Dr. Golda Milo-Manson is the Vice-President Medicine & Academic Affairs at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, a role she has held for 20 years. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She received her medical degree and graduate degree (MHSc) from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She completed her Paediatric training and subspecialty in developmental Paediatrics at University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Milo-Manson has worked in Paediatric rehabilitation for more than 20 years, largely with children and youth with physical disabilities as well as complex sleep disorders. She has been a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy for most of her academic career and is currently serving on the Executive Board of Directors. She has served as a local cohost for two American Academy of Developmental Medicine annual meetings held in Toronto.

Dr. Milo-Manson chaired the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada subspecialty committee in Developmental Paediatrics for over six years that set national standards for training in the field for Canada as well as the introduction of a national specialty examination. She was previously the Program Director for the Developmental Paediatric subspecialty residency program at the University of Toronto. She currently sit on the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Examination Committee for Developmental Paediatrics. In addition she has chaired a national conference, The Child Development Update for over 15 years held in Toronto.

Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou is a Child Neurologist and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto and
Vice President of Holland Bloorview’s Research Institute. As a Senior Clinician Scientist, she co-leads the
Autism Research Centre (ARC) at Holland Bloorview and University of Toronto. She holds the Canada
Research Chair in Translational therapeutics in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the Dr. Stuart D. Sims
Chair in Autism at Holland Bloorview. Most recently she has been elected as a fellow of the Canadian
Academy of Health Sciences.

Dr. Anagnostou has received extensive international funding to understand the underlying biological
differences associated with ASD and other neurodevelopmental differences, translate such understandings
into potential novel interventions. She is also funding health system innovation, stakeholder engagement,
and in understanding the meaning and impact of ASD in marginalized populations. She serves on multiple
government committees on improving diagnostic and intervention pathways, and several editorial boards
and grant review panels. She has also been recognized for her contributions to training young clinicians and
scientists and for her commitment to women in STEM. She currently represents the region of America- North
on the INSAR Global Senior Leaders committee.

Danielle Baribeau is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and clinicial scientist at Holland Bloorview kids rehabilitaiton hospital. Her research program focuses on the clinical translation of a genetic diagnosis with respect to mental health outcomes and care in children with neurodevelopmental conditions, using administrative health data and clinical trials. She is also the clinical lead of the Ontario Provincial Genetics Program (PGP) expert group on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, working with Ontario Health to develop guidance for genetic testing eligibility for the province.

Erin Brandon is a Paediatric Nurse Practitioner at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), where she works in the Complex Care program and also serves as Education Co-Lead for the Complex Care Program. Special interests in the transition of adolescents/youth with medical complexity to adult medical care provision and partnership with parents/cargivers in caring for CMC.

Dr. Jackie Chiang is a pediatric respirologist in the Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She previously held a cross appointment between SickKids and Holland Bloorview prior to transitioning to SickKids full time in 2021. Dr. Chiang is an integral member of the Long-Term Ventilation and Sleep Medicine programs, as well as playing an active educational role as the Program Director of the core and LTV fellowships. Her research interests include developing and evaluating best respiratory and sleep practices in children with medical complexity and disability.

Dr. Catherine Diskin is a Staff Paediatrician at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), where she works with both the General Paediatrics inpatient unit and the Complex Care program. She serves as Education Co-Lead for the Complex Care Program, Program Director for the Paediatric Medicine Fellowship in Complex Care, and Lead for Inpatient Medical Education in the Division of Paediatric Medicine. Dr. Diskin is also involved in the SickKids Peer Support Program, including responses to Serious Safety Events. Her research focuses on how best to include children with medical complexity (CMC) and their families in medical education and care.

Dr. Darcy Fehlings is a Developmental Paediatrician and Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She is a Senior Clinician Scientist in the Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Her clinical and research work focuses on the innovation and evaluation of interventions for children with cerebral palsy and physical neurodisabilities including hypertonia interventions, early detection, constraint therapy, dystonia and pain management.

