Camila Aquino
Positions
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Contact information
Phone number
Office: (403) 220-8679
Movement Disorders Clinic: (403) 944-4364
Preferred method of communication
Admin support: Rowena Manuel (rowena.manuel@ucalgary.ca)
Research Assistant: Carolina De La Rosa Jaimes (carolina.delarosa1@ucalgary.ca)
Background
Educational Background
M.D. Medicine, Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa, 2005
M.S. Health Research Methods, Clinical Epidemiology, McMaster University, 2020
M.S. Neurosciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 2012
Ph.D. Neurosciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 2019
Research
Areas of Research
My research interest focuses on addressing the unmet needs of people living with movement disorders.
With a Health Research Methodology background, I aim to develop symptomatic and neuroprotective clinical trials for Parkinson’s Disease using innovative designs, including precision-medicine approaches for selection of study population, intervention at early stages, and optimization of outcome assessments.
I am also interested in the evaluation of outcomes and expansion of indications for neuromodulation therapies, such a Deep Brain Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation, and MRgFUS.
I am a member of the Parkinson Study Group, a group dedicated to the design and implementation of clinical trials in Parkinson’s Disease, and a member of the Evidence-Based Medicine Committee of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Publications
More Information
Dr. Camila Aquino is a neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, chorea, and other movement disorders. Dr. Aquino is skilled in administering botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders, including EMG-guided procedures.
Dr. Aquino serves as the medical director of the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Program at the University of Calgary, overseeing the care of eligible DBS candidates before and after surgery. She is also involved in the MRI-guided focused ultrasound program, which offers innovative non-invasive ablative therapies for tremors.
In addition to her clinical expertise, Dr. Aquino is a clinical epidemiologist focusing on evidence-based medicine, clinical trials, and patient-important outcome measures. She holds a master’s and a PhD in Neurosciences and a master’s degree in Health Research Methods.
Dr. Aquino’s primary clinical interests include Parkinson’s disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, neurogenetics, and autoimmune movement disorders. Her research focuses on clinical trials for symptomatic and neuroprotective therapies in Parkinson’s disease, studies on neuromodulation, and outcome research.
As an active member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, Dr. Aquino serves on the evidence-based medicine and outcome measure committees and chairs the web-based learning committee. She has been recognized with grants and scholarships from Parkinson Canada, the Mohammed Al Zaibak Foundation, and CAPES (Brazilian Ministry of Education).
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