Research Area(s)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuroimmunology and Clinical Informatics
About
In 2007, Dr. Ilia Poliakov completed his undergraduate degree in the inaugural year of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honors) program at the University of Calgary, majoring in Bioinformatics. From 2007-2010 he attended medical school at the University of Calgary, during which he developed an interest in neurology and clinical informatics. After medical school, Dr. Poliakov completed a 5 year neurology residency at the University of Saskatchewan, immediately followed by a fellowship in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology, back at the University of Calgary. In November of 2016 Dr. Poliakov became the clinic director at the Saskatoon MS Clinic.
In addition to clinical duties, Dr. Poliakov has interests in medical teaching; as well as research into clinical informatics (Big Data) and health quality outcomes.