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Sandra Black

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Sandra Black
Alma materUniversity of Toronto; Western University
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology; Cognitive Impairment; Alzheimer’s Disease;
InstitutionsSunnybrook Research Institute; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sandra Elizabeth Black, OC OOnt FRSC is a Canadian physician and neurologist known for her work in "contributing to improved diagnosis and treatment of vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease and stroke".[1] She is currently a Senior scientist at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She holds the Brill Chair in Neurology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.[2]

Early life and education

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The daughter of Harriet (Peterson) Black, CM, co-founder of the Algoma Fall Festival, and Thomas Black, an obstetrician and gynecologist, Black was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[3][4] Black received a Bachelor of Science degree in biological and medical sciences in 1969 from the University of Toronto. She received a Master of Arts degree in history and philosophy of science from Oxford University in 1970. She received her Medical Doctorate (MD) in 1978 from University of Toronto and a Fellowship in cognitive neurology in 1984 from the University of Western Ontario.[5]

Black attended the University of Toronto where she received her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in 1969 and her Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1978.[6] Black also studied at Oxford University where she received a diploma in the History and Philosophy of Science and at Western University where she was a Fellow in Cognitive Neurology.

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". July 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre".
  3. ^ "Harriet Black".
  4. ^ "Neurologist Sandra Black studies the science of the mind".
  5. ^ a b "Canadian Partnership For Stroke Recovery".
  6. ^ "Sandra Black - Sunnybrook Research Institute". sunnybrook.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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