Cathy MacDonald

Title: Radiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging

Designations: B.Sc., MD, FRCPC

Phone: 416-813-6067

Email: cathy.macdonald@sickkids.ca

Alternate Contact Name: Matthew Parmaklis

Alternate Phone: 416-813-6888

Alternate Email: matthew.parmaklis@sickkids.ca

U of T Positions: Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging

Hospital Positions

Hospital Coordinator for the Residency Training Program, Medical Imaging

Biography

Dr. Cathy MacDonald completed her paediatric radiology fellowship at Sickkids and has been a staff paediatric radiologist for seventeen years. Her clinical responsibilities are in providing diagnostic and consultative services for the Division of General Radiology with specific interest in cardiac imaging. MacDonald provides day-to-day teaching as well as weekly cardiac teaching and clinical rounds attended by both residents and fellows rotating through the Departments of Medical Imaging and Cardiology. She is the Hospital Coordinator of the Residency Training Program for the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto. She is an examiner in Diagnostic Radiology for The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. MacDonald’s current research time is spent writing a general textbook on Radiographic Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease. Other research interests include imaging patterns of pulmonary hypertension and MRI imaging techniques of congenital heart disease.

Education and experience

Degrees

1980–1984: MD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978–1980: B.Sc., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Postgraduate, Research and Specialty Training

1990–1991: Fellowship, Paediatric Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1986–1990: Radiology Residency, Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1984–1985: Internship, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Current Appointments

2001–Present: Associate Staff Radiologist, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (Medical/Dental Staff)
2000–Present: Associate Staff Radiologist, Mt. Sinai Hospital (Temporary Courtesy Privileges)
1996–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1991–Present: Staff Radiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Previous Appointments

2009–2012: Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute

Publications

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