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Dr. Mark Colijn

MD, MSc, FRCPC, UCNS

Positions

Full Member

Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education

Clinical Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Contact information

Background

Educational Background

BA Psychology (With Distinction), University of Calgary, 2009

MSc Neuroscience, University of Calgary, 2011

MD Medicine (Distinction in Research), St. Louis University (USA), 2015

FRCPC Psychiatry, University of Calgary, 2020

Fellowship Neuropsychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2021

Biography

Dr. Colijn is an academic neuropsychiatrist whose clinical and research interests primarily involve the characterization and management of psychotic symptoms that develop in relation to rare genetic variation, with a focus on supporting underserved patient populations in this context; in particular, individuals diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia occurring on the background of neurodevelopmental/neurodegenerative disorder phenotypes and multiple medical comorbidities. 

Research

Areas of Research

Schizophrenia genetics

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Publications