Current Trainees
![Mike Colacci](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Mike%20Colacci_2021%20Mar_MR-9546.jpg?itok=0Z2pZrTw)
Michael Colacci
Education: HBSc with High Distinction (Human Physiology and Biology), University of Toronto; MD (cum laude), Feinberg School of Medicine; MSc (Clinical Epidemiology), University of Toronto
Division: General Internal Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Muhammad Mamdani
Title of Research: Application of Machine Learning within Internal Medicine
![Amanda Formosa](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Amanda%20Formosa-5.jpg?itok=6DR7j32U)
Amanda Formosa
Education: HBSc (Biology, Chemistry, and Professional Writing), University of Toronto Missiauga; PhD (Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine), University of Rome; MD, University of Toronto; Residency (Internal Medicine), Dalhousie University
Division: Critical Care
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Claudia dos Santos
Title of Research: Profiling RNA levels in peripheral blood of critically ill patients with COVID19
![Inna](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/thumbnail_IG3_1.jpeg?itok=bNa7cjq-)
Inna Gong
![Priti Gros](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/priti_gros.jpg?itok=9Yx172Pn)
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
![Kevin Hoang](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/thumbnail_Headshot_1.png?itok=6Ao8bi5C)
Peter Hoang
Education: MD, McMaster University
Division: Geriatric Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Paula Rochon
Title of Research: Characterizing the health outcomes of older adults with lived experiences of homelessness
![Jenny Yu Qing Huang](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Jenny%20Yu%20Qing%20Huang.jpg?itok=ZBBqe_bS)
Yu Qing (Jenny) Huang
Education: Med-P, McGill University; Residency (Internal Medicine), Université de Montréal; Residency (Geriatric Medicine), University of Toronto; MSc-PhD (Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research), University of Toronto
Division: Geriatric Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Sharon Straus
Title of Research: Risk of dementia, long-term care placement, and home care use following traumatic brain injury among community-dwelling older adults: a retrospective cohort study
![Dylan Kain](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/dylan_kain.jpg?itok=m4hf1aPT)
Dylan Kain
Education: BSc, Queen's University; MD, University of Toronto, General Internal Medicine, University of Toronto; Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto; Diploma of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,Gorgas Course and University of Alabama Birmingham; Infection Control Fellowship, University of Toronto
Division: Infectious Diseases
Supervisor's Name: Dr. David Lewinsohn, Dr. Deborah Lewinsohn
Title of Research: Mucosal Invariant T cells and Their Memory Potential - How They May be Crucial in Future Tuberculosis Vaccine Development.
![Erika Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/erika_lee.jpg?itok=_uj8TNSd)
Erika Lee
Education: HBSc (Immunology), University of Toronto; MD, 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](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/kristel_leung.jpg?itok=7vsicFbT)
Kristel Leung
Education: HBSc (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
![Sarah](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-13%20at%204.03.30%20PM_0.png?itok=-p2jzlvk)
Sarah Malecki
Education: HBSc (Psychology), Wilfrid Laurier University; MSc (Cellular and Molecular Medicine), University of Ottawa; MD, University of Toronto; MSc Candidate (Clinical Epidemiology)
Division: General Internal Medicine
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Eyal Cohen
Title of Research: Adult impact of complex childhood-onset diseases
![Paraish Misra](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/Paraish%20Misra.jpg?itok=5GumhjHr)
Paraish Misra
Education: MDCM 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
![Ayodele Odutayo](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Ayodele%20Odutayo.jpg?itok=cCwg3ted)
Ayodele Odutayo
Education: BHSc (with distinction), University of Western Ontario; MD, University of Toronto; MSc (Global Health Sciences), University of Oxford; PhD (Cellular and Molecular Medicine), University of Oxford; Residency (General Internal Medicine), University of Toronto
Division: Nephrology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Jacob Udell, Dr. David Cherney
Title of Research: Expanding the Use of SGLT-2 Inhibitors to Improve Cardiorenal Disease
![Christie_Rampersad](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Christie_Rampersad_0.jpg?itok=p2zStuCz)
Christie Rampersad
Education: BSc (Microbiology), University of Manitoba; MD, University of Manitoba; MSc Candidate (Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research), University of Toronto
Division: Nephrology
Supervisor’s Name: Dr. S. Joseph Kim
Title of Research: Better Decisions for Better Outcomes from Deceased Donor Kidneys
![Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/christina_reppas-rindlisbacher.jpeg?itok=Wiq2ZZZc)
