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LIVING WITH PH

Find a PH Centre

Centres specialized in the treatment of PH and CTEPH are located throughout Canada. Their experienced medical teams include PH nurses and specialists such as cardiologists, respirologists, and rheumatologists. 

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PH is a relatively rare disease and most physicians have little or no experience with its diagnosis and treatment. For this reason, referral to a centre specialized in the treatment of PH is encouraged in order to confirm diagnosis and ensure that patients receive the best care. Please note that some provinces require patients to be followed by a specialist in order to receive coverage for PH-specific medications.
 

The information provided on this webpage is for informational purposes only. PH Centres in Canada are not formally accredited by PHA Canada.

Why is it important to see a PH specialist?

Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Treatment Centres

If no clinic is listed for your province or territory, contact the PH clinic nearest you.

Vancouver

Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH)

7th Floor 2775 Laurel Street Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9

The Diamond Health Care Centre

PRIMARY CONTACT

Connie Sherba and Kelly Kerwin 

(Clinical Nurse Coordinators)

connie.sherba@vch.ca

kelly.kerwin@vch.ca

Phone: 604-875-4323

Fax: 604-875-4210

MEDICAL TEAM

  • John Swiston (Respirologist)

  • Nathan Brunner (Cardiologist)

  • Ali Kapasi (Respirologist)

  • Lisa Kolkman (Nurse Practitioner)

  • Connie Sherba (Registered Nurse)

  • Kelly Kerwin (Registered Nurse)

Saskatoon

Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Saskatoon, SK

103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8

Royal University Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Lynn Wack - Admin assistant

lynn.wack@saskhealthauthority.ca

Phone: 306-844-1138

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Karen Laframboise (Respirologist)

  • Louise Cardinal (Pharmacist)

Hamilton

Pulmonary Hypertension Centre, Hamilton, ON

237 Barton Street E, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2

Hamilton Health Sciences – General Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Dr. Punginathn Dorasamy (Respirologist)

dorasp@mcmaster.ca 

Phone: 905-521-2100 x46406

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Punginathn Dorasamy (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Clive Davis (Respirologist)

Ottawa

Ottawa Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

40 Ruskin Street, Room H4422, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7

University of Ottawa Heart Institute and The Ottawa Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Amy Charlebois (PTE Coordinator)

acharlebois@ottawaheart.ca

Phone: 613-696-7000 ext.13122

Fax: 613-696-7180


Carolyn Doyle-Cox (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)

cdoyle-cox@ottawaheart.ca

Phone: 613-696-7081 ext.2

Fax: 613-696-7216


Tina Lepage (Secretary)

Phone: 613-696-7081 ext. 1

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Duncan Stewart (Research Director)

  • Dr. Lisa Mielniczuk (Cardiologist)

  • Dr. George Chandy (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Vladimir Contreras

  • Marcus Schwartzman (Cardiologist)

  • Elizabeth 'Liz' Tangalin (Registered Nurse)

  • Carolyn Doyle-Cox (Advanced Practice Nurse)

  • Julia Foxall (Research Nurse)

Québec City

Clinique des maladies vasculaires pulmonaires, Québec, QC

Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)

2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec, QC G1V4G5

PRIMARY CONTACT

Marie-Ève Pouliot (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)

Respirology Clinic: 418-656-8711 ext. 3576

Respirology Email: infirmierehtapinters.iucpq@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Steeve Provencher (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Geneviève Dion (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Victor Tremblay (Respirologist)

  • Marie-Ève Pouliot (Clinical Nurse)

  • Mélanie Veilleux (Clinical Nurse)

  • Myriam Charest (Clinical Nurse)

St. John's

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinic, Eastern Health, St. John's, NL

Room 2749, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, NL A1B 3V6

Eastern Health General Hospital (Health Science Centre)

PRIMARY CONTACT

Allison Shaw (Nurse)

Allison.shaw@easternhealth.ca

Phone: 709-777-7014

Fax: 709-777-8079

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. George Fox (Respirologist)

  • Allison Shaw (Nurse)

  • Dr. Wadden (Respirologist)

