About us
The University of Calgary's Department of Pediatrics and AHS - Calgary Zone, provides care at all levels to infants, children and adolescents from Calgary and throughout Alberta, as well as our extended referral areas in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
We are defined by our vision, mission and guiding values. These statements define who we are, how we conduct ourselves, and our purpose as a Department and as individuals.
Our Vision
Thriving Together
Our Mission
To optimize child and youth well-being through inclusive care, discovery, and collaboration; foster strong family and community connections; and support a positive and fulfilling work environment for our teams.
Our Values
- Integrity – honest, transparent and ethical approaches
- Compassion – a virtuous response that seeks to address the needs of a person through relational understanding and action
- Curiosity – a strong desire to know or learn something
- Humanity – seeing the potential value and goodness of humans, emphasize common needs, and seek rational ways of solving problems
- Gratitude – being thankful; readiness to show appreciation and return kindness
New Strategic Plan
The purpose of the strategic plan is to inform the trajectory of the Department of Pediatrics for the next five years (2024-2029).
Department at a Glance
Leadership Team
Department Manager
John-Paul Gaston
AMHSP Controller
Vincent Bali
Billing Coordinator
Tammy Bouchard
Communications Coordinator
Annie Ngu
Manager of Administrative Services
Aprile LaBerge
Manager of Administrative Services
Kathy Leonard
Physician Affairs Coordinator
Erin Emslie
Admin Assistant to Department Head
Wanda Parr
Physician Affairs, Team Leader
Vacant
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
Undergraduate Medical Education
- Dr. Susan Bannister
Postgraduate Medical Education
- Director Continuing Medical Education (CME): Dr. Julian Midgley
- PGME Program Director Pediatrics: Dr. Amelie Stritzke
- Cardiology: Dr. Erika Vorhies
- Developmental Pediatrics: Dr. Kathryn MacLellan
- Emergency Medicine: Dr. Russell Lam
- Endocrinology: Dr. Rebecca Perry
- Gastroenterology: Dr. Gary Galante
- Hematology/Oncology/BMT: Dr. Doan Le
- Infectious Diseases: Dr. Taj Jadavji
- KidSIM Pediatric Simulation: Dr. Kerri Landry
- Medical Genetics: Dr. Eliza Phillips
- Neonatology/Perinatology: Dr. Martin Perlsteyn
- Nephrology: Dr. Anke Banks
- Neurology: Dr. Colleen Curtis
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Dr. Suzette Cooke
- Respiratory Medicine: Dr. Kristen Ebbert
Pediatrics
- Peter Lougheed Centre – Dr. Carrah Bouma
- South Health Campus – Dr. Faruqa Ladha
Newborn Critical Care
- Alberta Children's Hospital – Dr. Khorshid Mohammad
- Foothills Medical Centre – Dr. Hussein Zein
- Peter Lougheed Centre – Dr. Leonora Hendson
- Rockyview General - Dr. Jennifer Unrau
- South Health Campus– Dr. Belal Al Shaikh