Lymphovenous Canada: Hospital for Sick Children Support and Treatment for Vascular Anomalies

The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto offers treatments and clinics for children with vascular anomalies. Its vasular anamoligies website is located at: www.sickkids.ca/PlasticSurgery/What-we-do/Vascular-Anomalies-Clinic/index.html

The clinics for children with vascular anomalies at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada are as follows:

1. Vascular Anomalies Clinic (VAC):
   This is a once-weekly multi-professional clinic and accepts all children with vascular malformations, providing comprehensive care and treatment. Selected patients with vascular tumours, referred from the Dermatology clinic, requiring invasive treatments are also seen.
2. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) Clinic
   This is a once-monthly multi-professional clinic and accepts all children with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome providing comprehensive care and treatment. Selected patients are also seen in the Orthopaedic clinic.
3. Bone Vascular Clinic (BVC)
   This is a multi-professional clinic held once every 2 months, dedicated to caring for children with joint disease from their vascular malformations.

All 3 clinics see children up until 18 years of age and, if needed, will arrange transfer of care after 18 years of age to an adult clinic. The physician directing the above 3 clinics is:

Dr. Philip John
Clinic Director (Interventional Radiologist)
Clinic contact information (for Vascular Anomalies, KTS and Bone Vascular Clinics):
Telephone: 416-813-5273
Fax: 416-813-6147

The Dermatology Clinic sees all children with hemangiomas and other vascular tumours. The physician for the Dermatology Clinic is:

Dr. Elena Pope
Head, Section of Dermatology
Division of Pediatrics
Dermatology Clinic contact information:
Telephone: 416-813-7384
Fax: 416-813-7055