Short Bio
Academic
Academic Background
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Hematological Pathology. May 2006
- Medical Council of Canada: LMCC Part 1 – completed May 2001; LMCC Part 2 – completed October 2002
- MD, Queen’s University, ON. 2001
- BSc (Hons), Queen’s University, ON. 1997
Awards and Recognition
- Dr. R.S.A. Prentice Award (for best presentation by a Pathology Resident), Queen’s University. 2005
- Lister Award (for exceptional proficiency in General Surgery), University of Calgary. 2002
- Reuben Wells Leonard Penultimate Year Scholarship and W.W. Near and Susan Near Scholarship (3rd highest standing in the third medical year), Queen’s University. 2000
- Rattray Scholarship in Physiology (1st highest standing in Physiology), Queen’s University. 2000
- Daniel Mactavish Baker Scholarship (3rd highest standing in the first medical year), Queen’s University. 1998
- Ben Kropp Prize in Anatomy (1st highest standing in Anatomy), Queen’s University. 1997
Publications
Research
Research Interest
Current Projects In My Lab Include
Teaching
Teaching Interest
- Teaching one lecture in Pathology 402 for BMLSc students 2014
- Teaching three lectures in Pathology 300 for BMLSc students 2013
- Site Director for VGH Hematopathology rotations, 2012 to present
- Co-director for Path 704 (Transfusion Medicine Course); responsibilities include curriculum planning, giving 4-5 lectures, and exam preparation.
- Program Coordinator for Anesthesia residents rotation in Hematology (4 week-block).
- Anywhere from 1-3 residents will be participate per block, for a total of 6 blocks annually. I am responsible for the preparation of CanMeds objectives, design of the rotation, most of the teaching (approximately 20 hours per block), and the final evalulations.
- Participate in the ICU Seminar Series, giving an hour-long session on transfusion medicine twice per year since 2008 (ongoing)
- Participated in Core Surgery Residents teaching, giving a one hour-long session on transfusion medicine in 2010