Charles Kassardjian

Dr. Kassardjian is a neurologist with a clinical focus in the area of peripheral neurological diseases and neurophysiology, with a special interest in genetic myopathies. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Medicine. His research and educational interests are in the area of quality improvement and patient safety.

A major interest is in the area of medication safety and standardization of practice for neuromuscular patients treated with immunosuppressive medications, including the impact of such medications on the risk of infections and fractures. He is interested in the way that we create and use guidelines in practice, especially when evidence is lacking, such as for patients with rare genetic myopathies. A more recent academic and research focus is in the area of virtual care adoption and optimization among medical specialists, especially as a way to improve access to specialist assessments and testing (e.g. electrophysiological testing).

Along with 2 other colleagues that have an interest in Quality Improvement, Dr. Kassardjian co-founded NQIL (the Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab) as a group to foster city-wide quality and safety projects within the Division of Neurology. An early successful collaboration was the development and publication of the “Virtual Neurologic Examination”, with accompanying videos, as a way to improve clinician proficiency with providing virtual neurological assessments both during and after the pandemic.

Other Appointments & Affiliations

• Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Staff Neurologist, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
• Founding Member, Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL)