Sheri Ferkl, Program Director, Maternal Newborn and Paediatric Care
Danielle Ferreira, Clinical Team Manager, NICU
Judith Baisie, Clinical Nurse Educator, NICU
Dr. Shaheen Doctor, Medical Director, NICU
Allied Health
Kristen Tocek, Occupational Therapist
Andrea Peter, Social Worker
Jessny Maureaye, Clinical Dietitian
Kendra Popowich, Lactation Consultant
Daisy Chan, Pharmacist
The nursing staff is responsible for the day-to-day care of your baby. All nurses working in the NICU are specialized in critical care neonatal nursing. Nurses provide support to parents as they learn more about their infant and the care they requires.
Our nurses work 8 and 12 hour shifts. Shift changes are as follows:
7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. (12 hour shifts)
7:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. (8 hour shifts)
The resource nurse (sometimes called a “charge nurse”) coordinates daily care on the unit, providing continuity of care to our patients and families. In this role, the resource nurse also offers clinical support and leadership to the inter-professional health care team.
The registered respiratory therapist (RT/RRT) provides expertise in the management of babies that require oxygen therapy and/or breathing support.
The unit secretaries will welcome you at the reception desk and when you call into the unit. They can also assist you with general questions about the NICU.
Physicians
Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Interests:
Growth and nutrition in preterm infants
Prevention of line-related bloodstream infections
Neonatal resuscitation
Research Interests:
Community NICU participation in multi-centre research trials
Specialty: Neonatology
Clinical interests:
Care of premature and/or sick newborns
Counselling pregnant women/couples when there is a medical concern regarding the mother and/or baby
Neurodevelopmental monitoring of at-risk infants
Specialty: Neonatology and General Paediatrics
Clinical Interests:
Neonatology and primary care paediatrics
ADHD and behavioral disorders
Medical education
Specialty: Paediatrics
Clinical Interests:
Clinical interest in neonatal medicine
Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, General Paediatrics
Clinical Interests:
Nutritional follow up for extremely low birth weight infants
