armaniHossein Amani

Dr. Hossein Amani has been a faculty member at the University of Toronto PM&R Division since 2003 and involved in mentoring and teaching PM&R residents since then.  He has served on the University of Toronto PM&R Residency Selection Committee on multiple occasions.  Dr. Amani has PM&R specialty certifications in Canada (FRCPC)and the United States (FABPMR).  He also has subspecialty certifications in Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine.  He is certified by and has served as an EMG oral board examiner for the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  He is past Vice-Chair of the Ontario Medical Association PM&R Section Executive Committee and was Chair of the OMA PM&R Section Annual Scientific Meetings from 2012 until 2017.In early 2016, Dr. Amani approached Dr. Robinson to co-chair and create an annual University of Toronto PM&R conference, now known as the Toronto PM&R Conference or “TPMRC.”  The guiding principle behind this conference is the famous quote by Carl Friedrich Gauss, “pauca sed matura,” meaning “few but ripe.”  The goal of this conference is to bring together superb experts to give high impact interactive lectures and to disseminate cutting-edge information on topics pertinent to the field of PM&R.


e-dr-david-berbrayer-2David Berbrayer

Dr. David Berbrayer is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Medical Specialties. Dr. Berbrayer is a member of the educational committee of AAP (Association Academic Physiatrists), Member of the Transitional committee & Educational committee of ACPDM (American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine) and Evidence based committee – performance metrics of AAPM&R.Dr. David Berbrayer is past Education Chair and past CPD chair of CAPM&R (Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) and current Pediatric Section Chair of the CAPM&R. Dr. Berbrayer is the Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre University of Toronto. Dr. Berbrayer is past Vice President and Chief of Staff Lyndhurst Hospital. He is a founding member of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Dr. Berbrayer is a consultant at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab the largest pediatric facility in Toronto and consultant at Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Berbrayer is Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.


robinsonLarry Robinson

Dr. Larry Robinson is Professor and Division Director for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Toronto and holds the John and Sally Eaton Chair in Rehabilitation Sciences.  He comes to us from the University of Washington where he served as Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and later as Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs and Post Graduate Medical Education.  Dr. Robinson has published extensively on electrodiagnosis with 120 publications in the peer-reviewed literature, and has published a number of articles on traumatic neuropathy and using EMG for prognosis.


vaidyanathChantal Vaidyanath

Dr. Vaidyanath obtained her MD from the University of Western Ontario in 2001 and completed a residency program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Queen’s University in 2006.  She earned her Canadian certification in Electromyography (EMG) in 2006.Dr. Vaidyanath has an interest in acquired brain injury rehabilitation, including the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with concussion/mild traumatic brain injury.  Dr. Vaidyanath sees patients with acquired brain injuries ranging from mild to severe at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (both at the University Centre and the E.W. Bickle Centre) and at the Head Injury Clinic at St. Michael’s Hospital.  She also has a musculoskeletal and sports concussion practice at Synergy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.Dr. Vaidyanath is the Chair of the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Traumatic Brain Injury Special Interest Group and a collaborator on Concussions Ontario, the provincial concussion/mild traumatic brain injury strategy.