Thrive Kids Clinic - Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Specialists - OHIP Covered
Specialty: Adolescent Medicine
Location: 2686 Danforth Avenue, Toronto ON, M4C 1L7
Physicians: Dr. Peter Pastolero · Dr. Irène Mathieu · Dr. Raphael Buencamino
Estimated wait time: 3-4 Months
Wait estimate for: Adolescent Medicine
Phone: 416-849-2260
Fax: 416-849-2261
Email: info@thrivekidsclinic.ca
Languages: English, Urdu, Spanish
Appointment type: In person or virtual
Who they see: Adolescent stream ages12–18. Primary-care intake under12months; newborns prioritized. Sleep service newborns to11. Community medical referrals accepted; family contacted directly.
Not accepted: Outside scope: autism care evaluations, complex genetics, oncology, severe acute mental-health crises and ongoing developmental pediatrics management. Urgent same-day pediatric concerns use after-hours walk-in route, not the referral network. Selected adolescent detail explicitly says NO anxiety/depression, conflicting with general narrative/offerings that describe those conditions; verify directly before such referral.
What to include: For a free virtual consultation when accessibility is a barrier, flag this on the referral. Submit routine referrals by eReferral or fax; send urgent same-day pediatric concerns directly to the clinic’s After-Hours Sick Kids Urgent Care walk-in service.
Services: General Pediatric Consults/Evaluation, Adolescent Anger Disorders, Adolescent Anxiety, Adolescent Depression, Adolescent Eating Disorders, (18 more offerings), Adolescent Gender Affirming Care, Adolescent Medicine, Adolescent Obesity Medicine, Adolescent Sexual Health, Breastfeeding Support Services, Lactation Consultant, Multi-Disciplinary Assessment and Management - Pediatric, Newborn & Pediatric Primary Care from a Midwife, Nutritional Counseling Workshop, Pediatric ADHD Services, Pediatric Developmental (EVALUATION ONLY), Pediatric Dietitian / Nutrition, Pediatric Primary Care (12 MONTHS AND UNDER), Pediatric Transgender Services, Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health, Pediatrics 2nd Opinion, Sleep Medicine (newborns to age 11) - not a sleep study, Sleep Consult by a Pediatrican, Social Work, Pediatrics
Areas of care: General pediatrics (faltering growth, recurrent abdominal pain, skin, ENT concerns, second opinions); Newborn and toddler primary care (under 12 months); Lactation / breastfeeding medicine (first visit OHIP); ADHD evaluation and medication management; One-time developmental evaluation with report; Adolescent medicine (eating disorders, reproductive health, mental health screening, sports injuries); Gender-affirming care for youth; Pediatric sleep consults; Pediatric dietitian and social work; General pediatric consultation, evaluation and second opinions; Lactation and breastfeeding medicine; Newborn/toddler primary care; ADHD diagnostic clarification and medication management; One-time developmental evaluation and report; Adolescent medicine; Pediatric sleep consultation; Gender-affirming and transgender care; Faltering growth or poor weight gain; Chronic or recurrent abdominal pain; Skin issues not improving with first-line care; Recurrent otitis, chronic rhinitis and snoring; Pediatric dietitian and nutrition support; Child/teen social work and therapy; Contraceptive counselling and prescribing; STI screening, treatment and counselling; Menstrual disorders; Diabetes management; Obesity with medical or psychosocial complications; Suspected or diagnosed eating disorders; Depression, anxiety and school avoidance; Functional somatic symptoms; Back, knee and shoulder pain; Recurrent sprains, overuse injuries and return-to-play guidance; General pediatrics, newborn/infant primary care and second opinions; Physician ADHD assessment and medication management; One-time developmental evaluation/report; Adolescent medicine led by Dr Peter Pastolero; Gender-affirming care led by Dr Raphael Buencamino; Physician-led pediatric sleep consultation; Breastfeeding/lactation and allied nutrition/social work
Additional information: Comprehensive medical home from newborn through adolescence with general pediatricians, Adolescent Medicine subspecialists and allied professionals; source reports5000+appointments annually. Clinician-led triage and consultation notes returned. Typical acknowledgement1–3businessdays is receipt timing, not appointment wait. Routine the referral network/fax referrals acknowledged, family contacted directly. EastToronto location about3min walk fromMainStTTC/DanforthGO; 2SLGBTQIA+ community supported. In-person/virtualOntario; free virtual consults for accessibility barriers should be flagged. Narrative languagesEnglish/Spanish; structured field alsoUrdu. General pediatric reasons: poor weight gain/faltering growth, recurrent abdominal pain, common skin conditions not improving first-line, recurrent otitis/chronic rhinitis/snoring. ADHD diagnostic clarification/medication management virtual/in-person. One-time developmental evaluation provides actionable report for specialty/allied/school supports; ongoing management excluded. First lactation visitOHIP-covered, onehour withIBCLC and pediatrician. Allied services: virtual dietitian newborn assessment/ongoing child-teen nutrition, lactation, virtual socialwork/therapy. Adolescent subspecialistDrPeterPastolero provides puberty/eating/reproductive/mental-health-screening/preventive care. Narrative includes contraception prescribing,STI testing/treatment, menstrual heavy/painful/irregular cycles, diabetes, obesity with complications, suspected/diagnosed eating disorders, depression/anxiety/schoolavoidance and functional somatic symptoms, sportsMSK pain/sprains/overuse/return-to-play. Selected service addsPCOS/acne/concussion but specifically excludes anxiety/depression; this contradiction is preserved in exclusions. Confidential adolescent visits alone and/or with family, with consent/caregiver involvement based on concern; pediatrician triage and reports to referring physician. DrRaphaelBuencamino is medicaldirector leading gender-affirming care; source listsRainbowHealthOntario/Sherbourne/SickKids hormone-care training andWPATH training. No endocrinologist role inferred. DrIrèneMathieu (also calledDrIrene,MD) is pediatrician/pediatric sleep consultant, not a sleep-study service: sleep/family-routine assessment, individualized written plan, at leasttwo follow-ups in firstweek, additional asneeded. Reasons include newbornsleep, sleeptraining, nightwaking, postillnessregression, transitions and feeding/pacifier associations. No psychiatrist, endocrinologist or orthopedic-specialist role inferred from general conditions treated.
Last verified: 2026-09-23