Elizabeth G. Condliffe, PhD, MD, FRCPC
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dr. Condliffe is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on improving clinical interventions to promote neuroplastic change and reduce multisystem impacts of impairments throughout the lifespan of people with cerebral palsy and other causes of long-term neurodisabilities.
Dr. Condliffe earned her BSE from Princeton University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and an MS in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University before studying medicine at the University of Toronto. She completed residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering studying the Mechanisms of Motor Impairments in People with Spastic Cerebral Palsy at the University of Alberta before joining the Pediatric Physiatry team at Alberta Children’s Hospital and the University of Calgary.
As a biomedical engineer, neurophysiololgist and physiatrist, the Pediatric Onset Neuromotor Impairment (PONI, @ponilabresearch) lab Dr. Condliffe leads use technological innovations including robot-assisted gait training, neurophysiologic and clinical tools as assessment, rehabilitation and assistive devices. This helps us evaluate and deliver interventions as well as understand the mechanisms of impairments. She co-leads the Movement Impairment team of the RESTORE Network and is a member of the Vi Riddell Pediatric Rehabilitation Research group and the Non-invasive Neurostimulation Network (N3) at the University of Calgary and is fortunate to collaborate with others including on a pair of studies evaluating early intensive exercise for children at risk of mobility delays, the Calgary Adapted Hub studies and research examining physiological factors contributing anxiety and depression in youth with Cerebral Palsy.
