Dr. Amer Burhan

Associate Professor

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Biography

Amer Burhan is an Associate Professor and Clinician Investigator with a focus on geriatric psychiatry and neuropsychiatry. He holds qualifications including MBChB, MSc., and FRCPC in psychiatry, and has completed additional specialization in neuropsychiatry through the United Council Neurological Sub-specialties. Burhan began his medical education at the Medical College of Baghdad, later undertaking a fellowship in basic neurosciences at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of Rochester and received advanced training in geriatric neuropsychiatry from Western University. Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in general psychiatry since 2003 and in geriatric psychiatry in 2013, he has a Master’s degree in community health from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, completed in 2015. His professional interests revolve around complex mental health presentations in older adults and the application of therapeutic brain stimulation. He is actively involved in research and education within the field of geriatric psychiatry.

Research Interests

Experience

Physician-in-Chief

— Present

Ontario Shores Centre Mental Health Research • Whitby, Ontario, Canada

In charge of the clinical and research activities at Ontario Shores Centre, with a focus on geriatric psychiatry.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology