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Gustavo Saposnik

Gustavo Saposnik MD, FRCPC, FAHA, MSc

Neurology
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Dr. Gustavo Saposnik is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a staff Neurologist at St. Michael's Hospital and Director of the Stroke Outcomes Research Center at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. He also holds a cross-appointment at the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), and at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation.

Gustavo was the recipient of the recent Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award (2012-2017) and the Mac Donald Award both from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC), Dr. Saposnik's research interests include Stroke Outcomes research, Heath services research, virtual reality, and clinical decision-making.

Gustavo graduated in Medicine at the medical school at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). He received his Neurology training at the University of Buenos Aires and stroke training at the Universities of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, USA), and the University of Western Ontario (London, CANADA). Gustavo also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Universities of Buenos Aires and Harvard (USA), and a Ph.D. in Neuroeconomics (Decision Neuroscience) from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). Gustavo is a board-certified specialist in Neurology and critical care.
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