Introducing: Your Team.
Dr. Jennifer Tanner, ND
Dr. Tanner is an award-winning Naturopathic Doctor who believes that our gut plays a central role in how well we feel. Being an active mom and marathon runner, it is vital to create a balance that gives us the tools to do what we love. Dr. Tanner has spent over 15 years helping patients like you design their health. She has been invited to speak internationally and has appeared in Today’s Parent, well.ca and Best Health. You are a key player in your protocol and you deserve the kind of medicine that inspires you to perform—when we feel strong, we can change our world.
Dr. Tracey Beaulne, ND, R.Ac
For almost two decades, Dr. Beaulne has been at the forefront of integrative healthcare. As a patient advocate she has worked tirelessly to separate health-promoting information from a sea of misinformation. Her vision led her to co-found and Host "Town Hall Medicine— The Microbiome Summit". As an experienced clinician treating IBS, Dr. Beaulne understands that achieving optimal health starts with understanding each person’s unique needs. It is only with that knowledge that we can begin developing a personalized plan through individualized medicine, diet and lifestyle intervention.
Dr. Rahima Hirji, ND
Having battled chronic illness for almost 20 years, Dr. Hirji knows first hand how important gut health is to overall health. At the Tummy Clinic, she focuses on providing care to patients by taking the time to listen and work with her patients on an individual basis. Evidence-based protocols with the patient as a priority help IBS patients feel better so that they can get back to the business of living.
Dr. Hirji has also done a variety of print and television media including CTV News, Grand River Living, the Global Morning Show and Marilyn Denis.
Dr. Talia Zenlea, MD
Dr. Zenlea received her medical degree from the University of Vermont. She completed her residency in internal Medicine at Yale University/Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident, followed by 3 years of subspecialty training in gastroenterology at Harvard University/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she had a clinical focus in inflammatory bowel diseases. Thereafter, she joined the faculty at Brown University as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Alpert Medical School, and acted as the Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative.
Dr. Zenlea joined the Division of Gastroenterology at Women's College Hospital in 2014 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She was appointed the Associate Program Director for the GI Training Program in 2018, and serves as the Regional Lead for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Endoscopy at Cancer Care Ontario. She is otherwise a full-time clinician, with a clinical interest in inflammatory bowel disease, particularly in pregnancy.
Dr. Ian Bookman, MD
Ian Bookman, MD is a Gastroenterologist in Toronto who specializes in diseases of the digestive system, including general gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy. Dr. Bookman provides patient care and performs endoscopic procedures at St. Joseph’s Health Centre as well as at the Kensington Screening Clinic. He received his medical degree and fellowships in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology from the University of Toronto, and is also certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bookman is the President of the Ontario Association of Clinical Endoscopists, he also founded the charity Bum Run to raise awareness of colon cancer screening and prevention, which has raised more than $500,000 net for charity.