Dr. Robert Fahed is a stroke neurologist and an interventional neuroradiologist working at The Ottawa Hospital. He did his medical training in Paris, France, as well as a masters degree in Vascular Biology. His research interests include acute stroke imaging, new endovascular tools and techniques, and research ethics and methodology.

Dr. Hillel Finestone is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or physiatrist. He graduated from McGill Medical School and received Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialty training at the Universities of Ottawa and Michigan. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa, Director of Stroke Rehabilitation Research at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital, Bruyere Continuing Care.
Dr. Finestone treats in and out-patients in the multi-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation setting of the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He also treats patients experiencing musculoskeletal and neurologic pain.
Dr. Finestone’s stroke research interests include: 1) Virtual Reality stroke rehabilitation technology to enhance exercise and balance- (patients play video games), 2) Driving and Stroke, 3) Technology to assist toileting in stroke, disabled and geriatric populations. He has published many articles and book chapters. He is also the recipient of the 2021 Best Paper Original Research – International Award by PM&R – The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation for his study on sitting balance exercise using virtual reality training for stroke rehabilitation inpatients.

Michel Shamy is an attending neurologist at The Ottawa Hospital, Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital
Research Institute, and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. He holds a BA in history
(Yale), an MD (Queen’s) and an MA in the History and Philosophy of Science (Calgary). He trained
in neurology (Toronto), followed by a fellowship in neurovascular / neurocritical care (UCSF) and stroke research (Calgary). He is co-chair of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice recommendations on hyperacute and prehospital stroke care, Director of the Medical Ethics and Humanities Program at the University of Ottawa, and both Fellowship and Scientific Director of the Ottawa Stroke Program. His research program, which explores questions of decision-making, ethics and the use of evidence,
is supported by grants from CIHR and HSFC, among others. Michel lives in Ottawa with his wife Claire, a palliative care physician, and their two sons, Henry and Arthur.