CHIARI DRS LIST ~~~~CANADA

Hi I wanted to get a list started for those of you in Canada...I am not sure if these drs r indeed chiari specialists, but found their names listed on another chiari site.Please RESEARCH all drs and do not take this list as a reference.
Let us know if u saw ne of these drs and what  thought.


CANADA

Dr. Rudolph Arts
Neurologist
Barrie, Ontario
(ph) 705.721.1060

Dr. Paul Muller
Chief of Neurosurgery
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
(ph) 416.864.5590

Dr Hurlbert
Neurosurgeon
Foothills Hospital
Calgary, AB, Canada

Dr. Rutka
Neurosurgeon
Sick Children's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Ramesh Sahjpaul
Neurological Sciences
339 Windermere Road,
London, Ontario N6A 5A5
(ph) 519.663.3706
(fax) 519.663.3753

[*Stormy*]

Hi

I guess I should add mine to this thread too:

Dr. Richard Reid
605 Discovery St.
Victoria, BC
25-383-3638

A really great person and an excellent surgeon, comes highly recommended!! I don't think he is considered a "chiari" specialist but he had a really good knowledge of Chiari and what effects it can cause...in my case he was also the one who dx'd it.

Carolyn

[selmaS]

by 4_mama, 3 minutes ago
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This is the neurosurgeon who completed my husband's decompression surgery May/10 in Ontario, Canada.

Dr Ronald Pokrupa
Areas of Clinical Interest:
Neurosurgery, Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia, CNS Neoplasia, Cervical Spine Surgery

Contact Information:
Department of Surgery
Kingston General Hospital, Victory 3-361
Kingston, ON K7L 2V7
Tel: [phone] x. 6282
Fax: [phone]

[jessbee82]

Dr Fred Gentili
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 399 Bathurst Street,
Toronto ON, Canada
M5T 2S8

Dr. R. Loch Macdonald
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: ***@****

[selmaS]

Thanks for the add on of names...soon this list will be as large as the US one : )

[jessbee82]

Doctor Iftikhar Ul Haq

Address:
Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre
Division of Neurosurgery
980 Oliver Road Room 1020
Thunder Bay
Ontario
P7B 6V4

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Gender: Male

[jmac819]

Hi, I'm going in Monday for my Surgery (so hopefully he's good! -LOL)

Dr. Richard Perrin
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
(ph) 416.864.5503
Neurosurgeon

[jessbee82]

Good luck!  I know another person who had their decompression surgery at St. Michaels, I hope everything goes well!  Please let us know how everything goes,
jessbee82

[n40066]

bumping up for new members

[*Stormy*]

Bumping up for new members and whoever might have a specialist to add to the list!

Carolyn

[karey69]

I just had my surgery March 27 2010.
Dr Shamisa who is the top neurologist and also works out of Hotel Dieu hospital in Windsor Ontario preformed my surgery. He is very compassionate & caring individual who takes his time and explains things thouroghly to you and your family. He is great and I would recommend him to anybody!

Neurosurgical Associates
1106 Ouellette Ave # 205
Windsor, Ontario, N9A-1C9
Canada
Phone: [phone]  Abdalla Shamisa
  

[karey69]

http://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/105827/Dr-A.-Shamisa-Windsor-ON.html

[*Stormy*]

Thanks so much for adding that to our list! There is such a need for NS experienced in Chiari in Canada!

[Autumn55]

Are there any in Eastern Canada?

[*Stormy*]

Hello,

I think most of the Canadian members here are from back East (except myself). Hopefully, this will bump this post to the top and they will see it!!

Stormy

[drewlevas]

Is there a Chiari specialist in the maritime provinces: New-Brunswick or Nova-Scotia?

[selmaS]

  Hi there may well be, but our list is only of the drs that the members have been to and liked....this is not a referral, but a means to help u get started with ur research of Drs.

  I have found soooooooooo many lists of Drs online only to find that  the Dr is retired , or is not a chiari specialist.By creating our own list we know these Drs  treat chiari....and we do try to update it when we hear of a Dr that retires.

[memcm]

I just wanted to add a name of the neurologist I saw today, who was totally amazing, and actually officially diagnosed me with symptomatic Chiari Type 1.  He was totally knowledgeable about Chiari (he actually brought it up before I did) and reviewed my MRIs, confirming that I have definite crowding at the foramen magnum, and most importantly finding a 2mm syrinx at the C2 level that two other neurologists and various hospital staff had managed to miss, even though it's definitely visible on all three of my MRIs!  He also sent in a referral for me to see a neurosurgeon today, too.  Amazing doctor, can't recommend him enough!

