Dr. Jay Riva Cambrin

Biography

Jay Riva-Cambrin began medical studies at the University of Alberta, Canada, graduating from medical school in June 1998. He completed his residency at the University of Toronto, Canada, where he also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology under the direction of Dr. James Drake. He completed a postgraduate fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. His clinical interests are in Pediatric Neurosurgery, particularly the treatment of hydrocephalus and related clinical trials. He is a member of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN). His recent research focuses on comparing outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus coagulation (ETV+CPC) shunts in the infant hydrocephalus population and exploring the relationship between ventricle size and neuropsychological outcomes in older children treated for hydrocephalus. Riva-Cambrin joined the faculty at the University of Calgary from the University of Utah, where he holds the position of Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Training Program, developing a neurosurgical clinical research center at the University of Calgary with a special focus on pediatric hydrocephalus.

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