Dr. Caitlin Cassidy MD, FRCP(C)
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Transitional & Lifelong Care Program
Area of Focus
Transitional and Lifelong Care program, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Medical Education
Bio Sketch
Dr. Cassidy completed an Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at McMaster University (2005). She then went on to complete her degree in Medicine at the University of Ottawa (2009), and her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM & R) at Western University (2014). She is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of PM&R and Paediatrics at Western University.
Dr. Cassidy’s main clinical focus is in the Transitional and Lifelong Care (TLC) Program, housed primarily at Parkwood Institute. The program provides long term rehabilitative care to people with chronic and sometimes complex conditions of childhood onset, including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida and others. Dr. Cassidy’s other clinical responsibilities include regular electrodiagnostic clinics at Parkwood Institute, specialty teen clinics at Thames Valley Children’s Centre, and inpatient consultation services for the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation unit at Parkwood Institute.
Research
Dr. Cassidy’s main research interests lie in addressing the challenges in transitioning to adult care with a childhood onset disability and the long term outcomes these patients experience. She is also active in medical education, particularly in the Musculoskeletal Medicine portion of the undergraduate medical curriculum at Western University.
Academics
Dr. Cassidy is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and for the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology. She is co-chairs the biannual Canadian Resident Education Program in Spasticity.
Publications
Contact
Phone: 519.685.4292 x45027
