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Neurology

Dr. Aaron Izenberg
Dr. Aaron Izenberg
Staff Neurologist
Assistant Professor

Phone: 416-480-4475
Fax: 416-480-4674

Education:
  • BSc, Psychology, McGill University, Montreal
  • MD (2007), Queens University, Kingston
  • Neurology residency (2012), University of Toronto, Toronto
  • Neuromuscular Medicine fellowship (2013), Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Womens Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA USA
Appointments and Affiliations:
  • Staff neurologist (2013-present), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Assistant professor (2016-present), Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto
Research/Clinical Profile:
Dr. Izenberg’s clinical focus is in the diagnosis and management of patients with neuromuscular and neurological disease. He has particular interest in management of motor neuron diseases (including ALS and SMA), myopathy, myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuropathy, as well as urgent neurology. He is also the director of the rapid neurology clinic at Sunnybrook.
Dr. Izenberg’s chief academic interest is in medical education. He is the site director for Neurology education at Sunnybrook, and sites on the Neurology Education Committee for the University of Toronto. He is involved in clinical research in neuromuscular diseases, including Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Myasthenia Gravis.