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Dr. Khalid Al Faleh
Khalid holds FAAP and FRCPC designations. He obtained his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and his Master Degree in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University. Khalid finished the Clinician Investigator Program at McMaster University in 2007. He obtained a faculty appointment in Pediatrics at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid's area of interest is in conducting randomized trials and systematic reviews in neonatal medicine and assessment of quality of published papers in Pediatrics.
Khalid has received a 2004 Best Fellows Research Award from the Society of Pediatric Research in San Francisco, a 2004 Quality Assurance Award from McMaster University, Thomas Jefferson award from Virginia University and the Irish American Pediatrics Society award in 2006.Dr. Murtadha Al Khabori
Murtadha holds BSc and MD degrees. He has completed his Internal Medicine and Hematology training and obtained his subspecialty FRCP(C) in 2008. He then completed the Clinical Investigator Program and MSc in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University. Murtadha also completed a Clinical Fellowship in bone marrow transplant at Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto.
His research interest is in the study of the prognosis of myeloid malignancies and the role of allogeneic bone marrow transplant in their management. Murtadha is back to Sultan Qaboos Univesity Hospital in Oman where he holds a staff hematologist post.
Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh
Khalid holds a MBBS (MD) degree with honour from King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his Internal Medicine and Hematology training at McMaster University and obtained his subspecialty FRCP(C) and ABIM. Khalid holds a combined Clinical Fellowship appointment in Lung cancer and Lymphoma at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University.
Khalid is currently completing Medical Oncology training at McMaster. He is also enrolled in the Clinical Investigator Program and MSc Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster. His research interests are role of transplant in lymphomas especially low grades, using clinical markers to predict outcome in malignancy and exploring cost effectiveness of new targeted treatment in cancer therapy.
Dr. Donald Arnold
Donnie holds an MD degree and received his RCPSC Certification in Internal Medicine and his Subspecialty Certificate in Hematology. Donnie was enrolled in the Clinical Investigator Program and completed his Masters degree studies in Health Research Methodology at McMaster in 2007. He obtained a faculty appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of
Hematology and Thromboembolism, McMaster University.
Donnie has a special interest in platelet transfusion products and the utilization of platelets in critically ill patients. He is involved in several clinical studies including a randomized trial of apheresis and whole blood derived platelets in healthy volunteers, and a study of the indications and effects of platelet transfusions in ICU patients.
His CIP awards include a Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Award from the Canadian Blood Services.
Dr. Terry Bennett
Terry is the recipient of an honours bachelor's degree in Arts and Science and an MD. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow specializing in Child Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University.
Terry is enrolled in the Clinician Investigator Program. Her research project, at the Offord Centre for Child Studies, involves examining the role of social cognition (the thought processes involved in social understanding and interactions) in children's mental health and how this may interact with environmental stressors. Her other research interests include social determinants of youth mental health and interdisciplinary medical education about advocacy for vulnerable populations of children.
Her research awards include the Dan Offord Memorial Award for best resident research paper in child psychiatry (from the Canadian Association of Professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry), and the best oral presentation by a resident award at the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry meeting in 2005. Terry has received funding from the Foundation of the Canadian Psychiatric Association and from the McMaster Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, as winner of the 1994-95 Stegne Fellowship award for the development of internet- and experiential learning curriculum on social determinants of child mental health. She has also received a fellowship award from the Association for Academic Psychiatry for excellence in teaching and academic work.
Dr. Pauline Boulos
Pauline holds MD and MSc degrees and obtained her FRCPC in Internal Medicine in 1999 and her RCPCS Subspecialty Certification in Rheumatology in 2000. Pauline completed the McMaster University Clinician Investigator Program in 2005, receiving an MSc in Health Research Methodology from the McMaster University Health Sciences Graduate Program. She obtained a faculty appointment in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University.
Pauline's research interests are in the field of osteoarthritis. Her project focus was a critique of studies using complementary and alternative medicines for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. She has completed a systematic review on treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, and is also conducting a pilot RCT comparing a nutriceutical to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Her CIP research awards included a CIHR Skeletal Health Training Award (Research Fellowship) and a Research Fellowship from the Arthritis Society.
Dr. Khrista Boylan
Khrista holds BSc (Biology and Psychology) and MD degrees and obtained her FRCPC in Psychiatry. Khrista is currently a Clinical Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University.