As scientific lead for CP-NET (a large translational neuroscience network focused on individuals with cerebral palsy), a large clinical database of over 900 children with CP has been created with data platforms including risk factors, neurodevelopmental functioning, brain imaging, genomics and psychosocial/quality of life.

She has led the AACPDM Care Pathway for ‘Dystonia in CP.’ She has held positions as the inaugural head of the Division of Developmental Paediatrics, University of Toronto (2006-22), Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialty Committee of Developmental Pediatrics (2018-2024) and President of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (2015).

Dr. Mark Feldman is the Director of Continuing Education and Community Paediatrics for the Department of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. He is a Professor and a general consultant paediatrician at ‘SickKids’, Unity Health and at a rural Youth Wellness Hub. Dr. Feldman leads SickKids’ annual Paediatric Update Conference, City Wide Paediatric Rounds and the Community Paediatrics Journal Club in Toronto. He has been a past President of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) and Chief of Paediatrics at two community hospitals. Dr. Feldman has won teaching awards at the CME, Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels and has been awarded both a ‘Lifetime Membership’ and the Distinguished Community Paediatrician award by the CPS. He has authored national guidelines for the CPS including the current treatment guideline for ADHD.

Dr. Fischer completed her MD at the University of Toronto followed by her pediatric residency at the University of Calgary. She returned to Toronto to complete her fellowship in developmental pediatrics at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the University of Toronto. Prior to medicine, Dr. Fischer completed a masters in occupational therapy which sparked her interested in working with children with disabilities.

Currently she works as a physician on the SODR inpatient unit at Holland Bloorview as well as runs an ASD diagnostic clinic and a neuromotor clinic. She has a strong interest in hypertonia management and also runs a hypertonia clinic at Grandview Children’s Center which includes toxin injections.

Dr. Fischer is the lead for the physiatry residents’ rotation at Holland Bloorview and is involved in medical education at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. Her current research is on the effects of SDR on chronic pain in children with cerebral palsy.

Jennifer Johannesen writes, lectures, and consults on patient-centered care, patient engagement in research, and critical thinking in clinical practice. Her work stems from caring for her son Owen, who had severe disabilities throughout his life until his death in 2010 at age 12. This experience led her to question healthcare practices and patient involvement: why do we do what we do, and whom does it serve?

Sophie Lam -Damji is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and works with children with cerebral palsy. In 2000 she developed evidence based practice guidelines for constraint induced movement therapy in the Child Development Program. In 2019 she innovated and successfully led the development of Canada’s first evidence based Baby CIMT Program for infants with cerebral palsy. She was the recipient of the 2020 Dr. John Whittaker Memorial Award for creating a novel Canadian model to improve access to Baby CIMT and for the tremendous impact on children and their families. In 2021, the Health Standards Organization (HSO) of Canada recognized the Baby CIMT Clinic Program at Holland Bloorview as a leading practice.

Dr. Yona Lunsky is a Senior Scientist, Director of the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, and Director of the Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities (H-CARDD) Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Adjunct Scientist at ICES. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology from The Ohio State University, and trained at the Nisonger Center UCEDD there prior to joining the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Amber Makino is a Developmental Paediatrician at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, where she has been on staff since 2017. She is a member of the national working group supporting training and implementation of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) to improve early diagnosis of cerebral palsy across Canada. At Holland Bloorview, she is the physician in the Baby Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) Program, which provides early intervention for infants with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. More broadly, her academic and clinical work focuses on quality improvement, medical education, and service delivery for children with neuromotor conditions.

Dr. McAdam leads the Neuromuscular and Rett Syndrome Clinics at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and is a Clinician Investigator at the Bloorview Research Institute. Her clinical focus is on rare genetic conditions in children, particularly neuromuscular disorders and Rett syndrome. Her research centers on improving care and rehabilitation for children with rare diseases and understanding their psychosocial impact of these conditions. She conducts investigator-led studies and collaborates globally on clinical trials and natural history research. Dr. McAdam is actively involved in national networks and is the chair of the Canadian Rett Syndrome Consortium.

