I was born in South Africa and immigrated to Canada as a teenager. I graduated from the University of Toronto’s medical school and then completed my residency in Paediatrics and a fellowship in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology at SickKids. I have always had a passion for clinical research, so I pursued further research training with a Masters degree from McMaster University, followed by a year at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
Today, I balance clinical care and patient research as a Clinician Investigator in the Division of Haematology/Oncology and Senior Associate Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program at SickKids’ Research Institute. My clinical work takes place as Head of the Solid Tumor Oncology Team, as well as Director of the AfterCare Program, which cares for the hospital’s long-term cancer survivors. I am a Professor in the University of Toronto’s Institute for Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (IHPME) and Institute for Medical Science (IMS) as well as a Senior Adjunct Scientist in the Cancer Research Program at ICES.Director, AfterCare Program
Head, Solid Tumor Section
Staff Oncologist, Haematology/Oncology
Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute
Professor, Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
Member, Institute of Medical Sciences
Senior Adjunct Scientist
Team
Clinical Research Project Manager
Clinical Research Project Assistant
Clinical Research Project Assistant
Research Analyst