Dr. Ali Bateman
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Acquired Brain Injury Program
Area of Focus
Acquired brain injury rehabilitation, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, electromyography, quality improvement.
Biosketch
Dr. Ali Bateman is a consultant physiatrist in the Acquired Brain Injury rehabilitation program; Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation program; EMG laboratory and Peripheral Nerve Clinic; and in the Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive and Palliative Care Program. She is the Medical Director of the Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation program at Parkwood Institute and the co-chair of the Quality Council at St. Joseph's Health Care London. She is the quality improvement lead in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Western University.
Dr. Bateman completed a Bachelor of Science in Anatomy & Cell Biology at McGill University before completing medical school and residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and is also certified by the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists and holds the designation of CSCN Diplomate (EMG). Dr. Bateman completed a Master of Science in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.
For her contributions to postgraduate medical education, Dr. Bateman has been awarded the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residents' Award of Excellence; for her contributions to hospital leadership, Dr. Bateman has been awarded the St Joseph's Health Care London Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) Award.
Research
Dr. Bateman's research interests include quality improvement, peripheral nerve injury, acquired brain injury, and spinal cord injury.
