Current Trainees
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
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 Gong
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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