First SCAI event in the books!

We are very proud to share that our previous Head of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. George Trusler, was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada! In his 36 years at SickKids, he was a key player in the evolution of open heart surgery, working alongside Dr. Mustard!🌟 🍁 🇨🇦

Check out the #EchoSAP course organized by American College of Cardiology and American Society of Echocardiography, where Dr. Gareth Morgan of Children's Hospital Colorado and I co-authored a Chapter on ‘Echocardiography in Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Interventions’ Awesome resource for Board Style Questions! SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre @PICS_Society

👋 ☕️ A great Welcome Breakfast hosted our Cardiology Division for our newly hired Staff Physicians Dr. Alison Howell (Echo) Alison Howell Dr. Yuval Bitterman (EP) Yuval Dr. Nicholas Fitzgerald (Cath) Dr. Koyelle Papneja (Echo/Fetal) Everyone give them a warm welcome!

The The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Cardiology team enjoying a Toronto Raptors game organized our amazing Fellowship Wellness Commitee, spearheaded by Dr. Anica Bulic, Dr. Aamir Jeewa (Aamir Jeewa), Dr. Gilles Mets (Gilles Mets) and Dr. Jose Guillen! Go Raps Go! 💜🏆🏀❤️ Conall Morgan Michael Gritti, MD, FRCPC

One of the privileges of training at the SickKids Foundation Heart Centre is the truly exceptional teaching. This week, the Master, Dr. Shi-Joon Yoo, used hands-on models to break down the complexity of DORV—an unmissable session that brought out all the Core and Senior fellows! 👨‍🏫👨‍🎓

Check out this interview for Heart Month by SickKids Foundation cardiologist Dr. Luc Mertens on CP24 - a world class physician, passionate educator and strong advocate in the field of congenital heart disease. Well done, Luc! Luc Mertens cp24.com/video/2025/02/…

Happy 150th birthday SickKids! 🎈 🎂 💙 🩵 Historic highlights from our Labatt Family Heart Centre include Dr. Mustard’s groundbreaking operation in 1963 and the launch of Canada’s first pediatric cardiac ICU in 2006 - both of which are highlighted in today’s events! SickKids Foundation

🏅 Great effort and showing by our Labatt Family Heart Centre Team at the Sporting Life 10K for Campfire Circle!!! The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Foundation Campfire Circle Sporting Life

🚨 🧬 Hot off the press 🧬 🚨 Check out this new study led by SickKids Staff Cardiologist and Senior Scientist Dr. Robert Hamilton in The Lancet Rheumatology journal regarding a new biomarker for congenital heart block! SickKids Foundation The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Temerty Medicine 💫🫀⚡️🧬🧪

Grateful to be part of something so special

Proud to share the ‘24-‘25 SickKids Excellence in Teaching Award for a Core Cardiology Trainee with this class act and my good friend, Dr. Gilles Mets! Gilles Mets SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre University of Toronto Paediatric Residency Program Temerty Medicine 🇧🇪 🤝 🇨🇦 🏆 🫀