Holland Bloorview Experts Bureau

All media are invited to reach out to us to access our experts to support your stories, whether long-lead or urgent deadline. We will do our utmost to meet your deadline and provide you with any collateral assets you need to complete your story.

Please contact our media relations team at mediarelations@hollandbloorview.ca to set up an interview.

Julia Hanigsberg

President and CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

corporate culture, pediatric disability advocacy, women in leadership

Sandra Hawken

President and CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation

not-for-profit, pediatric disability advocacy, philanthropy

Cara Sudoma

Infection Prevention and Control Lead

infection prevention and control, patient safety

Dagmara Urbanowicz

Social Worker

mindfulness, mental health, patient wellness

Dr. Golda Milo-Manson

Vice-President, Medicine and Academic Affairs

education, medicine, pediatrics

Dr. Peter Rumney

Clinical Team Investigator and Physician Director, Rehab and CCC

acquired brain injury, concussion, innovative therapy modalities

Emily Chan

Social worker, Urgent Response Service

lived experience, child and youth mental health, client and family centered care

Gabriella Carafa

Clinical Risk Specialist, Quality, Safety and Performance

disability and sexuality, clinical risk, transitioning to adult services, parenting

Irene Andress

Vice-President, Programs & Services and Chief Nursing Executive (CNE)

nursing/interprofessional practice, workplace wellness, health human resource sustainability

Katherine Schnurr

Certified child life specialist

Coping strategies, mental health, trauma-informed care

Kathryn Decker

Director, Extensive Needs Service

occupational therapy, mental health, trauma-informed care, interventions for children with complex behaviours

Meghan Toswell

Social Worker

patient family advocacy, lived experience (sibling), mental health

Nathan Ho

Director, Pharmacy Services

clinical drug trials, medication safety, medication therapy

Rageen Rajendram

Developmental Pediatrician, Child Development Program

autism assessment and diagnosis; social accountability in health care; restrictive eating disorders

Salma Kassam

Occupational Therapist

occupational therapy, brain injury, fine motor skills/development, cognitive impairment/executive functions impairment

Zachary Smith

Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst

behavioural assessment, skill acquisition, caregiver coaching and education

De-Lawrence Lamptey, PhD

EMBARK (Empowering Black Academics, Researchers and Knowledge creators) Scientist

intersectionality of childhood disability and racial identity/ethnicity

Joanne Maxwell

Vice president, experience, transformation and social accountability (ETSA)

social accountability; health equity; client and family experience; quality & safety

Lorraine Thomas

Manager of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Anti-Racism

diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion, health literacy

Andrea Lamont

Music Therapist and Music Coordinator, Music and Arts

music therapy

Shannon Crossman

Program Coordinator, Arts, Music and Arts, Artist

inclusive arts-based programming

Carolyn McDougall

Occupational Therapist & Project Lead - Employment, Transitions Strategy

transitioning to adulthood - employment

Dolly Menna-Dack

Clinical Bioethicist and the Manager, Youth Engagement Strategy

ethics, research ethics, youth engagement

Kristen English

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

adapted sport & recreation, health promotion

Sarah Nauman

Principal, Bloorview School Authority

education, disability, inclusion

Jean Hammond

Family Partnerships Specialist

patient family advocacy, lived experience (mother), caregiver support

Amy McPherson, PhD

Senior Scientist

healthy lifestyles, weight-related communications, sexuality in healthcare

Azadeh Kushki, PhD

Senior Scientist and Associate Chief of Data Science

autism and technology

Dr. Danielle Baribeau, clinician scientist and child psychiatrist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Danielle Baribeau, MD, PhD

Clinician Scientist; Psychiatrist

autism and mental health, developmental genetics

Darcy Fehlings, MD

Senior Clinician Scientist; Developmental Pediatrician

cerebral palsy

Elaine Biddiss, MASc, PhD, PEng

Senior Scientist, Associate Chief in Faculty and IDEAA Advancement and Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Rehabilitation

tech-based therapies, activities

Evdokia Anagnostou, MD

Vice President of Research and Director of the Bloorview Research Institute; Child Neurologist; Canada Research Chair in Translational Therapeutics in Autism (Tier II); Dr. Stuart D. Sims Chair in Autism

Neurodevelopmental conditions, autism; genes, brain function, clinical trials, medications