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Judith Marcoux, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor

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Judith Marcoux, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-934-8061
Fax number: 
514-934-8227
Email address: 
judith.marcoux [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Neurosurgery
Location: 
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (MGH, MNH)
Biography: 

Dr Judith Marcoux completed her medical degree in 1997 at Université de Montréal, where she then underwent her residency training in Neurosurgery, as well as pursuing a Masters in Neuroscience on spinal cord injury and recovery. After successfully passing her Royal College exam in Neurosurgery in 2003, she went on to theÌý University of California in Los Angeles to complete one extra year of trainingÌýand research in neurotrauma and neurocritical care, becomingÌýthe first Canadian neurosurgeon to be trained in neurotrauma. She returned to Montreal in 2004 to workÌýas aÌýneurosurgeon at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre, and Assistant Professor at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. Her practice has been centered mainly on the care of traumatic brain injury patients. She teaches neurosciences and neurotrauma at all levels of education in medicine, from first year students to senior residents. She was a member of the core committee for the Royal College examination for six years andÌýis a member of the Neurosurgery Residency Program Committee at McGill. She is also an Associate Researcher at the MUHC-Research Institute (RI), primarily focusing her research onÌýsevere traumatic brain injury. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles on subjects related to seizure prophylaxis compliance, venous thromboembolic event prophylaxis timing with associated complications and effectiveness, accuracy of ventricular catheters insertion with the development of a new method to increase the accuracy, decompressive craniectomy implementation, management of anti-platelets and anti-coagulants in the setting of an acute traumatic subdural hematoma, factors influencing the performance of care in urgent trauma craniotomies, and more. Since 2017, she is also co-chair of the Research Ethics Committee for Neuroscience at the MUHC.

Areas of expertise: 

Traumatic Brain Injury

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