Dr. Michael Sangster is a Physiotherapist and Clinical Specialist in Pain Science. He is a graduate of the
Dalhousie University School of Physiotherapy, the Master of Business Administration program at Saint
Mary’s University, and the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Utica College. Dr. Sangster is the
Professional Practice Leader – Physiotherapy and the Physiotherapist on the Complex Pain team at the
IWK Health Centre. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Sangster is a contributing chapter author to the
Oxford Textbook of Pediatric Pain, a TEDx speaker, and a co-developer of a module of the online
pediatric pain curriculum at SickKids in Toronto, Canada. He is also an Adjunct Faculty member at the
Dalhousie University School of Physiotherapy, the Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Nova
Scotia College of Physiotherapists, a founding member of the Pain Science Division of the Canadian
Physiotherapy Association, and a member of the External Advisory Panel of the Canadian Pain Task Force