Dr. Melanie Penner

Dr. Penner is a developmental paediatrician and senior clinician scientist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, where she holds the Bloorview Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Developmental Paediatrics.

She is also an associate professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. As a clinician scientist, Dr. Penner's clinical and research interests are in autism. In particular, she is interested in service delivery for this population, including evaluating the impact of new care models. Dr. Penner has done research and educational work to expand Ontario's diagnostic capacity for autism diagnoses in the community setting, decreasing wait times and facilitating earlier access to essential therapy programs.