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Fahad Abuguyan
Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Medical School: King Saud University
Hobbies:STUDYING DAY AND NIGHT FOR ENDLESS HOURS
Academic interests: Medical education, Clinical epidemiology, ED Ultrasound, Trauma, and Critical Care Medicine
Research interests: TBA
Favorite cartoon character? Eric Cartman
Favorite medical themed TV show? Scrubs
Nickname/Alias? “Boxerz”, “Pitbull” (yes, the dog breed). Most recently, “Saudi-boy”.
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Ian Buchanan
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Undergraduate degree/school: Anatomy & Cell Biology; Business / McGill University
Medical School: Brown University
Hobbies: cooking/baking/canning, eating & drinking, gardening, cycling, moustaches
Academic interests: trauma/critical care, QI
Research interests: continuity of care
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? I can’t remember the last time I had a paycheque …
Favorite cartoon character? George W. Bush
Most interesting place you’ve visited? “Edge of the World”, Saudi Arabia
Favorite medical themed TV show? Scrubs
Nickname/Alias? Buchs
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Kyla Caners
Hometown: Winnipeg
Undergraduate degree/school: BSc, University of Manitoba
Medical School: University of Manitoba
Hobbies: Travel, running, reading (especially cheesy chick lit), coffee consumption
Academic interests: Medical education, critical care, trauma, simulation
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? I worked at a cemetery selling grave plots, booking funerals, and recording data in big, old books.
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Most of Spain.
Favorite medical themed TV show? Scrubs!! It’s the closest TV has ever come to showing what life in medicine is really like.
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Donika Orlich
Hometown: North York, Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: Bsc. in Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University
Medical School: McMaster University
Hobbies: Painting, traveling, hiking with my two dogs Chopin and Bella
Academic interests: Medical Education
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? In order of most to least embarrassing....runway model, bartender at a bowling alley and beer garden server at the Molson Indy
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Favorite medical themed TV show?Grey’s Anatomy
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Krystyna Samoraj
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: University of Toronto
Medical School: Jagiellonian University Medical College in Krakow, Poland
Hobbies: Scuba Diving, Salsa/Ballroom Dancing, Travel, Opera/Ballet/Theatre, Kickboxing, Flying Cessna 150, Argentine Tango
Academic interests: ICU, Trauma, Space Medicine, International Medicine
Research interests: Space Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? Baking bread at a bakery
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Thailand, Serbia, Bosnia, El Salvador
Favorite medical themed TV show? Trauma: Life in the E.R.
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Simpepreet Sandhanwalia
Hometown: Brampton
Undergraduate degree/school: York University
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Traveling, Snorkeling
Academic interests: Forensics
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine?
Favorite cartoon character? Angelica from the show Rugrats
Favorite medical themed TV show? ER
Nickname/Alias? Sima, Simer, Simvastatin, Actually
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Audra Smallfield
Hometown: Missisauga, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: Medical Science, University of Western Ontario
Medical School: University of Western Ontario
Hobbies: dancing, skiing, going to the cottage, playing with my cat (in a non-crazy cat lady kind of way)
Academic interests: Trauma, Forensics, Critical care
Research interests: TBD
Favorite cartoon character? Puss (in boots)
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Orphanage and Haitian batey (village) in central Dominican Republic
Favorite medical themed TV show? ER until Noah Wyle left
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Jennifer Thompson
Hometown: The Hammer
Undergraduate degree/school: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, McMaster University
Medical School: Michael DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
Hobbies: Running, Mountain Biking, Reading Rosen`s, keeping my plants alive & tending to my husband Phil.
Academic interests: Sports Medicine, Inner City Health, Disaster Medicine
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? Bartender, Umpire, ER Nurse
Favorite cartoon character? Shrek
Most interesting place you’ve visited?
Favorite medical themed TV show? ER….. but Combat Hospital and Boston Med are definitely in the running.
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Felipe Allendes
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: Queen’s University, University of Toronto
Medical School: University of Toronto
Hobbies:Music, keyboard, travelling everywhere and staying in shady hostels! Political activism.
Academic interests: International health and health advocacy
Research interests: International health, emergency medicine in resource-poor areas
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? Baking bread at a bakery
Favorite cartoon character? Tin-tin
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Morocco
Favorite medical themed TV show? ER, when George Clooney was in it, so dreamy!
