Rebecca Charbonneau

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Neurosciences

Physiatrist

Adult Spinal Cord Injury Program

Full Member

Hotchkiss Brain Institute

B.H.Sc. (Bachelor of Health Sciences)

M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)

FRCPC


Contact information

Location

Office : SSBAC144

Research and teaching

Research areas

  • Spinal Cord / Nerve Injury & Pain
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Acute spinal cord injury
  • FES
  • exoskeletons
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Neurogenic bladder and pressure injuries

Research activities

My interests are clinical research in spinal cord injury specifically FES, exoskeletons, neuropathic pain, neurogenic bladder and pressure injuries. I’m currently completing a safety and feasibility study examining the use of and eksoskeleton following acute spinal cord injury. I am the rehabilitation lead for the Rick Hansen Registry at the Foothills. I am mainly clinical and also have a passion for resident education and undergraduate medical education.


Biography

Certifications: 

  • CSCN Diplomate (EMG), Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation
  • Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada II

Awards

  • Anne Bellamy Teaching Excellence Award 2016
  • Anne Bellamy Teaching Excellence Award 2015