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.
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists
Dr. Greg Ryan
Head, Ontario Fetal Centre
Dr. Nimrah Abbasi
Dr. Marie Czikk
Dr. Sebastian Hobson
Dr. Johannes Keunen
Dr. John Kingdom
Dr. Rebecca Menzies
Dr. Tim Van Mieghem
Dr. Gareth Seaward
Dr. Shiri Shinar
Dr. Rory Windrim
Dr. Wendy Whittle
- Dr. Greg Ryan, Head, Ontario Fetal Centre
- Dr. Nimrah Abbasi
- Dr. Marie Czikk
- Dr. Sebastian Hobson
- Dr. Johannes Keunen
- Dr. John Kingdom
- Dr. Rebecca Menzies
- Dr. Tim Van Mieghem
- Dr. Gareth Seaward
- Dr. Shiri Shinar
- Dr. Rory Windrim
- Dr. Wendy Whittle
Fetal Centre Nurses & Sonographers
Colleen Anastasiadis
Nurse, RDMS
Leah Arellano
Nurse
Vijayalakshmi Ayyathurai
Sonographer, RDMS
Dilshad Barolia
Nurse
Connie Bartley
Nurse
Tiffany Biro
Nurse
Tamara Brazilevsky
Nurse
Zahra Chalian
Nurse
Johnny Choi
Sonographer, RDMS
Melissa Coppens
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Moira Dodds
Nurse, RDMS
Katie N Ellul
Nurse
Nancy Erwin
Nurse
Sandra Everets
Nurse
Elizabeth Groves
Nurse, RDMS
Elva Konomi
Sonographer, RDMS
Ingrid Larsen
Nurse, RDMS
Yee Man Lee
Sonographer, Ultrasound Educator, RDMS
Natalie Lu
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Bita Mehdi-Damavandi
Nurse, RDMS
Anne O'Conner
Nurse, RDMS
Sandra Pellecchia-Clarke
Nurse
Lindsay Pollard
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mary Quinlan
Nurse, RDMS
Janet Randle
Nurse
Kristine Raso
Nurse
Preethi Sethi
Sonographer, RDMS
Heather Shaw
Nurse
Tasha Simpson
Nurse
Laura Slezak
Nurse
Jaclyn Valdez
Nurse
Leslie Vermeersch
Nurse, RDMS
Laura Visheau
Nurse, RDMS
Lauren Wilson
Nurse
- Colleen Anastasiadis, Nurse, RDMS
- Leah Arellano, Nurse
- Vijayalakshmi Ayyathurai, Sonographer, RDMS
- Dilshad Barolia, Nurse
- Connie Bartley, Nurse
- Tiffany Biro, Nurse
- Tamara Brazilevsky, Nurse
- Zahra Chalian, Nurse
- Johnny Choi, Sonographer, RDMS
- Melissa Coppens, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Moira Dodds, Nurse, RDMS
- Katie N Ellul, Nurse
- Nancy Erwin, Nurse
- Sandra Everets, Nurse
- Elizabeth Groves, Nurse, RDMS
- Elva Konomi, Sonographer, RDMS
- Ingrid Larsen, Nurse, RDMS
- Yee Man Lee, Sonographer, Ultrasound Educator, RDMS
- Natalie Lu, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Bita Mehdi-Damavandi, Nurse, RDMS
- Anne O’Conner, Nurse, RDMS
- Sandra Pellecchia-Clarke, Nurse
- Lindsay Pollard, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Mary Quinlan, Nurse, RDMS
- Janet Randle, Nurse
- Kristine Raso, Nurse
- Preethi Sethi, Sonographer, RDMS
- Heather Shaw, Nurse
- Tasha Simpson, Nurse
- Laura Slezak, Nurse
- Jaclyn Valdez, Nurse
- Leslie Vermeersch, Nurse, RDMS
- Laura Visheau, Nurse, RDMS
- Lauren Wilson, Nurse
Fetal Centre Operating Room Nurses
Catherine Angotti
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Genevieve Crete
Nurse
Greer Dean
Nurse
Rachel Hamilton
Nurse, Clinical and Systems Flow Facilitator
Kim Ngo
Nurse
- Catherine Angotti, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Genevieve Crete, Nurse
- Greer Dean, Nurse
- Rachel Hamilton, Nurse, Clinical and Systems Flow Facilitator
- Kim Ngo, Nurse
The Team at The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Georges Azzie
Paediatric Surgeon, Program Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Darius Bagli
Staff Urologist, Associate Head, Division of Urology; Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of 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. Paige Church
Physician Lead, Spina Bifida/Spinal Cord Injury Program 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. Sharifa Himidan
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. George Ibrahim
Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
Dr. Edgar Jaeggi
Cardiologist, Head, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Martin Koyle
Head, Division of Urology
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
Sonila Mustafa
Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Frank Papanikolaou
Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
Dr. Agostino Pierro
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. John Phillips
Plastic/Craniofacial Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Lip and Palate Program and Craniofacial Program
Hazel Pleasants-Terashita
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatrics Neonatal Intensive Care/General & Thoracic Surgery
Mandy Rickard
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
Patricia Rowe
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Neurosurgery
Dr. Varsha Thakur
Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Michael Seed
Division Head, Cardiology, Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program, Cardiac Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging
Abby Varghese
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
Dr. Paul Wales
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Justyna Wolinska
Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Shi Joon Yoo
Cardiac Radiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