As part of a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Khrista is pursuing Doctoral studies in the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster University. Her research has focused on phenomenology and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders, as well as the evaluation of Canadian residency training in Psychiatry. Her thesis studies focus on the role of inattention (ADHD) and anxiety in the pathophysiology and treatment of childhood mood disorder, specifically bipolar affective disorder. She is also interested in mental health service delivery and advocacy for children and families.
Her CIP awards include a Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Award for doctoral level training and current research training support from the McMaster Department of Psychiatry. Her other research awards include a PSI Foundation Inc. Award, RMA Research Award nomination and 2003 Resident Research Prize, McMaster Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Karen Burns
Karen obtained BSc, BA, MD, and MSc degrees. She obtained her FRCPC in Internal Medicine in 1997. In 2000, she received her FRCPC in Respirology and an RCPSC Certificate in Critical Care, followed by a Certificate in Lung Transplantation in 2001. Karen completed the McMaster University Clinician Investigators Program, receiving her MSc in Health, Research and Methodology, in 2004. Karen obtrained a faculty appointment in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto.
Karen’s research interests are in the field of prevention and treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. Her research has focused on (1) establishing the safety and efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as a sequential extubation and weaning modality, (2) evaluating the evidence for lung protective ventilation strategies and pharmacotherapeutic interventions for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury, (3) evaluating therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment strategy for patients following cardiac arrest, (4) evaluation of N-acetylcysteine in randomized controlled trials for the prevention of (i) contrast-induced nephropathy in critically ill diabetic and non-diabetic patients requiring contrast enhanced computed tomography and (ii) postoperative renal dysfunction in high risk coronary artery bypass surgery in patients exposed to a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.
Her CIP research awards include a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2004-2005); a Canadian Lung Association/Merck Frosst Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2002-2004); CIHR National Graduate Poster Presentation – Gold Prize (2002); a McMaster Prestige Award (2002); and a McMaster University Health Sciences Graduate Research Award – Best Poster 2002. In 2006, she was awarded a phase I Clinician Scientist Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Dr. Howard H.W. Chan
Howard holds a MBChB. He also obtained his FRCPC Internal Medicine and Specialty Certification in Hematology. Howard completed a Clinical Fellowship in the Transfusion Medicine Training Program at McMaster University. He obtained a faculty position at McMaster University in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism.
Howard completed the Clinician Investigator Program and MSc degree studies in Medical Sciences, in the Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis Program, at McMaster University in 2007. His research focus is on the immunity of autoimmune disease, particularly idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
His CIP Research Awards include a Canadian Blood Services Fellowship Award in Transfusion Medicine.
Dr. Michael Cyr
Michael holds MD and MSc degrees. He obtained his FRCPC in Internal Medicine and RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In 2004, Michael completed the McMaster University Clinician Investigator Program, receiving his MSc in the Medical Sciences Program in Molecular Immunology, Virology and Inflammation. He obtained a faculty position in the Deparment of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allery, McMaster Unviersity.
Michael's research interests are in the field of hemopoietic mechanisms in atopy. For his graduate studies, he conducted a birth cohort study on the ability of cord-blood CD34+ve progenitor cytokine receptors to predict the development of atopy. Michael continues to examine the ability of cord blood stem cell markers to predict atopic development by reflecting the immune consequences in utero and early-life environmental exposures. He is currently involved in the multidisciplinary FAMILY birth cohort and is helping to develop a new Canadian birth cohort to study the complex gene-environment interrelationship that leads to asthma and allergies.
His CIP Research Awards included a CAAIF/ Merck Frosst Research/ Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rx&D Fellowship Award. He currently holds a three year Department of Medicine Internal Career Award.
Dr. Sukhbinder (Bindi) Dhesy-Thind
Bindi holds BSc (Microbiology, Human Biology), MD and MSc degrees. She obtained her FRCPC in Internal Medicine and a RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Medical Oncology. In 2004, Bindi completed the McMaster University Clinician Investigator Program, receiving her MSc in the Clinical Health Sciences, Health Research Methodology Program. Bindi obtained a faculty position in the Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology.
Her research focused on novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of breast cancer and of bone metastases, and on quality of life issues in breast cancer patients.
Her CIP Research Awards include a Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Fellowship (Women of Weston Fellowship), and an ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) Travel Award.
Dr. Graeme Fraser
Graeme holds BSc and MD degrees. He obtained his FRCPC in Internal Medicine in 2001 and his Subspecialty Certification in Hematology in 2003. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University.
Graeme is pursuing Masters degree studies in the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster. His research is focused on clinical trials testing novel dendritic cell-based cancer vaccines to treat patients with hematological malignancy, specifically chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He is also involved in the development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, through the Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative, Hematology Disease Site Group.
