Achelle Cortel-LeBlanc
Clinicien chercheur

Biography

Dr. Achelle Cortel-LeBlanc is a bilingual (English/French) neurologist and UCNS-certified subspecialist in headache medicine. She is appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa and serves as a Rotation Director in the Undergraduate Medical Education program -Mandatory Selectives. She is actively engaged in teaching trainees and contributes to ongoing research as a Clinician-Researcher at the Institut du Savoir Montfort and at the Ottawa Headache Centre. To deepen her expertise and incorporate international perspectives, she is currently completing the Master of Headache Disorders at the Danish Headache Center, University of Copenhagen -- one of the world’s foremost institutions in headache medicine and the birthplace of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD).

Research interests

• Headache – especially post-traumatic headache; traumatic brain injury, stroke, and healthcare system improvement