Elizabeth is the founding co-director of Vestibular Health. Elizabeth is a compassionate and knowledgeable physiotherapist with expertise in vestibular and concussion rehabilitation. Elizabeth has a Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation through Emory University and she has completed additional courses in neurological therapy and concussion management.
Elizabeth’s clinical background is in neurological and complex traumatic injury, and she has a special interest in mild traumatic brain injury. Elizabeth has extensive experience working with community- and hospital-based multidisciplinary teams, focused on people with neurological disorders, balance and gait impairments, and dizziness. She has been part of the Neurology Specialty Program at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute & Altum Health, providing evidence-based care for people with concussion and persistent post-concussion symptoms.
Elizabeth has also been part of the Hertz Clinic for Meniere’s Disease and Vestibular Dysfunction located at the University Health Network (UHN), providing individualized physiotherapy assessment and treatment in the Hertz Vestibular Rehabilitation Program and working alongside the multidisciplinary team in the neurotology clinic. During her work in the Hertz Clinic she has gained knowledge of complex inner ear and neurological conditions and their impacts on balance function.
Elizabeth is also comprehensively trained as a pilates instructor. She develops and teaches continuing education workshops for pilates instructors on anatomy and biomechanics, chronic pain, balance training, and post-rehabilitation exercise at Body Harmonics.
Her caring and insightful approach will help you better understand your condition and improve your symptoms. She will provide the support and challenge you need to achieve your goals.
Shaleen is the founding co-director of Vestibular Health. She is committed to helping patients with dizziness and balance disorders. Since 2010 Shaleen has worked with the multidisciplinary clinical team at the University Health Network. There she established the Hertz Vestibular Rehabilitation program and has helped over a thousand patients with dizziness, offering one-on-one individualized assessments and treatments. Every week Shaleen continues to do multidisciplinary assessments with Drs John Rutka and Paul Ranalli, seeing some of the most complex dizzy patients from across the province.
Shaleen has extensive training in the field; she has completed her vestibular certification from Emory University (Atlanta) and has advanced training from Duke University (North Carolina). She has spent a lot of time in the US being mentored by experts in the field and regularly attends conferences to keep her knowledge aligned to best practices.
Shaleen has a keen interest in teaching and research. She teaches vestibular rehabilitation at the University of Toronto, and has provided educational workshops locally and internationally. Her latest research looked at the prevalence of vestibular issues in elderly patients experiencing falls. She has many publications and has presented her research at conferences all over the world.
Through her compassionate care, Shaleen will help you develop a better understanding of your vestibular condition, reduce your symptoms, improve your balance and help you achieve your goals.