His CIP research awards include an Edith Turner Foundation Research Fellowship from the Centre for Gene Therapeutics, McMaster University (2003-2005); a National Cancer Institute of Canada Terry Fox Foundation Academic Oncology Fellowship (2005-2007); 2003 Canadian Hematology Society Annual Meeting award for oral research presentation by resident or fellow.
Dr. Azim Gangji
Azim holds a BSc in Pharmacy and an MD degree. He has obtained his FRCPC in Internal Medicine and RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Nephrology. He completed the Clinician Investigator Program and Masters degree studies in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University in 2007. Azim obatained a faculty position at McMaster University in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology.
His research is focused on volume assessment and measurement of arterial stiffness in dialysis and renal transplant patients.
His CIP Research Awards include: a Kidney Foundation of Canada Fellowship Award, the Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre Fellowship Award, Fujisawa Fellowship Award and the Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation Research Award.
Dr. Sebastien Hotte
Sebastien holds an MD degree. He obtained his FRCPC in Internal Medicine and RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Medical Oncology. He obtained a faculty position in the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at McMaster University.
Dr. Hotte completed his Clinician Investigator Program research project and completed his Masters degree studies in the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster University in 2007. His research interests are in investigational new drugs in the field of oncology and the challenging methodological aspects of studying novel, targeted anti-cancer agents. His other research interests relate to the planning, conduct and analysis of large, randomized studies of genitourinary malignancies.
His CIP Research Awards include: a 2002-2003 Canadian Institute of Health Research /CAMO (Canadian Association of Medical Oncology) Fellowship Award to pursue Investigational New Drugs (IND) at the Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre; a 2001-2002 CAMO Ely-Lilly Fellowship Award; a 2003 CAMO Award for the overall best abstract submitted by a resident or fellow; and a 2003 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Merit Award for outstanding research abstract submitted by a resident or fellow.
Dr. M. Sara Kuruvilla
Sara is a Clinical Research Fellow within the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. She obtained her FRCPC in Internal Medicine from the University of Toronto in 2007 and her Subspecialty Certification in Medical Oncology from McMaster University in 2008.
Sara is currently enrolled in the Clinical Investigator Program and is pursuing her MSc degree in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University. In addition to this, she is doing a clinical research fellowship in thoracic oncology and clinical trials at the Hamilton Health Sciences. Her research has focused on improving quality of care for patients with lung cancer. In this regard, she has conducted a study evaluating the deliverability of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with completely resected lung cancer and plans to conduct further studies evaluating health care delivery models in this area. Sara has an interest in the identification of factors that predict for response to treatment and is currently involved in evaluating the role of certain biomarkers as predictors of response to anti-angiogenic therapy. She is actively involved in the research activities of the clinical trials department at the Juravinski Cancer Center.
Her research awards include prizes for oral presentations at the Annual Research Day at the University of Toronto (St. Michael’s Hospital) as well as for poster presentations at the Annual Oncology Research Day at McMaster University. Sara’s CIP research grant includes the 2008 Mark Levine Fellowship in Oncology Research established by the Juravinski Cancer Center foundation.
Dr. Francois Lamontagne
Francois received his MD from the University of Montreal in 2000. He obtained his RCPSC and Quebec College of Physicians certifications in Internal Medicine and also received his Masters degree in Pharmacology from the University of Sherbrooke in 2006. He became RCPSC certified in Critical Care from McMaster University in 2008 and completed the Clinician Investigator Program and obtained his Masters in Health Research Methodology at McMaster in 2009 at McMaster University. Francois obtained a faculty position at the University of Sherbrooke.
Francois' areas of research include:
- NO donors in sepsis
- Vasopressor utilization in sepsis
- Steroids in ARDS
- Utilization of high frequency utilization in ARDS
- Treatment and prediction of outcome in severe Clostridium difficile associated disease
- Prevention of myocardial infarction
Dr. Anthony Levinson
Anthony holds BA (Joint Honours English Literature and Philosophy), MA (Critical Theory) and MD degrees. He obtained his FRCPC in Psychiatry. He holds a faculty position at McMaster University.
Dr. Levinson received his Masters degree in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University. His research project involved studies of the pharmacogenetic predictors of response and side effects to psychiatric medications in first-episode psychosis and investigating new instructional technologies in medical education.
His CIP Research Awards include a Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation Fellowship Award, an Ontario Mental Health Foundation Research Training
Fellowship, a NARSAD Young Investigator Award, an AMS-Wilson Senior Fellowship, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-ACMC RIME Grant and a Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit.
