Referrals

The Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease at Mount Sinai Hospital is a one-of-a-kind outpatient facility specializing in research and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related autoimmune diseases. Our centre provides a variety of specialized sub clinics serving more than 15,000 patients annually.

If you would like to be a patient at the centre, please have your referring physician’s office fax a referral to the specialty clinic or specific rheumatologist (see below). All physician wait times vary.

NOTE: Referrals for patients who suffer from chronic non-inflammatory rheumatic disorders such as osteoarthritis, mechanical neck and lower back pain, hypermobility/Ehlers Danlos or fibromyalgia are not being accepted at this time and we apologize for the inconvenience. Please note, we can accommodate corticosteroid injections if indicated.

View our staff page to learn more about our rheumatologists.

Programs	Contact
Early Arthritis Clinic	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 4810 Fax: 416-586-8766
Scleroderma Program	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 8247 Fax: 416-586-8766
Vasculitis Clinic	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 8549 Fax: 416-586-5902
Young Adult Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Clinic (joint venture with SickKids)	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 4707 Fax: 416-586-8489
Acupuncture Services	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6756 Fax: 416-586-8766
Chiropractic Spine Clinic and Spinal Stenosis Program	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6756 Fax: 416-586-8766

Rheumatologists	Contact information
Dr. Zareen Ahmad Specialty focus: General Rheumatology, Scleroderma, and Morphea	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 2912 Fax: 416-730-9412
Dr. Pooneh Akhavan Specialty focus: General rheumatology, Rheumatoid arthritis, Early Arthritis	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 4810 Fax: 416-586-8766
Dr. Megan Himmel Specialty focus: Oncology and Immunotherapy related rheumatic diseases	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 5511 Fax: 416-233-7457
Dr. Sindhu Johnson Specialty focus: Scleroderma spectrum disease	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 8247 Fax: 416-586-8766
Dr. Bindee Kuriya Specialty focus: Rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammatory arthritis	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 2217 Fax: 416-284-4997
Dr. Heather McDonald-Blumer Specialty focus: Osteoporosis, Inflammatory arthritis	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 4988 Fax: 416-586-8228
Dr. Ahmed Omar Specialty focus: General rheumatology, Seronegative spondyloarthropathies	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 5332 Fax: 647-689-7593
Dr. Christian Pagnoux Specialty focus: Vasculitis	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 8549 Fax: 416-586-5902
Dr. Alexandra Saltman Specialty focus: General rheumatology, Oncology and Immunotherapy-related rheumatic Diseases, Palliative care in rheumatology	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 5469 Fax: 416-840-9196
Dr. Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero Specialty focus: General Rheumatology and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 5542 Fax: 416-586-8766
Dr. Medha Soowamber Specialty focus: General Rheumatology and Vasculitis	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 5506 Fax: 647-427-2120
Dr. Amanda Steiman Specialty focus: SLE, Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 4707 Fax: 416-586-8489

Chiropractors	Contact information
Dr. Carlo Ammendolia Specialty focus: Chiropractic services	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6759 Fax: 416-586-8766
Dr. Aksa Ahmed Specialty focus: Chiropractic and acupuncture services	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6449 Fax: 416-586-8766
Dr. Joshua Plener Specialty focus: Chiropractic services	Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6756 Fax: 416-586-8766

Chiropractors

Contact information

Dr. Carlo Ammendolia

Specialty focus: Chiropractic services

Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6759
Fax: 416-586-8766

Dr. Aksa Ahmed

Specialty focus: Chiropractic and acupuncture services

Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6449
Fax: 416-586-8766

Dr. Joshua Plener

Specialty focus: Chiropractic services

Phone: 416-586-4800 ext. 6756
Fax: 416-586-8766

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