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

Catherine Angotti
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Labour & Delivery

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

Genevieve Crete
Registered Nurse, Labour & Delivery OR Coordinator

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, Ambulatory

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, RDMS

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
- Catherine Angotti, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- 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
- Genevieve Crete, Registered Nurse, Labour & Delivery OR Coordinator
- 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, Ambulatory
- 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, RDMS
- 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
The Team at The Hospital for Sick Children

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. Peter B Dirks
Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division Chief of Neurosurgery, Co-Lead Paediatric Neurovascular Program

Dr. Jenna Doig
Developmental Paediatrician, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Joana Dos Santos
Medical Urologist, Division of Urology

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. Osami Honjo
Head, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery

Dr. George Ibrahim
Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery

Jessica Ho
Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Neuroradiology

Dr. Andrew James
Associate Staff Physician, Division of Neonatology

Dr. Pradeep Krishnan
Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging

Dr. Abhaya Kulkarni
Neurosurgeon & Surgeon-in-Chief

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. Prakash Muthusami
Paediatric Interventional Neuroradiologist, Co-Lead Paediatric Neurovascular Program

Dr. Frank Papanikolaou
Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology

Dr. Carmen Parra-Farinas
Paediatric Interventional Neuroradiologist

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

Dr. Jennifer Quon
Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery

Mandy Rickard
Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology

Dr. Johanna Riesel
Paediatric Reconstructive Surgeon

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
- 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. Peter B Dirks, Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division Chief of Neurosurgery, Co-Lead Paediatric Neurovascular Program
- Dr. Jenna Doig, Developmental Paediatrician
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital - Dr. Joana Dos Santos, Medical Urologist, Division of Urology
- 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. Osami Honjo, Head, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Dr. George Ibrahim, Staff Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery
- Jessica Ho, Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Neuroradiology
- Dr. Andrew James, Associate Staff Physician, Division of Neonatology
- Dr. Pradeep Krishnan, Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging
- Dr. Abhaya Kulkarni, Neurosurgeon & Surgeon-in-Chief
- 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. Prakash Muthusami, Paediatric Interventional Neuroradiologist, Co-Lead Paediatric Neurovascular Program
- Dr. Frank Papanikolaou, Paediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
- Dr. Carmen Parra-Farinas, Paediatric Interventional Neuroradiologist
- 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
- Dr. Jennifer Quon, Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery
- Mandy Rickard, Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Urology
- Dr. Johanna Riesel, Paediatric Reconstructive Surgeon
- 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
The Paediatric Team at Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Prakesh Shah
Neonatologist, Paediatrician in Chief

Dr. Caio Barbosa de Oliveira
Neonatologist

Dr. Poorva Deshpande
Neonatologist

Dr. Yenge Diambomba
Neonatologist, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Sinai Health

Dr. Emer Finan
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program

Dr. Amish Jain
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Hemodynamics & TNE Program

Dr. Lilian Kebaya
Neonatologist

Dr. Ed Kelly
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Development Follow Up Clinic

Dr. Ashraf Kharrat
Neonatologist

Dr. Faiza Khurshid
Neonatologist, Clinical Director of Nurseries

Dr. Adel Mohamed
Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Program

Dr. Claire Nguyen
Developmental Paediatrician, Neonatal Follow-up Clinic

Dr. Karel O’Brien
Neonatologist

Dr. Linders Patricia
Staff Paediatrician

Dr. Kamini Raghuram
Neonatologist & Developmental Paediatrician, Director Neonatal Follow-up Clinic

Dr. Jyotsna Shah
Neonatologist

Dr. Vibhuti Shah
Neonatologist

Dr. Jennifer Young
Neonatologist

Dr. Kin Fan Young-Tai
Neonatologist

Dr. Faith Zhu
Neonatologist
- Dr. Prakesh Shah, Neonatologist, Paediatrician in Chief
- Dr. Caio Barbosa de Oliveira, Neonatologist
- Dr. Poorva Deshpande, Neonatologist
- Dr. Yenge Diambomba, Neonatologist, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Sinai Health
- Dr. Emer Finan, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program
- Dr. Amish Jain, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Hemodynamics & TNE Program
- Dr. Lilian Kebaya, Neonatologist
- Dr. Ed Kelly, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Development Follow Up Clinic
- Dr. Ashraf Kharrat, Neonatologist
- Dr. Faiza Khurshid, Neonatologist, Clinical Director of Nurseries
- Dr. Adel Mohamed, Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Program
- Dr. Claire Nguyen, Developmental Paediatrician, Neonatal Follow-up Clinic
- Dr. Karel O’Brien, Neonatologist
- Dr. Linders Patricia, Staff Paediatrician
- Dr. Kamini Raghuram, Neonatologist & Developmental Paediatrician, Director Neonatal Follow-up Clinic
- Dr. Jyotsna Shah, Neonatologist
- Dr. Vibhuti Shah, Neonatologist
- Dr. Jennifer Young, Neonatologist
- Dr. Kin Fan Young-Tai, Neonatologist
- 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

Alyssa Joynt
Genetic Counsellor

Erin Matthews
Genetic Counsellor Assistant

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
- Alyssa Joynt, Genetic Counsellor
- Erin Mathews, Genetic Counsellor Assistant
- 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

Kim Ngo
Clinical Coordinator

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
- Kim Ngo, Clinical Coordinator
- Rebecca Piccinin, Quality Coordinator, WIH Ambulatory Clinics
Administrative Support

Jacquel Baldwin
Fetal Medicine Unit

Amanda Bishop
Fetal Medicine Unit

Fatima Kanji
Prenatal Diagnosis Unit

Valerie Khazin
Prenatal Diagnosis Unit

Renato Maboot
Fetal Medicine Unit

Leah Martindale
Fetal Medicine Unit

Arlete Mogo
Prenatal Diagnosis Unit

Fadumo Mohamed
Prenatal Diagnosis Unit

Dominga Orias
Fetal Medicine Unit

Shalanda Robinson
Fetal Medicine Unit

Danica Sanchez
Fetal Medicine Unit

Alan Shen
Prenatal Diagnosis Unit

Lesley Tate
Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
- Jacquel Baldwin, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Amanda Bishop, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Fatima Kanji, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
- Valerie Khazin, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
- Renato Maboot, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Leah Martindale, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Arlete Mogo, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
- Fadumo Mohamed, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
- Dominga Orias, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Shalanda Robinson, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Danica Sanchez, Fetal Medicine Unit
- Alan Shen, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
- Lesley Tate, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit
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