OSCC About Us

2022-2024 Council

 Michael Knauer, PhD, FCACB

London Health Sciences Centre

London

Dr. Michael Knauer obtained his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at Western University. His post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry was completed at the University of Toronto. He is certified as a specialist in Clinical Chemistry and is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (FCACB). He has experience working as a Clinical Biochemist at The Hospital for Sick Children and LifeLabs. He joined London Health Sciences in December 2017 and is responsible for overseeing the core laboratory and point of care testing. His research interests bridge clinical and quality concepts and include laboratory utilization, and application of quality metrics within the clinical laboratory.

Curtis Oleschuk, PhD, FCACB

Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Kingston

Dr. Curtis Oleschuk is a Clinical Biochemist at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at Queen’s University.  He has an interest in knowledge and translation in Clinical Biochemistry.  This has most recently included initiating an undergraduate course at Queen’s University in Clinical Biochemistry.  He has worked within CSCC and CACB in various capacities over the past 15 years with the goal of enhancing the role Clinical Biochemists play in healthcare.

Dana Bailey, PhD, FCACB, DABCC

Sinai Health System

Toronto

Dr. Dana Bailey is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and the Laboratory Director for Dynacare at the London, Ontario site. She joined Dynacare in August 2013 and is responsible for overseeing the core laboratory. She completed both an MSc in Microbiology and PhD in Biochemistry at McGill University. During this time, she received a number of awards including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Following, she completed a Postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at the University of Toronto, where she was awarded the Alan Pollard Postdoctoral Clinical Chemistry Award. Her research interests bridge clinical and quality concepts and include cardiovascular disease, development of reference intervals, and application of quality metrics to the clinical laboratory.

Saranya Arnoldo, PhD, FCACB

Trillium Health Partners

Mississauga

Dr. Saranya Arnoldo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, and is also a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. She provides service in Chemistry/Special Chemistry, Point-of-Care testing (POCTs), and the Pre-analytics area as a Clinical Biochemist at Trillium Health Partners. She obtained her Ph.D. in Immunology, winning the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. scholarship, in Thailand and then post-doctoral training in Clinical Biochemistry from McMaster University, Canada.  She has more than 30 publications in medical, scientific, and scholarly journals, book chapters, and 19 poster presentations to her credit. Her area of interest includes clinical laboratory utilization, lab automation, quality indicators, and quality assurance.

Nicole White-Al Habeeb PhD, FCACB

Dynacare

Brampton

Dr. Nicole White-Al Habeeb is a Clinical Biochemist at LifeLabs and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. At LifeLabs she provides oversight in the areas of autoimmune and allergen testing, as well as toxicology and trace metals. She earned her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Memorial University and was a CIHR postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. Following, she completed the Clinical Chemistry Postdoctoral Training Program at the University of Toronto and was awarded the Allan Pollard Postdoctoral Clinical Chemistry Award. She also serves as a member of the CSCC Harmonized Reference Interval Working Group.

Ivan Stevic, PhD, FCACB

London Health Sciences Centre

London

Dr. Ivan Stevic is a Clinical Biochemist at London Health Science Centre. He obtained his PhD in Medical Sciences from McMaster University, trained in the Clinical Biochemistry residency program at University of Manitoba, and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academic of Clinical Biochemists. He enjoys teaching and consulting in laboratory medicine.

Cristiana Stefan, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), FAACC

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto

Dr. Cristiana Stefan is Laboratory Director and Clinical Chemist/Toxicologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, which she joined in 2010. Her training includes: undergraduate studies in fundamental biochemistry; PhD in Medical Sciences; Diploma in Clinical Chemistry (University of Toronto). She is DABCC Diplomate (American Board of Clinical Chemistry), certified in Clinical Biochemistry and Toxicological Chemistry; as well as Fellow of the ADLM’s Academy (Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine). As Clinical Biochemist/Toxicologist, Cristiana oversees core biochemistry and Point-of-Care testing for clinical care and research studies, as well as the development of relevant laboratory tests for TDM/Toxicology when not available commercially. Cristiana has more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and more than 80 presentations (invited talks, communications, posters) to her credit. As Laboratory Director, Cristiana maintains the laboratory licensing and the accreditation status, and is committed to high standards of patient care through exemplary quality management system.

Felix Leung, PhD, FCACB

Sinai Health System

Toronto

Dr. Felix Leung received his PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto during which he received numerous awards including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. He subsequently completed the Postdoctoral Training Program in Clinical Chemistry at the University of Toronto and is currently a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and Division Head of Clinical Biochemistry at Sinai Health System. In his role, he provides oversight of general and automated chemistry as well as point-of-care testing and has specific interests in the use of informatics and data mining to drive quality assurance within clinical laboratory services.