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Media line: 416 340 4636
Monitored hourly, Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
For time-sensitive inquiries after hours and holidays, call 416 340 3155. Ask to have the on-call Public Affairs representative paged.
Areas covered at UHN
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Corporate
- Infection Control and Prevention
- CEO's Office
- Human Resources
- Health
- Wait Times
- Funding, etc.
Gillian Howard
Vice-President, Public Affairs and Communications
Phone: 416 340 4838
Email: gillian.howard@uhn.ca
Ana Fernandes
Senior Public Affairs Advisor
Phone: 416 340 4800 ext. 6786
Cell: 416 302 7455
Email: ana.fernandes@uhn.ca
Jessie Park
Public Affairs Associate
Phone: 416 340 4800 ext. 6765
Email: jessie.park@uhn.ca
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
- Cancer
- Psychosocial Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Haematology
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Radiation Therapy Chemotherapy
- Ontario Cancer Institute
- Radiation Oncology, etc.
Toronto General Hospital
- Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- Organ Failure
- Women's Health
- Transplant
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Eating Disorders
- Vascular Surgery
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
- Vascular Surgery (including aneurysm rep air)
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
(including Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices) - Heart Rhythm Disorders
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Disease
- Cardiac Diagnostics
(including Echocardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac CT and MRI)
Lianne Castelino
Senior Public Affairs Advisor
Phone: 416 340 4429
Cell: 647 669 8416
Email: lianne.castelino@uhn.ca
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
- Cardiac Rehab
- Complex Continuing Care
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Sleep Disorders
- Stroke Rehab
- Aging at Home
- Brain Injury
- Falls and Balance
- Musculoskeletal Rehab
- Mobility
- Geriatric Rehab
- iDAPT
Toronto Western Hospital
- Emergency Services
- Orthopaedics
- Plastics
- Spinal
- Rheumatology
- Family Health
- Swallowing Disorders
- Community and Cultural Health
- Mental Health and Addictions
Alexa Giorgi
Senior Public Affairs Advisor
Phone: 416 603 5800 ext. 6776
Email: alexa.giorgi@uhn.ca
Krembil Neuroscience Centre
- Arthritis and Related Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Functional Neurosurgery (Deep Brain Stimulation)
- Gamma Knife Centre
- Neurodegenerative diseases (movement disorders, memory disorders)
- Neuromuscular
- Neuro-oncology
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Neuro-urology
- Neurovascular (Stroke and AVM/Aneurysm)
- Neuropathic Pain
- Ophthalmology
- Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries
Laboratory Medicine Program
- Laboratory Medicine
- Pathology
- Molecular Genetics
- Hematology
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Blood Transfusion
- Histocompatibility
Joint Department of Medical Imaging
- Diagnostic Imaging
- General Radiography (X-Ray)
- CT
- Ultrasound
- MRI
- Interventional Radiology
- Minimally invasive surgery, same day discharge, tumour ablation, aneurysm treatment etc.
- Mammography (Breast Imaging)
- Molecular Imaging (Nuclear Medicine)
- PET/CT
- Shared RIS/PACS system across all five sites
Shaun Dias
Communications Coordinator
Phone: 416 586 4800 ext. 5592
Email: shaun.dias@uhn.ca
