Overview
Once a patient is diagnosed with lung cancer, the care team collaborates with other healthcare specialists such as dietitians, pharmacists, occupational therapists, social workers and physiotherapists to determine the best course of treatment. The nurse navigator is the primary point of contact and provides support and guidance to patients as they receive treatment.
All referrals are made to a central fax line where a nurse will call the patient within 48 hours of referral. The Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program (LDAP) coordinates all tests required to make a diagnosis or rule out lung cancer.
The LDAP will coordinate and arrange for all diagnostic tests (which may include CT scans, Pet scans, Pulmonary Function tests and Echocardiogram) and provides continuous physical and emotional support.
Team
Information Box Group
John Agzarian
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
- Lung and esophageal cancer
- Benign upper gastrointestinal conditions and surgery
Sarah Alrasheed
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Sarah Alrasheed
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Rebecca Amer
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Management of complex pulmonary infections (in collaboration with Infectious Diseases)
- Post-COVID (ambulatory) care
Marla Beauchamp
Assistant Professor
School of Rehabilitation Science
- Evidence-based strategies to improve mobility among older adults
Marla Beauchamp
Assistant Professor
School of Rehabilitation Science
Dawn Bowdish
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Immunity
- Aging
- Macrophage biology
- Pneumonia
- Vaccination
Sonia Brookes
Administrative Assistant
Sonia Brookes
Administrative Assistant
Dina Brooks
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences & Executive Director
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cardiovascular rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation and aging
Dina Brooks
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences & Executive Director
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
Victoria Bryczka
Administrator
FIRH
Victoria assists with research and operational budgets, event planning, and administrative tasks.
Madhu Chari
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Anastasia Chouvalov
RN, MSc
Patient Care and Research Coordinator
Anastasia Chouvalov
RN, MSc
Patient Care and Research Coordinator
Derek Chu
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Prevention and treatment of food allergy and anaphylaxis
- Evidence-synthesis and guideline development in allergy-immunology
- Pediatric health
Gerard Cox
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine
- Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Bronchial thermoplasty
Anna D'Angela
BHSc-PA, CCPA, MBA, CHE
Physician Assistant
Anna D'Angela
BHSc-PA, CCPA, MBA, CHE
Physician Assistant
Myrna B. Dolovich
Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
- In vitro and in vivo characterization of vaccine and medical aerosols from various types of drug delivery systems
Myrna B. Dolovich
Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
Fuqin Duan
Senior Lab Technician
Lab Manager
Fuqin Duan is a senior lab technician and lab manager with more than 2 decades of experience in research. She is broadly skilled in a broad range of experimental skills, including cell culturing, protein analysis, animal work, RNA and DNA analysis, immunohistochemistry and FACS, amongst others. She also oversees and manages lab budgets and purchasing of lab supplies for a large group of PIs, postdocs and students.
Fuqin Duan
Senior Lab Technician
Lab Manager
Mylinh Duong
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory epidemiology
- Understanding the environmental and social determinants of lung development and function
Jenielle Findlater
Administrative Assistant
Jenielle Findlater
Administrative Assistant
Christian Finley
Professor
Department of Surgery
- Cancer surgery quality, governance, standardization and benchmarking
Andrea Gardner
RN BSN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Andrea Gardner
RN BSN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Layla Halwagi
HBSc
Research Coordinator
Layla Halwagi
HBSc
Research Coordinator
Nathan Hambly
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Interstitial lung disease
- Sarcoidosis and acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Waël Hanna
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- Advancements in the field of thoracic surgery
Jeremy Hirota
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory mucosal immunology in airway diseases
- Chronic respiratory diseases and the impact of exterior factors such as cigarette smoke and cannabis
Terence Ho
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Severe airways disease
- Airway inflammation
- Novel mechanisms of COPD exacerbations
- Iron metabolism and chronic inflammation
Mark Inman
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness
- Health and research ethics
Neil Johnston
Assistant Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory virus epidemiology
Melanie Kjarsgaard
MSc, RRT, CRE
Research Study Coordinator
Melanie Kjarsgaard
MSc, RRT, CRE
Research Study Coordinator
Martin Kolb
Professor
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
- Interstitial lung disease
- Mechanisms of lung injury, repair and fibrosis
Martin Kolb
Professor
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
Mark Larche
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Asthma/allergy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Graft versus host disease
Yanan (Juliana) Li
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Yanan (Juliana) Li
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
John McDonough
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Molecular mechanisms of chronic lung disease
Andrew Robert McIvor