Dr. Golda Milo-Manson is the Vice-President Medicine & Academic Affairs at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, a role she has held for 20 years. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She received her medical degree and graduate degree (MHSc) from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She completed her Paediatric training and subspecialty in developmental Paediatrics at University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Milo-Manson has worked in Paediatric rehabilitation for more than 20 years, largely with children and youth with physical disabilities as well as complex sleep disorders. She has been a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy for most of her academic career and is currently serving on the Executive Board of Directors. She has served as a local cohost for two American Academy of Developmental Medicine annual meetings held in Toronto.

Dr. Milo-Manson chaired the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada subspecialty committee in Developmental Paediatrics for over six years that set national standards for training in the field for Canada as well as the introduction of a national specialty examination. She was previously the Program Director for the Developmental Paediatric subspecialty residency program at the University of Toronto. She currently sit on the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Examination Committee for Developmental Paediatrics. In addition she has chaired a national conference, The Child Development Update for over 15 years held in Toronto.

Dr. Ripudaman Singh Minhas is a Developmental Paediatrician with the Women’s and Children’s Health Program at St Michael’s Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto. His research interests are in the development, behaviour, disability, and rehabilitation of children in urban settings and in newcomer immigrant and refugee families. He is currently working to develop interventions to support the developmental potential of children in the unique context of their social determinants of health and inequity. His team uses Community-Based Participatory Research principles to guide the co-creation and implementation of family-based interventions and the evolution of health systems.

His current focus is in supporting parenting in communities experiencing marginalization. This includes the Maple Circle program which aims to support the parenting journey of families of refugee background, and “Our Kids Health“, a social media-based health literacy program to support families.

Dr. Minhas has conducted research examining various aspects of early childhood development, injury and disability, and the developmental care of immigrant, refugee, and internationally adopted children in Toronto.

Dr. Minhas completed the Developmental Pediatrics subspecialty training program at the University of Toronto and the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. He was a Global Health Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed his Master of Public Health and a certificate in Global Health there. Dr. Minhas completed his medical degree at the University of Toronto, with General Paediatrics residency at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Ashley Vandermorris is a Staff Paediatrician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at SickKids, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, and co-lead of the Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development Policy Bench. Dr. Vandermorris completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University, her medical degree at Harvard Medical School, a residency in Paediatrics and fellowships in Adolescent Medicine and Global Child Health at SickKids, and an MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. As an Adolescent Medicine physician in the Young Families Program and co-lead of the SickKids Gender Care Clinic, Dr. Vandermorris is committed to championing the ideals of accessibility, advocacy, equity, justice and collaboration as the fundamental tenets that will improve health outcomes for youth.

Dorjana moved to Toronto in 2009 to pursue her career in the social services sector and earned her Bachelor of Social Work from Ryerson University in 2014. She then had the opportunity to work as a Child and Family Advocate for Regent Park Community Centre for several years before joining the Pediatric Ambulatory clinic at St. Michael’s Hospital as a Pediatric Patient Navigator.

As a Pediatric Patient Navigator, Dorjana works with families in the inner-city neighborhoods and provides support to parents and caregivers of children with developmental and mental health concerns to access services appropriate for their children's needs. Working in such a capacity has reinforced her appreciation of the need for patience, sensitivity and respect in dealing with divers.

Dr. Elizabeth Young, MD, FRCPC is a Developmental pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is the Medical Lead for Community Outreach and Ambulatory Services for the department, and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. She completed medical school at McMaster University and a Pediatrics residency at Queens University. She worked as a general pediatrician for two years in Toronto and then went on to complete her developmental pediatric sub specialty residency at the University of Toronto. Her dual training and work experience in developmental and general pediatrics provides her a unique perspective in the management of families of children with developmental disorders. Dr. Young’s clinical and research program focuses on supporting families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders from across the lifespan.