Dr. Sarah Morrow
Positions
Director, Calgary Multiple Sclerosis Program
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
Master's Degree Epidemiology, State University of New York, 2011
FAAN Master's Research Fellowship in Cognition and Multiple Sclerosis, State University of New York, 2010
FRPC Master's in Clinical Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis, University of Western Ontario, 2008
MD Medicine, University of Calgary, 2002
Biography
Dr. Morrow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at the University of Calgary (Calgary, AB) and Director of the Calgary MS Program.
She received her MD from the University of Calgary and completed her residency training in neurology at Western University. This was followed by a clinical fellowship in MS at the London MS clinic at Western University and a research fellowship on Cognition and MS with Dr. Ralph Benedict, a neuropsychologist, at the Jacobs Neurologic Institute in Buffalo NY. Dr. Morrow has also completed a Master's of Science in Epidemiology at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
In addition to her clinical work in the London MS clinic, she established the first MS Cognitive clinic in Canada located at Parkwood Institute in 2011. She is a Board member of the Consortium of MS Centers and on the editorial board of both the International Journal of MS Care and the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. She is on the steering committee of the International MS Cognition Society and MS in the 21st Century, an international collaboration with the aim of defining how MS treatment and standard of care should look in the 21st century.
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Morrow established the first MS Cognitive Clinic in Canada in 2011. It focused specifically on the evaluation and treatment of cognitive impairment in PwMS as well as participation in research. This research program has focused on the clinical aspects of cognitive impairment and its impact on the day-to-day life of persons with MS. Dr. Morrow will be establishing an MS Cognitive Clinic In Calgary
Awards
- Canadian Women in Medicine Award, 2023
- Consult of the Year Award, 2023
- MS Brain Health Innovation Award, 2022
- Dr. Joseph Gilbert Research Contribution of the Year Award, Lawson Health Research Institute. 2019
- Lawson Impact Award for Lawson Strategic Research Fund, Lawson Health Research Institute. 2017
- Young Investigator Award, European Consortium for Treatment and Research in MS. 2010
- Fellowship Scholorship, Consortium of MS Clinics. 2010
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