Overview Dr. Evan Cole Lewis is a Pediatric Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist with expertise in epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, electroencephalography (EEG), teleneurology and medical cannabis for the treatment of neurologic disorders. Dr. Lewis is the director of the Neurology Centre of Toronto (NCT) which he established in January 2017. At NCT, Dr. Lewis treats children with a variety of neurological disorders and he also treats adults for concussion, headache and epilepsy....

Dr. Dragos A. Nita is a pediatric Neurologist with additional expertise in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG), and brain injuries.  Dr. Nita trained in Neurology at the University of Toronto and subsequently completed a clinical fellowship in Epilepsy at The Hospital for Sick Children. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and is certified in EEG by the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists. Dr. Nita also holds...

Dr. Shirkool is an adult neurologist with an interest in neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, headache, and epilepsy. Dr. Shirkool received his MD from Iran University of Medical Sciences. He completed the residency programme in adult neurology at University of Toronto in 2013. He has kept an active general neurology practice since then, where he sees patients with various neurological symptoms and conditions. He is a Fellow of the Royal College...

Dr. Shreyans Shah is an Adult Neurologist with an interest in General Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases.   Dr. Shah trained in Neurology at Queen’s University.  He then completed a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and is certified in EMG by the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists. He is member of various professional organizations including the American...

Christie Tait completed an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Guelph in 2002.  She went on to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Toronto in 2007, and a combined Masters Degree and Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate at Ryerson University in 2015.  Over the last 10 years, Christie has specialized in both pediatric and adult emergency nursing and has worked as...

Kevin is a Physician Assistant (PA) with a passion for neurology and pediatrics. Kevin completed his undergraduate education at York University studying biology. In 2018, he completed his professional training in the Physician Assistant program at the University of Toronto. Through the PA program, Kevin was able to receive additional training in neuropsychiatry. Kevin has additional interest in mindfulness-based stress reduction and its use in the context of neurologic conditions....

Laura Bradbury is a Nurse Practitioner with additional clinical expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).   Laura completed both undergraduate and graduate level-education at Ryerson University (undergraduate 2008; graduate 2015).  She has additional, formal training through University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and The Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Laura has a special interest in epilepsy, mind-body connection and the role of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)...

Jenni completed her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from The University of Western Ontario. She is registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario and is a current member of the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists. Jenni has a keen interest in brain injury and concussion. She has experience in assessment, consultation and...

Vanessa is a Physiotherapist with an interest in return-to-sport concussion rehabilitation. Vanessa trained in Physical Therapy at McGill University. She has extensive experience working with athletes in both the CFL and EPL (Premiership).  She most recently worked with Chelsea Football Club’s Academy and in a busy private clinics treating a wide array of musculoskeletal injuries and head trauma patients. Vanessa also practices Hydrotherapy. As a former competitive swimmer, she understands...

Keren Chen graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Nutrition and Food Science. She combines both holistic and science-based nutrition in her approach when it comes to healing and fuelling the body. She believes that eating a nutrient-dense diet of minimally processed whole foods is a powerful way to improve health. In addition to a varied and well-sourced diet, sleep quality, stress management, and exercise are...

Jennifer Da Roias is a Registered practical nurse.  She obtained her diploma from Humber College in 2015.  Jennifer is currently employed at the University Health Network – Toronto Rehab sites (E.W Bickle Centre & University).  She has since received training in end stage renal disease, Delirium, Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Stroke. In 2016 she enrolled into the Registered nurse bridging pathway at the University of New Brunswick and hopes to obtain...

Kathy completed her Honours Bachelor of Science at University of Toronto where she specialized in Biology, English and Psychology.  Her love of health sciences lead her to complete an Honors Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ryerson University where she continued furthering her education in Psychology. Kathy began her nursing career at Credit Valley’s acute Mental Health unit where she worked for four years. Her love for paediatrics motivated her...

Kaitlyn Chan received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from McMaster University in Hamilton, where she also completed her Masters of Science in 2015. After completing her Masters degree, Kaitlyn decided to seek out a career where she could continue to be involved in research while caring for others. She then moved back to Toronto and received her Nursing Degree from the University of Toronto in 2017. While completing her...

Shelby completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at McMaster University after completing an outpost nursing placement in Northern Ontario. She then started her nursing career on the Neuroscience and Trauma unit at The Hosptial for Sick Children. After three years she transitioned to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, where she currently holds an appointment. During the summer, Shelby often works as a camp nurse and also enjoys traveling whenever possible....

Nicole is the Operations Manager at the Neurology Centre of Toronto, ensuring all clinic services, from patient care to administrative duties, are running at the highest standard possible.  She believes that top level service towards patients is the most important thing, striving to create a working environment that always ensures patient care is NCT’s top priority. Nicole has worked many client service-based careers and has always found success working directly...

Bahareh graduated from York University, with a degree in Psychology, in 2016 and will be graduating in April 2018 with her second degree from York in Health Management. Her main goal is to achieve a masters of Counselling Psychology and continue with a career in that field. She joined the NCT team in June 2017 and currently she is responsible with being the first point of contact with patients when...

Mahsa joined the NCT team in 2017 and is responsible for  assisting in the day-to-day administrate functions of NCT. She is a first point of contact with patients when they arrive at the clinic.  

Richard is a 4th year student at UTSC studying Neuroscience, Human Biology & Psychology and has a passion for the neurosciences. He joined the team at Neurology Centre of Toronto as the Social Media Manager in early 2017. Richard is also a research assistant at the MacDonald Social Psychology Lab. He has dreams of becoming a neurologist and is excited for the journey to get there.