Dr Zahir Dhalla
Neurologist
1 Centrepointe Dr  (#301)
Ottawa, ON
K2G 6E2
[phone]

[selmaS]

  Thanks for adding this name, I am sure fellow Canadians will also appreciate u sharing this info : )

[memcm]

Yeah, I figured it could help out a bit; info for any neuros in Ottawa is basically impossible to come by, so hopefully if someone out there is stumbling around looking for a neuro in Ottawa that knows his stuff and doesn't have to google Chiari, they'll at least have a lead. :)

[mdavid924]

I guess I'll add mine, too...

Dr. Mark Hamilton
Department of Neurology
Foothills Medical Center &
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta

[selmaS]

  Thanks for adding to this list....the more names, the more choices for future members looking for help...thanks again for sharing : )

[SilentSong101]

mdavid...can you tell me about him, in a PM or something...I'm trying to get into him right now!

[dreamweaver359]

Hi,  
I just wanted to inform you that Dr. Ramesh Sajhpaul is now in North Vancouver BC.  He is the neurosurgeon who I was sent to.  I am due to go back and see him again in a couple of months.  He was informative ( I now know more about my condition than I have in over ten years).  
The address is:
Dr. Ramesh Sajhpaul
#405 - 125E 13th Street
North Vancouver, BC   V7L 2L3
(604) 904 - 7467

[darrrich]

Just had the Chiari decompression surgery with duraplasty. Done at the Calgary Foothills Hospital,  by Dr Jacobs Bradley. Surgery was on a Friday, I wanted to leave Saturday but he said to wait one more day, which I did & left Sunday.  Kicked back at home for a few weeks & all is good. Had a sryinx between my neck and shoulder blades which made my whole back hurt, needed heating pad for hours aday, as far as I know all pain has gone not sure about pressure head aches, because I have not done any physical activity yet.        Darrrich

[selmaS]

  Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

May I caution u to do too much, as it is typical to feel so much better directly post op, but as u begin the healing process u may experience some of ur symptoms resurface...this is common and normal.

Just do not count ur chicks b4 all the eggs hatch, if u know what I mean...take it slow, do not over do it, and give ur body time to heal even if u feel better then b4 surgery, other wise u may suffer a set back.

Glad to have u join us, sorry for the reason that brings u....

[darrrich]

Thanks I should have joined sooner, lol.
Did have a slight set back three days after surgery, by doing too much. NOT the doctors fault, but MINE.  Spinal fluid started to leak from the patch inside. Two days of not doing anything stopped the pain. Lesson learnt. Kicked back for a few weeks now. Surgery was May 4th, 2012. Just a note, I found,  opening the blinds and getting off the couch is just as hard as the surgery.  Oh & getting off pain meds that I'd been on for 6 years. Not sure if this is alot to other people with my condition but all i 'm taking now is 10mg morph at 9am & same at 7pm.  Will cut that back to 5mg for a week then hopefully zero a week after that.

[selmaS]

  Sounds like u r on target for the pain meds...and it is sooooo easy to over do it bcuz we have pain meds in us we do not feel all that may be affected by what we do, once u do stop all meds is when u may feel things, so go slow, and allow urself to heal.

I am 3 yrs post op as of yesterday, and I am still seeing improvements, compared to last yr....it is amazing how we continue to heal and grow stronger...mind u, I do not do much as I listen to my body and mine screams at me as I do have other related issues too...but I feel soooo much better.

Continue to kick back : )

[darrrich]

Whats strange is, I feel good for couple days, each day I do a little more. Then for two days i can barely move because i'm sooo tired. Any who just wanted to hi and thank you for your info. You are very busy with this website & I'm sure everyone thanks you & love's you for being so.

[selmaS]

  Well that is common as chiari symptoms do cycle so it may be that as u r healing u r still in the cycle mode.

It may be that way for a while...u learn to gauge what u can do and what u have to do and how to reserve ur energy to be able to do what is needed and u can rest up to do what u want...and save days to rest up  after....

Just know it will get better : )

[memcm]

hey there,

i just had my surgery early november, and already i'm feeling pretty fab, even if recovery is still a huge pain...  :)

i had Dr Amin Kassam at the Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus on Carling Avenue.  he's a super nice guy, and an amazing surgeon.  very busy but well worth the wait!

[selmaS]

  Thanks for the update on urself and the info on this Dr...I hope u r able to add more info on ur recovery.

[memcm]

my pleasure!  i've actually created a facebook page to centralize everything (lots of friends and family were asking, so this made it simpler for me) and i mentioned this on my profile page on here - should i put it up anywhere else, you think?  i also added some pics on my profile here, my scar's healing super fast!  :)

[selmaS]

Not necessary, but u could copy and paste some of that info in a journal here....I saw ur pics and ur scar is looking great !!

Or u can add links to ur FB page under ur pics.....

[memcm]

awesome, thanks!

[selmaS]

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