Formed in 2009 as an academic coalition among the five memory and dementia clinics affiliated with the University of Toronto, TDRA works with over 50 clinicians and researchers to foster provincial, national and international collaborations in the prediction, diagnosis, and management of dementia.
Governance of TDRA is comprised of an Executive Committee, a Planning and Advisory Committee (PAC), and a Clinical Research Core (CRC).
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee makes major strategic decisions, provides guidance on long-term sustainability, and ensures TDRA initiatives are aligned with the priorities of their own institutions.
Andy Smith, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS (Co-Chair)
Salvatore Spadafora, MD, FRCPC, MHPE (Co-Chair)
William Reichman, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Planning and Advisory Committee
The Planning and Advisory Committee advises TDRA’s Executive Director on strategic matters relating to the mission, long-term goals, research initiatives, sustainability and partnerships of the TDRA.
Richard Hegele, MD, FRCPC, PhD (Co-Chair)
Kullervo Hynynen, MSc, PhD (Co-Chair)
Graham Collingridge, PhD
Anthony E. Lang, OC, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FCAHS, FRSC
Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD (Observer)
Alan Moody, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
Bruce G. Pollock, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FCP
Paula Rochon, MD, FRCPC, MPH, BA
Ori Rotstein, MD, MSc (Observer)
Clinical Research Core
The Clinical Research Core provides expert scientific and clinical review of incoming studies to be implemented across TDRA sites.
Donald Weaver, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FCIC, FCAHS, DLitt (Chair)
Sandra Black, MD, FRCP(C), FRSC, FAAN, FAHA, FANA
Howard Chertkow, MD, FRCPC, CAHS
Corinne Fischer, MD
Morris Freedman, MD, FRCP(C)
Nathan Herrmann, MD, FRCPC
Sanjeev Kumar, MD, FRCPC
Mario Masellis, MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Tarek K. Rajji, MD, FRCPC
David Tang-Wai, MDCM, FRCPC
Carmela Tartaglia, MD, FRCPC
