Innovative mental health care in Ottawa.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Depression.

The Royal’s Neuromodulation Research Clinic is located at the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) at The Royal. We are an experienced multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, clinical research staff and trainees.

Innovative mental health care in Ottawa, Canada

The primary goal of our clinic is to use rTMS alongside various neuroimaging techniques, to offer more personalized, effective treatment strategies for individuals with mental health disorders, primarily difficult-to treat depression.

In addition to providing rTMS treatment, our clinic will collect various research measures to provide better care throughout the course of the treatment, and to improve upon current treatments.

Personalized rTMS for Depression

Meet our leading research and care team.

Our passionate team is a combination of highly experienced mental health clinicians and neuroscience researchers working hand in hand to deliver modern, personalised mental health treatments.

Dr. Sara Tremblay
Principal Investigator & Scientific Lead

Stacey Shim
Manager

Dr. Ram Brender
Psychiatrist & Clinical Lead

See our FAQ section to learn more about common side effects, mechanisms of action of rTMS and details on the innovative techniques we use in our clinic.