Heather Rigby

Heather Rigby is an Associate Professor in the Division of Neurology within the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, based at the QEII Health Sciences Centre - Halifax Infirmary Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Her educational qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Science from Houghton College
• Doctor of Medicine from Dalhousie University
• Master of Medical Education from Dundee University
• Neurology Residency at Dalhousie University
• Movement Disorder Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Arizona

Dr. Rigby specializes in movement disorders with clinical and research focus on:

• Parkinson’s disease pathophysiology and management
• Tremor diagnostics and treatment protocols
• Dystonia mechanisms including cervical variants
• Restless leg syndrome therapeutic approaches
• Tic disorders in adult populations
• Huntington’s disease symptomatology
• Botulinum toxin applications for cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, and writer’s cramp