About the Department
Together Towards Tomorrow: Advancing Pediatric Medicine
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta is one of Canada's leading academic health centres for pediatric specialty and subspecialty education and research. We also work in conjunction with the Stollery Children's Hospital to provide leading edge clinical care. Members of the department are dedicated to improving child health.
Message from the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta! Working closely with the Stollery Children’s Hospital and our community pediatrics in Northern Alberta, we dedicate ourselves to addressing the unique needs of our community and delivering exceptional care for infants, children, adolescents and their families. Our core values of compassion, growth, and healthy equity guide our every action. Our team is involved in groundbreaking research endeavours, advancing the field of pediatric care. We also provide a comprehensive range of accredited educational programs, including residency and graduate programs, enriched by distinctive training opportunities, all facilitated by our dedicated and knowledgeable educators.
We warmly invite you to become part of our vibrant community.
Todd Alexander
Professor and Chair
Our Team
- Academic Administrator Team Lead
- Vanessa Bootsma
- Cardiology
- Divisional Director: Lisa Hornberger
- Academic Administrators: Tally Tao & Kacie Maton
- Critical Care
- Divisional Director: Natalie Anton
- Academic Administrators: Kacie Maton
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Divisional Director: John Anderson
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Divisional Director: Andrew Dixon
- Academic Administrator: Miranda Holliday-Brookwell
- Endocrinology
- Divisional Director: Elizabeth Roslowsky
- Academic Administrator: Samantha Davies
- Gastroenterology & Nutrition
- Divisional Director: Justine Turner
- Academic Administrator: Elizabeth Kornichuk
- General & Community Pediatrics
- Divisional Director: Hasu Rajani (On Sabbatical)
- Divisional Director: Geoff Ball (Interim)
- Academic Administrator: Kacie Maton
- Hospital Medicine
- Divisional Director: Victor Do
- Academic Administrator: Monika Igali
- Immunology, Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care, Environmental Medicine (iHOPE)
- Divisional Director: Aisha Bruce
- Academic Administrator: Laura Maloff-Taillefer (On Maternity Leave) & Soobin Park
- Infectious Disease
- Divisional Director: Karina Top
- Nephrology
- Divisional Director: Catherine Morgan
- Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
- Divisional Director: Matt Hicks
- Academic Administrator: Monika Igali
- Neurology
- Divisional Director: Francois Morneau-Jacob
- Academic Administrator: Shelly Meunier
- Respirology
- Divisional Director: Maria Castro-Codesal
- Academic Administrator: Teri Kucy
- Rheumatology
- Divisional Director: Dax Rumsey
- Research
- Academic Administrators: Brenda Osborne, Patty Wark, & Samantha Davies
- Thrombosis, KIDClot & Hematology
- Divisional Director: Aisha Bruce
- Academic Administrator: Laura Maloff-Taillefer (On Maternity Leave)
- Associate Chair of Education
- Rose Girgis
- Education Team Lead
- Erin Blazey
- Undergraduate Medical Education
- Pediatric Clinical Clerkship Coordinator: Andrew Dixon
- MEPC: Sheri Godreau-Shedeck & Tommy Jakuszyk
- Graduate Studies
- Graduate Studies Director: Dawei Zhang
- Graduate Studies Coordinator: Jolene Patrie
- Fellowship Training
- Fellowship Coordinator: Allison Spry
- Postdoctoral Fellows
- Program Director: Carmen Rasmussen
- General Pediatrics Residency Program
- Program Director: Jessica Foulds
- Assistant Program Directors: Anna Serebrin & Troy Turner
- MEPC's: Cassie Rivait
- Cardiology Residency Program
- Program Director: Edythe Tham
- Associate Program Director: Carolina Escudero
- MEPC: Heather McCallum
- Critical Care Medicine Residency Program
- Program Director: Gurpreet Kaur Khaira
- MEPC: Jessica Tucker
- Developmental Pediatrics Residency Program
- Program Director: Sabrina Eliason
- MEPC: Desiree Pawliuk
- Emergency Medicine Residency Program
- Program Director: Brandy Stauffer
- MEPC: Anita Reff
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Residency Program
- Program Director: Chelsey Grimbly
- MEPC: Emily Girard
- Gastroenterology & Nutrition Residency Program
- Program Director: Daniela Isaac
- MEPC: Jessica Tucker
- Infectious Diseases Residency Program
- Program Director: Alena Tse-Chang
- MEPC: Anita Reff
- Neonatal Perinatal Residency Program
- Program Director: Linda Mahgoub
- MEPC: Melissa Meaver
- Nephrology Residency Program
- Program Director: Michelle Ruhl
- MEPC: Kathleen Blair
- Neurology Residency Program
- Program Director: Colin Wilbur
- MEPC: Emily Girard
- Respirology Residency Program
- Program Director: Tamizan Kherani
- Operations Assistants
- Desiree Pawliuk - Faculty Recruitment
- Erica Forbes - Research
- Autumn Moronchuk - Department Communications & Awards
- Alexi Pelly - Indigenous Child Health Initiatives
- Sydney Hendersen - Accessibility, Community, and Belonging
- Human Resources & Finance
- Executive Assistant to the Chair
Our Leadership Team
Department Chair
Todd Alexander
Academic Department Manager
Nicole Firth
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Director, Accessibility, Community, and Belonging
Damien Noone
Associate Chair, Education
Rose Girgis
Associate Chair, Research
Geoff Ball
Director of Faculty Engagement
Dax Rumsey
Director, Indigenous Child Health
Grant Bruno