Dr. Augusto Zani
Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Georges Azzie, Paediatric Surgeon, Program Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Darius Bagli, Staff Urologist, Associate Head, Division of Urology; Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Department of 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. Paige Church, Physician Lead, Spina Bifida/Spinal Cord Injury Program
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. Sharifa Himidan, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. George Ibrahim, Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
- Dr. Edgar Jaeggi, Cardiologist, Head, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Martin Koyle, Head, Division of Urology
- 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
- Sonila Mustafa, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Frank Papanikolaou, Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
- Dr. Agostino Pierro, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. John Phillips, Plastic/Craniofacial Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleft Lip and Palate Program and Craniofacial Program
- Hazel Pleasants-Terashita, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatrics Neonatal Intensive Care/General & Thoracic Surgery
- Mandy Rickard, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
- Patricia Rowe, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Dr. Varsha Thakur, Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program
- Dr. Michael Seed, Division Head, Cardiology, Fetal Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiac Program, Cardiac Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging
- Abby Varghese, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
- Dr. Paul Wales, Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Justyna Wolinska, Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
- 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. Max Kirtsman
Neonatologist
Dr. Shoo Lee
Neonatologist
Dr. Tom Leibson
Neonatologist
Dr. Adel Mohamed
Neonatologist
Dr. Karel O’Brien
Neonatologist
Dr. Jyotsna Shah
Neonatologist
Dr. Vibhuti Shah
Neonatologist
Dr. Sharon Unger
Neonatologist, Medical Director of the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank
Dr. Jennifer Young
Neonatologist
Dr. Kin Fan Young-Tai
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- 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. Max Kirtsman, Neonatologist
- Dr. Shoo Lee, Neonatologist
- Dr. Tom Leibson, Neonatologist
- Dr. Adel Mohamed, Neonatologist
- Dr. Karel O’Brien, Neonatologist
- Dr. Jyotsna Shah, Neonatologist
- Dr. Vibhuti Shah, Neonatologist
- Dr. Sharon Unger, Neonatologist, Medical Director of the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank
- Dr. Jennifer Young, Neonatologist
- Dr. Kin Fan Young-Tai, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Resuscitation Program
The Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Team
Dr. David Chitayat
Medical Geneticist, Head, Prenatal Diagnosis
Dr. Karen Chong
Medical Geneticist
Dr. Maian Roifman
Medical Geneticist
Alina Bielak
Genetic Counsellor
Simina Bogatan
Genetic Counsellor
Kayla Flamenbaum
Genetic Counsellor
Sue Furtado
Genetic Counsellor Assistant
Nicole Gojska
Genetic Counsellor
Stephanie Hedges
Genetic Counsellor
Marie Injeyan
Genetic Counsellor
Claire Newman
Genetic Counsellor
Talia Pearl
Genetic Counsellor Assistant
Rachel Silver
Genetic Counsellor
Andrea Staines
Genetic Counsellor
Ronni Teitelbaum
Genetic Counsellor
Stephanie Telesca
Genetic Counsellor
Tami Uster
Genetic Counsellor
Siddika Venkatachalam
Genetic Counsellor
- Dr. David Chitayat, Medical Geneticist, Head, Prenatal Diagnosis
- Dr. Karen Chong, Medical Geneticist
- Dr. Maian Roifman, Medical Geneticist
- Simina Bogatan, Genetic Counsellor
- Alina Bielak, Genetic Counsellor
- Kayla Flamenbaum, Genetic Counsellor
- Sue Furtado, Genetic Counsellor Assistant
- Nicole Gojska, Genetic Counsellor
- Stephanie Hedges, Genetic Counsellor
- Marie Injeyan, Genetic Counsellor
- Claire Newman, Genetic Counsellor
- Talia Pearl, Genetic Counsellor Assistant
- Rachel Silver, Genetic Counsellor
- Andrea Staines, Genetic Counsellor
- Ronni Teitelbaum, Genetic Counsellor
- Stephanie Telesca, Genetic Counsellor
- Tami Uster, Genetic Counsellor
- Siddika Venkatachalam, Genetic Counsellor
Nursing Leadership Team
Cathryn Britton
Patient Care Manger - Labour and Delivery
Natalie Carusi
Dina Da Rosa
Clinical Coordinator
Amy Proulx
Clinical Director – Women’s and Infants’ Ambulatory Program
- Cathryn Britton, Patient Care Manger – Labour and Delivery
- Natalie Carusi
- Dina Da Rosa, Clinical Coordinator
- Amy Proulx, Clinical Director – Women’s and Infants’ Ambulatory Program
Administrative Support
Renato Maboot
Leah Martindale
Dominga Orias
Shalanda Robinson
- Renato Maboot
- Leah Martindale
- Dominga Orias
- Shalanda Robinson
Women’s and Infants’ Health Leadership
Joanne MacKenzie
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