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Knowledge translation in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Manali Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Developing/validating airway biomarkers
- Mechanisms of airway inflammation, and response to biologic therapies
- Long-COVID
Manali Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Parameswaran Nair
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Developing and applying non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation in the treatment of severe asthma and COPD
Helen Neighbour
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Severe asthma
- Eosinophilic lung disease
Helen Neighbour
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Paul O'Byrne
Dean and Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Medicine
- Mechanisms and treatment of asthma; specifically the regulation of environmental allergen-induced airway inflammation and the development of new anti-inflammatory asthma treatments
Paul O'Byrne
Dean and Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Medicine
Barak Pertzov
MD, MPH
Clinical Research Fellow
Barak Pertzov
MD, MPH
Clinical Research Fellow
Eldar Priel
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Perioperative care
- Interventional pulmonology
Natya Raghavan
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Respiratory rehabilitation
Natya Raghavan
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
Moaaz Rashad
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Moaaz Rashad
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Muntasir M. Saffie
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Global health policy and its impact on pulmonary infections
- Health system funding and policy
- Tuberculosis
- Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
- Infectious lung disease
Muntasir M. Saffie
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Imran Satia
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- The effects of aging, risk factors, impact, and burden of disease at a population level with respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough
Ciaran Scallan
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Lung transplant
- Interstitial lung disease
- Connective tissue disease
Roma Sehmi
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Molecular mechanisms that stimulate migration of progenitor cells into the lung tissue following allergen challenge
Yaron Shargall
Professor
Department of Surgery
- Perioperative care
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Thoracic oncology
Taryn Simms
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Sarah Svenningsen
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Non-invasive pulmonary (lung) imaging
Marcel Tunks
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Marcel Tunks
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Jane Turner
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant related bronchiolitis and lung disease
- Respiratory COVID sequelae
Saryah Wahoush
Administrative Assistant
Saryah Wahoush
Administrative Assistant
Joshua Wald
Director, Respirology Residency Program
Department of Medicine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Respiratory rehabilitation
Joshua Wald
Director, Respirology Residency Program
Department of Medicine
Lindsey Walker
Administrative Assistant
Lindsey Walker
Administrative Assistant
Hongyu (Wendy) Wang
MD, PhD
Research Associate
Dr. Wang works as a liaison, researcher and project manager on collaborative research projects between the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health.
Susan Waserman
Professor
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Department of Medicine
- Allergy
- Rhinitis
- Asthma
- Determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Susan Waserman
Professor
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Department of Medicine
John Agzarian
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
- Lung and esophageal cancer
- Benign upper gastrointestinal conditions and surgery
John Agzarian
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
- Lung and esophageal cancer
- Benign upper gastrointestinal conditions and surgery
Sarah Alrasheed
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Sarah Alrasheed
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Rebecca Amer
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Management of complex pulmonary infections (in collaboration with Infectious Diseases)
- Post-COVID (ambulatory) care
Rebecca Amer
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Management of complex pulmonary infections (in collaboration with Infectious Diseases)
- Post-COVID (ambulatory) care
Marla Beauchamp
Assistant Professor
School of Rehabilitation Science
- Evidence-based strategies to improve mobility among older adults
Marla Beauchamp
Assistant Professor
School of Rehabilitation Science
- Evidence-based strategies to improve mobility among older adults
Dawn Bowdish
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Immunity
- Aging
- Macrophage biology
- Pneumonia
- Vaccination
Dawn Bowdish
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Immunity
- Aging
- Macrophage biology
- Pneumonia
- Vaccination
Sonia Brookes
Administrative Assistant
Sonia Brookes
Administrative Assistant
Dina Brooks
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences & Executive Director
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cardiovascular rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation and aging
Dina Brooks
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences & Executive Director
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cardiovascular rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation and aging
Victoria Bryczka
Administrator
FIRH
Victoria assists with research and operational budgets, event planning, and administrative tasks.
Victoria Bryczka
Administrator
FIRH
Victoria assists with research and operational budgets, event planning, and administrative tasks.
