Kristina Joyal
Co-Applicant
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at University of Manitoba | Neuromuscular Pediatric Neurologist for the Neuromuscular Clinic at the Rehabilitation Center for Children
Pediatric Neurologist at the Winnipeg Clinic and HSC Winnipeg Children's Hospital | Researcher with the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 2: Clinical Research, Pillar 3: Clinical Practice Research
Biography
Dr. Kristina Joyal is a pediatric neurologist from rural Manitoba. She did her B.Sc in Neuroscience at McGill University, medical school at the University of Manitoba, and pediatric neurology residency at the University of Ottawa / Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She focused on neuromuscular neurology during residency and obtained her CSCN certification in NCS/EMG at that time. She now works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she sees all the children with neuromuscular diseases in the province and is the neurologist for the pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic. Otherwise, she works as a community pediatric neurologist. She also has an interested in Indigenous health. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, cycling, reading, and going to metal shows.
Recent Publications
McMillan, HJ, Gonorazky, H, Campbell, C, Chrestian, N, Crone, M, Dowling, JJ et al.. Equitable Access to Disease-Modifying Therapies for Canadian Children with SMA and Four SMN2 Copies. Can J Neurol Sci. 2024. 1-3 PMID:39534980
Joyal, KM, Collins, S, Miners, A, Barrowman, N, Sucha, E, Allen, J et al.. Head circumference values among Inuit children in Nunavut, Canada: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ. 2024.196 (35)E1189-E1200 PMID:39433315
Joyal, KM, MacGregor, JV, Hayawi, LM, Webster, RJ, McMillan, HJ. Not so Shocking: Electromyography in Pediatrics Remains Feasible and Diagnostically Useful. Can J Neurol Sci. 2022.49 (5)696-702 PMID:34392843
Joyal, KM, Michaud, J, van der Knaap, MS, Bugiani, M, Venkateswaran, S. Severe TUBB4A-Related Hypomyelination With Atrophy of the Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum: Novel Neuropathological Findings. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2019.78 (1)3-9 PMID:30476126
Joyal, KM, Katz, C, Harder, N, Dean, H. Interprofessional education using simulation of an overnight inpatient ward shift. J Interprof Care. 2015.29 (3)268-70 PMID:25070429
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