Programs & Services
Diagnostic Laboratories
Medical and Scientific Staff
Chief
• Serge Jothy, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Director
• Marion Dias, MBA
Heads of Departments
• H. Roslyn Devlin MHSc, MD, FRCP
• John Freedman, MD, FRCPC
• David Munoz, MD, FRCPC
• Alexander Romaschin, PhD
• Brian Sheridan, MD, FRCPC
Managers
• Daniel Ho
• Grant Johnson
• Dee McLeavey
Medical Staff
• Sahar Al-Haddad, MD, FRCPC
• C. David Bell, MD, FRCPC
• Victor Fornasier, MD, FRCPC
• Geoffrey Gardiner, MD, FRCPC
• M. Bernadette Garvey, MD, FRCPC
• Henry Jakubovic, MD, FRCPC
• Jonathan Juco, MD, FRCPC
• Kalman Kovacs, MD, PhD
• Eleanor Latta, MD, FRCPC
• Heyu Ni, MD, PhD
• Gerald Prud'homme, MD, FRCPC
• Cathy Streutker, MD, FRCPC
• Yeni Yucel, MD, FRCPC
Scientists
• Philip Connelly, PhD
• Alan Lazarus, PhD, BSc
• Valery Leytin, PhD
• John Semple, PhD
• Hilde Vandenberghe, PhD, FCACB, DABCC
Serge Jothy, MD, PhD, FRCPC is the chief of the department of laboratory medicine
at St. Michael's Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University
of Bordeaux, France. He then moved to McGill University, where he received
a PhD in experimental medicine. Subsequently, he trained in anatomic pathology
at Queen's University before returning to McGill and the Royal Victoria Hospital,
Montreal, in a staff position. In 1997, having reached the position of full
professor in the department of pathology at McGill, Dr. Jothy was recruited
to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre as head, division of anatomic pathology.
In addition to his leadership and clinical activities, Dr. Jothy is an active
scientist and has published over 130 peer reviewed papers. He is professor
and director of research for the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology,
University of Toronto.
Marion Dias, MBA, BBA, BSc is the director of the department of laboratory
medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital. She did her undergraduate degrees
at McGill University and York University and attained her MBA from Queen’s
University. She has extensive experience in laboratories and is committed
to service excellence, quality improvement, patient/staff safety and education.
H. Roslyn Devlin MHSc, MD, FRCPC is head of the division of microbiology and
medical director of infection prevention and control at St. Michael's Hospital
and an assistant professor in the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology
at the University of Toronto. Her research interests are in the areas of
antimicrobial susceptibility, cystic fibrosis and the epidemiology of infections
and is presently a Co-applicant on a CIHR grant to study Clostridium difficile.
She is also committed to the application of the theory of continuous quality
management to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control of
infectious diseases. She has had 15 articles and over 20 abstracts published
to date. She participates actively in the education of both undergraduate
and graduate students and is a member of the Centre for Excellence in Emergency
Preparedness.
John Freedman, MD, FRCPC is a professor in medicine and in laboratory medicine
and pathobiology at the University of Toronto. He is head of the division
of transfusion medicine at St Michael's Hospital, where he also supervises
the apheresis unit and the cellular immunology and platelet laboratories,
in addition to the blood transfusion laboratory. He is program coordinator
for immunohematology at the University of Toronto. His research interests
have related to various aspects of transfusion medicine, particularly autoimmune
hemolytic anaemias, TTP and epidemiology of transfusion. Dr Freedman's major
research focus relates to platelet immunobiology and he is a member of T-PIG
(the Toronto Platelet Immunobiology Group). He has over 200 publications,
including many book chapters, and has 300 abstracts. He lectures at the local,
national and international level.
David Munoz, MD, FRCPC is head of the division of pathology and a full professor
in the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology, University of
Toronto. After completing a residency program in neurology, he trained in
neuropathology at Queen's University, Kingston, where he was introduced to
research, obtaining a M.Sc. in pathology. He has been director of neuropathology
at University Hospital, London, Ontario, and director of the training program
in neuropathology at the University of Western Ontario. He joined St. Michael's
Hospital in June 2004. He covers all aspects of neuropathology in his diagnostic
practice. His research interests are focused on the neurodegenerative diseases,
including dementia and movement disorders. He is coauthor of a book, and
author of 20 book chapters and over 125 original papers.
Brian Sheridan, MBBS, FRCPC, F.R.C.Path. is head, division of hematopathology
at St. Michael’s Hospital. He graduated in medicine from the University
of Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1968 and after residency and research
training in hematology and pathology emigrated to Canada in 1975. After further
residency training in Toronto he moved to Dalhousie University in Halifax
becoming director of the hematology laboratory at the Victoria General Hospital
and associate professor of pathology. He moved back to Toronto in 1988 to
take up a position at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University
of Toronto. He subsequently joined MDS laboratory services in 1995 and rose
to the position of senior vice president, medical affairs, providing medical
leadership for laboratory operations in Canada and the US with a focus on
quality and the development of new assays and services. He joined the staff
at St. Michael’s Hospital in May 2006.
