How to get an appointment at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital)
The Neuro is a referral only hospital, which means you will need to be referred by either your general practitioner (GP) or a specialist to get an appointment.
All referrals must include the following information:
- First and last name
- Date of birth
- Medicare or health insurance information
- Reason for consultation
- Phone number(s) to be reached
- Name and license number of your referring physician
Appointment procedure if you saw a GP/family doctor:
Please note as of March 31st, 2024, all consultation requests from family doctors/ general practitioners must be transmitted via the SAFIR online platform.
Your family doctor or general practitioner must send a consultation request to the CRDS (Centre de répartition des demandes de services) using the SAFIR online platform.
Family doctors and general practitioners must use the MSSS forms for neurology or neurosurgery to refer a patient to the CRDS. All the forms can be found here.
The CRDS will only the consultation requests sent via the SAFIR online platform.
The CRDS will then seek out an appointment on your behalf and then contact you with the appointment date.
To know the status of your appointment request, please call the CRDS at 514 762-2737.
Appointment procedure if you saw a specialist:
Your specialist can fax your referral directly to the appropriate Neuro clinic or program, listed below. The hospital will then contact you with the appointment date.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): 514-398-7454
- Brain tumour clinic: 514-398-7195
- Cognitive disorders: 514-398-2745
- Epilepsy: 514-398-1276
- Movement disorders: 514-398-2304
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS): 514-398-7454
- Neurology: 514-398-2745
- Neuromodulation programme: 514-398-2304
- Neuromuscular programme: 514-398-2745
- Neuro-oncology: 514-398-7195
- Neuropsychology: 514-398-1338
- Neurosurgery: 514-398-2811
- Post-Polio clinic: 514- 398-2745
To know the status of your appointment request, please call the clinic directly. Click here to consult the phone directory of clinics.
For instructions on how to get an appointment for other departments at the MUHC, click here.
