About Us

Ashley Vandermorris (she/her) is a Staff Paediatrician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at SickKids and a member of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health. Dr. Vandermorris completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University, her medical degree at Harvard Medical School, a residency in Paediatrics and fellowships in Adolescent Medicine and Global Child Health at SickKids, and an MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at U of T. As an Adolescent Medicine physician, Dr. Vandermorris is committed to championing the ideals of accessibility, advocacy, equity, justice and collaboration as the fundamental tenets that will enable improved health outcomes for youth. Clinically, Dr. Vandermorris works in the Transgender Youth Clinic and the Young Families Programs within the Division of Adolescent Medicine, where her clinical focus is on collaborating with youth navigating the intersections of structural and social determinants of health to achieve healthy developmental trajectories. Her research program emphasizes participatory methods and working with intersectoral, multidisciplinary teams to examine adolescent-responsive, rights-based approaches to transforming health systems to promote improved health outcomes for youth, in both the local and the global context.