Programs & Focus Areas
Mobility Program
The mobility (NMS - neurology/musculoskeletal) program is a large and complex program representing the areas of neurology, orthopedics, plastic surgery and rheumatology.
The program provides patient care, teaching and research in:
- Complex neurological disorders, including epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
- Upper extremity reconstruction, including shoulder, elbow and hand surgery and peripheral nerve reconstruction.
- Occupational disorders, including repetitive strain disorders.
- Complex arthritic care, including foot and ankle surgery, inflammatory disorders, hip and knee reconstruction, hemophilia, spinal arthritis and limb reconstruction after traumatic injury.
- Complex vascular microsurgery, including neuro-interventional procedures, osteonecrosis, cerebrovascular disorders and extremity microsurgery.
Program highlights:
- Host to the high-profile, CME award-winning
ACPAC
(Advanced Clinician Practitioner Arthritis Care) Program
- One of the largest multiple sclerosis clinics in North America and a major centre for multiple sclerosis research.
- The only comprehensive tertiary-level epilepsy clinic in the Greater Toronto Area.
- The largest neurophysiology laboratory in Toronto, where more electroencephalograms (EEGs) and electromyograms (EMGs) are performed than anywhere else in the city.
- A large fracture clinic with almost 16,000 patient visits per year.
- A brand new arthritis care centre providing multidisciplinary comprehensive care for patients suffering from arthritis, serving over 28,000 patients per year.
- Innovative wound healing and skin breakdown prevention program, including a foot clinic for high-risk problems.
- Strong relationship with rehabilitation and community home-care services, as well as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) including an onsite WSIB assessment centre for shoulder and elbow injuries.
- St. Michael's Hospital is the first choice for neurology residents at the University of Toronto.
List of Mobility Programs
Arthritis
Fracture Clinic
Multiple Sclerosis
Rheumatology
Trauma and Neurosurgery
Traumatic Brain Injury and
Assessment Centre
