Meet our Researchers

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Dinesh Kumbhare

MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAAPMR

Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare is an Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto within the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a scientist at the KITE Research Institute and the Schroeder Chair in Pain Assessment and Rehabilitation at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. He is cross-appointed to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Dr. Kumbhare is a physiatrist with expertise in chronic pain management, myofascial pain syndrome, electromyography and quantitative imaging. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Dalhousie University, his MSc in Health Research Management from McMaster University and his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto.

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Diagnosis, neurophysiology and development of biomarkers for the identification of myofascial pain syndrome; the use of ultrasound and MRI guided imaging techniques for chronic pain diagnosis and management.

Daniel West

PhD, R. Kin

‍Dr. Daniel West is a Registered Kinesiologist and an affiliate scientist at KITE Research Institute. He is also an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto. He has expertise in exercise physiology, skeletal muscle cell biology and disuse atrophy. He obtained his PhD in exercise physiology from McMaster University, completed a Postdoctoral fellowship in skeletal muscle cell biology and disuse atrophy at the University of California Davis, and an industry Postdoctoral fellowship with Iovate Health Sciences and the University of Toronto.

Interest:
Musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction; skeletal muscle; disuse atrophy; exercise and nutrition

Ethan Danielli

PhD

‍Dr. Ethan Danielli is a postdoctoral fellow supervised by Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare at SPARC. Dr. Danielli’s PhD work focused on objective and quantitative assessment of the brain using MRI techniques in a cohort of retired professional athletes with a complex history of concussive and repetitive sub-concussive impacts. During this time, Dr. Danielli received multiple awards that included the OGS Program and QEII-GSST scholarship, Yates Scholarship Fund at McMaster University, and the Best Neuro Diffusion Presentation at the annual 2021 ISMRM meeting. He is continuing his work using advanced MRI techniques to develop a quantitative tool for concussion assessment and recovery tracking, and is exploring the underlying mechanisms of chronic pain effects in the brain.He obtained his PhD from the School of Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University, his M.Sc. in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph, and his B.Sc. Honours in Human Kinetics at the University of Guelph.

Interest:
‍Concussion assessment and rehabilitation; quantitative pain assessment; MRI neuroimaging

Fatemeh Shomal-Zadeh

BSc., DC, FCCS(C)

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Joana Dilipkumar

BSc., DC, FCCS(C)

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David Koivisto

BSc, DC, FRCCSS(C)

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Jeremy Steen

BSc., DC, FCCS(C)

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Josh Downer

BSc, DC, FRCCSS(C)

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Collaborators

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Joana Dilipkumar

BSc., DC, FCCS(C)

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Joana Dilipkumar

BSc., DC, FCCS(C)

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