Calgary

Southern Alberta Pulmonary Hypertension Program

Room 1990 – 3500, 26 Ave NE, Calgary AB T1Y 6J4

Peter Lougheed Centre

PRIMARY CONTACT

Gail Nicholson (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)

gail.nicholson@ahs.ca

Phone: 403-943-4248

Fax: 403-943-4320

Pager: 403-212-8223  #03976

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Doug Helmersen (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Mitesh Thakrar (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Naushad Hirani (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Jonathan Liu (Respirologist)

  • Gail Nicholson (Registered Nurse)

  • Dr. Jonathan Liu (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Mithum Kularatne (Respirologist)

Winnipeg

Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Winnipeg, MB

C2016 - ACF Medicine 409 Tache Ave Winnipeg MB R2H 2A6

St. Boniface Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Andrea Toews, RNBN, MN,

Respiratory Nurse Clinician

atoews3@sbgh.mb.ca

Phone: 204-235-3407

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. David Christiansen (Respirologist)

Hamilton

The Firestone Institute Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Hamilton, ON

50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University

PRIMARY CONTACT

Andrea Gardner (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)

gardnera@stjoes.ca

Phone: 905-522-1155 x33626

Fax: 905-529-6515

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Nathan Hambly (Respirologist)

  • Andrea Gardner (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)

Toronto

University Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Toronto, ON

11-1170 CSB, 585 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2

Toronto General Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Murry Macdonald - PH Nurse

murry.macdonald@uhn.ca

Phone: 416-340-4800 ext. 5591

Fax: 416-340-3359


Molly McDonald - Registered Nurse

molly.mcdonald@uhn.ca

Phone: 416-340-5800 Ext. 5991

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. John Granton (Respirologist)

  • Dr. John Thenganatt (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Jakov Moric (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Susanna Mak (Cardiologist)

  • Murry Macdonald - PH Nurse

Moncton

The Moncton Hospital PAH Clinic

135 MacBeath Avenue, Moncton, NB E1C 6Z8

The Moncton Hospital,Clinic A

PRIMARY CONTACT

Kelly Gould (Clinic Coordinator)

kelly.gould@horizonnb.ca

Phone: 506-870-2507

Fax: 506-857-5548

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Kristina Kemp (Respirologist)

  • Kelly Gould (PAH Clinic Coordinator)

Vancouver

Serving Yukon: Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH)

7th Floor 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9

The Diamond Health Care Centre

PRIMARY CONTACT

Connie Sherba and Kelly Kerwin 

(Clinical Nurse Coordinators)

connie.sherba@vch.ca

kelly.kerwin@vch.ca

Phone: 604-875-4323

Fax: 604-875-4210

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Ali Kapasi (Respirologist)

  • Dr. John Swiston (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Nathan Brunner (Cardiologist)

  • Lisa Kolkman (Nurse Practitioner)

  • Connie Sherba (Registered Nurse)

  • Kelly Kerwin (Registered Nurse)

Edmonton

University of Alberta Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Edmonton, AB

Room 0A8.36 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, 8440 – 112 Street Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7

University of Alberta Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Shyla Resultay 

Shyla.resultay@albertahealthservices.ca

Phone: 780-407-8994

Fax780-407-3374

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Evangelos Michelakis (Director, Cardiologist)

  • Dr. Dale Lien (Co-Director, Respirologist)

  • Dr. Jason Weatherald (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Rhea Varughese (Respirologist)

  • Kim Lindroth (Nurse Practitioner)

  • Kitty Hoilam (Nurse Practitioner)

Winnipeg

Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Winnipeg, MB

Respiratory Outpatient Department (RSOPD) RS 105 – 810 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R8

Health Sciences Centre

PRIMARY CONTACT

Dr. Zoheir Bshouty (Respirologist)

Phone: 204-787-2384

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Zoheir Bshouty (Respirologist)

  • Lynne Demke (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)

London

Pulmonary Hypertension Program, London, ON

Room E6-204 – 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 5W9

LHSC – Victoria Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Andrea Loffhagen (Administration Assistant)

Andrea.loffhagen@lhsc.on.ca

Phone: 519-667-6723

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Sanjay Mehta (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Marco Mura (Respirologist)

