What We Do
Heart Disease and Pregnancy
Patients with heart history who are pregnant or interested in becoming so are cared for in the Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy Clinic. A specialized team of cardiologists, obstetricians, nurse practitioners and nurses work together to help patients make informed pregnancy decisions and coordinate care before, during and after pregnancy.
Team Members
Dr. Rachel Wald
Dr. Candice Silversides
Dr. Sara Thorne
Dr. Matthew Sermer
Dr. Danna Spears
Toronto Aortopathy Clinic (TAC)
People with a personal and/or family history of aortic disease may be referred to this specialized clinic to receive coordinated care between cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and geneticists.
Team Members
Dr. Sara Thorne
Dr. John Janevski
Dr. Jennifer Chung
Dr. Maral Ouzounian
Pulmonary Hypertension
A collaboration between the Congenital Cardiac and Respirology services, this clinic caters to individuals with Eisenmenger syndrome and other forms of congenital heart disease associated with pulmonary vascular disease.
Team Members
Dr. Erwin Oechslin
Dr. John Granton
Dr. John Thenganatt
Heart Function Clinic
At some point over the course of life, patients with congenital heart disease may develop signs or symptoms which suggest that their heart is less able to meet the demands of the rest of the body. In the Heart Failure clinic, advanced therapies are explored with experts in this highly specialized field within congenital cardiology.
Team Members
Dr. Lucy Roche
Dr. Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez
Transition
As adolescents with congenital heart disease continue to mature, they are faced with the challenge of becoming more responsible for their own health. The Transition Clinic is a collaboration between the Toronto ACHD Program and the Hospital for Sick Children that facilitates this change from child-centered to adult-centered healthcare by addressing the medical, psychosocial and educational and vocational aspects of this important time in a young person’s life.
Team Members
Dr. Conall Morgan
Dr. Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez
Navreet Gill
Sandra Aiello
Hearts & Minds
The Dalglish Family 22q Clinic is the world’s first multidisciplinary clinic devoted to adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) and their families. Congenital heart disease affects over 60% of this patient population, and patients seen in this clinic receive coordinated care between specialists in congenital heart disease as well as genetics specialists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, neurologists, social workers and dieticians.
Team Members
Dr. Erwin Oechslin
Dr. Anne Bassett