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Claire Perez

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor [Professional]

Claire Perez
Contact Information
Address: 

Building: 3630 prom Sir-William-Osler

Mailing Address:Ìý3630 prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal, QC, Canada H3G 1Y5

Phone: 
514 396 2723
Fax number: 
514-398-6360
Email address: 
claire.perez [at] mcgill.ca
Position: 
Assistant Professor
Degree(s): 

BSc (Biology); BSc (Phys Ther); MSc (Rehabilitation Sciences)

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Teaching areas: 

POTH 551: Neurorehabilitation
POTH 561: Integrated Neurorehabilitation

Current research: 

Ms Perez's research interest focused mainly on the post-stroke population.ÌýÌý

Biography: 

Clinical Practice:

Ms Perez is a retired Advanced Practice Leader (Balance and Mobility) at the Feil/Oberfeld/CRIR/JRH Research Centre and neuro-clinician at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (1989-2018). In the innovative positionÌýof Advanced Practice Leader (2010-2018), she shared her clinical expertise and skills with other clinicians and staff, consulted on challenging/complex cases (adult and pediatric) and treated patients using some of the advanced and hi-tech equipment available in the Research Centre. Ms Perez was especially involved in knowledge transfer activities with clinicians and programs to help promote and support the use of best and evidence-based practice as well as to promote the use of technology in everyday clinical practice.

Selected publications: 

Fung J andÌýPerez C.Ìý(2011). Sensorimotor enhancement with a mixed reality system for balance and mobility rehabilitation. Conference Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 6753-7.

Perez CÌýand Fung J. (2011). An instrumented cane devised for gait rehabilitation and research. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 25(1):36-41.

Kizony R, Levin M, Hughey L,ÌýPerez CÌýand Fung J. (2010). Cognitive load and dual task performance during locomotion post-stroke: a feasibility study using a functional virtual environment. Physical Therapy (Perry Gait issue), 90;252-60.

Perez C, Oates A, McFadyen BJ and Fung J. (2010). Enhanced somatosensory input for gait rehabilitatio post-stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 91(10):e25.

Patterson KK,ÌýPerez C, Oates A and Fung J. (2010). Haptic forces applied through an instrumented cane during self-paced treadmill walking post-stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 91(10):e30-1.

Kizony R, Levin M, Hughey L,ÌýPerez CÌýand Fung J. (2010). Walking and thinking: does stroke affect the ability to adapt to different cognitive demands during gait activities? Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 91(10):e30.

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