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Esther is a Staff Neurologist – Clinician Teacher at Toronto Western Hospital and a Lecturer at the University of Toronto.

She is an active member of the Epilepsy Surgery program at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre. She obtained her Bachelor’s in Biochemistry at MacMaster University in 1998. She completed her M.D. in 2002 and Neurology residency in 2007, both from the University of Toronto. In 2010, she completed her fellowship in Epilepsy and Encephalography at the Krembil neuroscience Centre, University of Toronto.

She is a member of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is a certified member of the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology(CSCN) and serves in the executive board of the CSCN. Her clinical & research interests lie in advancing the care of epilepsy, particular in your adults and woman of childbearing age. She has a special interest in the management of women with epilepsy and epilepsy in pregnancy. Her clinical practice is extended to include post-stroke and post-traumatic epilepsy and brain tumour related epilepsy. She has a personal interest in epilepsy advocacy and strongly emphasizes patient-centred care in her practice.

As a clinician teacher, Esther is involved in teaching a wide spectrum of learners including undergraduate medical students, clinical clerks, residents and fellows. Her interest in teaching extends to curriculum development and creating novel tools using technology to teach epilepsy and electroencephalography. She is dedicated to the advancement of the epilepsy program at UofT through initiatives such as inter-institutional collaborations and the development of city-wide EEG rounds.