Michelle Batthish is a pediatric rheumatologist at McMaster Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University. She is also the physician lead of Ambulatory Care at McMaster Children’s Hospital and Vice-President, Pediatrics at the Ontario Rheumatology Association. Her clinical and research interests are in healthcare transition in patients with chronic rheumatic disease and quality improvement in pediatric rheumatology. She is co-chair of the Transition Working Group at the Canadian Rheumatology Association and is on the steering committee of the Transition Hub, a national network that seeks to bridge the gap between current treatment practices and evidence-based solutions for healthcare transition in Canada.
Principal Investigator
The Batthish Lab is comprised of an exceptional healthcare team consisting of rheumatology paediatricians, adult rheumatology physicians, physiotherapists, and nurses, as well as a strong backbone of graduate and undergraduate students with various educational backgrounds.
Our Team
Dr. Julie Herrington
Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner
jherring@mcmaster.ca
Heather Ross
Pediatric Registered Nurse
rosshe@hhsc.ca
Degen Southmayd
Pediatric Physiotherapist
southmayd@hhsc.ca
Sarah Da Silva
Masters Student
dasils15@mcmaster.ca
Kevin Jin
Research Student
jink18@mcmaster.ca
Navya Juneja
Research Student
junejn1@mcmaster.ca
Tina Liu
Research Student
liu2066@mcmaster.ca
Jaden Lo
Research Student
jaden.lo@mcmaster.ca
Megan Lo
Research Student
lom10@mcmaster.ca
Matthew Sholdice
Research Student
sholdicm@mcmaster.ca
Emily Xiao
Research Student
xiaoe4@mcmaster.ca
Kira Young
Research Student
youngk48@mcmaster.ca
Batthish Lab
Improving pediatric rheumatology care.
CONTACT
batthim@mcmaster.ca
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