Swallowing Clinic
Welcome to the St. Joseph’s Healthcare Swallowing Clinic!
In June of 2007, the St. Joseph’s Swallowing Clinic was created at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, which is affiliated with McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This is a unique multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to understanding the causes of dysphagia.
The clinic is conducted jointly by an internist and gastroenterologist and a speech-language-pathologist, located in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
Our goal is to identify the cause of a swallowing problem and to restore swallowing function to a level as normal as possible in order to improve quality of life and nutrition. Our mission also includes clinical research and education for patients, families, and health care professionals.
Ambulatory Services
Using a step wise approach, adult out-patients are initially triaged by a specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology and a dedicated speech-language pathologist.
Once the first assessment has been done, the patient is redirected to a specific investigational stream as per dysphagia-related symptoms, past medical history and studies performed. Therefore, a multidisciplinary consultation system is in place, coordinated by a physician who has access to fast referral consultations and complementary diagnostic tools, becoming then a model for a “fast assessment unit” for swallowing disorders.
Hence, the team of physicians, speech-language-pathologists, radiologists and dietitians involved focus their expertise on diagnosing and treating the specific causes of swallowing disorders.
Dr. Sergio Mazzadi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
McMaster University
Anthony Wood, M.Sc., CASLPO, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Specialist in Voice and Swallowing Disorders
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Karen Tupper, MRT
Radiology Technologist
Department of Diagnostic Imaging
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Contact:
Swallowing Clinic
Charlton Campus
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
50 Charlton Avenue East
Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6
Connie Boffa
Administrative Assistant for Dr. Sergio Mazzadi (Medicine)
Tel: 905-522-1155 ext. 32076
Fax: 905-521-6068
Debbie McCloskey
Administrative Assistant for Anthony Wood SLP (Speech-Language Pathology)
Tel: 905-522-1155 ext. 36101
Direct Line: 905-521-6101
Fax: 905-521-6159
Please note that a completed and signed St. Joseph’s Referral Form and Radiology Requisition must accompany all swallowing referrals. These forms can be attained by calling the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at 905-521-6101. Please fax referrals to the attention of Debbie McCloskey, Department of Speech-Language Pathology at 905-521-6159.
