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Event Recap | Toronto Patient Day

Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in News & Announcements

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, TSF Canada hosted a Patient Day in Toronto for Rare Neuroinflammatory Disorders in collaboration with the University of Toronto and SickKids Hospital at the OBA Conference Center. Our in-person event hosted 140+ attendees including patients, caregivers, clinicians, advocates and industry representatives impacted or involved in:

• Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) 
• Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorder (MOGAD)
• Myasthenia gravis (MG)
• Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)

We were proud to partner with Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Clinician experts joined us from University of Toronto and SickKids Hospital.

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MEET OUR PATIENT PANELISTS

Alanna (AE) | Alyssa (NMOSD) | Bill (MG) | Claire (AE) | Erin (AE) | Kaitlyn (NMOSD) | Laura (AE) | Lindsay (MG) | Manley (MG) | Margo (MG) | Marie-Claude (NMOSD) | Marissa (NMOSD) | Sydney (MOGAD)

MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERTS

• Dr. Alexandra Muccilli (University of Toronto)
• Dr. Ann Yeh (SickKids)
• Dr. Ario Mirian (University of Toronto)
• Dr. Arun Reginald (University of Toronto)
• Dr. Courtney Casserly (Western University)
• Dr. Curtis Hay (SickKids)
• Dr. Dalia Rotstein (University of Toronto)
• Dr. David Freedman (University of Toronto)
• Iris Garcia (SickKids)
• Dr. Julien Hebert (University of Toronto)
• Dr. Lauren Strasser (SickKids)
• Madison Schaffer (St. Michael’s Hospital)
• Dr. Tania Bruno (University of Toronto)

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

• Joley Johnston (SickKids Hospital) & Nandita Vas (University of Toronto)
• Volunteers: Kathryn, Pritika and Victoria

THIS EVENT WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM:

Alexion, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, argenx and Roche