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Neurology

Dr. Sara Mitchell
Dr. Sara Mitchell, MD, FRCPC, MPH

Staff Neurologist
Assistant Professor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room A4 55
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5


Phone: 416-480-6100 ext. 689351

Administrative Assistant: Cindy Garcia
Phone: 416-480-6100 ext. 63448
Fax:
416-480-5354
Email: cindy.garcia@sunnybrook.ca
Room: A4 42

Education:

  • BA (Hons), Psychology, McGill University, Montreal
  • MD (2009), McMaster University, Hamilton
  • Neurology residency (2014), University of Toronto, Toronto
  • Behavioural neurology/neuropsychiatry fellowship (2015), Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA USA
  • MPH, (2016) Masters in Public Health, Clinical Effectiveness, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA

Appointments and Affiliations:

  • Clinical associate (2015-2016), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Staff neurologist (2015-present), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Assistant professor (2016-present), Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Primary Progressive Aphasia
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Quality and Innovation in dementia care delivery
  • Dementia Care in the acute care hospital

Research/Clinical Profile:

Dr. Mitchell’s academic interests are in the advancement of care for patients with neurodegenerative disease. She has a particular interest in frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, alzheimer’s disease, rapidly progressive dementia and early-onset dementia. She is interested in the advancement of biomarkers and disease modifying treatments in neurodegenerative diseases.

Clinically, she has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, she has specific interest in the interface between neurology and psychiatry and has advanced training in the field of neuropsychiatry and cognitive/behavioural neurology. She has a defined interest in quality and innovation in dementia care delivery in both the acute care hospital and outpatient setting.

Selected Publications: