Toronto Rehab – Clinical Research Unit

Contact US

Dr. Paul Oh
Medical Lead
paul.oh@uhn.ca
Louise Brisbois
Clinical Research Manager
louise.brisbois@uhn.ca
Savannah Black
Clinical Research Coordinator
savannah.black2@uhn.ca
Suban Kangatharan
Clinical Research Coordinator
suban.kangatharan@uhn.ca
If you are a researcher who plans to recruit study participants at any of the Rehab sites (Lyndhurst Centre, Rumsey Centre, University Centre, Bickle Centre or West Park), or UHN hospitals please contact the TR-CRU. We can support getting your study set up in Epic, the electronic medical record at UHN. Once your study is in Epic you need to associate your patient participants to the study. This allows both clinicians and patients to see that they have consented to a research study in their medical chart.

What We Do

The Toronto Rehab Clinical Research Unit (TR-CRU) is situated within one of North America’s leading rehabilitation science centres, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (TRI). The CRU provide research support to the scientists and research staff at KITE Research Institute, the research arm of TRI at University Health Network.

The TR-CRU offers personalized, concierge-style support tailored to meet the needs of our scientists and research staff. Driven by a commitment to research excellence, our team delivers high-quality services and operational guidance throughout the entire study lifecycle from initiation to completion. We ensure research teams are equipped with the right tools, resources, and expertise to achieve impactful outcomes. As part of our service portfolio, we provide one on one consults, staffing support and solutions, a monthly Education Series, as well as office hours about research IT which is open to all research scientists, staff and students. The TR-CRU works in close collaboration with the 3 other UHN CRUs (Toronto Western, Toronto General and Princess Margaret Cancer CRU), to optimize operational practices for rehabilitation researchers.

TR Clinical Research Unit portfolio graphic illustrating key services and research support areas such as HR support, patient engagement, SOPs, concierge model, education series, and IA45 pilot workflow.

Who We Are

Dr. Paul Oh
Medical Lead
paul.oh@uhn.ca
Louise Brisbois
Clinical Research Manager
louise.brisbois@uhn.ca
Savannah Black
Clinical Research Coordinator
savannah.black2@uhn.ca
Suban Kangatharan
Clinical Research Coordinator
suban.kangatharan@uhn.ca