Data & Metrics
2024 Summary Report PDF
The Annual Report covers the calendar year 2024. The Academic year spans July 2023 - June 2024, the Fiscal year spans April 2023 - April 2024.
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Our Department at a Glance
Our Leadership
Current leadership as of January 31, 2025
Department Head, Pediatrics
Dr. Antonia Stang
Deputy Head, Clinical Affairs
Dr. Jonathan Gilleland
Deputy Head, Education
Dr. Leanna McKenzie
Deputy Head, Professional Affairs
Dr. Susan Kuhn
Department Manager
John-Paul Gaston
Admin Assistant to Department Head
Debbie Velsink
AMHSP Controller/Financial Analyst
Vincent Bali
Billing Coordinator
Marc Norona
Communications Lead
Annie Ngu
Manager of Administrative Services
Aprile LaBerge
Manager of Administrative Services
Kathy Leonard
Physician Affairs Coordinator
Wanda Parr
Physician Affairs, Team Leader
Karen Rudd
Research Lead
Ashton Chugh
Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Ellie Vyver
Cardiology
Dr. Deborah Fruitman
Child & Family Health Research Unit
Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht
Community Pediatrics
Dr. Natalie Forbes
Critical Care
Dr. Gonzalo Garcia Guerra
Developmental Pediatrics
Dr. William Gibbard
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Tania Principi
Endocrinology
Dr. Carol Huang
Gastroenterology
Dr. Christopher Waterhouse
Hematology & Immunology/Allergy
Dr. John MacGregor Steele
Infectious Diseases
Dr. Otto Vanderkooi
Medical Genetics
Dr. Kim McBride
Newborn Critical Care (Neonatology)
Dr. Alixie Howlett
Nephrology
Dr. Silviu Grisaru
Neurology
Dr. Micheal Esser
Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant
Dr. Geoffrey Cuvelier
Palliative Medicine
Dr. Leonie Herx
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Dr. Laura Davies
Respiratory Medicine
Dr. Adetayo Adeleye
Rheumatology
Dr. Otto Vanderkooi
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Undergraduate Medical Education
Director Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)
Dr. Susan Bannister -
Postgraduate Medical Education
Director Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Dr. Julian MidgleyPGME Program Director Pediatrics
Dr. Amelie StritzkeCardiology
Dr. Erika VorhiesDevelopmental Pediatrics
Dr. Kathryn MacLellanEmergency Medicine
Dr. Russell LamEndocrinology
Dr. Rebecca PerryGastroenterology
Dr. Gary GalanteHematology/Oncology/BMT
Dr. Doan LeInfectious Diseases
Dr. Taj JadavjiKidSIM Pediatric Simulation
Dr. Kerri LandryMedical Genetics
Dr. Eliza PhillipsNeonatology/Perinatology
Dr. Martin PerlsteynNephrology
Dr. Anke BanksNeurology
Dr. Colleen CurtisPediatric Hospital Medicine
Dr. Suzette CookeRespiratory Medicine
Dr. Kristen Ebbert
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Pediatric Medical Site Leads
Peter Lougheed Centre
Dr. Carrah BoumaSouth Health Campus
Dr. Faruqa Lahda -
Newborn Critical Care Site Leads
Alberta Children's Hospital
Dr. Khorshid MohammadFoothills Medical Centre
Dr. Hussein ZeinPeter Lougheed Centre
Dr. Leonora HendsonRockyview General
Dr. Jennifer UnrauSouth Health Campus
Dr. Belal Al Shaik
Our Department
Current faculty as of January 31, 2025. The names that are in red have an official UCalgary profile.
