A new model for women's health: the Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women's Health
Sinai Health is building a world-class centre that will address the full spectrum of health challenges women experience across their lives – bringing together specialized care, research and education in one integrated model.
This is more than a space. The Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women’s Health is a transformative shift in the ways we deliver care to women throughout their lives. Our work will help change standards for care delivery, train the next generation of care providers and conduct research with global reach.
We're uniting care to meet the urgent demand for improved access and delivery
Help build a one-of-a-kind Centre for women’s health. This work is only possible with philanthropic support.
Expand access to care
- Build a state-of-the-art facility that will help expand clinical capacity, with plans underway for how the physical space will come to life at 700 University Ave
- Enhance the care experience by fostering collaboration between specialists and offering an interdisciplinary care model
- Integrate new specialties that address the full range of health challenges that women can face throughout their lives
Change the future of care through research
- Establish first-of-their-kind chairs in menopause and emerging fields in mature women's health to discover the treatments of tomorrow
- Set new standards in caring for women before, during and after menopause
- Invest in research specifically aimed at addressing the gaps in our understanding of women’s health
Improve care through education and training
- Expand our menopause training programs, leading to more experts in the field
- Develop curriculum in menopause for learners at all levels – from medical students to seasoned doctors who want to learn more
- Build patient tools and resources for the broader community
Why Sinai Health
Our expertise and vision position us to lead the world with a Centre dedicated to mature women’s health research, education and care.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we've surpassed our initial fundraising goals. But this is just the beginning. With your support, we can build on this momentum to attract further investment, rally the community around this important cause, and reach more women whose needs are still being overlooked.
Sinai Health is already leading in mature women’s health:
- Our internationally recognized menopause clinics support a growing number of patients, with clinical volumes growing more than 150% in just two years, reflecting rapid expansion in capacity and demand.
- We are home to the first and only program treating all women experiencing premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). The POI clinic at the Centre is the first in Canada for these broad patient populations and one of the only ones in the country to integrate research in these underserved areas.
- Sinai Health is one of the only academic centres in the world to make menopause and women’s health a key strategic priority.
- Our donors have helped establish North America's first endowed clinical chair in menopause, the Carol Mitchell Chair in Menopause.
- Ours is one of the only postgraduate fellowship programs in menopause in North America, with more than 30 Fellows trained since 2004 across Canada and globally.
- The SHE-CAN Clinic is Canada’s first specialized clinic focusing on genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) in breast cancer patients – integrating research with patient care.
- Through the Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women’s Health, Sinai Health is one of Canada’s leading academic hospitals for equipping primary care providers with the knowledge and tools to deliver better menopause care.
Dr. Gary Newton, Sinai Health President and CEO with philanthropist Carol Mitchell, who established the Carol Mitchell Chair in Menopause – North America’s first chair in this area and held by Dr. Wendy Wolfman, Director of the Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women’s Health, and Louis de Melo, President and CEO, Sinai Health Foundation.
See how your support is making a difference
May 15, 2026
Explore a bold new plan that will shape the next five years of research in mature women’s health.
May 22, 2026
Dr. Kenya shares about how the mature women’s health fellowship is equipping her to bring specialized care and education back to her home health-care system in Kenya.
