Who We Are

Our team of healthcare professionals, researchers, trainees, students, current and former patients, and members of the general public are a committed group of individuals dedicated to advancing women's health. You can read a little more about the people who make up our team by clicking on the sections below.

Do you have questions about the OROS Project? Contact us at dsouza.research.msh@sinaihealthsystem.ca.

Lead Investigator

Headshot of Dr. D'Souza Dr. Rohan D'Souza

Dr. D'Souza is a specialist in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, Clinician-Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto. His clinical focus is on medical disorders in pregnancy, particularly heart disease, and his research interests include the conduct of experimental and observational studies aimed at reducing postpartum haemorrhage, increasing the success of labour induction and improving pregnancy outcomes in women with heart disease. More recently, he has been focussing on the elicitation and incorporation of patient-preferences into obstetric decision-making and the development of core-outcome sets for studies on high-risk pregnancies. His recent achievements include a Canadian Operating Grant to address knowledge gaps for the use of tranexamic acid in obstetrics, the International Lee-Lusted Award for his work on patient-preferences and an elevation to the fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists UK, for his contribution to women’s health.

Project Involvement: All COS projects | Publications: Click here for publications

Co-Investigators

The following are in alphabetical order

Dr. Jon Barrett Affiliation: Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Project Involvement: Core Outcome set for studies on Vasa Previa (COVasP)
Dr. Natasha Donnolley Affiliation: Perinatal Researcher, National Perinatal Epidemiology & Statistics Unit, University of NSW, Sydney Australia; Vice President, International Vasa Previa Foundation Project Involvement: Core Outcome set for studies on Vasa Previa (COVasP)
Nasrin Javid Affiliation: Doctoral candidate and Midwifery Researcher at the Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Project Involvement: Core Outcome set for studies on Vasa Previa (COVasP)
Dr. Clara Juando-Prats Affiliation: Clinical Research Specialist at Applied Health Research Centre St. Michael's Hospital Project Involvement: Composite Adverse Obstetric Outcome Study (CAOOS)
Dr. John Kingdom Affiliation: Chair of the University of Toronto's Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP), Core Outcome Set for Perinatal Venous ThromboEmbolism (COSPVenTE), Core Outcome set for studies on Vasa Previa (COVasP)
Mike Krznaric Affiliation: President, International Vasa Previa Foundation Project Involvement: Core Outcome set for studies on Vasa Previa (COVasP)
Dr. Stephen Lapinsky Affiliation: Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto; co-editor-in-chief for the journal of Obstetric Medicine Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Critically ill Obstetric patients (COSCO)
Dr. Ann Kinga Malinowski Affiliation: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto; Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto; Clinician-Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute; Co-Director of the Hematology in Pregnancy Program Project Involvement: Core outcome set for studies on Iron Deficiency Anemia in pregnancy (IDeA), Core Outcome Set for Perinatal Venous ThromboEmbolism (COSPVenTE), Core Outcome set for Perinatal Sickle cell disease (COPSickle), Core Outcome Set for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (COSIThroP)
Dr. Cynthia Maxwell Affiliation: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician and Division Head at Mount Sinai Hospital Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP)
Dr. Janet Parsons Affiliation: Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute; Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto; Associate, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP), Core Outcome Set for studies on Invasive Placentation (COSIP), Composite Adverse Obstetric Outcome Study (CAOOS)
Dr. Mathew Sermer Affiliation: Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physican at Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Lead of the Women's & Infants' Centre of Excellence Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)
Dr. Candice Silversides Affiliation: Cardiology at Toronto General Hospital, Health of Obstetric Medicine Division at Mount Sinai Hospital and Research Director and the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)
Dr. Samuel Siu Affiliation: Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Schulic School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western Univeristy Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)
Dr. Julien Viau-Lapointe Affiliation: Internist-Intensivist, Department of Medicine, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Critically ill Obstetric patients (COSCO)
Dr. James Webbe Affiliation: Clinical Research Fellow, Section of Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London, UK Project Involvement: Composite Adverse Obstetric Outcome Study (CAOOS), Core Outcomes In Neonatology (COIN)
Dr. Rory Windrim Affiliation: Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Mount Sinai Hospital Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP)

Graduate Students

The following are in alphabetical order

Headshot of Rachel Dadouch Rachel Dadouch

Affiliation: MSc. (PhD direct transfer 2019) Institute of Medical Science (Collaborative Specialization in Women's Health), University of Toronto
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP)

Headshot of Salman Hashim Salman Hashim

Affiliation: MSc Student, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)

Headshot of Dylan Herman Dylan Herman

Affiliation: First year of MSc. at the Institute of Medical Science (Collaborative Specialization in Women's Health), University of Toronto
Project Involvement: Composite Adverse Obstetric Outcome Study (CAOOS)

Headshot of Alexandria King Alexandria King

Affiliation: First year of MSc. at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto with a collaborative specialization in Women’s Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Perinatal Venous ThromboEmbolism (COSPVenTE)

Headshot of Susan O'Rinn Susan O'Rinn

Affiliation: University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Department of Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Women and Babies Program
Title: Senior Research Project Manager
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Invasive Placentation (COSIP)

Collaborators

The following are in alphabetical order:

Headshot of Dr. Rizwana Ashraf Dr. Rizwana Ashraf

Affiliation: Research Assistant, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP)

Headshot of Susan Dong Susan Dong

Affiliation: First Year, Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Studies on Obesity in Pregnant Patients (COSSOPP)

Headshot of Ariana Fathi Ariana Fathi

Affiliation: Third Year Biomedical Science Student, York University
Project Involvement: Core outcome set for studies on Iron Deficiency Anemia in pregnancy (IDeA)

Headshot of Chelsea Hall Chelsea Hall

Affiliation: Second Year, Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)

Headshot of Tommy Hana Tommy Hana

Affiliation: Second Year, Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Project Involvement: Methodologic issues in COS development

Headshot of Justin Lim Justin Lim

Affiliation: First year, Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Project Involvement: Methodologic Issues in COS Development

Headshot of Kar Yee Lor Kar Yee Lor

Affiliation: Final year, Medicine, University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry (Scotland)
Project Involvement: Composite Adverse Obstetric Outcome Study (CAOOS), Core Outcome Set for Perinatal Venous ThromboEmbolism (COSPVenTE)

Headshot of Ankita Pal Ankita Pal

Affiliation: First year, Master's Translational Research, Univeristy of Toronto Institute of Medical Science
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)

Headshot of Yenah Seo Yenah Seo

Affiliation: First year, Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Project Involvement: Methodologic Issues in COS Development

Headshot of Dr. Meron Seyoum Dr. Meron Seyoum

Affiliation: University of Toronto, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for Perinatal Venous ThromboEmbolism (COSPVenTE)

Headshot of Anna Shishkina Anna Shishkina

Affiliation: First Year Medical Resident, Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the University of Toronto
Project Involvement: Core Outcome Set for studies on Cardiac disease in Pregnancy (COSCarP)

Headshot of Linda Villani Linda Villani

Affiliation: Second Year, Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
Project Involvement: Core Outcome set for studies on Vasa Previa (COVasP)