UHN is well known for its leading organ transplant programs. Successful patient management following organ transplant is very much dependent on measuring immunosuppressant drug concentration in blood. Clinical algorithms refer to this for dose adjustments. Due to a recent upgrade to a new core laboratory instrumentation and new reagent formulations, it was essential to obtain... Continue Reading →
New Blood Gas Analyzers Implemented
Congratulations to Michael Francisco one of our new Senior MLTs in Biochemistry, for his role in implementing the new blood gas analyzers. The Blood Gases Testing Program at UHN is very broad and covers core lab, multiple point-of-care areas, and TWH respiratory therapy laboratory. Michael was responsible for performing validation studies of core lab blood gas instruments which... Continue Reading →
Announcing Dr. George Yousef as Program Medical Director, Laboratory Medicine Program
After a competitive, international search, Dr. George Yousef will be joining UHN as Program Medical Director of the Laboratory Medicine Program (LMP). His first day is April 1, 2022. George joins us from The Hospital for Sick Children where he is Chief of the Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine and a Senior Associate Scientist. He... Continue Reading →
Dr. Bruce Youngson Retires after 30 years at UHN
Dr. Bruce Youngson will be retiring on December 31, 2021 after more than 30 years of exemplary service to Pathology at UHN. Bruce started at TGH in September 1991 and in his more than 30 years here, he has seen many changes. Bruce attended medical school at the University of Toronto. He did his Anatomical... Continue Reading →
Bettina Joaquin Retires from LMP
With a combination of happiness for her and sadness for us, we would like to share that our wonderful Bettina will be retiring from her current post as Genetics MLT at the end of the October.Bettina has been an essential part of this big Genome Diagnostics family. Through the years she pioneered and advanced many... Continue Reading →
The Pathology Report 