Ivy Fettes, PhD, MD, FRCPC (full-time staff, clinician educator, Professor of Medicine and Division Director since September 2001). Her activities are divided between patient care, teaching, research and administration. Her major interests are in reproductive endocrinology including polycystic ovarian syndrome, prolactinomas and management of the perimenopause/menopause. . She has received several teaching awards including the Boyd Academy Director’s Special Teaching Award and in 1998, received the Distinguished Service Award for the Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook.
Telephone: 416-480-4760
Fax: 416-480-6875
E-mail: ivy.fettes@sunnybrook.ca
Janet Hux, MD (Assistant Professor and Scientist, Institute Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Cross appointment to the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism and the Deparetment of Health Administration). Dr. Hux’s research interests focuses on diabetes in Ontario: Patterns of disease, treatment and complications.
Telephone: 416-480-6100 x 3849
Fax: 416-480-6048
E-mail: jan@ices.on.ca
Julia Lowe, MD: (Job Description: Clinician Teacher; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Sunnybrook).
Telephone: 416-480-6948
Fax: 416-480-4250
E-mail: julia.lowe@sunnybrook.ca
Philippe Poussier, MD, (Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and cross appointed to the Department of Immunology). The objective of our research program is to identify type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) susceptibility genes in the spontaneously diabetic BB rat, and to characterize the mechanisms through which these genes contribute to disease development.
Telephone: 416-480-6138
Fax: 416-480-4375
E-mail: ppoussie@sten.sunnybrook.utoronto.ca
Baiju Shah, MD, PhD, FRCPC (full-time staff, clinician scientist, Assistant Professor). Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Sunnybrook Research Institute. Research focus is diabetes quality of care and outcomes. Specific areas of interest are: 1) the impact of different models for diabetes care delivery, 2) gestational diabetes care and outcomes, and 3) diabetes in ethnic, immigrant and aboriginal populations.
Telephone: 416-480-5914
Fax: 416-480-4250
E-mail: baiju.shah@ices.on.ca
Jay Silverberg, MD, FRCPC, FACP (full-time staff, clinician teacher, Professor of Medicine). Former Division Director at SB from 1986-2001. His activities are divided between patient care, teaching, research and administration. He has had many administrative roles throughout his career and is involved in multiple research projects in diabetes and thyroid disease. He has been recognized as a highly effective teacher and has been involved in the organization of many teaching programs on a local national and international basis.
Dr. Silverberg is a member of the Royal College Examination Committee for Endocrinology and Metabolism, a member of the Education committee of the American Thyroid Association, an Executive Member of the Clinical and Scientific Section of the Canadian Diabetes Association and Co-ordinator of Medical Grand Rounds at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. His previous positions include Chair of the Toronto Diabetes Association, Director of the Postgraduate Training Program in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Toronto and member of the Nucleus Committee for Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Royal College, Coordinator of Continuing Health Education for the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Coordinator of Continuing Health Education for the Department of Medicine, Acting Director of Continuing Health Education for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Silverberg’s research interests include cognitive changes in thyroid disease, cost-effectiveness studies in thyroid cancer, as well as clinical studies in diabetes prevention, diabetic nephropathy and the use of inhaled insulin.
Telephone: 416-480-4761
Fax: 416-480-5258
E-mail: jay.silverberg@utoronto.ca |
