The Team
This highly trained and experienced team will be your circle of care every step of the way. Depending on your needs, you may see fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, geneticists, pediatric specialists, anesthesiologists, specialized high-risk obstetric nurses, allied health-care professionals, surgeons and advanced diagnostic specialists from across Mount Sinai Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children.
Medical Specialists
Dr. Greg Ryan
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Head, Ontario Fetal Centre
Dr. Nimrah Abbasi
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Marie Czikk
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Homero Flores Mendoza
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Sebastian Hobson
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Edgar Jaeggi
Fetal Cardiologist
Dr. Johannes Keunen
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. John Kingdom
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Rebecca Menzies
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Tim Van Mieghem
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Stefania Ronzoni
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Shiri Shinar
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Varsha Thakur
Fetal Cardiologist
Dr. Wendy Whittle
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Rory Windrim
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Greg Ryan, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Head, Ontario Fetal Centre
- Dr. Nimrah Abbasi, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Marie Czikk, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Homero Flores Mendoza, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Sebastian Hobson, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Edgar Jaeggi, Fetal Cardiologist
- Dr. Johannes Keunen, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. John Kingdom, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Rebecca Menzies, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Tim Van Mieghem, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Stefania Ronzoni, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Shiri Shinar, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Varsha Thakur, Fetal Cardiologist
- Dr. Wendy Whittle, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Dr. Rory Windrim, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Fetal Centre Nurses & Sonographers
Kate Aiken
Registered Nurse
Colleen Anastasiadis
Registered Nurse, RDMS
Leah Arellano
Registered Nurse
Vijayalakshmi Ayyathurai
Sonographer, RDMS
Dilshad Barolia
Registered Nurse
Connie Bartley
Registered Nurse
Jaclyn Besner
Registered Nurse
Tiffany Biro
Registered Nurse
Tamara Brazilevsky
Registered Nurse
Melina Careri
Registered Nurse
Johnny Choi
Sonographer, RDMS
Katie N Ellul
Registered Nurse
Nancy Erwin
Registered Nurse
Sandra Everets
Registered Nurse
Elizabeth Groves
Registered Nurse, Fetal Therapy Coordinator, RDMS
Bianca Harvey
Registered Nurse
Emilie Hughes
Registered Nurse
Elva Konomi
Sonographer, RDMS
Ingrid Larsen
Registered Nurse, Fetal Therapy Coordinator, RDMS
Angela Lau
Registered Nurse
Natalie Lu
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Laura Matthys
Registered Nurse
Bita Mehdi-Damavandi
Registered Nurse, RDMS
Anne O'Conner
Registered Nurse, RDMS
Sandra Pellecchia-Clarke
Registered Nurse
Lindsay Pollard
Registered Nurse
Mary Quinlan
Registered Nurse, RDMS
Roma Ramirez
Registered Nurse
Janet Randle
Registered Nurse
Kristine Raso
Registered Nurse
Jaclyn Santos
Registered Nurse
Sophia Sheppard
Registered Nurse
Tasha Simpson
Registered Nurse, Fetal Therapy Coordinator
Laura Slezak
Registered Nurse
Andrea Steadman
Clinical Nurse Specialist – IMPACT
Vasi Stratulat
Ultrasound Educator
Hilary Taynen
Registered Nurse
Jennifer Vaughan
Registered Nurse
Ace Virtusio
Registered Nurse
Laura Visheau
Registered Nurse, RDMS
Christine Wang
Registered Nurse
- Kate Aiken, Registered Nurse
- Colleen Anastasiadis, Registered Nurse, RDMS
- Leah Arellano, Registered Nurse
- Vijayalakshmi Ayyathurai, Sonographer, RDMS
- Connie Bartley, Registered Nurse
- Jaclyn Besner, Registered Nurse
- Tiffany Biro, Registered Nurse
- Tamara Brazilevsky, Registered Nurse
- Melina Careri, Registered Nurse
- Johnny Choi, Sonographer, RDMS
- Katie N Ellul, Registered Nurse
- Nancy Erwin, Registered Nurse
- Sandra Everets, Registered Nurse
- Elizabeth Groves, Registered Nurse, Fetal Therapy Coordinator, RDMS
- Emilie Hughes, Registered Nurse
- Bianca Harvey, Registered Nurse
- Elva Konomi, Sonographer, RDMS
- Ingrid Larsen, Registered Nurse, Fetal Therapy Coordinator, RDMS
- Angela Lau, Registered Nurse
- Natalie Lu, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Laura Matthys, Registered Nurse
- Bita Mehdi-Damavandi, Registered Nurse, RDMS
- Anne O’Conner, Registered Nurse, RDMS
- Sandra Pellecchia-Clarke, Registered Nurse
- Lindsay Pollard, Registered Nurse
- Mary Quinlan, Registered Nurse, RDMS
- Roma Ramirez, Registered Nurse
- Janet Randle, Registered Nurse
- Kristine Raso, Registered Nurse
- Jaclyn Santos, Registered Nurse
- Sophia Sheppard, Registered Nurse
- Tasha Simpson, Registered Nurse, Fetal Therapy Coordinator
- Laura Slezak, Registered Nurse
- Andrea Steadman, Clinical Nurse Specialist – IMPACT
- Vasi Stratulat, Ultrasound Educator
- Hilary Taynen, Registered Nurse
- Jennifer Vaughan, Registered Nurse