Nickname/Alias? Phil, phlippe, “peepster”
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Hamish Cowan
Hometown: Calgary
Undergraduate degree/school: H.B.Sc Natural Science, University of Calgary; AB Government, Dartmouth College
Medical School: University of Calgary
Hobbies: Reading, walking, spending time with friends and family
Academic interests: Education, Disaster Medicine
Research interests: TBA
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine? Bank Manager
Favorite cartoon character? Mr. Burns
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Moscow, Russia
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Brian Levy
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Undergraduate degree/school: B.Ba., (Hons) University of Georgia
Graduate degree/school: Hard Knocks
Medical School: McMaster University
Hobbies: CATS (we have 7), SCUBA diving, travel
Academic interests: ED Ultrasound, primary & secondary prevention of vascular disease
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine? Designing toys & electronic gadgets; blasting 5 million miles around the earth in aluminum tubes
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Taipei; Reykjavik, Iceland
Favorite medical themed TV show? ER, of course!
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Ajay Nayar
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Undergraduate degree/school: U of S
Medical School: MUS
Hobbies: music, travel, sports, eating, sleeping
Academic interests: Global health, TBD
Research interests: Anesthetic nerve blocks, TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine? Various jobs in the music and fashion industries.
Most interesting place you’ve visited? India/Ibiza
Nickname/Alias? BurtyD
Favorite medical themed TV show? Scrubs
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Hannah Park
Hometown: Seoul, Korea & Calgary, Alberta
Undergraduate degree/school: BSc in Zoology, University of Calgary
Medical School: University of Toronto
Hobbies: Eating, watching TV/movie/stand up comedy/basketball/soccer…, Playing cello, fitness
Academic interests: Trauma, Toxicology, and others TBD
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Bohol, Philippines, Marrakesh, Morocco
Favorite medical themed TV show? Scrubs all the way.
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David Quinlan
Hometown: Brantford, ON
Undergraduate degree/school: HBSc (Kinesiology), University of Waterloo
Graduate degree/school: MSc (Human Physiology), University of Waterloo
Medical School: University of Toronto
Hobbies: Basketball, Cycling, Waterskiing/Wakeboarding, Flyfishing
Academic interests: Trauma, Critical Care
Research interests: TBD
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine? Welding/Sheet Metal Fabrication……and I still have all my digits. Or, bar tending in Surfer’s Paradise, Australia.
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Turangi, New Zealand “Trout Fishing Capital of the World”
Nickname/Alias? DQ
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Damon Atrie
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: BHSc, McMaster University
Medical School: McMaster University
Hobbies: Indie Rock, Film,
Food, Fitness
Academic interests: Medical Education, Clinical Epidemiology,
Trauma
Research interests: Medical Education, Procedural Sedation and
Analgesia, Knowledge Transfer
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? Baseball umpire
Favorite cartoon character? Remy (the mouse from Ratatouille)
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Sackville, NB
Favorite medical themed TV show? Ultimate Fighting Championship
Nickname/Alias? D, Damonator, D-train
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Arash Gharajeh
Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
Undergraduate degree/school: BSc, University of Guelph
Medical School: Queen’s University
Hobbies: Various team sports, travelling, SCUBA diving
Academic interests: teaching, curriculum enhancement, medical school recruitment
Research interests: oncology and surgical science
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine: Lifeguard at Canada’s Wonderland
Most interesting place you’ve visited:Russia
Favorite medical themed TV show: House |
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Noura Labib
Hometown: Montreal
Undergraduate degree/school: B.Sc Biochemistry, McGill University
Graduate degree/school:M.Sc Human Genetics for 2 yrs, thesis incomplete (so doesn’t really count), McGill University
Medical School: McGill University
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, knitting, swimming, fishing, spending time with my 2 kittens. I am sure I’ll love diving if I’m given a chance.
