HI Balandar,
The Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Canada www.TNAC.org Has recently completed 3 webinars with Doctors from Canada. The most recent one was by a Dr Hodaie in Toronto. To view the recordings of the webinars one has to be a member of TNAC. The cost is only $25 and there is a lot of valuable info and quarterly newsletters as well as these webinars included in the membership. You also get a tax receipt for charitable donation because they are a registered charity. In fact they are using the membership dollars to help fund some of Dr. Hodaie's work. The TNAC wrote the following about her
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Dr. Hodaie completed her Neurosurgery residency and fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto. Her field of clinical expertise and research interest include neuromodulation for the treatment of movement disorders and pain, surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and Gamma Knife radiosurgery. She is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery and the surgical co-director of the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gamma Knife Radiosurgery unit at the Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Hodaie is also affiliated with the Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, as an associate member. She has an active research lab focusing on the role of structural MRI techniques such as cortical thickness analysis and diffusion tensor imaging/tractography. Current lab projects explore methods in which these imaging techniques can pinpoint key neuroanatomical signatures in different pain syndromes, and their utility as imaging adjuncts in surgical diagnosis and tre atment. Dr. Hodaie also has a strong interest in international neuroscience and neurosurgical education. She has pioneered and enlisted international collaboration in the application of new educational tools in the field of neurosurgical education in the developing world, focusing on structured online course modules in neurosurgery"
Her phone number is 416-â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â–
The other Doctors included in the Webinar are:
Dr. Anthony Kaufmann, MD, BSc (Med), MSc, FRCP
Associate Professor, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba
Director, Centre for Cranial Nerve Disorders
Co-Director, Centre for Cerebrovascular Disease
Co-Director, Winnipeg Centre for Gamma Knife Surgery
Supervisor, Intra Operative Monitoring Program
Dr. Anthony Kaufmann & the Centre For Cranial Nerve Disorders:
www.umanitoba.ca/cranial_nerves/ccndhome.htm
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Dr. Christopher Honey is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of British Columbia and Director of Research for the Division of Neurosurgery. He was the President of the Canadian Section of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery for its first seven years. He is on the Board of the World Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery and was on the Board of the American Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery.
Dr. Christopher Honey, Stereotatctic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of British Columbia:
www.drhoney.org/
I am co-chair of the Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group of London. TNsupportlondon.ca
We have a member who had the MVD in Toronto a few months ago. I will try and secure the name and contact info for you.
In London most of our members have been to see Dr. Michel Parent (not sure of spelling.) I will get his number for you too.
I hope this helps a bit. Take a look at the TNAC website www.tnac.org as there are good links and a lot of good info.
Liz