- Ace Virtusio, Nurse Sonographer
- Laura Visheau, Registered Nurse, RDMS
- Christine Wang, Registered Nurse
Fetal Centre Operating Room Nurses
Catherine Angotti
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Genevieve Crete
Nurse, L&D OR Coordinator
Greer Dean
Nurse
Kim Ngo
Nurse, Clinical and Systems Flow Facilitator
- Catherine Angotti, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Genevieve Crete, Nurse, L&D OR Coordinator
- Greer Dean, Nurse
- Kim Ngo, Nurse, Clinical and Systems Flow Facilitator
The Team at The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Darius Bagli
Staff Urologist, Associate Head, Division of Urology; Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of Surgery
Dr. David Barron
Head, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Dr. Susan Blaser
Neuroradiologist, Diagnostic Imaging
Sara Breitbart
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Neurosurgery
Dr. Paolo Campisi
Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Dr. Rajiv Chaturvedi
Interventional Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Vann Chau
Neurologist, Division of Neurology
Dr. Priscilla Chiu
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Jenna Doig
Developmental Paediatrician, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Joana Dos Santos
Medical Urologist, Division of Urology
Dr. James Drake
Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of Surgery, Chief, Perioperative Services, Head, Neurosurgery
Nathalie Dutil
Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Annie Fecteau
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. David Fisher
Medical Director and Plastic Surgeon, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Lindsay Freud
Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Vitor Guerra
Staff Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Christoph Haller
Cardiovascular Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Dr. Sharifa Himidan
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Osami Honjo
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Dr. George Ibrahim
Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
Dr. Andrew James
Associate Staff Physician, Division of Neonatology
Pradeep Krishnan
Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging
Dr. Abhaya Kulkarni
Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
Dr. Jacob C. Langer
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Armando Lorenzo
Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
Elka Miller
Paediatric Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging
Sonila Mustafa
Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Frank Papanikolaou
Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
Dr. John Phillips
Plastic/Craniofacial Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Lip and Palate Program and Craniofacial Program
Dr. Agostino Pierro
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Mercedes Pilkington
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Hazel Pleasants-Terashita
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatrics Neonatal Intensive Care/General & Thoracic Surgery
Jennifer Quon
Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery
Mandy Rickard
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
Dr. Johanna Riesel
Paediatric Reconstructive Surgeon
Patricia Rowe
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Neurosurgery
Dr. Michael Seed
Division Head, Cardiology, Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program, Cardiac Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging
Abby Varghese
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
Dr. Nikolaus Wolter
Otolaryngologist, Division of Otolaryngology
Dr. Shi Joon Yoo
Cardiac Radiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Augusto Zani
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Darius Bagli, Staff Urologist, Associate Head, Division of Urology; Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of Surgery
- Dr. David Barron, Head, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Dr. Susan Blaser, Neuroradiologist, Diagnostic Imaging
- Sara Breitbart, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Dr. Paolo Campisi, Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Dr. Rajiv Chaturvedi, Interventional Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Vann Chau, Neurologist, Division of Neurology
- Dr. Priscilla Chiu, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Jenna Doig, Developmental Paediatrician
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital - Dr. Joana Dos Santos, Medical Urologist, Division of Urology
- Dr. James Drake, Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of Surgery, Chief, Perioperative Services, Head, Neurosurgery
- Nathalie Dutil, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Annie Fecteau, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. David Fisher, Medical Director and Plastic Surgeon, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Dr. Lindsay Freud, Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Vitor Guerra, Staff Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Christoph Haller, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Dr. Sharifa Himidan, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Osami Honjo, Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Dr. George Ibrahim, Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
- Dr. Andrew James, Associate Staff Physician, Division of Neonatology
