DR. PAIGE CHURCH

Medical Director, Neonatal Follow Up Clinic SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE Developmental Paediatrician, Spina Bifida/spinal Cord Injury Program HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

BIO: Dolly Parton said that “storms make trees take deeper roots.” For Dr. Paige Church, this is true. Living with a significant congenital medical condition helped her navigate the health-care system and guided her career. She was the first person to complete dual training in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine and Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics. Paige is an associate professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto and on staff at Sunnybrook HSC and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: The life I have built as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and doctor. As a child, my mother said my condition would either be my greatest disability or my greatest asset. My incredible parents taught me to build it as an asset. What was a concern became a novel career path. From challenge came opportunity.

POWER SONG: Radicals.

“You Get What You Give” by New