Alostad (PGY1)