- Pradeep Krishnan, Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging
- Dr. Abhaya Kulkarni, Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
- Dr. Jacob C. Langer, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Armando Lorenzo, Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
- Elka Miller, Paediatric Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging
- Sonila Mustafa, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Frank Papanikolaou, Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
- Dr. John Phillips, Plastic/Craniofacial Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Lip and Palate Program and Craniofacial Program
- Dr. Agostino Pierro, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Mercedes Pilkington, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Hazel Pleasants-Terashita, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatrics Neonatal Intensive Care/General & Thoracic Surgery
- Jennifer Quon, Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery
- Mandy Rickard, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
- Dr. Johanna Riesel, Paediatric Reconstructive Surgeon
- Patricia Rowe, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Dr. Michael Seed, Division Head, Cardiology, Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program, Cardiac Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging
- Abby Varghese, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
- Dr. Nikolaus Wolter, Otolaryngologist, Division of Otolaryngology
- Dr. Shi Joon Yoo, Cardiac Radiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Augusto Zani, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
The Paediatric Team at Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Prakesh Shah
Neonatologist, Paediatrician in Chief
Dr. Poorva Deshpande
Neonatologist
Dr. Yenge Diambomba
Neonatologist, Clinical Director of Nurseries
Dr. Emer Finan
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program
Dr. Amish Jain
Neonatologist, Director Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography Program
Dr. Ed Kelly
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Development Follow Up Clinic
Dr. Ashraf Kharrat
Neonatologist
Dr. Tom Leibson
Neonatologist
Dr. Adel Mohamed
Neonatologist
Dr. Karel O’Brien
Neonatologist
Dr. Kamini Raghuram
Neonatologist
Dr. Jyotsna Shah
Neonatologist
Dr. Vibhuti Shah
Neonatologist
Dr. Jennifer Young
Neonatologist
Dr. Kin Fan Young-Tai
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Dr. Faith Zhu
Neonatologist
- Dr. Prakesh Shah, Neonatologist, Paediatrician in Chief
- Dr. Poorva Deshpande, Neonatologist
- Dr. Yenge Diambomba, Neonatologist, Clinical Director of Nurseries
- Dr. Emer Finan, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program
- Dr. Amish Jain, Neonatologist, Director Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography Program
- Dr. Ed Kelly, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Development Follow Up Clinic
- Dr. Ashraf Kharrat, Neonatologist
- Dr. Tom Leibson, Neonatologist
- Dr. Adel Mohamed, Neonatologist
- Dr. Karel O’Brien, Neonatologist
- Dr. Kamini Raghuram, Neonatologist
- Dr. Jyotsna Shah, Neonatologist
- Dr. Vibhuti Shah, Neonatologist
- Dr. Jennifer Young, Neonatologist
- Dr. Kin Fan Young-Tai, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Dr. Faith Zhu, Neonatologist
The Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Team
Dr. David Chitayat
Medical Geneticist, Head, Prenatal Diagnosis
Dr. Karen Chong
Medical Geneticist
Dr. Marjan Nezarati
Medical Geneticist
Claire Botsford
Genetic Counsellor
Kayla Flamenbaum
Genetic Counsellor
Nicole Gojska
Genetic Counsellor
Stephanie Hedges
Genetic Counsellor
Rachel Silver
Genetic Counsellor
Andrea Staines
Genetic Counsellor
Stephanie Telesca
Genetic Counsellor
Tami Uster
Genetic Counsellor
Siddika Venkatachalam
Genetic Counsellor
- Claire Botsford, Genetic Counsellor
- Dr. David Chitayat, Medical Geneticist, Head, Prenatal Diagnosis
- Dr. Karen Chong, Medical Geneticist
- Dr. Marjan Nezarati, Medical Geneticist
- Kayla Flamenbaum, Genetic Counsellor
- Nicole Gojska, Genetic Counsellor
- Stephanie Hedges, Genetic Counsellor
- Rachel Silver, Genetic Counsellor
- Andrea Staines, Genetic Counsellor
- Stephanie Telesca, Genetic Counsellor
- Tami Uster, Genetic Counsellor
- Siddika Venkatachalam, Genetic Counsellor
Nursing Leadership Team
Natalie Carusi
Clinical Coordinator
Dina Da Rosa
Clinical Coordinator
Andrea Hollingshead
Patient Care Manager, Women’s and Infants’ Ambulatory Clinics
Rebecca Piccinin
Quality Coordinator, WIH Ambulatory Clinics
- Natalie Carusi, Clinical Coordinator
- Dina Da Rosa, Clinical Coordinator
- Andrea Hollingshead, Patient Care Manager, Women’s and Infants’ Ambulatory Clinics
- Rebecca Piccinin, Quality Coordinator, WIH Ambulatory Clinics
Administrative Support
Jacquel Baldwin
Amanda Bishop
David Jardine
Renato Maboot
Leah Martindale
Dominga Orias
Shalanda Robinson
Danica Sanchez
- Jacquel Baldwin
- Amanda Bishop
- David Jardine
- Renato Maboot
- Leah Martindale
- Dominga Orias
- Shalanda Robinson
- Danica Sanchez
Women’s and Infants’ Health Leadership
Elena Nikolsky
Senior Director Women's and Infants' Health
Dr. Mathew Sermer
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Chief
- Joanne MacKenzie, Senior Director Women’s and Infants’ Health
- Dr. Mathew Sermer, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Chief