Sarah Lord

Dr. Sarah Lord was appointed as Medical Director of the Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) in 2026. She joined the Division of Paediatric Medicine as a staff physician in 2018 and has focused her clinical work within PACT and the Complex Care program. Dr. Lord has been the inaugural clinical lead for Toronto's regional perinatal palliative care program (IMPACT), where she has helped shape a collaborative program across SickKids, Sinai Health, and Emily’s House. She also serves as a Clinical Bioethics Associate within the SickKids Bioethics Department. 

Education and experience

• 2002–2006: B.Sc., (Hon. with Distinction), Life Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
• 2006–2010: MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• 2010–2015: Resident, Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• 2015–2017: Fellowship, Academic General Paediatrics/Paediatric Palliative Care, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• 2015–2018: MH.Sc., Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• 2018- present: Staff physician, Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) & Complex Care, Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2019- present: Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2020-present: Clinical Bioethics Associate, Department of Bioethics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2026 - present: Medical Director, Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada