Sandra E. Black | |
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| Born | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of Toronto; University of Oxford; Western University (Ontario) |
| Occupation(s) | Neurologist, Physician, Professor |
| Employer(s) | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto |
| Known for | Research on Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and stroke |
| Awards | Order of Canada; Order of Ontario; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
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]
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.