Sylvain CHOUINARD

Publications
The patient who needs immediate assistance should not communicate directly with the researcher. Instead, they should call the doctor’s office or take other appropriate measures, such as going to the nearest emergency service.
Jobs
Co-director André-Barbeau Movement Disorders Unit, CHUM
Neurologist CHUM
Associate Professor Department of Medicine, University of Montreal
Research Interests
Research on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, dystonia, Huntington's chorea and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Principal investigator in several studies exploring the effectiveness of different treatments as well as the genetic aspect of Parkinson's disease and various movement disorders. Fellowship in movement disorders, under the supervision of Dr. Stanley Fahn, at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York
Neuroscience
The mission of the Neuroscience research theme is to elucidate the biological, environmental and social mechanisms of neurological diseases and to develop novel and innovative therapies to prevent, treat or cure them. The research activities are grouped into five themes, incorporating clinica…
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