BrainLab's multidisciplinary team includes expertise from a broad range of backgrounds including neurology, psychology, radiology, computer science, and other related fields.
Dr. Sandra E. Black, O.C., O.Ont., Hon DSc., MD, FRCP(C), FRSC, FAAN, FAHA, FANA
Senior Scientist, Principal Investigator
2018 Team Photo
Administrative Team
Farrell S. Leibovitch
CPSR Director Research & Training
Jennifer Bray
Clinical Research Coordinator
Karen Truong
Clinical Research Manager
Petra Geller
Administrative Research Assistant
Luca Pisterzi
Strategy and Operations Director
Aparna Bhan, MSc, CCRP
Project Manager
Dr. Ljubica Zotovic, MD
Project Manager
Neuroimaging Team
Dr. Fuqiang Gao, MD
Research Radiologist
Kapil Punniyamoorthy
Administrative Research Assistant
Joel Ramirez, PhD
Research Associate
Christopher Scott, MSc
Imaging Lab Manager
Nima Nourhaghighi
Software Engineer
Dr. Maged Goubran, PhD
Scientist
Dr. Katherine Zukotynski, FRCP(C)
Neuroimaging Advisor
Rita Meena, MSc
Imaging Analyst
Stephanie Berberian
Imaging Analyst
Ginelle Feliciano
Junior Imaging Analyst
Abby Woods
Junior Imaging Analyst
Clinical Team
Dr. Benjamin Lam, MD
Neurologist
Vanessa Yhap
Database Manager
Gillian Gabriel
Senior Neuropsychometrist QC/QA
Research Coordinator
Ajey Nachnani, MD
QA Manager/Clinical Trial Monitor
Samantha Paul-Stotz
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Maryna Butenko
Pharma Clinical Trials Program Manager
Rebecca Taylor
Research Coordinator
Morgan Koo
Research Coordinator
Saira Mirza, PhD
Clinical Research Associate
Elizaveta Sadovnikova
Clinical Research Coordinator
Maurylette Gui
Research Coordinator Psychometrist
Johnnamel De Mayo
Research Coordinator
Yuliya Chaykovska
Clinical Research Coordinator
Trainees
Zhala Taghi-Zada
Clinical Research Coordinator
Halil Akbulut, MD
Clinical Research Coordinator
Dr. Myuri Ruthirakuhan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Julie Ottoy, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Min Su (Peter) Kang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Brittany Intzandt, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lab Alumni
Dr. Sean Nestor, MD, PhD: (Currently) Neurologist in Psychiatry Clinician Scientist Program
Dr. Ryan Muir, MD: (Currently) Resident Physician in Neurology
Dr. Courtney Berezuk, PhD: (Currently) Clinical Neuropsychology Fellow, Harvard
Dr. Shraddha Sapkota, PhD: (Currently) Researcher, UC Davis
Anoop Ganda: Research Coordinator
Elizabeth Hollingdrake: Research Coordinator
Robin Harry: Research Coordinator
Alicia McNeely: Research Coordinator/Imaging Analyst
Samantha Barbosa: Research Assistant
Emnet Gammada: Research Coordinator
Joanne Lawrence: Nurse Coordinator
Isabel Lam: Research Coordinator
Amanda Silva: Administrative Research Coordinator
Jiali Zhao, PhD: Image Processing Optimization
Sarah Stewart: Research Coordinator
Jodi Edwards, PhD: Post-Doc Fellow
Austyn Roseborough: Junior Imaging Analyst
Samantha Palmer: Research Coordinator
Dr. Alexandra Kim, MD: Research Associate
Marnie Younker: Clinical Coordinator
Gregory Szilagyi: Masters Student
Senny Chan: Research Coordinator/Psychometrist
Heba Ragheb: Research Coordinator
Nazanin Barkhordari: Project Manager
Fiona Muckle: Research Coordinator
Sabrina Pacheco: Operations/Database Manager
Brandy L. Callahan: Post Doctoral Fellow
Lauren Bechard: Masters Student
Manu Sharma: Research Coordinator/Imaging Analyst
Dr. Angela Tomas, MD: Fellow
Dr. Carmen Ojeda-Lopez, MD: Fellow
Areti Apatsidou: Research Coordinator
Shakira Mohammed: Research Coordinator
Ferhana Dhira: Research Coordinator
Hassan Akhavein, PhD: Image Processing Software Developer
Breni Varatharajah: Research Coordinator/Psychometrist
Vito Losito: Program Manager
Natalia Guira: Clinical Coordinator
Dr. Philippe Desmarais, MD: Fellow
Dr. Catherine Miville, MD: Fellow
Dr. Fadi Frankul, MD: Research Coordinator
Valerie Closson: Research Program Coordinator
Kim Roos-Assar, BA, BSc: Research Administrative Coordinator
Anna Lvova: Administrative Research Coordinator
Maryam Niapour, PhD: Research Unit Portfolio Manager
Rashid Rafeek, BSc(Hons.): Research Coordinator
Tess Lin: Communication Strategist
Michelle Lee: Clinical Assistant
Frank Tran: Research Coordinator
Jordana Compagnone: Research Coordinator
Cristin Napier: TDRA Relations Coordinator
Kirstin Walker, MEng: Junior Imaging Analyst
Arman Abedin, CCRP: Research Coordinator
Sadia Sarwar: Database Coordinator
Elahe Marandi, MD: Clinical Research Coordinator
Tiffany Scarcelli, MSc: Communications & Stakeholder Strategist
Winnie Qian: Research Participant Strategist
Jane Ding: Database Coordinator
Emily Di Giovanni: Administrative Research Coordinator
Dr. Jieli Geng, PhD: Visiting Scientist
Melissa Holmes: Database Manager
Pugaliya Puvee: Imaging Analyst
Sabrina Adamo, HBSc: Assistant Brainlab Projects Coordinator
Swathilekha (Swath) Nath: Research Program Coordinator
Dr. Hossam El Shahawy, MD: Research Coordinator
Aqsa kamal: Clinical Research Coordinator
Dr. Mahdi Biparva, PhD: Image Processing Software Develope
Dr. Kie Honjo, MD: Research Associate
Edward Ntiri: Research Software Developer
Miracle Ozzoude, HBSc: Senior Imaging Analyst
David Colelli: Graduate Student
Karan Patel, MD: Research Coordinator
Andrea Ricci: Clinical Administrative Assistant
Helen Pham: Research Contracts Coordinator
Parisa Mojiri, MSc Comp. Eng.: Image Processing Software Developer
Hafsa Rahman: Clinical Research Coordinator
Ingita Patel: Research Coordinator
Anna Malakhova: Clinical Research Coordinator
Alix Ginsberg, MSc: Administrative Research Coordinator
Amin Banihashemi
Graduate Student
Matthew Settimi
Graduate Student
