Our Program
Our Nephrology Program provides a full range of clinical services, including:
- Inpatient and outpatient care for children with acute and chronic kidney disease, congenital renal abnormalities and hypertension.
- Consultative services for children hospitalized with other disorders, such as life-threatening disease, and for unborn children with kidney anomalies.
- Full diagnostic work-up, including ambulatory 24-hr blood pressure monitoring.
We are committed to:
- Deliver optimal care to children and adolescents in Southwestern Ontario and parts of Northern and Central Ontario.
- Maintain a multi-disciplinary childhood end-stage renal disease program including renal replacement therapies.
- Foster the development of an integrated basic and clinical research program focusing on the understanding of biology and mechanisms of childhood kidney disease and hypertension.
Our Team
Main number | 519-685-8500 |
Dr. Guido Filler, Professor | Ext. 58379 |
Dr. Joanne Grimmer, Associate Professor | Ext. 58379 |
Dr. Ajay Sharma, Associate Professor | Ext. 58354 |
Dr. Amrit Kirpalani, Assistant Professor | Ext. 58379 |
Sarah Lafond, Paediatric Nurse Case Manager | Ext. 52550 |
Natalie Lilley, Medical Secretary to Dr. A. Sharma | Ext. 58354 |
Serena Barrow, Medical Secretary to Drs. J. Grimmer, G. Filler, and A. Kirpalani | Ext. 58379 |
Dannielle Newman, Booking Clerk - PMDU | Ext. 56397 |
Marika van den Elzen, Registered Dietitian | Ext. 52102 |
Kasha Herba, Social Worker | Ext. 56168 |
Emily Chen, Pharmacist |