- Dr. April Elliott
- Dr. Jorge Pinzo
- Dr. Katie Soper
- Dr. Ellie Vyver
- Dr. Franciscus Dicke
- Dr. Mackenzie Dimnik
- Dr. Michael Fridman
- Dr. Deborah Fruitman
- Dr. Randall Giuffre
- Dr. Steven Greenway
- Dr. Joyce Harder
- Dr. Ashley Humber
- Dr. Lindsay Mills
- Dr. Kimberley Myers
- Dr. David Patton
- Dr. Ravneet (Rav) Sekhon
- Dr. Erika Vorhies
- Dr. Syeda Abbas
- Dr. Zahra Ali
- Dr. Hilda (Heidi) Angeles
- Dr. Karen Ballinger
- Dr. Sheetal Bhojani
- Dr. Jaimie Bird
- Dr. Michelle Bischoff
- Dr. Rachel Bond
- Dr. Carrah Bouma
- Dr. Alexandra Carter
- Dr. Ciara Chamberlain
- Dr. Shirley Chan
- Dr. Nathaniel Chan
- Dr. Steffany Charles
- Dr. Caroline Chee
- Dr. Amy Chow
- Dr. Krista Clark
- Dr. Neil Cooper
- Dr. Kate Culman
- Dr. Brieanne Dergousoff
- Dr. Katherine (Katie) Doherty
- Dr. Amanda Evans
- Dr. Renee Farrell
- Dr. Cody Flexhaug
- Dr. Frank Friesen
- Dr. Janis Friesen
- Dr. Alexa Geddes
- Dr. Cara Gilman
- Dr. Roxanne Goldade
- Dr. Sivalingum (Thiru) Govender
- Dr. Janice Heard
- Dr. Ernst Hoppenbrouwers
- Dr. Kristen Hui
- Dr. Michelle Huie
- Dr. Keith Jorgenson
- Dr. Esther Jun
- Dr. Michele Kalny
- Dr. Raisa Kanji
- Dr. Cham-Pion Kao
- Dr. Brian Kelly
- Dr. Jenessa Kerr
- Dr. Krystina Kiefer
- Dr. Lindsey Kjaldgaard
- Dr. Kelleigh Klym
- Dr. Faruqa Ladha
- Dr. Jennifer Landero
- Dr. Christopher Lever
- Dr. Vicky Mah
- Dr. Sonia Menard
- Dr. Laura Miles
- Dr. Danielle Nelson
- Dr. Sidney Nesbitt
- Dr. Jane Ng
- Dr. Kaspar Ng
- Dr. Peter Nieman
- Dr. Mary Noseworthy
- Dr. Steven Olliver
- Dr. Darrell Palmer
- Dr. Viktoria Pankiv
- Dr. Billie Parsley
- Dr. Jody Patrick
- Dr. Roxanne Pinson
- Dr. Melanie Purtzki
- Dr. Asma Quadir
- Dr. Phillip Quon
- Dr. Laine Racher
- Dr. Nadira Rashid
- Dr. Lioba Redel
- Dr. Lauren Redgate
- Dr. Madison Riddell
- Dr. Elizabeth (Betty) Robinson
- Dr. Barbara (Cathy) Ross
- Dr. Daniel Ross
- Dr. Robert (Bobby) Shyleyko
- Dr. Anna Solbak
- Dr. Pamela Stone
- Dr. Tracy Taylor
- Dr. Stephen Wainer
- Dr. Lori Walker
- Dr. Emery Weber
- Dr. Byron Wong
- Dr. Jordan Yeo
- Dr. Douglas Yeung
- Dr. Desiree Yow
- Dr. Shaila Zaver
- Dr. Jaime Blackwood
- Dr. Samantha (Sam) Boggs
- Dr. Shauna Burkholder
- Dr. Paul Doughty
- Dr. Tanya Drews
- Dr. Donovan Duncan
- Dr. Mary Fras
- Dr. Gonzalo Garcia Guerra
- Dr. Elyahu (Eli) Gilad
- Dr. Jonathan Gilleland
- Dr. Shelina Jamal
- Dr. Jennifer Klowak
- Dr. Susan Knechtel
- Dr. Meagan Mahoney
- Dr. Simon Parsons
- Dr. Geraldine Farrelly
- Dr. William Gibbard
- Dr. Sarah Hustad
- Dr. Sarah MacEachern
- Dr. Kathryn (Kate) MacLellan
- Dr. Scott McLeod
- Dr. Kara Murias
- Dr. Kimberley Smyth
- Dr. Pamela Veale
- Dr. Rami Ableman
- Dr. Francois Belanger
- Dr. Robyn Buna
- Dr. Gavin Burgess
- Dr. Adam Cheng
- Dr. Lundy Day