Academic interests: Critical Care, Trauma and Education
Research interests: Same as above
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine: Sales representative, enjoyed reading the script and hearing the phone hung up. (Many psychos out there)
Favorite cartoon character: Timon in Timon and Pumba (Hakuna Matata)
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Gaspé, Quebec
Nickname/Alias: Never had one, although I would love to
Favorite medical themed TV show: House |
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Ian
Laidley
Hometown: St. John’s, NL
Undergraduate degree/school:
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland
BN Nursing, Centre for Nursing Studies
Graduate degree/school:
MS Hyperbaric Medicine, Saba University School of Medicine
Medical School: Saba University School of
Medicine
Hobbies: St. John Ambulance, Movies
Academic interests: EMS, Disaster Preparedness
Research interests: TBD
Favorite cartoon character? Garfield
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Saba,
Netherlands-Antilles
Favorite medical themed TV show? House |
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Michelle
Liebregts
Hometown: Whitby
Undergraduate degree/school: HBSc Biological
Sciences/Neurosciences, University of Guelph
Graduate degree/school: MSc Neurosciences,
MSc Communication Sciences & Disorders, University
of Western Ontario
Medical School: University of Ottawa
Hobbies: Equestrian sports, spoiling my
2 cats, cooking (eating!)
Academic interests: Geriatric emergency
medicine, health systems/policy, global health
Research interests:Geriatric emergency medicine,
health systems/policy, global health
Most interesting job you’ve
done outside of medicine? Speech-language pathologist
Favorite cartoon character? Bobby Hill
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Nzulezu, Ghana; Lake
Titicaca, Peru; Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica…ok that’s
more than one, but it is hard to pick!
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Jonathan Smith
Hometown: Thunder Bay
Undergraduate degree/school: Honour’s Bachelor of Kinesiology
from Lakehead University
Medical School: University of Ottawa
Hobbies: Sports, video games, physical activity
Academic interests: Pediatrics, Critical Care
Most interesting job you’ve done outside
of medicine? Building
birch bark canoes at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder
Bay.
Favorite cartoon character? Scooby Doo of course
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Thunder Bay (it’s the
best)
Favorite medical themed TV show? House
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Barbara Waines
Hometown: Fort Erie, ON
Undergraduate degree/school: Hon. BSc in Bio-Medical
Sciences at University of Guelph
Graduate degree/school: Master’s of Science
in Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
Medical School: McMaster University
Hobbies: Cooking, food and drink,
hiking, snowboarding
Academic interests: Education
Research interests: Critical Care
Most interesting job you’ve done outside
of medicine? Too many
years at my family’s veterinary hospital performing various
roles, from cleaning up after animals and wrestling aggressive
dogs, to helping out in the OR.
Favorite cartoon character? SpongeBob SquarePants
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Tuscany
Nickname/Alias? Barbarella or Babs
Favorite medical themed TV show? Scrubs
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Cherie Adams
Hometown: Clifton Royal, NB
Undergraduate degree/school: Bsc(hon)
Biochemistry, University of New Brunswick
Graduate degree/school: MSc Molecular Genetics,
Dalhousie University
Medical School: Dalhousie University
Hobbies: Surfing, Bouldering, Snowboarding,
Music (violin, viola, a bit of guitar)
Academic interests: Education, Critical
care
Research interests: Too early to tell, but
likely something Critical Care-ish
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine:
Teaching ESL
Favorite cartoon character: Scooby-Doo
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Duncan
Village, EC, South Africa
Nickname/Alias: Lu Lu
Favorite medical themed TV show: St Elsewhere…yeah,
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Teresa Chan
Hometown: Niagara Falls, ON
Undergraduate degree/school: University
of Toronto (HBSc, Immunology) – University of Toronto (BEd,
Intermediate/Senior Bio/Chem)
Medical School: University of Western Ontario
Hobbies: Cooking, Knitting, Composing Music,
Singing Opera
Academic interests: Medical Education
Research interests: Medical Education, Others??
(TBA)
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine:
I worked on Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls) where I:
a) sold that cheap gold plated jewelry
b) ran the digital adventure photography department
Favorite cartoon character: “Boo” The little
girl from Monster’s Inc.
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Middle-of-Nowhere-China.
Nickname/Alias: TChan (yes, my friends are
THAT creative)
Favorite medical themed TV show: Scrubs
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Caillin Langmann
Hometown: Aldergrove, BC
Undergraduate degree/school: B.Sc. Economics/Biochemistry
Graduate degree/school: Ph.D. Molecular
Biology Simon Fraser U.
Medical School: M.D. Queens U.
