Current Trainees

	Mark Chandy Education: MD/PhD, Pennsylvania State University; Hon. B.Sc. Human Biology, University of Toronto Division: Cardiology Supervisor's Name: Dr. Mansoor Husain Title of Research: The Role of c-Myb in microRNA-143/145 Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle
	Michael Fralick Education: BScH, Queen’s University; MD, University of Toronto), FRCPC (University of Toronto) Division: Internal Medicine Supervisor's Name: Dr. Donald Redelmeier Title of Research: Predicting the Risk Of Medication Side-effects in the Elderly (PROMiSE)
	Christopher Kandel Education: MD, University of Toronto Division: Infectious Diseases Supervisor's Name: Dr. Allison McGeer Title of Research: Measuring the Preventable Burden of Pneumonal Infection in Nursing Home Residents
	Abhijat Kitchlu Education: BASc (Hons) Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo; MD, University of Western Ontario Division: Nephrology Supervisors' Names: Drs. Joesph Kim and Christopher Chan Title of Research: Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cancer
	Lauren Lapointe-Shaw Education: MDCM, McGill University; BSc (Hons), Biology, McGill University Division: General Internal Medicine Supervisor's Name: Dr. Chaim Bell Title of Research: Transition Back to Primary Care Provider After Hospital Discharge
	Aleksandra Leligdowicz Education: MDCM, McGill University; DPhil (Clinical Medicine), University of Oxford; BSc, University of Manitoba Division: Critical Care Supervisors' Names: Drs. Kevin Kain and Michael Matthey Title of Research: The Mechanism of Tissue Injury Resulting from Systemic Infection that Leads to Septic Shock and Acute Lung Injury
	Derek MacFadden Education: MD (Hons), University of Toronto; BSc, Queen's University Division: Infectious Diseases Supervisors' Names: Drs. David Fisman and Marc Lipsitch Title of Research: Understanding the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance: Developing A Database of Regional Antimicrobial Resistance
	Paraish Misra Education: M.D.C.M. Program, MED-P Stream, McGill University (Dean's Honour List) Division: Nephrology Supervisor's Name: Dr. Cristina Nostro (Physiology) Title of Research: The effect of hPSC-derived beta-like cells on diabetic nephropathy
	Kieran Quinn Education: MD, Queen's University Division: General Internal Medicine Supervisors' Names: Drs. Chaim Bell & Allan Detsky Title of Research: Redefining care for the patient with advanced non-cancerous disease – identifying quality indicators near the end of life
	Raphael Schneider Education: MD, University of Freiburg (Germany) Division: Neurology Supervisor's Names: Drs. Lorne Zinman and Janice Robertson Title of Research: MicroRNA as Molecular Biomarkers in ALS
	Nathan Stall Education: MD, University of Western Ontario; BSc (Physiology), McGill University Division: Geriatric Medicine Supervisor's Name: Dr. Paula Rochon Title of Research: Caregiving for dementia: determining the physical, mental health, and ecominc consequences using administrative data
	Maneesh Sud Education: MD, University of Manitoba; BSc (Hons) Pathobiology, University of Toronto Division: Cardiology Supervisor's Name: Dr. Dennis Ko Title of Research: Using Big Data to Develop Models to Predict Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
	Jennifer Watt Education: BSc (Hon) Biomedical Science, University of Ottawa; MD, University of Ottawa Division: Geriatric Medicine Supervisor's Name: Dr. Sharon Straus Title of Research: Safety and Efficacy of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatments for the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
	Alanna Weisman Education: BHSc, McMaster University; MD, Queen's University Division: Endocrinology and Metabolism Supervisor's Name: Dr. Gillian Hawker Title of Research: Identify Potential Biomarkers Predictive of Diabetes Outcomes and Complications
	Julie Wright Education: MD, University of Toronto; MSc (Physiology), Univeristy of Toronto Division: Infectious Diseases Supervisor's Name: Dr. Kevin Kain Title of Research: Reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes with L-arginine
	Jonathan Zipursky Education: MD, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; BSc (Biochemistry), Queen's University Division: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Supervisor's Name: Dr. David Juurlink Title of Research: Perinatal drug safety and toxicology: Exploring risk factors for maternal self-harm and the safety of postpartum opioids using administrative data