- Dr. Shirmee Doshi
- Dr. Mohamed Eltorki
- Dr. Stephen Freedman
- Dr. Jennifer Graham
- Dr. Vincent Grant
- Dr. Frederick Guilfoyle
- Dr. Kristen Johnson
- Dr. David Johnson
- Dr. Carey Johnson
- Dr. Christine Kennedy
- Dr. Tanuja Kodeeswaran
- Dr. Russell Lam
- Dr. Kerri Landry
- Dr. Jacob Les
- Dr. Lorraine Mabon
- Dr. Katelyn Maki
- Dr. Constance McTimoney
- Dr. Cory Meeuwisse
- Dr. Patrick Mihalicz
- Dr. Kelly Millar
- Dr. Shabnam Minoosepehr
- Dr. Nicholas Monfries
- Dr. Ellen Morrison
- Dr. Cheri Nijssen-Jordan
- Dr. Mary-Louise O'Byrne
- Dr. Michael Pierse
- Dr. Tania Principi
- Dr. Naminder Sandhu
- Dr. Michael Schlegelmilch
- Dr. Michelle Simonelli
- Dr. Antonia Stang
- Dr. Fiona Stewart
- Dr. Alexandra St-Onge-St-Hilaire
- Dr. Dana Stys
- Dr. Izabela Sztukowski
- Dr. Graham Thompson
- Dr. Jennifer Thull-Freedman
- Dr. Hussein Unwala
- Dr. Melanie Willimann
- Dr. Ashlea Wilmott
- Dr. Gloria Yoo
- Dr. Jonathan Dawrant
- Dr. Josephine Ho
- Dr. Carol Huang
- Dr. Michelle Jackman
- Dr. Paola Luca
- Dr. Daniele Pacaud
- Dr. Rebecca Perry
- Dr. Karin Winston
- Dr. Dana Boctor
- Dr. Jennifer DeBruyn
- Dr. Gary Galante
- Dr. Dominica Gidrewicz
- Dr. Simone Kortbeek
- Dr. Simon Lam
- Dr. Helen Machida
- Dr. Leanna McKenzie
- Dr. Sharron Spicer
- Dr. Jaclyn Strauss
- Dr. Christopher Waterhouse
- Dr. Iwona Wrobel
- Dr. Alfred Yeung
- Dr. Doan Le
- Dr. Michael Leaker
- Dr. Luis Murguia Favela
- Dr. Gurpreet Singh
- Dr. John Steele
- Dr. Nicola Wright
- Dr. Cora Constantinescu
- Dr. Devika Dixit
- Dr. Jessica Dunn
- Dr. Tajdin Jadavji
- Dr. James Kellner
- Dr. Carsten Krueger
- Dr. Susan Kuhn
- Dr. Otto Vanderkooi
- Dr. Joseph Vayalumkal
- Dr. Ping-Yee (Billie) Au
- Dr. Francois Bernier
- Dr. Allan (Micheil) Innes
- Dr. Aneal Khan
- Dr. Julie Lauzon
- Dr. Matthew Lines
- Dr. Julian Marcadier
- Dr. Ashish Marwaha
- Dr. Kim McBride
- Dr. Renee Perrier
- Dr. Eliza Phillips
- Dr. Christopher Smith
- Dr. Mary Ann Thomas
- Dr. Juan (JP) Appendino
- Dr. Megan Crone
- Dr. Colleen Curtis
- Dr. Mary Dunbar
- Dr. Michael Esser
- Dr. Alice Ho
- Dr. Julia Jacobs-LeVan
- Dr. Christopher Kirton
- Dr. Jean Mah
- Dr. Aleksandra Mineyko
- Dr. Serena Orr
- Dr. Harvey Sarnat
- Dr. Morris Scantlebury
- Dr. Kristine Woodward
- Dr. Ayman Abou Mehrem
- Dr. Essa Al Awad
- Dr. Belal Alshaikh
- Dr. Harish Amin
- Dr. Amina Benlamri
- Dr. Ashley Blagdon
- Dr. Amanda Brett
- Dr. Stefani Doucette
- Dr. Adel ElSharkawy
- Dr. Carlos Fajardo
- Dr. Elsa Fiedrich
- Dr. Sujith Gurram Venkata
- Dr. Shabih Hasan
- Dr. Jennifer Heath
- Dr. Leonora Hendson
- Dr. Alexandra (Alixe) Howlett
- Dr. Marina Journault
- Dr. Majeeda Kamaluddeen
- Dr. Jaldeep Kanungo
- Dr. Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil
- Dr. Jenna Lakhani
- Dr. Lara Leijser
