Team
Information Box Group
Sonia Brookes
Administrative Assistant
Anastasia Chouvalov
RN, MSc
Patient Care and Research Coordinator
Anna D'Angela
BHSc-PA, CCPA, MBA, CHE
Physician Assistant
Jenielle Findlater
Administrative Assistant
Andrea Gardner
RN BSN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Layla Halwagi
HBSc
Research Coordinator
Martin Kolb
Professor
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
Barak Pertzov
MD, MPH
Clinical Research Fellow
Saryah Wahoush
Administrative Assistant
Lindsey Walker
Administrative Assistant
ILD Program
At the McMaster ILD Clinic, we are dedicated to providing expert care for people with all forms of ILD. Managing these complex conditions requires a team approach. Our clinic brings together doctors, researchers, and patient advocates who collaborate to improve care and support for patients.
We offer thorough assessments, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and personalized treatment plans. Our team reviews each case carefully to ensure the best possible management of the disease and its symptoms. The ILD Program at McMaster is also committed to advancing research, education, and leadership in the field of lung disease to improve care for all patients.
ILD Research
Interstitial Lung Disease Fellowship
Since 2013, Canadian and international trainees have embraced the opportunity to pursue sub-specialty training in the ILD Fellowship Program at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University. Graduates of the program have gone on to develop and lead recognized ILD centres dedicated to clinical care, research, and education. The program’s objectives and curriculum are designed to foster a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to the management of advanced parenchymal lung disease. Given our evolving understanding of the pathogenies of the various forms of ILD, the divergence and convergence of disease phenotypes, and the development of novel and complex therapeutic strategies to manage these conditions, there is a high demand to train physicians in order to catapult patient care.