Family Health Care Team

Nurse Practitioner

Sheena Luck

Sankamy Ravichandran

Family practice nurses

Ronit Aryan, RN, BScN

Alysa Fullona, RN

Maternity care nurse

Allison Meikle, RN

Dietitian 

Lauren Rose, RD

Certified diabetes educators

Certified diabetes educators (CDE) are trained nurses and dietitians who specialize in diabetes education. They offer valuable assistance in managing health and navigating life with diabetes.  

CDEs assess patients and teach patients and their family members about diabetes. They also provide them with tools to hep them self-manage their diabetes.

CDEs also support and educate residents and clerks in diabetes management.

Amy Knegt, RN, CDE 

Lisa Satira, RD, CDE

Social workers

Social workers help connect patients with community resources and support patient and family well-being. Learn more about our social work team. 

Michelle Holzapfel MSW, RSW 

Sarah Goodman, MSW, RSW

Jessica Haber, MSW, RSW 

Assia Messaoudi, MSW, RSW

Emily Du, MSW, RSW

Catalina Ramirez, MSW, RSW

Midwives

Natalie Tregaskiss, RM, RN

Susannah Merritt, RM, RN

Pharmacist

Suzanne Singh, RPh 

The Family Health Team pharmacist provides medication assessments and education to ensure medications are necessary, safe and effective. Our pharmacist collaborates with patients, family physicians and the health-care team to help identify and address medication concerns. To learn more about the services offered by our pharmacist, please visit Pharmacist Services 

Learners

Mount Sinai Hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. You may see medical students, residents or other medical trainees as part of your care. Learners are supervised by other members of the health-care team.  

Administration

Gillian Wilde-Friel, Director

Nelia De Oliveira

Paula Da Rocha, Medical Education Coordinator

Medical secretaries 

Our administrative support team is the welcoming face of our office, ensuring your experience begins with a warm reception and seamless assistance.

By phone or in person, our administrative team expertly handles all your needs. They schedule appointments, manage referrals, relay messages and help find answers to your questions.

Our administrative team also upholds the smooth operation of the clinic. The team's efforts include optimizing patient access, coordinating service and upholding the highest standards of patient care.

Chart room

Sandy Daniel and Juna Sernias are the duo behind our chart room team. Together, they are the backbone of our document management system and electronic medical records.

With careful attention to detail, Sandy and Juna guarantee the completeness and accuracy of patient records. They make these documents readily accessible to our clinic staff and support the delivery of efficient patient care. 

Clinic assistants 

Our clinic assistant team consists of Rosalie Cabrera, Urygen Dolma, Pinky Deuna, Liudmila Manykina and Kristina Plotnikova. They are integral members of our team who support our clinical staff by ensuring smooth patient flow and assisting with minor clinical procedures.

As the first point of clinical contact, clinic assistants set the tone for each visit. They foster an environment of comfort and trust for both patients and families.

Medical education assistant 

Allegra Jurenas

Billing coordinator

Laigaa Pasupathirasa

Office assistant

Joana Alves

Academic Family Health Team - Vaughan site

Our highly trained family physicians provide primary care for patients of all ages.

Before contacting us for information and requests, please review our information about seeing your primary care provider, as well as our frequently asked questions. This page provides answers to common patient questions, such as how to renew a prescription or get your test results. 

Physicians