- Dr. Abhay Lodha
- Dr. Khorshid Mohammad
- Dr. Prashanth Murthy
- Dr. Polya Ninova
- Dr. Martin Perlsteyn
- Dr. Yacov (Jack) Rabi
- Dr. Jumana Samara
- Dr. Amuchou Soraisham
- Dr. Ankur Srivastava
- Dr. Amelie Stritzke
- Dr. Sumesh Thomas
- Dr. Jennifer Unrau
- Dr. Telford Yeung
- Dr. Kamran Yusuf
- Dr. Hussein Zein
- Dr. Geoffrey Cuvelier
- Dr. Melanie (Mel) Finkbeiner
- Dr. Jaspreet Gharial
- Dr. Gregory Guilcher
- Dr. Lucie Lafay-Cousin
- Dr. Victor Lewis
- Dr. Zoulficar Menhem
- Dr. Arumugavadivel Narendran
- Dr. Ravi Shah
- Dr. Tony Truong
- Dr. Mala Arasu
- Dr. Estee Grant
- Dr. Leonie Herx
- Dr. Amanda Hogg
- Dr. Kevin Levere
- Dr. Christopher Andrews
- Dr. Katrina Assen
- Dr. Janice Bailey
- Dr. Chandandeep Bal
- Dr. Susan Bannister
- Dr. Chantelle Barnard
- Dr. Katherine (Katie) Boone
- Dr. Adeline Brimacombe
- Dr. Raman Chawla
- Dr. Gary Chow
- Dr. Deanna Cook
- Dr. Suzette Cooke
- Dr. Laura Davies
- Dr. Genevieve (Genny) de Caen
- Dr. Tammy Dewan
- Dr. Julie Fisher
- Dr. Michael Friesen
- Dr. Sarah Hall
- Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Hynes
- Dr. Renee Jackson
- Dr. Sangeeta Jain
- Dr. Lindsay Long
- Dr. Catherine Macneil
- Dr. Leanne Morris
- Dr. Vikhashni (Winnie) Nagesh
- Dr. Christopher (Chris) Novak
- Dr. Colleen O’Connor
- Dr. Lea Restivo
- Dr. Lana Rothfels
- Dr. Candace Rypien
- Dr. Amonpreet Sandhu
- Dr. Alexa Scarcello
- Dr. Lindsay Stockdale
- Dr. Cristina Stoian
- Dr. Doulin Sun
- Dr. Siddharth Thakore
- Dr. Peter Vetere
- Dr. John Vila
- Dr. Gemma Vomiero
- Dr. Karen-Rose Wilson
- Dr. Theresa Wu
- Dr. Adetayo Adeleye
- Dr. Mark Anselmo
- Dr. Glenda Bendiak
- Dr. Candice Bjornson
- Dr. Jennifer Brenner
- Dr. Kirsten Ebbert
- Dr. Karen Kam
- Dr. Ian Mitchell
- Dr. Mark Montgomery
- Dr. Jody Platt
- Dr. Jenny Shi
- Dr. Susan Telencoe
- Dr. Susanne Benseler
- Dr. Muhammed Dhalla
- Dr. Nicole Johnson
- Dr. Jeanine McColl
- Dr. Paivi Miettunen
- Dr. Heinrike Schmeling
- Dr. Rebeka (Beka) Stevenson
- Dr. Marinka Twilt
- Dr. Stephanie Wong
- Dr. Karen Benzies
- Dr. Thomas Bowen
- Dr. Brian Brooks
- Dr. Jeffrey Buchhalter
- Dr. Helen Carlson
- Dr. Beverly Collisson
- Dr. Gillian Currie
- Dr. Deborah Dewey
- Dr. Cezar Gavrilovici
- Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht
- Dr. Brent Hagel
- Dr. Laura Kaminsky
- Dr. Nicole Letourneau
- Dr. William MacAllister
- Dr. Shannon MacDonald
- Dr. Sheila McDonald
- Dr. Carly McMorris
- Dr. Alberto Nettel-Aguirre
- Dr. Maria Santana
- Dr. Tyson Sawchuk
- Dr. Leonard Smith
- Dr. Suzanne Tough
- Dr. Marsha Vasserman
- Dr. Matthias Wilms
- Dr. Kathryn (Kay) Wotton
- Dr. Ephrem Zewdie
2023-2024 Demographics
Female members
Male members
Primary Appointment (338)
