Physiatrist; Associate Professor
Dr. Caitlin Cassidy is a physiatrist at Parkwood Institute (St. Joseph's Hospital), whose research mainly concerns healthcare transition and outcomes for children with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
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Children's Health Collaborators: Craig Campbell and Kathy Speechley
Dr. Cassidy usually collaborates on research in a supporting role, with members of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Department of Paediatrics, as well as the Hamilton-based CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. She is a core member of Parkwood Institute's Transitional and Lifelong Care (TLC) program.
Dr. Cassidy completed an Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at McMaster University (2005). She then went on to complete her degree in Medicine at the University of Ottawa (2009), and her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM & R) at Western University (2014). She is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of PM&R and Paediatrics at Western University.
Dr. Cassidy’s main clinical focus is in the Transitional and Lifelong Care (TLC) Program, housed primarily at Parkwood Institute. The program provides long term rehabilitative care to people with chronic and sometimes complex conditions of childhood onset, including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida and others. Dr. Cassidy’s other clinical responsibilities include regular electrodiagnostic clinics at St. Joseph’s Health Care, specialty teen clinics at Thames Valley Children’s Centre, and inpatient coverage of the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation unit at Parkwood Institute.
Research
Her research interests lie primarily in long term outcomes among people living with chronic conditions of childhood.
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About Caitlin Cassidy
Dr. Caitlin Cassidy is a physiatrist at Parkwood Institute (St. Joseph's Hospital), whose research mainly concerns healthcare transition and outcomes for children with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
Asset Map Keywords: Physical Disabilities, Healthcare Transition, and Patient Outcomes --> (see more)
Children's Health Collaborators: Craig Campbell and Kathy Speechley
Dr. Cassidy usually collaborates on research in a supporting role, with members of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Department of Paediatrics, as well as the Hamilton-based CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. She is a core member of Parkwood Institute's Transitional and Lifelong Care (TLC) program.
Dr. Cassidy completed an Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at McMaster University (2005). She then went on to complete her degree in Medicine at the University of Ottawa (2009), and her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM & R) at Western University (2014). She is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of PM&R and Paediatrics at Western University.
Dr. Cassidy’s main clinical focus is in the Transitional and Lifelong Care (TLC) Program, housed primarily at Parkwood Institute. The program provides long term rehabilitative care to people with chronic and sometimes complex conditions of childhood onset, including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida and others. Dr. Cassidy’s other clinical responsibilities include regular electrodiagnostic clinics at St. Joseph’s Health Care, specialty teen clinics at Thames Valley Children’s Centre, and inpatient coverage of the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation unit at Parkwood Institute.
Research
Her research interests lie primarily in long term outcomes among people living with chronic conditions of childhood.
| Present | Associate Professor, Western University ‐ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
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| Present | Associate Professor, Western University ‐ Department of Paediatrics | |
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| Present | Physiatrist, St. Joseph's Hospital ‐ Parkwood Institute | |
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