Welcome

Diagnostic services in bacteriology, mycology and virology are provided by Shared Hospital Laboratory, a Microbiology laboratory partnership between Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, North York General Hospital, The Scarborough Hospital and Michael Garron Hospital.

Microbiologists

Our microbiologists serve on a number of provincial and federal advisory Boards to help influence laboratory and public health policy development and implementation.

• Division Head - Dr. Kevin Katz, MD, CM, MSc, FRCPC
• Associate Microbiologist – Samira Mubareka, MD, FRCPC

Infection Prevention and Control

• Medical Director – Dr. Jerome Leis
• Director – Natasha Salt

Services

• Diagnostics in Bacteriology
• Viral diagnostics
• Diagnosis of infections in premature neonates
• Molecular typing for outbreak investigation
• Molecular diagnostics for pathogens
• Antimicrobial resistance epidemiology, risks, surveillance