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Dr. Elizabeth Osuch
Contact Information
Phone
519-685-8500
Extension
65188
Email
Administrative Support
ellen.annett@lhsc.on.ca
Research Overview
- Affective disorders
- Reward system/neurocircuitry
- fMRI in neuropsychaitric disorders
- Differentiating mood disorders in the early stages of illness
- Machine learning classification algorithms
- Neurophysiology of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior
Biography
Degrees and Diplomas
1997 Postgraduate Training (Residency in Psychiatry), Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1993 MD, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Doctor (Medical), East Lansing, Michigan, United States
1983 BA, New College, Honors College of University of South Florida, Bachelor’s, Honours, Major in Philosophy, Sarasota, Florida, United States
Research Training
1997 - 2000 Clinical Research Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, Biological Psychiatry Branch, Senior Staff Fellow, Supervisor: Dr. Robert M. Post, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Qualifications, Certifications and Licenses
2005 - present The College of Physicians and Surgeon of Ontario
2005 - present The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada
1998 - 2018 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certified, United States
2005 - 2009 Maryland Board of Physicians, License, Maryland, United States
Partners
Evelyn Vingilis: University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Family Medicine: Department of Family Medicine; The Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine; Second Floor; University of Western Ontario
Jean Theberge: Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre; University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry; University of Western Ontario Department of Medical Biophysics
Vince Calhoun: The Mind Research Network; The University of New Mexico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jing Sui: Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; CAS Centre for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Peter Williamson: University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry; University of Western Ontario Department of Medical Biophysics
Richard Neufeld: Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Dr. Emma Duerden
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Publications:
Biography
Emma Duerden, PhD is a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders. She is an Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology in the Faculty of Education and a member of the Brain & Mind Institute at Western University, Canada. She is also a Scientist in the Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Health Division at the Children's Health Research Institute. Her research examines early life stress (e.g., pain, brain injury) and the association with brain development and cognitive outcomes in infants and children.
Dr. Gerald Wisenberg
Full Name
Dr. Gerald Wisenberg
Role
Location
Degrees and Qualifications
M.D.
Website
Research Overview
- MRS
- MRI
- Heart disease
Biography
Dr. Wisenberg is a cardiologist at London Health Sciences Centre, who was trained in the seminal days of nuclear cardiology. He participated in the early human trials at UCLA assessing the role of PET in assessing regional myocardial perfusion. His career has involved the use of a number of imaging modalities including SPECT, PET, MRI, and CT with specific reference to their role in assessing response to therapy and in guiding the management of cardiac patients. His current research focus is on determining the optimum time to inject stem cells to maximize the likelihood for myocardial regeneration, and to improve means of prolonging the residence time of the stem cells in the heart so that they can exert the greatest degree of repair.
Dr. Giuseppe Guaiana
Full Name
Dr. Giuseppe Guaiana
Role
Research Overview
- Schizophrenia
- Depression and anxiety
- Psychiatric epidemiology
Dr. Graham King
Full Name
Dr. Graham King
Role
Research Overview
- Development of upper limb stimulator
- Joint arthroplasty design & fixation upper limb
- Flexor tendon repair
- Upper limb joint arthroplasty design
- Computer and image-assisted orthopaedic surgery
- Upper limb fracture fixation and ligament reconstruction
Dr. Gregory Garvin
Full Name
Dr. Gregory Garvin
Role
Research Overview
- Musculoskeletal radiology
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Digital imaging
- Paleoradiology
Dr. Hassan Razvi
Full Name
Dr. Hassan Razvi
Role
Research Overview
- Endourology
- Medical and surgical aspects of urinary stone disease
- Benign prostate disorders
Dr. J Don Richardson
Full Name
Dr. J Don Richardson
Role
Location
Degrees and Qualifications
MD, FRCPC
Research Overview
- Advanced Analytics to Understand Military Related PTSD: Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and veterans are at risk of developing PTSD and other mental health conditions resulting from trauma exposure during their military service. The proposed study utilizes natural language processing (NLP) to identify key features related to 1) suicide attempts and 2) moral injury using unstructured data. Additionally, we propose using IBM SPSS Modeler or other technology available through IBM via Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovative Platform (SOSCIP) to: 1) identify patterns of comorbidity; and 2) predict treatment trajectories amongst a cohort of treatment-seeking CAF members and veterans.
- Develop algorithms that can be utilized in the screening of CAF members and veterans for PTSD, MDD, and suicidal ideation (SI): Research indicates that military personnel are at increased risk of developing PTSD, major depressive disorder, and suicidal ideation as a result of events experienced during their military service. The proposed study utilizes machine learning to develop assistive diagnostic algorithms to aid in the early identification of PTSD and MDD among CAF members and veterans.
- Statistics Canada Canadian Armed Forces Longitudinal Health Survey: In 2018, a follow-up assessment was completed of the large, representative sample of individuals who, 13 year earlier (2002), were employed by CAF and, at that time, participated in the Canadian Forces Supplement of the 1st Canadian Survey of Mental Health & Wellbeing. The plan is to investigate the incidence of new mental health (MH) problems and the persistence of the MH problems identified in 2002. The research will focus determining the incidence rate of new-onset MH problems during the 13 years since 2002 and identify characteristics associated with risk factors and protective factors to developing a new-onset MH outcome.
