Current Trainees

Thomas Bodley
Education: BSc Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University; MD, University of Toronto, FRCPC
Division: Critical Care
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Andre Amaral
Title of Research: Barriers and facilitators to the use of evidence-based practices in mechanically ventilated patients

David Croitoru
Education: BA (Cum Laude, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry), Middlebury College; MSc (candidate, Applied Immunology), University of Toronto; MD, University of Toronto
Division: Dermatology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Vincent Piguet
Title of Research: Microbiome of Epithelial Reservoirs in Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Cohort Screening and Establishing a Biobank

Robert Grant
Education: BA (Hons) Economics, University of Western Ontario; MA (Doctoral Stream) Economics, University of Toronto; MD, University of Toronto, FRCPC
Division: Medical Oncology
Supervisor's Name: Drs. Steven Gallinger and Marzyeh Ghassemi
Title of Research: Predicting Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer based on Clinical and Genomic Features using Machine Learning

Priti Gros
Education: MD - Université de Montréal, Neurology residency - University of Toronto
Division: Neurology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Connie Marras, Dr Maria Chiu
Title of Research: Investigating the relationship between phosphoglycerate kinase 1 activator exposure and Parkinson's disease risk and progression

Dylan Kain
Education: Bachelor of Science (Queens 2011), MD (University of Toronto, 2015), General Internal Medicine (University of Toronto, 2019), Infectious Diseases (University of Toronto, 2020), Diploma of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Gorgas Course and University of Alabama Birmingham, 2020), Infection Control Fellowship (University of Toronto, 2021)
Division: Infectious Diseases
Supervisor's Name: Drs. David and Deborah Lewinsohn
Title of Research: Mucosal Invariant T cells and Their Memory Potential - How They May be Crucial in Future Tuberculosis Vaccine Development.

Sarah Khan
Education: HBSc, University of Toronto; MD, University of Toronto; FRCPC, University of Toronto
Division: Endocrinology and Metabolism
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Ayelet Kuper
Title of Research: Understanding the Experiences of Medical Learners' in an Urban Refugee Clinic

Lauren King
Education: BS in Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame; MSc in Kinesiology, Western University; MBBS (honours and University Medal) University of Sydney
Division: Rheumatology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Gillian Hawker
Title of Research: Osteoarthritis in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Determining the Impact on Mobility and Physical Activity, and Opportunities to Improve Diabetes Outcomes

Erika Lee
Education: HBSc in Immunology at University of Toronto; MD at University of Ottawa
Division: Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Supervisor's Name: Dr. David Juurlink
Title of Research: Severe cutaneous adverse reactions following outpatient antibiotic therapy

Kristel Leung
Education: BSc (Honours Physiology), University of British Columbia; MD, University of British Columbia; Internal Medicine (FRCPC), University of Ottawa
Division: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Gideon Hirschfield
Title of Research: Primary sclerosing cholangitis: a deep clinical and cross-discipline phenotypic evaluation to improve our understanding of disease course

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

Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher
Education: MD, University of Toronto; HBSc (Life Sciences) Queen's University
Division: Geriatric Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Paula Rochon
Title of Research: Investigating the cognitive trajectories of patients with delirium after hospital discharge

Shohinee Sarma
Education: B.ArtsSc (Hons) Economics, McMaster University; MPH Population Epidemiology, Columbia University; MD, McMaster University; FRCPC
Division: Endocrinology and Metabolism
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe
Title of Research: Weight loss and cardio-metabolic risk prediction

Sanskriti Sasikumar
Education: BHSc (Honours), McMaster University; MD, University of Limerick, Ireland; PhD Candidate (IMS, University of Toronto)
Division: Neurology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Antonio Strafella, Dr. Alfonso Fasano
Title of Research: Split-belt treadmill training to rehabilitate freezing of gait in Parkinson's Diseas

Vikas Sridhar
Education: BHSc – McMaster University, MD – McMaster University
Division: Nephrology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. David Cherney
Title of Research: Efficacy, mechanisms and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients

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 economic 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

Parul Tandon
Education: BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University; DO, Michigan State University; FRCPC
Division: Gastroenterology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Geoffrey Nguyen and Dr. Vivian Huang
Title of Research: Risk of Adverse Pregnancy-Related Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Shaurya Taran
Education: BSc, McGill University; MD, University of Toronto
Division: Critical Care Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Neill Adhikari
Title of Research: Practices of mechanical ventilation in patients with acute neurologic disorders

Bijan Teja
Education: BSc in Physics (McGill University); MD/MBA (Dartmouth College)
Division: Critical Care Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Hannah Wunsch
Title of Research: Optimizing vasopressor dosing and administration for patients in shock

Shirine Usmani
Education: Honours Bachelor of Medical Science in Physiology and Pharmacology (BMSc), Western University; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology (PhD), Western University; Doctor of Medicine (MD), Western University; Internal Medicine (FRCPC), University of Toronto; Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Toronto
Division: Endocrinology and Metabolism
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Minna Woo
Title of Research: The role of JAK2 in musculoskeletal disease and metabolism

Abirami Vijenthira
Education: BHSc, McMaster University; MD, University of Ottawa
Division: Hematology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Matthew Cheung
Title of Research: Application of the Generalizable Frailty Index using Population-Based Health Administrative Data in Older Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Eric Wong
Education: B.Sc. (Toronto), M.D. (McMaster University), PhD Candidate (CEHCR, IHPME, Toronto)
Division: Geriatric Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Sharon Straus
Title of Research: Cost-effectiveness of the geriatrician-led comprehensive geriatric assessment: an economic evaluation in using public health care payer perspective

Julie Wright
Education: MD, University of Toronto; MSc (Physiology), University of Toronto
Division: Infectious Diseases
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Kevin Kain
Title of Research: Reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes with L-arginine

Christopher Yarnell
Education: AB in Mathematics (Princeton University); MD, University of Toronto
Division: Critical Care
Supervisor's Name: Drs. Robert Fowler & George Tomlinson
Title of Research: Advanced Trial Designs in Critical Care Medicine

Alice Zhabokritsky
Education: MSc, York University; MD, Queen's University; FRCPC, University of Toronto
Division: Infectious Diseases
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Sharon Walmsley
Title of Research: Evaluation of healthy aging among people living with HIV

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