Jocelyn Zwicker
Neuromuscular Neurologist at The Ottawa Hospital Neuromuscular Centre
President of the The Ottawa Hospital Medical Staff Association
NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 2: Clinical Research, Pillar 3: Clinical Practice Research
Research Interests: quality improvement and palliative care, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, ALS Â
ResearchGate profileBiography
Jocelyn Zwicker is a neuromuscular neurologist practicing at The Ottawa Hospital Neuromuscular Centre. She completed her medical degree at the University of Toronto and her neurology residency and electrodiagnostic fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.  She is the current president of the The Ottawa Hospital Medical Staff Association. Academic interests include quality improvement and palliative care for patients with neurological disorders including stroke, Parkinson’s disease and ALS.  Â
Recent Publications
Watt, CL, Smith, IC, Rice, J, Murphy, R, Breiner, A, Duff, MLV et al.. Qualitative Analysis of Initial Palliative Care Consultations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.68 (1)43-52.e2 PMID:38574876
Zwicker, J, Smith, IC, Rice, J, Murphy, R, Breiner, A, McNeely, S et al.. Palliative care at any stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective feasibility study. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023.10 1204816 PMID:37780560
Fereshtehnejad, SM, Ruel, M, Bourque, PR, Warman-Chardon, J, Kontolemos, M, Zwicker, J et al.. Brachial Plexopathy Following Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Can J Neurol Sci. 2024.51 (3)463-465 PMID:37272520
Smith, IC, Pileggi, CA, Wang, Y, Kernohan, K, Hartley, T, McMillan, HJ et al.. Novel Homozygous Variant in COQ7 in Siblings With Hereditary Motor Neuropathy. Neurol Genet. 2023.9 (1)e200048 PMID:37077559
Melkus, G, Sampaio, ML, Smith, IC, Rakhra, KS, Bourque, PR, Breiner, A et al.. Quantitative vs qualitative muscle MRI: Imaging biomarker in patients with Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD). Neuromuscul Disord. 2023.33 (1)24-31 PMID:36462961
Kim, W, Watt, CL, Enright, P, Sikora, L, Zwicker, J. Management of Motor Symptoms for Patients with Advanced Parkinson's Disease without Safe Oral Access: A Scoping Review. J Palliat Med. 2023.26 (1)131-141 PMID:36126303
Zwicker, J, Qureshi, D, Talarico, R, Webber, C, Watt, C, Kim, W et al.. Dying with Parkinson's Disease: Healthcare Utilization and Costs in the Last Year of Life. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022.12 (7)2249-2259 PMID:36120791
Besant, G, Bourque, PR, Smith, IC, Chih, S, Lamacie, MM, Breiner, A et al.. Case Report: Severe Peripartum Cardiac Disease in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022.9 899606 PMID:35722118
Zwicker, J, Cortel-Leblanc, A, Benbadis, S, Fantaneanu, TA. The Case for Peer Review in EEG: An Institution's Call to Arms. Can J Neurol Sci. 2023.50 (2)303-304 PMID:35189988
Zwicker, JC, Breiner, A, Warman-Chardon, JP, Bourque, PR. Multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy presenting with a unilateral radial neuropathy. Muscle Nerve. 2022.65 (5)E21-E23 PMID:35146762
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