Proud and loving husband and father. Passionate Paediatrician, Geneticist and Researcher. President & CEO at The Hospital for Sick Children. Tweets are my own.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2016
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👏 Congratulations to SickKids' Drs. Zulfiqar Bhutta, David Chitayat and George Trusler on their appointments to the Order of Canada!
Learn more about the work that earned them one of the country's highest honours ➡️ bit.ly/4iLT1ra
Ronald D. Cohn retweeted
❄️Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season.💙
As many begin to wind down for the holidays, teams at SickKids are full steam ahead.
Please join us in thanking health-care workers for always putting the needs of patients and families first!
It is truly humbling to be ranked the second-best children's hospital in the world. This is a testament to the dedication, expertise, excellence and drive of SickKids staff and the crucial role they play in realizing our vision: Healthier Children. A Better World.
SickKids is proud to be named one of the world's best children's hospitals!
For the 4️⃣th year in a row, SickKids is among the top in a @Newsweek ranking of hospitals that offer specialized care, based on a global survey of health-care professionals.
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Ronald D. Cohn retweeted
In 2022, 4-year-old Michael received an individual gene therapy at SickKids for #SPG50, an ultra-rare neurodegenerative condition.
Today, #SKResearch shows Michael’s progress & the potential impact his clinical trial holds for genetic medicine.🧬
Read ➡️ bit.ly/3La4mBv
Congratulations Dr. Zahn on your appointment as Chair, #OntarioHealth. Thank you for your leadership & impact as Deputy Minister, championing health equity & innovation especially for children during challenging times. @SickKidsNews looks forward to continued collaborations.
Wishing @SickKidsNews patients, families, staff, and everyone else, a joyous and safe holiday season full of warmth and love, as well as a happy, healthy and peaceful new year. A big thank you to SickKids staff, especially those working over the holidays. #HappyHolidays
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 President’s Award! As President & CEO, I’m honoured to recognize your continued dedication and compassion to patients, families and colleagues at @SickKidsNews.
We are excited to congratulate the recipients of this year’s President’s Award! 🎉 These extraordinary individuals and teams exemplify SickKids’ values and make a positive impact on our organization and community. Read more: bit.ly/3RhxDgg
Huge congratulations @DrLisaRobinson. This is fantastic for @uoftmedicine and the entire academic ecosystem in Toronto and beyond!!
We’re proud of @DrLisaRobinson for her appointment as Dean of @uoftmedicine. She's an outstanding clinician-scientist, mentor & leader who has lifted care, research & education at SickKids, #UofT & beyond to new heights. Congratulations on this achievement bit.ly/3NpbJ9U
Today we also remember – and proudly acknowledge – the many people, including SickKids’ staff and volunteers, who have given of themselves in the service of our country. #LestWeForget
On #RemembranceDay, we stand in gratitude for the honourable Canadians who have served - both past and present. #LestWeForget their courage, sacrifice and commitment to this beautiful country.
#CanadaRemembers, and so does SickKids. 🇨🇦
ALT Canadian Veteran Randy Wiken, Sr. Manager of Facilities & Protection Services and Fire Marshal leading the Remembrance Day ceremony.
ALT Group photos of doctors and nurses believed to be staff at Buxton Hospital in England.
Thanksgiving is a time to appreciate the comforts in our lives & reflect on how we can care for each other in pursuit of a safer & more equitable community. I'm #grateful for SickKids staff & honoured to care for patients & families. Special thanks to staff working this weekend.
Today and everyday, we're #thankful for our entire SickKids community, patients, families, volunteers, staff and everyone in between. Wishing you a safe and happy #Thanksgiving! 🍂
Let us know what you're thankful for below!
What an incredible day with @sickkids! Our new Patient Support Centre will provide essential education, training & collaboration space for our clinical & non-clinical staff to support the best possible care to our patients & families, as well as hospital operations! #SKTransforms
A huge milestone today with @sickkids: the ribbon-cutting for our new Patient Support Centre! We’re so proud of & grateful for our staff, partners & donors who brought this building to life. We’re one step closer to realizing our dream of building a hospital of the future. ✨
This inspiring crystal ball is a symbol of something I am very passionate about and that will transform paediatric care as we know it. Stay tuned for further announcements soon.
Thank you @ONgov for your investment in building a stronger paediatric health system. This funding will help enhance @SickKidsNews’ capacity to serve the growing number of children & youth who need the highly specialized care only SickKids can provide. chcontario.ca/2023-investmen…
Ronald D. Cohn retweeted
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Gill @UofT_DoM @SickKidsNews, recipient of the @PedChairsCan 2023 Emerging Academic Leader Award (Large Institution Category)! Learn more about this award and Dr. Gill at pediatricchairs.ca/award-win…
Wishing everyone a happy & safe #CanadaDay long weekend. Let us take this moment to acknowledge the ongoing legacy of colonialism & seek opportunities to support #Indigenous communities through acts of allyship. Thanks to all staff supporting patients & families this weekend!
Sending love and appreciation to all those who embrace the journey of fatherhood. #HappyFathersDay
#HappyFathersDay to all the incredible SickKids dads, super dads and fantastic father figures out there, including staff diligently supporting SickKids patients and families. Whether you’re a father near or far, your unwavering support and guidance are greatly appreciated. 💙
This inspiring and ground-breaking journey is a step toward our vision of bringing new therapies to other children with #RareDisease through #PrecisionChildHealth.
Today on the #SickKidsVS Podcast: 5-year-old Michael is one of less than 100 people in the world with #SPG50, an ultrarare genetic disease. In 2022, a SickKids team dosed Michael with the first-ever #genetherapy in an unprecedented #clinicaltrial. Listen: bit.ly/42z5ghk
Amazing. Congratulations!!
Honoured to receive a Connaught Public Impact Fellowship @UofT. Looking forward to sharing our exciting work on therapeutic genome editing from @ronald_cohn @EIvakine labs! #PublicImpact
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Child and Family-Centred Care is at the core of SickKids. As we embark on crafting a new Patient and Family Experience Strategy we look forward to hearing from patients and families and working together to shape the future of this philosophy.
It’s the 10th annual Child and Family-Centred Care Week at SickKids! Dr. Ronald Cohn shares how SickKids is strengthening and evolving this care philosophy to redefine and re-energize the patient and family experience at SickKids. 💙
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Thank you to @SylviaJonesMPP for taking the time to visit @SickKidsNews today and meet some of our dedicated and talented staff. Proud to offer an inside look at the amazing place that is SickKids and share some of the pressures we are facing.
Thank you to @ronald_cohn and the @SickKidsNews team for the tour of your emergency department and critical care unit, as well as the discussion on addressing the surgical backlog.
We are fortunate to have one of the world's leading paediatric hospitals right here in Ontario.