Madhu Chari
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Madhu Chari
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Anastasia Chouvalov
RN, MSc
Patient Care and Research Coordinator
Anastasia Chouvalov
RN, MSc
Patient Care and Research Coordinator
Derek Chu
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Prevention and treatment of food allergy and anaphylaxis
- Evidence-synthesis and guideline development in allergy-immunology
- Pediatric health
Derek Chu
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Prevention and treatment of food allergy and anaphylaxis
- Evidence-synthesis and guideline development in allergy-immunology
- Pediatric health
Gerard Cox
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine
- Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Bronchial thermoplasty
Gerard Cox
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine
- Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Bronchial thermoplasty
Anna D'Angela
BHSc-PA, CCPA, MBA, CHE
Physician Assistant
Anna D'Angela
BHSc-PA, CCPA, MBA, CHE
Physician Assistant
Myrna B. Dolovich
Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
- In vitro and in vivo characterization of vaccine and medical aerosols from various types of drug delivery systems
Myrna B. Dolovich
Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
- In vitro and in vivo characterization of vaccine and medical aerosols from various types of drug delivery systems
Fuqin Duan
Senior Lab Technician
Lab Manager
Fuqin Duan is a senior lab technician and lab manager with more than 2 decades of experience in research. She is broadly skilled in a broad range of experimental skills, including cell culturing, protein analysis, animal work, RNA and DNA analysis, immunohistochemistry and FACS, amongst others. She also oversees and manages lab budgets and purchasing of lab supplies for a large group of PIs, postdocs and students.
Fuqin Duan
Senior Lab Technician
Lab Manager
Fuqin Duan is a senior lab technician and lab manager with more than 2 decades of experience in research. She is broadly skilled in a broad range of experimental skills, including cell culturing, protein analysis, animal work, RNA and DNA analysis, immunohistochemistry and FACS, amongst others. She also oversees and manages lab budgets and purchasing of lab supplies for a large group of PIs, postdocs and students.
Mylinh Duong
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory epidemiology
- Understanding the environmental and social determinants of lung development and function
Mylinh Duong
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory epidemiology
- Understanding the environmental and social determinants of lung development and function
Jenielle Findlater
Administrative Assistant
Jenielle Findlater
Administrative Assistant
Christian Finley
Professor
Department of Surgery
- Cancer surgery quality, governance, standardization and benchmarking
Christian Finley
Professor
Department of Surgery
- Cancer surgery quality, governance, standardization and benchmarking
Andrea Gardner
RN BSN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Andrea Gardner
RN BSN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Layla Halwagi
HBSc
Research Coordinator
Layla Halwagi
HBSc
Research Coordinator
Nathan Hambly
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Interstitial lung disease
- Sarcoidosis and acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Nathan Hambly
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Interstitial lung disease
- Sarcoidosis and acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Waël Hanna
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- Advancements in the field of thoracic surgery
Waël Hanna
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- Advancements in the field of thoracic surgery
Jeremy Hirota
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory mucosal immunology in airway diseases
- Chronic respiratory diseases and the impact of exterior factors such as cigarette smoke and cannabis
Jeremy Hirota
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory mucosal immunology in airway diseases
- Chronic respiratory diseases and the impact of exterior factors such as cigarette smoke and cannabis
Terence Ho
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Severe airways disease
- Airway inflammation
- Novel mechanisms of COPD exacerbations
- Iron metabolism and chronic inflammation
Terence Ho
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Severe airways disease
- Airway inflammation
- Novel mechanisms of COPD exacerbations
- Iron metabolism and chronic inflammation
Mark Inman
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness
- Health and research ethics
Mark Inman
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness
- Health and research ethics
Neil Johnston
Assistant Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory virus epidemiology
Neil Johnston
Assistant Professor (Part-Time)
Department of Medicine
- Respiratory virus epidemiology
Melanie Kjarsgaard
MSc, RRT, CRE
Research Study Coordinator
Melanie Kjarsgaard
MSc, RRT, CRE
Research Study Coordinator
Martin Kolb
Professor
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
- Interstitial lung disease
- Mechanisms of lung injury, repair and fibrosis
Martin Kolb
Professor
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
- Interstitial lung disease
- Mechanisms of lung injury, repair and fibrosis
Mark Larche
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Asthma/allergy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Graft versus host disease
Mark Larche
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Asthma/allergy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Graft versus host disease
Yanan (Juliana) Li
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Yanan (Juliana) Li
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
John McDonough
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Molecular mechanisms of chronic lung disease
John McDonough
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Molecular mechanisms of chronic lung disease
Andrew Robert McIvor
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Knowledge translation in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Andrew Robert McIvor
