Dr. Sandra Antochi

Dr. Sandra Antochi completed an Hon. B.Sc. in Biology at University of Guelph in 1994, an M.D. from University of Western Ontario in 1998, and completed Psychiatry Residency at University of Ottawa in 2003, visiting Fellowship in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Duke University in 2018 and Conflict Resolution Certificate, Cornell University 2023.

She is an Assistant Professor at University of Ottawa and Founding Faculty and Co-Director for The University of Ottawa Simulation-Based Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Course for Practitioners. Dr. Antochi has been Co-Fellowship Director and Co-Founder of Fellowship in Eating Disorders at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) jointly with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario CHEO, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa since 2022. She has been practicing psychiatry in a variety of settings including inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, organizational/occupational psychiatry and neuromodulation with rTMS and ECT. She has been a specialist physician consultant with the Department of National Defense since 2022.

Dr. Antochi joined the IMHR as a physician-scientist and the rTMS team in 2023. She is now Clinical Lead – Education and Program Development, with a focus on the development of a fellowship program and partnerships with community services. Prior to moving to Canada, he was a Senior Staff Psychiatrist and Geriatric Psychiatrist and led a multidisciplinary team in the management of adult and geriatric inpatients. Dr. Brender completed a two-year clinical fellowship at CAMH in Toronto focused on therapeutic brain interventions (ECT, MST and rTMS) and mood and anxiety in geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Brender is an assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa since 2022. Prior to joining to the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Dr. Brender worked as a Staff Psychiatrist on the inpatient units at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH).