Meet the team

A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, Dr. Star completed her pediatric residency at Montreal Children’s Hospital, where she went on to serve as Chief Medical Resident in Pediatrics. She subsequently held an academic appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McGill University and later completed a research fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Star is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Pediatrics and has also held specialty certification through the Collège des Médecins du Québec and licensure through the Medical Council of Canada. Early in her career, she also obtained a License through the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States.

Her hospital experience has included appointments at the Hospital for Sick Children, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, as well as Montreal Children’s Hospital. She is currently also on staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

Dr. Star’s commitment to high standards of medical care was recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario following a successful peer assessment, after which she was invited to become a peer assessor for the College’s Quality Assurance Program — a role offered to experienced physicians to help assess and support the quality of medical practice in Ontario.