| Academic Status | Clinical Faculty | GFT Faculty | Adjunct/Research Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| Assistant Professor | 108 | 4 | 1 |
| Associate Professor | 60 | 18 | 2 |
| Professor | 15 | 32 | 2 |
| Total | 279 | 54 | 5 |
Joint Appointment (94)
| Academic Status | Clinical Faculty | GFT Faculty | Adjunct/Research Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Assistant Professor | 13 | 1 | 10 |
| Associate Professor | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Professor | 8 | 32 | 3 |
| Total | 36 | 39 | 19 |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) Medical Staff Appointments (508)
| Primary AHS Pediatrics | Supplementary AHS Pediatrics |
|---|---|
| 401 | 107 |
Clinical Activity
Numbers are based off of the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Critical Care Visits include both NICU and PICU admissions. Emergency Department Visits are across both sites. Inpatient Visits are across both sites and exclude mental health and surgical admissions. Outpatient Visits do not include the thousands of children and teens by members who are community-based pediatricians.
Research Activity
These metrics have been calculated by the Cumming School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development and Performance using different metrics in previous reports.
Acknowledgements and Credits
The Department of Pediatrics gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following individuals and groups for their contributions to this year’s report:
Project Lead
- Dr. Antonia Stang, Department Head, Department of Pediatrics
- Dr. Susan Kuhn, Deputy Head of Professional Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
Project, Design and Editorial Management
- Annie Ngu, Communications Lead, Department of Pediatrics
Photography and Videography
- Annie Ngu, Communications Lead, Department of Pediatrics
Website Management
- Annie Ngu, Communications Lead, Department of Pediatrics
Cover page and Artwork
- Children and teenagers from the Child Life Therapy group
Data Collection, Preparation and Reporting
- Ashton Chugh, Research Lead, Department of Pediatrics
- Debbie Velsink, Administrative Support, Zone Clinical Department Head, Department of Pediatrics
- Jason Scarlett, Executive Director, Enterprise Data Engineering, Data & Analytics, Alberta Health Services
- Ji Guo, Data Specialist, Cumming School of Medicine
- Krista McIntyre, Patient Care Manager Emergency, Trauma Services & Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team, Alberta Children's Hospital
- Mona Bechervaise, Administrative Support, Department of Pediatrics
- Tina Sakon, Project Coordinator, Outreach Services, Alberta Children’s Hospital
- Child Health Annual Report 2023/2024
- Data & Analytics, Alberta Health Services
