Dr. Jay Riva-Cambrin

At the University of Alberta in Canada, Dr. Riva-Cambrin started his medical education. At the University of Toronto in Canada, he finished his residency after earning his medical degree there in June 1998. Under the guidance of Dr. James Drake, he earned a Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto. At The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Riva-Cambrin finished a postgraduate residency in paediatric neurological surgery. Clinical trials and the treatment of hydrocephalus are two areas in paediatric neurosurgery where Dr. Riva-Cambrin has interests. He belongs to the Network for Clinical Research on Hydrocephalus (HCRN). He created a model that anticipates hydrocephalus in children with tumours. 100 of the roughly 250 neurosurgeries Dr. Riva-Cambrin conducts each year are for hydrocephalus. In addition to serving as the Program Director for the Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship Program and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital Center, Dr. Riva-Cambrin joined the faculty in 2006.

Qualification

• MD
• MSc