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Dr. Peter Rumney

Peter Rumney, MD, FRCPC

Paediatrician / Assistant Professor, University of Toronto / Clinical Team Investigator / Co-Director, Centre for Leadership in Brain Injury

 

Dr. Rumney’s practice is focused entirely on acquired brain injury and paediatric and adolescent rehabilitation.  His research is primarily focused on brain injury rehabilitation, paediatric concussion, outcome measurement tools and innovative therapy modalities. He was the past Physician Director Rehab and Complex Continuing Care, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, as well as the past Co-Lead, Centre for Leadership in Brain Injury at Holland Bloorview.  He is a Clinical Team Investigator at the Bloorview Research Institute.  

Dr. Rumney holds the positions of Assistant Professor, Paediatrics, University of Toronto; Assistant Professor (Status Only), Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Consultant, Department of Paediatrics & Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children.  He is the Secretary of the Board of Directors, International Paediatric Brain Injury Society. The IPBIS advocates the best possible rehabilitation care as described in the literature for children and youth with acquired brain injury, throughout the world.

 In 2014, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital developed the first ever Provincial clinic providing care for children with persistent concussion syndrome. Dr. Rumney was a key collaborator in this project.  Also, in 2014, He was the recipient of the Dr. Jane Gillett Research Award from Brain Injury Canada. 

Research Focus:

Brain injury rehabilitation, Paediatric concussion, long-term outcomes, outcome measurement tools and innovative therapy modalities

Education & Profession

Education:

M.D., University of Toronto

Professional Memberships:

University Positions / Affiliations:

  • Assistant Professor, Paediatrics, University of Toronto
  • Assistant Professor (Status-Only), Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Honours and Awards:

2014 Dr. Jane Gillett Research Award - Brain Injury Canada

This award is granted to an individual or organization for their outstanding contribution to advance the cause of acquired brain injury in Canada.

In recognition of significant contribution in helping children and adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury, Toronto ABI Network. Annual Back to School Conference. (Distinction)                               

1995 Professional of the Year - The Lloyd Loynes Award, OBIA - Ontario Brain Injury Association. (Distinction) Presented by OBIA Board of Directors.

Current Projects

2018 Sept – Ongoing - Co-Principal Investigator, A window on the brain: brain monitoring in rehab.  No Boundaries Fund, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. PI: Rumney P, Nenadovic V. Collaborator(s):  Hung R, Ladha A,. $5000.00CAD [Grants] 

Publications

Please see PUBMed. 

Book Chapters

Rumney PG, Penner M. Traumatic Brain Injury and BPPV. In: Robert O’Reilly, Thierry Morlet, Sharon L. Cushing, editor(s). Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders. Plural Publishing; 2013. p. 250. Co-Principal Author

MacGregor, D. L., Kulkarni, A. V., Dirks, P. B., & Rumney, P. Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation. In: MacGregor, D. L., Kulkarni, A. V., Dirks, P. B., & Rumney, P., editor(s). Head Injury In Children and Adolescents. London (England): Mac Keith Press for the International Child Neurology Association; 2007. p. 61-72. Principal Author

MacGregor, D. L., Kulkarni, A. V., Dirks, P. B., & Rumney, P. Overview of Outcomes. In: MacGregor, D. L., Kulkarni, A. V., Dirks, P. B., & Rumney, P., editor(s). Head Injury In Children and Adolescents. London (England): Mac Keith Press for the International Child Neurology Association; 2007. p. 73-87. Principal Author

G. Verburg, B. Borthwick, P. Rumney, P. Speed, G. Hymus, B. Bennett. Digitizing Glenda: Electronic Outreach and Remote Rehabilitation Projects. In: Assistive Technology. Toronto: IOS Press; 1999. p. 679-683. Coauthor or Collaborator

Contact Info

Contact Information:

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital 
150 Kilgour Road Toronto, Ontario M4G 1R8 
Tel: 416-425-6220, ext 6019