Dr. Wendy Lim
Dr. Wendy Lim holds BSc, MD and MSc degrees. She obtained her FRCPC in Internal Medicine and subspecialty certification in Hematology. In 2006, she completed a clinical and research fellowship in Thromboembolism and completed the McMaster University Clinician Investigator Program receiving her MSc in Health Research Methodology in 2007. She holds a faculty position at McMaster University in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism.
Her research interests include anticoagulant use in specific populations, including critically ill patients and patients with renal failure, and evaluating the significance of elevated cardiac troponin in the intensive care unit. She has an interest in systematic review and meta-analytic methodology.
Her CIP research awards include an International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) Clinical Research Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's Award, Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada Research Fellowship, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre Studentship Award and research funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and the Regional Medical Associates (Hamilton).
Dr. Arlene MacDougall
Arlene has completed Honours BSc (Human Biology and Bioethics double major) and MD degrees. She is a Resident in the Psychiatry Program at McMaster University.
Arlene is enrolled in the Neuroscience Master’s Program at McMaster University. Her thesis project involves examining the factors determining treatment response and relapse in a large prospectively studied group of late-onset psychosis patients. Her other research projects include examining the behavioural and neural correlates of autobiographical memory in depression and bipolar disorder. Arlene recently took part in the IMPACT program, a public mental health elective involving rotations in Mexico City, Boston and Halifax. She and her IMPACT colleagues are currently compiling a report on whether a provincial suicide prevention policy is evidence-based.
Her research awards include Graduate and Research Scholarships from the McMaster School of Graduate of Studies and the 2007 Richard and Mary Pelling Foundation Scholarship. Arlene was recently honoured as the Best Resident of the Year in psychiatry at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in 2008. She was also a 2005 UBC Wesbrook Scholar and the recipient of the Dean M.M. Weaver Silver Medal for proficiency in medical school.
Dr. Piushkumar Mandhane
Piush completed his MD at the University of Toronto in 1997, paediatric residency at the University of Alberta in 2001, and fellowship in pediatric respiratory medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, he was a PhD student working with Dr. Malcolm Sears in the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and Dr. Steve Hanna at McMaster University. During his PhD, he examined gender differences in the presentation of atopy and asthma. To understand the role of estrogen and progesterone in asthma, he completed a study in adult females with asthma on and off oral contraception, to determine the timing of changes in airway inflammation in relation to hormone levels during the menstrual cycle.
Currently, he is the Edmonton site leader and executive member for the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study. The CHILD study, a prospective birth cohort of 5,000 children, is powered to test multiple hypotheses within the theme that specific environmental exposures together with genetic and immunological determinants, lead to pathophysiological allergic responses, and that clinical outcomes including asthma may be further modified by lung growth, hormonal and metabolic influences and psychosocial environment. The cohort will provide a platform for many current and future studies of childhood allergy and asthma. Within the Edmonton cohort (1000 children), he proposes to study the association between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive development in children.
Dr. Som Mukherjee
Som holds a BSc and MD degrees. He obtained his Fellowship in Internal Medicine in 2004 and his Subspecialty Certification in Medical Oncology in 2005.
Som completed the Clinician Investigator Program in June 2006 and also successfully completed his Masters degree studies in the Health Research Methodology Program, McMaster University, as part of a fellowship in breast cancer research at the Juravinski Cancer Centre with Dr. Mark Levine. His research interests include the use of PET and MRI imaging to monitor treatment responses in women with locally advanced breast cancer. He is also involved in research on thrombosis in patients undergoing potentially curative, adjuvant chemotherapy.
His residency and CIP research awards include: a 2004-2006 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Fellowship Award, a 2004 Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation Grant to pursue breast cancer research, and a 2002 Excellence in Research Award from the Internal Medicine Department at Dalhousie University. He also won a teaching award, as voted by medical students, for best internal medicine resident educator at Dalhousie University in 2002.
He is currently a medical oncologist and assistant professor in the Department of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. He has subspecialized in the management of patients with breast cancer and genitourinary malignancies at the Juravinski Cancer Centre. In addition to clinical research, he is also quite involved in the education of medical students and residents and is currently the oncology subunit coordinator for McMaster University's medical school.
Dr. Laura Musselman
Laura holds MD and MEd degrees. She was enrolled in the Clinician Investigator and General Surgery Programs at McMaster University. In 2003, she transferred to Toronto to complete her General Surgery Residency.
