Alene Toulany

Faculty Member

Accepting Students

  • Co-Lead, Adolescent Medicine Consultation Service and Clinics at SickKids
  • Medical Lead, Transition to Adult Care Program, SickKids
  • Co-Chair, Quality Indicators Committee, National Transition Hub, Children’s Healthcare Canada (CHC)
  • Member, Adolescent Health Committee, Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS)

Research Interests: Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care, Adolescent and Young Adult Health, Mental Health, Physical-Mental Comorbidities, Health Systems Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Quality Improvement

Professional Interests: Using population-based health and administrative databases, Dr. Toulany’s research aims to improve quality of care and health services outcomes for adolescents and young adults with complex chronic physical and mental illness. She leads national initiatives aimed to improve outcomes for youth transitioning from pediatric to adult care services and is involved in evaluation of health system interventions involving children and youth. Specific areas of focus include adolescent and young adult health outcomes and service delivery, eating disorders and obesity, mental illness, physical-mental comorbidities.

Other Affiliations:

  • Adolescent Medicine Specialist Physician, Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, UofT
  • Associate Scientist, SickKids Research Institute
  • Adjunct Scientist, ICES