Location: This event will be held ONLINE via Zoom. Register below

Cost: Free

Join us in conversation with two Catholics trained in neuroscience and psychiatry as we explore health, the unity of body and soul, and the nature of human well-being, synthesizing science and Catholic wisdom about the human person. A webinar in our Beauty of Creation Series.

Presenters:

Dr. Natasha Fernandes is a general psychiatrist specializing in the care of adults with developmental disabilities. She works in the Adult Neurodevelopmental Services outpatient clinic and will provide consults to the Emergency Department and Inpatient units at CAMH. Her main research and teaching interests centre on the psychiatric care provided to adults with a developmental disability. Previous projects have included the care this population receives in the acute care setting and most recently the care they receive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Fernandes obtained her MD from the University of Ottawa in 2016. Subsequently, she completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Toronto and graduated in 2021. She also has a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics from McMaster University.

Before becoming a priest, Father Peter Turrone was on a path to academia. Turrone earned an undergraduate degree in specialized psychology at York University in 1998. Then, he went on to earn his masters and doctorate degrees in medical science and neuroscience at U of T in 2004. As part of his program, he also worked as a research scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, examining the side effects of antipsychotic drugs.

Turrone thrived in the academic environment, but he also found himself drawn to the spiritual community. Looking back at his faith journey, he feels as though he has been wrestling with God’s call since he was about eight years old. After working for 5 years as Director of the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto, he is now Pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in the Archdiocese of Toronto.