Hobbies: sailing, diving, mountaineering/hiking,
programming, weightlifting, econ
Academic interests: toxicology, critical
care
Research interests: toxicology, air guitar
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine:
Teachin’
Favorite cartoon character: Roger Rabbit’s
Wife (Jessica Rabbit)
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Sailing
Gulf Islands, Cascades
Favorite medical themed TV show: Casualty
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Julian Owen
Hometown: Uxbridge, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: BHSc, McMaster
University
Medical School: McMaster University
Hobbies: Hockey (Go Habs!), rock-climbing,
snowboarding, beer pong.
Academic interests: ED Ultrasound, Trauma & Critical
Care
Research interests: Education, EBM
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine:
Beanbag chair salesman in a flea market over the Christmas
holidays.
Favorite cartoon character: Stewie Griffin
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Northern
India
Nickname/Alias: Coming soon I’m sure… is
Ju-Bag appropriate?
Favorite medical themed TV show: Scrubs |
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Serena Sennik
Name: Serena Sennik
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: HBSc
Human Biology and International Relations, University of Toronto
Graduate
degree/school: MA Communications, University of Leeds, England
Medical
School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Dublin, Ireland
Hobbies: Travel, Soccer, Golf, Piano
Research interests: ED flow, health
policy, international health
Most interesting job you’ve done
outside of medicine? Intern at ‘Health Matters’, Global TV
Most
interesting place you’ve visited? Galapagos Islands
Favorite medical
themed TV show? Scrubs
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Brendon Trotter
Hometown: Calgary
Undergraduate degree/school: Biochem, UBC
Graduate degree/school: ½ a Masters in Immunology.
Does that count?
Medical School: University of Calgary
Hobbies: Long
walks on Hamilton’s beautiful beaches, candle-lit dinners,
DJing, embarrassing myself on a climbing wall
Academic interests: Trauma, Critical Care
Research interests: TBA
Most interesting job you’ve done outside
of medicine? Pretending
to teach English in Japan, and somehow getting away with
it.
Favorite cartoon character? It was Stewie
Griffin, until Julian stole it. Now I have none. Maybe Brian.
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Vietnam
circa 2004.
Nickname/Alias? Btrots
Favorite medical themed TV show? Whatever
the exact opposite of ‘House’ would be.
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Amna Zaki
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical
College
Hobbies: Walking, Watching TV, Cooking
Academic interests: Pediatric Emergency
Medicine
Research interests: TBA
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Kalabagh
Air Base Camp (Pakistan)
Favorite medical themed TV show: ER |
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Melissa Hayward
Hometown: Stirling, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: HBSc Life
Sciences, Queen's University
Medical School: University of Toronto
Hobbies: Enjoying the outdoors, road biking,
running, spinning, amateur adventure racing, reading, trying
to keep my plants alive, experiencing new/weird things
Academic interests: ED Ultrasound, Wilderness
Medicine
Most interesting job you've done outside of medicine? Provincial
park maintenance - hey, I got to drive around a beat-up Parks
truck all day
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Bastimentos,
Panama
Nickname/Alias: Mel (although I will respond
to many things, including "hey you" and "excuse
me nurse?")
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Massoud Jalayer
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Medical School: Iran University of Medical
Sciences
Hobbies: Tennis, Soccer, Cycling, Traveling,
Movies
Academic interests: Trauma, Intensive Care
Research interests: TBA
Favorite cartoon character? “Professeur
Tournesol”
Most interesting place you’ve visited? Lucerne,
Switzerland
Favorite medical themed TV show? ER |
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Geordi Montgomery
Hometown: Winnipeg/Ottawa
Undergraduate degree/school: BSc, College
universitaire de Saint-Boniface (University of Manitoba)
Medical School: University of Ottawa
Hobbies: cycling, fixin bikes, running,
skiing, music, guitar, sleeping, beer sampling (not necessarily
in that order)
Academic interests: EMS/Prehospital
Most interesting job you’ve done outside of medicine:
Paramedic (wait...guess that's kinda mediciney), bike shop
employee extraordinaire
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Salvador
Dali's hosue (Figueres, Spain)
Favorite medical themed TV show: Trauma
- Life in the ER |
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Patrick Tang
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Undergraduate degree/school: BASc Systems
Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
Medical School: McMaster University
Hobbies: Squash, Badminton
Academic interests:TBD
Research interests: TBD
Favorite cartoon character: Peter Griffin
from Family Guy
Most interesting place you’ve visited: Oulu,
Finland
Nickname/Alias: P-Tang
Favorite medical themed TV show: ER |
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