Sandra Black

This article is about the Canadian physician and neurologist. For the American economist, see Sandra Black (economist).

Sandra Black
Alma mater	University of Toronto; Western University
Scientific career
Fields	Neurology; Cognitive Impairment; Alzheimer’s Disease;
Institutions	Sunnybrook 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

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

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2012
• Active member of the Order of Ontario
• Officer of the Order of Canada. ^[5]
• Outstanding researcher of the year award, department of medicine, University of Toronto, 2013
• Elected to Royal Society of Canada, 2012
• Irma M. Parhad Award for Excellence, Consortium of Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research, 2011

References

1. "Order of Canada Appointments". July 1, 2015.
2. "Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre". Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
3. "Harriet Black". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
4. "Neurologist Sandra Black studies the science of the mind". Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
5. "Canadian Partnership For Stroke Recovery".
6. "Sandra Black - Sunnybrook Research Institute". sunnybrook.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-09.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Search Results for author Black SE on PubMed .