Clinical and Metabolic Genetics

        

Who we are

Staff physicians:

Nurses:

  • Doreen Anderson (PKU Program)
  • Vivian Cruz (Newborn Screening)
  • Meghan Fraser (Newborn Screening)
  • Lindsay Lockyer (Metabolic Genetics)
  • Michelle Mecija (Metabolic Genetics)
  • Margaret Mackrell (Gaucher Disease)

Dietitians:

  • Valerie Austin (PKU Program) 
  • Laura Burr (Metabolic Genetics)
  • Jane Lac

Genetic counsellors:

  • Cheryl Shuman (Director of Genetic Counselling)
  • Riyanna Babul-Hirji
  • Cheryl Cytrynbaum
  • Stacy Hewson
  • Regan Klatt
  • Harriet Druker (Cancer Genetics)
  • Andrea Shugar
  • Karen Tam (Newborn Screening)
  • Christopher Trevors
  • Nada Quercia
  • Lucie Dupuis

Psychologist:

  • Dr. Elizabeth Kerr

Social workers:

  • Karen Sappleton
  • Heather O'Driscoll

Nurses and dietitians are an integral part of the division and more information on both Nursing Services and Dietetics at SickKids can be found at the following websites:


Dietitians

Information on the Genetic Counselling program can be found at the following website, Clinical and Metabolic Genetics - Genetic Counselling.

Administrative staff:

  • Jennifer Costa - Information co-ordinator - DNA Resource Centre
  • Michael Delaney - Information clerk
  • Susan Dukhedin-Lalla - Information co-ordinator
  • Laurie Furtado - Senior secretary
  • Khadine Wiltshire - Senior secretary
  • Denese Henry - Senior secretary
  • Andrea Jonker - Information co-ordinator - Newborn Screening Program
  • Melanie Lameront - Information co-ordinator
  • Stephanie Lappan-Gracon - CHS manager
  • Tanya Palermo - Administrative assistant, Training Program
  • Tina Martins - Information co-ordinator
  • Michelle Chu - Information clerk
  • Deborah Taylor - Team leader
  • Rozmin Visram - Senior secretary