Laura completed the research component of her McMaster University CIP training in 2003, receiving her Master of Education from the University of Toronto. Laura's research interests are in education. Her research project focus was studies of intimidation and harassment, physician health, skills training on simulators and transfer to clinical setting, and curriculum redesign.
Laura's CIP research awards included a Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation Fellowship Award, a PSI Award, a CIHR-ACMC RIME Grant, a Medical Education Grant from the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada, and an AMS Wilson Senior Fellowship Award.Dr. Rakesh Patel
Rakesh l holds Pharm. D, MD and MSc degrees. He obtained his FRCPC in Internal Medicine in 2002 and subsequently his Royal College Certification in Critical Care Medicine.
In 2005, Rakesh completed the McMaster University Clinician Investigators Program, receiving an MSc in Health Research Methodology from the McMaster University Health Sciences Graduate Program. His research involved studies of ICU therapeutics and cost analyses of ICU interventions.
His CIP research awards included a 2002 Resident Research Prize from the McMaster University Department of Medicine Residents/Fellows Research Day, an OTS Block Term Grant and a UWO-McMaster University Critical Care Research Grant.Dr. Tasnim Sinuff
Tasnim holds a BSc (Biology) and MD degrees. She completed her FRCP(C) in Internal Medicine and obtained RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Respirology and Accreditation in Critical Care. She obtained a faculty position in the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Univeristy of Toronto.
Tasnim completed her Clinician Investigator Program Research Project and is completing Doctoral studies in the Health Research Methodology Program, at McMaster University. Her research interests include: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure and for end-of-life; guideline implementation and behavior change in the ICU; and end-of-life issues in the critically ill and in end-stage chronic lung disease. She obtained a faculty position in the Department of Critical Care Medicine and cross appointed to the Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Univeristy of Toronto.
Her CIP Research Awards include a 2002-2004 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Post Graduate Research Fellowship Award and was recently awarded a Clinician Scientist Award from CIHR.
Dr. Valerie Taylor
Val holds both a BMSc and an MD and completed her FRCPC in Psychiatry in 2004. She completed her PhD in Medical Science 2009. She obtained a faculty position at McMaster University in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences.
Valerie completed her Clinician Investigator Program and Doctoral Studies in the Medical Sciences Graduate Program, at McMaster University, as a Research Fellow in Mood Disorders in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. Her research focus is on the metabolic syndrome in patients with mood disorders.
Her CIP awards include a Quality Assurance Award from McMaster University, an Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award and a Fellowship from the Association for Academic Psychiatry.
Dr. Kathyrn Webert
Kathyrn holds BSc and MD degrees. She obtained her FRCPC Internal Medicine and RCPSC Subspecialty Certification in Hematology, and completed a fellowship Transfusion Medicine at McMaster University. She holds a faculty position at McMaster University in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism.
Kathryn completed her Clinician Investigator Program Research Project and her Masters degree studies in the Health Research Methodology Program, at McMaster University in 2009. Her research project focused on bleeding in patients with leukemia and a pilot clinical trial on the role of hemoglobin level in the frequency of bleeding in patients with leukemia.
Her CIP Research Awards include a Canadian Blood Services Fellowship Award in Transfusion Medicine and a NovoNordisk Research Fellowship Award in Hemostasis.
Dr. Oonagh Zuberbier
Oonagh is the recipient of a bachelor's degree in Co-operative Science (specializing in biomedical research, with minors in Environmental Toxicology and English), an honours bachelor's degree in Psychology, an MD (FRCPC in psychiatry), and an MSc (in Health Research Methodology).
Oonagh completed credentials in the McMaster University Health Research Methodology M.Sc. Program and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Clinician Investigator Program. Her research project, with Dr.Charlotte Waddell of Simon Fraser University, involved in-depth study of Canadian health policy with respect to child developmental psychopathology.
Her research awards include the Dan Offord Memorial Award for best resident research paper in child psychiatry (from the Canadian Association of Professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) and the 2005 Richard and Mary Pelling Foundation Scholarship. Oonagh was elected the 2006-2007 Resident Representative to Area 1 of the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association. She also has received the 2005 Hamilton Health Sciences Most Outstanding Medical Resident of the Year Award and her undergraduate university's convocation gold medal. Oonagh recently won a Research in Addictions and Mental Health Policy and Services (RAMHPS) fellowship award, a fellowship award from the CIHR’s Institute of Population and Public Health and was also named the research fellow at the Children’s Health Policy Centre at Simon Fraser University. She is now in full-time private psychiatric practice in Vancouver, BC.