- Statistics Canada 2013 CAF Mental Health Survey: The 2013 CAF Mental Health Survey is a nationally representative sample of 8180 active CAF members. Using this nationally representative sample the plan is to examine the association between Psychiatric Illness, sleep disturbances and Suicidal Ideation in order to increase our understanding of military-specific factors that are associated with the development of PTSD among CF members who are deployed on combat missions.
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity in Treatment Seeking CAF Members and Veterans: The objective of the current study is to retroactively use information provided by former and current CF members presenting to Parkwood Hospital’s Operational Stress Injury Clinic for treatment in order to investigate (1) The relationship between events experienced during deployment and suicidal ideation (i.e., to determine whether certain combat experiences are more related to suicidal ideation than others), (2) The relationship between PTSD symptom clusters and health-related quality of life (i.e., to determine whether certain PTSD symptom clusters have a greater impact on wellbeing), and (3) The relationship between PTSD and comorbid disorders .
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Comorbidity in Canadian Veterans Patients attending the Parkwood Operational Stress Injury Clinic complete a standardized assessment and treatment protocol. The standardized questionnaires at intake include PHQ-9 and GAD-7 for depression and anxiety, the PHQ-15 for somatic symptoms, the Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT) for alcohol use, the PCL-M and PCL-5 for PTSD, the Deployment Experience Questionnaire, and the SF-36 to assess health-related quality-of-life. Prior to being seen for follow-up care, patients complete the PHQ-9, GAD-7, the PCL-5 and the OQ 45. Using a retrospective chart review design, the plan is to examining PTSD and comorbidity as well as examining predictors treatment outcome, including recovery.
Publications:
Biography
Dr. Richardson is consultant psychiatrist and Medical Director of the Parkwood Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic in London, Ontario. He is also the Scientific Director of the MacDonald Franklin OSI research Centre at the Parkwood Institute and a fellow with the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health. He has a Social Work degree from McGill University and completed his medical degree at Queen’s University and his fellowship in psychiatry at the University of Ottawa. He has more than 25 years of experience in the assessment and treatment of Veterans and Canadian forces members with PTSD and other operational stress injuries. Dr. Richardson has more than 50 published articles and book chapters in the area of Military and Veteran Mental Health including risk factors for PTSD and suicidal ideation, sleep disturbances, health care utilization, treatment outcomes and the impact of PTSD on quality-of-life.
Dr. Janet Pope
Full Name
Dr. Janet Pope
Role
Research Overview
- Scleroderma
- Lupus
- Early rheumatoid arthritis,
- Investigator initiated trials in RA and psoriatic arthritis
- Targeted biologics in the rheumatic diseases
- Data base research including above diseases and wirth the biologics and clinical trial design in the rheumatic diseases
Dr. Jatinder Takhar
Full Name
Dr. Jatinder Takhar
Role
Research Overview
- Early intervention psychosis
- Education
- Shared care models
- Continuing professional development
Dr. Jean Théberge
Full Name
Dr. Jean Théberge
Role
Location
Degrees and Qualifications
Ph.D., FCCPM
Website
Research Overview
The NeuroPsychiatry Imaging Lab (NeuroPIL), lead by Dr. Jean Théberge, is a research group dedicated to the development, implementation and application of brain imaging methodologies in psychiatry research.
Publications:
Biography
Dr. Théberge is a certified Medical Physicist specialized in magnetic resonance. His current work involves providing support to the clinical MRI programs of St. Joseph’s Health Care and LHSC, teaching MRI at the graduate level in the Medical Biophysics program of the University of Western Ontario and conducting MR imaging research within the Lawson Health Research Institute’s Imaging Division.
With a solid background in physics, significant computer programming skills and knowledge and experience of neuropsychiatry, Dr. Théberge has been able to forge several alliances with clinical collaborators that allow him to conduct a wide range of brain imaging research, methodological developments and applications centered around the theme of neuropsychiatric disorders.
His current research in this area includes investigations of progressive changes in brain chemistry in schizophrenia using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, investigations of brain functional connectivity in major depression in youth as well as in individuals with schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress disorder. Most recently, his group is applying functional MRS methods to the study of glutamate dynamics during the performance of a cognitive task in these disorders.
Dr. Jennie Wells
Research Overview
- Dementia/Alzheimer's disease
- Geriatric rehabilitation
Dr. Jennifer Fogarty
Research Overview
- Coping with symptoms in schizophrenia and its relationship to cognitive function (Psychology)
Dr. John Denstedt
Full Name
Dr. John Denstedt
Role
Research Overview
- Endourology
- Urolithiasis, lasers & biofilms
- Robotics and minimally invasive techniques in urology
- Surgical education
Dr. John R. Gonder
Full Name
Dr. John R. Gonder
Role
Research Overview
- Vitreoretinal surgery
- Diabetes
- Age related macular degeneration
- Macular disease