Welcome to the Toronto Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre. We provide a multi-disciplinary approach to care and our team is made up of Respirologists who have specific training in CF, sub-specialty physicians from Psychiatry, Gastroenterology, and Endocrinology, nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, research coordinators, and administrative staff. Based at the St Michael’s Hospital site of Unity Health Toronto, we are a fully accredited hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and as such, we provide training for physicians and other health professionals.
Director
Dr. Elizabeth Tullis
Director, Adult CF Clinic
When Elizabeth Tullis was completing her Respirology training at the University of Toronto, she attended a few of the cystic fibrosis (CF) clinics at the Hospital for Sick Children. That experience sparked an interest in this disease and she spent 1990 at the Adult CF clinic in Melbourne, Australia doing a clinical fellowship in adult CF. The Toronto Adult CF clinic was opened in 1992, initially at Wellesley Hospital, with a move seven years later to St Michael’s Hospital. Over the ensuing 30 years, the clinic has doubled in size.
As the founding Director of the Toronto Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, Dr. Tullis is responsible for the care of more than 550 adults with CF and leads a large, experienced team of CF physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. Dr. Tullis is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, the Respirology Division Head at St. Michael’s Hospital, and an Adjunct Scientist at the Keenan Research Centre of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. Dr. Tullis has published over 170 articles and book chapters and has lectured nationally and internationally on issues related to CF in adults. She has trained more than 20 CF fellows who are now working in CF clinics around the world.
Physicians
Dr. Anne Stephenson
Respirologist
Dr. Anju Anand
Respirologist
Dr. Kieran McIntyre
Respirologist
Dr. Giovanna Riolo
Respirologist
Dr. Shazmeen Manji
Respirologist
Dr. Nicky Kraus
Respirologist
Dr. Julie Gilmour
Endocrinologist
Dr. Kien Dang
Psychiatrist
Dr. Cecilia Chaparro
Respirologist, Transplant
Dr. Nicole Sitzer
Respirologist
Dr. Tanja Gonska
Gastroenterologist
Nurses
Sandee Westell
CF Clinic Nurse
Lee Monette
CF Clinic Nurse
Trese Zannis
Nurse Practitioner
Stephanie Buschke
CF Clinic Nurse
Ravneet Dhinsa
CF Clinic Nurse
Allied Health
Ronalee Robert
Dietitian
Lisa Mannik
Dietitian
Kenneth Wu
Physiotherapist
Karen Essah
Physiotherapist
Farwa Ladha
Physiotherapist
Kevin Wood
Physiotherapist
Eva Leek
Respiratory Therapist
Brent West
Respiratory Therapist
Julie Williamson
Drug Navigator
Winsee Fung
Drug Navigator
Kevin Curley
Pharmacist
Sophie Gao
Pharmacist
Annie Thomas-Diceman
Social Worker
Cara Fitzell
Social Worker
Research
Samantha Baldwin
Data Analyst CF Registry
Jennifer Pike
Research Coordinator
Xiayi Ma
Biostatistician
Jenna Sykes
Biostatistician
Arunan Selvarajah
Research Coordinator
Erika Samithamby
Project Manager
Viethushaa Mohandas
Research Coordinator
Administrators
Sandra Falcao
Admin Assistant
Lisa Silva
Admin Assistant
Hospital Leadership
Christene Stevens
Clinical Leader Manager, Respirology
Desa Hobbs
Director, Heart, Lung and Vascular Program
CF Trainees
Reaching Out
Would you like to get in touch with one of our staff members? You can reach us through our General Inquiry & Clinic Bookings by telephone at 416-864-5409 or via email at CFClinic.Bookings@unityhealth.to .