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
![Patricia Remalante-Rayco headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Patricia_Remalante-Rayco.jpg?itok=bLd2zJoQ)
Patricia Remalante-Rayco
Education: BS (Public Health, cum laude), University of the Philippines Manila; MD, University of the Philippines Manila; Internal Medicine, Philippine General Hospital; Rheumatology, Philippine General Hospital; MSc candidate (Clinical Epidemiology), University of the Philippines Manila; Spondylitis Fellowship, University of Toronto; incoming PhD (Medical Science), University of Toronto
Division: Rheumatology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Nigil Haroon
Title of Research: The Role of DRAK2 as a Potential Biomarker of Disease Activity and Treatment Response in Axial Spondyloarthritis
![Sanskriti Sasikumar](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/sanskriti_sasikumar_0_0.jpg?itok=CeAszO0D)
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
![Katherine Sawicka](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Katherine%20Sawicka.jpg?itok=eLPL_FYI)
Katherine Sawicka
Education: BArtsSc (Biochemistry), University of Saskatchewan; MD, University of Saskatchewan; PhD Candidate (Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research), University of Toronto
Division: Neurology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Brian Feldman
Title of Research: Autonomy and health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis across childhood, adolescent, and adult development
![Vikas Sridhar](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/vikas_sridhar.jpg?itok=zFi63eRj)
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
![Parul Tandon](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/parul_tandon_0.jpg?itok=Op7By1vw)
Parul Tandon
Education: HBSc (Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences), McMaster University; DO, Michigan State University; FRCPC
Division: Gastroenterology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Geoffrey Nguyen, Dr. Vivian Huang
Title of Research: Risk of Adverse Pregnancy-Related Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
![Shaurya Taran](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/taran_shaurya.jpg?itok=bjRcWyVe)
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
![Conrad Tsang](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/WilsonCentre_Profile_0.jpg?itok=Nz4uxOev)
Conrad Tsang
Education: BHSc, McMaster University; MD, University of Alberta; MPH (Quantitative Methods), Harvard University; MSEd (Medical Education), University of Pennsylvania; Combined Public Health & Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine Residencies, UBC; Occupational Medicine Residency, University of Toronto
Division: Occupational Medicine
Current Degree: PhD (Health Professions Education and Health Policy, Management & Evaluation), IHPME & The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Kulamakan (Mahan) Kulasegaram
Title of Research: Fairness, equity, and inclusive excellence: investigating medical school admissions using machine learning and computational social science
![Shirine Usmani](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/shirine_usmani.jpg?itok=48lcSik_)
Shirine Usmani
Education: BMSc (Honours Physiology and Pharmacology), Western University; PhD (Physiology), Western University; 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
![Kevin Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3_2_600/public/assets/images/1_2.jpg?itok=cVbOf6qd)
Kevin Wang
Education: BHSc (Health Sciences), McMaster University; MD, University of Toronto; PhD (Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology), University of Toronto; Residency (General Internal Medicine), University of Toronto
Division: Medical Oncology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Benjamin Haibe-Kains and Dr. Eric Chen
Title of Research: Applying multi-omics data to precision oncology
![Eric Wong](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/Eric%20Wong%202018.jpg?itok=OiHpUm4e)
Eric Wong
Education: BSc, University of Toronto; MD, McMaster University; PhD Candidate (CEHCR, IHPME), University of 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 CSTP](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/Julie%20Wright.jpg?itok=gK9NIO-C)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4_600/public/assets/images/Yarnell_CJ.jpg?itok=F6sZHLWG)
Christopher Yarnell
Education: AB (Mathematics), Princeton University; MD, University of Toronto
Division: Critical Care
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Robert Fowler, Dr. George Tomlinson
Title of Research: Advanced Trial Designs in Critical Care Medicine
![Kevin Yau](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/assets/images/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-12%20at%202.58.41%20PM.png?itok=9PBoryfv)
Kevin Yau
Education: HBSc (Life Sciences), Queen's University; MD, University of Toronto; MSc Candidate (Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research)
Division: Nephrology
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Ron Wald
Title of Research: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in CKD Patients