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Knowledge translation in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Manali Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Developing/validating airway biomarkers
- Mechanisms of airway inflammation, and response to biologic therapies
- Long-COVID
Manali Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Developing/validating airway biomarkers
- Mechanisms of airway inflammation, and response to biologic therapies
- Long-COVID
Parameswaran Nair
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Developing and applying non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation in the treatment of severe asthma and COPD
Parameswaran Nair
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Developing and applying non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation in the treatment of severe asthma and COPD
Helen Neighbour
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Severe asthma
- Eosinophilic lung disease
Helen Neighbour
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Severe asthma
- Eosinophilic lung disease
Paul O'Byrne
Dean and Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Medicine
- Mechanisms and treatment of asthma; specifically the regulation of environmental allergen-induced airway inflammation and the development of new anti-inflammatory asthma treatments
Paul O'Byrne
Dean and Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Medicine
- Mechanisms and treatment of asthma; specifically the regulation of environmental allergen-induced airway inflammation and the development of new anti-inflammatory asthma treatments
Barak Pertzov
MD, MPH
Clinical Research Fellow
Barak Pertzov
MD, MPH
Clinical Research Fellow
Eldar Priel
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Perioperative care
- Interventional pulmonology
Eldar Priel
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Perioperative care
- Interventional pulmonology
Natya Raghavan
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Respiratory rehabilitation
Natya Raghavan
Director, Division of Respirology
Department of Medicine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Respiratory rehabilitation
Moaaz Rashad
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Moaaz Rashad
Clinical Fellow
2023-2024
Muntasir M. Saffie
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Global health policy and its impact on pulmonary infections
- Health system funding and policy
- Tuberculosis
- Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
- Infectious lung disease
Muntasir M. Saffie
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Global health policy and its impact on pulmonary infections
- Health system funding and policy
- Tuberculosis
- Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
- Infectious lung disease
Imran Satia
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- The effects of aging, risk factors, impact, and burden of disease at a population level with respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough
Imran Satia
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- The effects of aging, risk factors, impact, and burden of disease at a population level with respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough
Ciaran Scallan
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Lung transplant
- Interstitial lung disease
- Connective tissue disease
Ciaran Scallan
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Lung transplant
- Interstitial lung disease
- Connective tissue disease
Roma Sehmi
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Molecular mechanisms that stimulate migration of progenitor cells into the lung tissue following allergen challenge
Roma Sehmi
Professor
Department of Medicine
- Molecular mechanisms that stimulate migration of progenitor cells into the lung tissue following allergen challenge
Yaron Shargall
Professor
Department of Surgery
- Perioperative care
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Thoracic oncology
Yaron Shargall
Professor
Department of Surgery
- Perioperative care
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Thoracic oncology
Taryn Simms
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Taryn Simms
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Sleep medicine
Sarah Svenningsen
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Non-invasive pulmonary (lung) imaging
Sarah Svenningsen
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Non-invasive pulmonary (lung) imaging
Marcel Tunks
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Marcel Tunks
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Jane Turner
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant related bronchiolitis and lung disease
- Respiratory COVID sequelae
Jane Turner
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
- Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant related bronchiolitis and lung disease
- Respiratory COVID sequelae
Saryah Wahoush
Administrative Assistant
Saryah Wahoush
Administrative Assistant
Joshua Wald
Director, Respirology Residency Program
Department of Medicine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Respiratory rehabilitation
Joshua Wald
Director, Respirology Residency Program
Department of Medicine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Respiratory rehabilitation
Lindsey Walker
Administrative Assistant
Lindsey Walker
Administrative Assistant
Hongyu (Wendy) Wang
MD, PhD
Research Associate
Dr. Wang works as a liaison, researcher and project manager on collaborative research projects between the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health.
Hongyu (Wendy) Wang
MD, PhD
Research Associate
Dr. Wang works as a liaison, researcher and project manager on collaborative research projects between the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health.
Susan Waserman
Professor
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Department of Medicine
- Allergy
- Rhinitis
- Asthma
- Determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Susan Waserman
Professor
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Department of Medicine
- Allergy
- Rhinitis
- Asthma
- Determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy