Katerina Pavenski

Head, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Unity Health Toronto
Accepting Patients
Call:
416-864-5614
Fax:
416-864-3060
Office Address
8-081 Cardinal Carter North, St. Michael's Hospital
30 Bond Street
Toronto, ON M5B 1W8
Department: Laboratory Medicine,
Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian,
Speciality: Hematology,
Pronouns: She/her
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Clinical Interests: Thrombotic microangiopathies (TTP, aHUS)
Academic Interests: Clinical transfusion medicine, patient blood management, therapeutic apheresis
Referrals

  • Accepting internal and external referrals for patients with thrombotic microangiopathies
  • Accepting internal referrals for patients requiring pre-operative patient blood management, therapeutic plasma exchange
  • Fax referrals to 416-864-3060

Biography

Dr. Katerina Pavenski is a Transfusion Medicine Specialist and Clinical Hematologist. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology and is cross-appointed to the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. She obtained her MD from the University of Toronto and completed residencies in Internal Medicine (University of Toronto), Hematology (University of Toronto) and Transfusion Medicine (McMaster University). She divides her time between transfusion medicine and classical hematology. She is actively involved in clinical research and teaching. Her research interests include thrombotic microangiopathies, clinical transfusion medicine, patient blood management, management of major hemorrhage, and therapeutic apheresis. She is the Vice-Chair of the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG) and Regional Director (North Americas) of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Board of Directors.

Last updated September 03, 2025