Department of Medicine

Current Trainees

	Mark Chandy Education: MD/PhD, Pennsylvania State University; Hon. B.Sc. Human Biology, University of Toronto Division: Cardiology Supervisor's Name: Dr. Mansoor Husain Title of Research: The Role of c-Myb in microRNA-143/145 Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle
	Michael Fralick Education: BScH, Queen’s University; MD, University of Toronto, FRCPC Division: Internal Medicine Supervisor's Name: Dr. Donald Redelmeier Title of Research: Predicting the Risk Of Medication Side-effects in the Elderly (PROMiSE)
	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
	Christopher Kandel Education: MD, University of Toronto Division: Infectious Diseases Supervisor's Name: Dr. Allison McGeer Title of Research: Measuring the Preventable Burden of Pneumonal Infection in Nursing Home Residents
	Calvin Ke Education: HBSc (Human Behavioural Biology Specialist), University of Toronto; MD, University of Toronto Division: Endocrinology and Metabolism Supervisor's Name: Dr. Baiju Shah Title of Research: Outcomes of Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Asian Populations
	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
	Aleksandra Leligdowicz Education: MDCM, McGill University; DPhil (Clinical Medicine), University of Oxford; BSc, University of Manitoba Division: Critical Care Supervisors' Names: Drs. Kevin Kain and Michael Matthey Title of Research: The Mechanism of Tissue Injury Resulting from Systemic Infection that Leads to Septic Shock and Acute Lung Injury
	Derek MacFadden Education: MD (Hons), University of Toronto; BSc, Queen's University Division: Infectious Diseases Supervisors' Names: Drs. David Fisman and Marc Lipsitch Title of Research: Understanding the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance: Developing A Database of Regional Antimicrobial Resistance
	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
	Kieran Quinn Education: MD, Queen's University Division: General Internal Medicine Supervisors' Names: Drs. Chaim Bell & Allan Detsky Title of Research: Redefining care for the patient with advanced non-cancerous disease – identifying quality indicators near the end of life
	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 ecominc 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
	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
	Alanna Weisman Education: BHSc, McMaster University; MD, Queen's University Division: Endocrinology and Metabolism Supervisor's Name: Dr. Gillian Hawker Title of Research: Association between allopurinol and cardiovascular and renal outcomes in diabetes
	Eric Wong Education: B.Sc. (Toronto), M.D. (McMaster University), M.Sc. 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), Univeristy 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
	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