Montréal

Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Montréal, QC

Suite E-206, 3755 Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2

Jewish General Hospital

PRIMARY CONTACT

Lyda Lesenko (PH Coordinator)

llesenko@jgh.mcgill.ca

Phone: 514-340-8222 x1325

Fax: 514-340-7534

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. David Langleben (Cardiologist)

  • Dr. Andrew Hirsch (Respirologist)

  • Dr Murray Baron (Rheumatologist)

  • Lyda Lesenko (PH Nurse Coordinator)

Halifax

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Program, Halifax, NS

Halifax Infirmary, 2nd floor, Room 2290, 1796 Summer Street Halifax, NS B3H 3A7

Halifax Infirmary, QEII Health Sciences Centre

PRIMARY CONTACT

Onna White (PAH Coordinator)

onna.white@nshealth.ca

Phone: 902-473-3841

Fax: 902-425-1698

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Paul Hernandez (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Simon Jackson (Cardiologist)

  • Dr. Colm McParland (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Sarah MacIsaac (Respirologist)

  • Scott Fulton (Research Coordinator)

  • Onna White (PAH Coordinator)

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Treatment Centres

CTEPH clinics located in Ontario provide treatment for CTEPH patients throughout Canada.

Toronto

The Toronto CTEPH Program

University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital
Division of Thoracic Surgery – 9N921, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4

PRIMARY CONTACT

Gillian Miller (Administrative Coordinator)

gillian.miller@uhn.ca 

Phone: 416-340-4800 x5274 

Fax: 416-340-3610




MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Marc de Perrot (Director, PEA Surgeon)

  • Dr. Laura Donahoe (PEA Surgeon)

  • Dr Justin Issard

  • Minyoung Lim (Nurse)

Ottawa

The Ottawa CTEPH Program

University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital
40 Ruskin Street, Room H4422,
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7

PRIMARY CONTACT

Amy Charlebois (PEA Coordinator)

acharlebois@ottawaheart.ca 

Phone: 613-696-7000 ext. 0 

Fax: 613-696-7165

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Fraser Rubens (Cardiac Surgeon)

  • Dr. Lisa Mielniczuk (Cardiologist)

  • Dr. Ross Davies (Cardiologist)

  • Dr. George Chandy (Respirologist)

  • Dr. Duncan Stewart (Research Director)

  • Dr. Vladimir Contreras

  • Carolyn Doyle-Cox (Advanced Practice Nurse)

  • Amy Charlebois (PEA Coordinator)

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Treatment Centres

Pediatric PH clinics provide treatment for children with PH throughout their region. 

Edmonton

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

Stollery Children's Hospital

4C2.31 – Stollery Children's Hospital, 8440 –112 St, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7

PRIMARY CONTACT

Misty Reis

Misty.Reis@albertahealthservices.ca

Phone: 780-407-7798

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Angela Bates (Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist and Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist)

  • Misty Reis (Pediatric Nurse)

Montréal

Cardiology Department

CHU Ste-Justine

6th floor, block 9, 3175, chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5

PRIMARY CONTACT

Dr. Anne Fournier (Cardiologist)

anne.fournier@umontreal.ca 

Phone: 514-345-4654

Fax: 514-345-4896

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Anne Fournier (Pediatric Cardiologist)

Calgary

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

Alberta Children's Hospital

2888 Shaganappi Trail NW, Calgary, AB T3B 6A8

PRIMARY CONTACT

Dr. Erika Vorhies (Pediatric Cardiologist)

erika.vorhies@ahs.ca 

Phone: 403-955-7316 

Fax: 403-955-7621

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Erika Vorhies (Pediatric Cardiologist)

  • Kitty Mak (Registered Nurse)

Toronto

Pulmonary Hypertension Service

The Hospital for Sick Children

Cardiac Clinic – 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8

PRIMARY CONTACT

Janette T. Reyes (Nurse Practitioner)

janette.reyes@sickkids.ca 

Phone: 416-813-7408 

Fax: 416-813-6051

MEDICAL TEAM

  • Dr. Luc Mertens

  • Dr. Andreea Dragulescu

  • Paula Rodrigues (Booking clerk)

  • Janette T. Reyes (Nurse Practitioner)

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