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Dr. Catherine Legault serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and Co-director of the Stroke Programme at the McGill University Health Centre. She is a neurologist at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), a bilingual academic healthcare institution and part of McGill's Neuroscience Mission.
Her educational background includes:
- Medical degree from McGill University (2011)
- Internship in Internal Medicine at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital
- Neurology Residency at The Neuro (2012-2015) with chief residency (2014-2015)
- Vascular Neurology fellowship at Stanford University
- NIH StrokeNet fellowship
Dr. Legault's clinical research focuses on translational stroke care, emphasizing acute interventions, rehabilitation innovation, and systems optimization. Her work integrates wearable technology with traditional stroke recovery methods while addressing post-stroke cognitive and visual impairments. She actively develops patient-centered educational frameworks and investigates hemodynamic interventions like induced hypertension.
As principal investigator for multiple stroke clinical trials at The Neuro's Clinical Research Unit, she bridges bench-to-bedside research. Her teaching spans emergency consultations, bedside clinical supervision, and outpatient stroke clinics for residents and medical students.
Through multidisciplinary collaboration in the Stroke Programme, Dr. Legault advances integrated care models that connect acute treatment with long-term rehabilitation, focusing on measurable functional outcomes and healthcare system efficiency.
