Emergency Medicine – Full-Time Faculty
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Teresa Chan
MD, MHPE, FRCPC, DRCPSC
Clinical Professor
Teresa Chan
MD, MHPE, FRCPC, DRCPSC
Clinical Professor
Alexander Chorley
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Alexander Chorley
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Shawn Mondoux
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Shawn Mondoux
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Jonathan Sherbino
MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAcadMEd, DRCPSC
Professor
Assistant Dean, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program; Associate Chair, Education
William J. Walsh Chair in Medical Education
Faculty
Jonathan Sherbino
MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAcadMEd, DRCPSC
Professor
Assistant Dean, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program; Associate Chair, Education
William J. Walsh Chair in Medical Education
Faculty
Suneel Upadhye
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Suneel Upadhye
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Andrew Worster
MD, MSc, CCFPEM, FCFP
Professor Emeritus
Emergency Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences
Andrew Worster
MD, MSc, CCFPEM, FCFP
Professor Emeritus
Emergency Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences
Teresa Chan
MD, MHPE, FRCPC, DRCPSC
Clinical Professor
Teresa Chan
MD, MHPE, FRCPC, DRCPSC
Clinical Professor
Alexander Chorley
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Alexander Chorley
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Shawn Mondoux
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Shawn Mondoux
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Jonathan Sherbino
MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAcadMEd, DRCPSC
Professor
Assistant Dean, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program; Associate Chair, Education
William J. Walsh Chair in Medical Education
Faculty
Jonathan Sherbino
MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAcadMEd, DRCPSC
Professor
Assistant Dean, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program; Associate Chair, Education
William J. Walsh Chair in Medical Education
Faculty
Suneel Upadhye
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Suneel Upadhye
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Andrew Worster
MD, MSc, CCFPEM, FCFP
Professor Emeritus
Emergency Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences
Andrew Worster
MD, MSc, CCFPEM, FCFP
Professor Emeritus
Emergency Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences
Emergency Medicine – Part-Time & Affiliated Faculty
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Kumait Al Lawati
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Kumait Al Lawati
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ahmed Al-Den
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ahmed Al-Den
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Sara Alavian
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Sara Alavian
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Mohammad Althobity
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Mohammad Althobity
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Wesley Armstrong
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Wesley Armstrong
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Beatrix Berczi
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Beatrix Berczi
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Beyea
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Beyea
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Chirag Bhat
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Chirag Bhat
Assistant Clinical Professor
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Daniel Chan
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Daniel Chan
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kathryn Chan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Kathryn Chan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Lauren Cook-Chaimowitz
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Lauren Cook-Chaimowitz
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kerstin de Wit
MBChB, BSc, MSc, MD
Associate Professor (Part-time)
Kerstin de Wit
MBChB, BSc, MSc, MD
Associate Professor (Part-time)
Joana Dida
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Joana Dida
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jim Ducharme
MD, CM, FRCP
Clinical Professor
Research Interests: Acute pain, International emergency medicine, Change management
Alisha Greer
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Alisha Greer
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Hatcher
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michael Hatcher
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Melissa Hayward
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Melissa Hayward
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Andrew Healey
MD, FRCPC, Registered Diagnostic Medical and Cardiac Sonography (ARDMS)
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Emergency Targeted Sonography, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Faculty
Dr. Andrew Healey is a practicing emergency and critical care physician. Originally from Newfoundland, he obtained his medical degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and completed fellowships in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care in Hamilton. He later went on to complete the International Master in Donation of Cells, Tissues and Organs in Barcelona. He is the Chief Medical Officer — Donation for Trillium Gift of Life Network and the medical director and head of critical care at William Osler Health Services. He has led the development of national practice guidelines on the Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures and the Donation of the Heart after Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures. His special interests lie in patient engagement, medical leadership, organ donation and determination of death.
Research Interests: Diagnostic testing evaluation and quality assurance; new or novel diagnostic tests such as ocular nerve sheath sonography for elevated ICP, or the performance of previously established diagnostic tests in new uses; building an evidence base and toolkit for competency based education in targeted sonography.
Andrew Healey
MD, FRCPC, Registered Diagnostic Medical and Cardiac Sonography (ARDMS)
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Emergency Targeted Sonography, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Faculty
Christine ? Johnstone
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Christine ? Johnstone
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Paul Katz
MD
Professor (Part-time)
Paul Katz
MD
Professor (Part-time)
Christine King
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Christine King
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Sarrah Lal
MBA
Assistant Professor (Part-time)
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Sarrah Lal
MBA
Assistant Professor (Part-time)
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Caillin Langmann
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Caillin Langmann
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Ashley Lubberdink
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ashley Lubberdink
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Spencer Bradford Macdonald
Assistant Clinical Professor
Spencer Bradford Macdonald
Assistant Clinical Professor
John MacIsaac
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
John MacIsaac
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Ali Mulla
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ali Mulla
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Laila Nasser
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Laila Nasser
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michal Piotrowski
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michal Piotrowski
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Paul Prochazka
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paul Prochazka
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Reggie Ramachandran
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Reggie Ramachandran
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jillian Roberge
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jillian Roberge
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Spencer Sample
MD
Clinical Lecturer
Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Program Director
Spencer Sample
MD
Clinical Lecturer
Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Program Director
Simerpreet Sandhanwalia
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Simerpreet Sandhanwalia
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Elizabeth Shih
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Elizabeth Shih
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Robert Simard
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Robert Simard
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Chad Singh
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Chad Singh
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paula Sneath
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paula Sneath
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Tristian Snider
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Tristian Snider
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Terence Thach
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Terence Thach
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rahim Valani
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rahim Valani
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kelly Van Diepen
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kelly Van Diepen
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dean Vlahaki
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Assistant Program Director
Dean Vlahaki
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Assistant Program Director
Angela Wang
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Angela Wang
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Darren Wong
Assistant Clinical Professor
Darren Wong
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kumait Al Lawati
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Kumait Al Lawati
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ahmed Al-Den
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ahmed Al-Den
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Sara Alavian
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Sara Alavian
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Mohammad Althobity
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Mohammad Althobity
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Wesley Armstrong
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Wesley Armstrong
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Beatrix Berczi
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Beatrix Berczi
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Beyea
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Beyea
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Chirag Bhat
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Chirag Bhat
Assistant Clinical Professor
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Daniel Chan
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Daniel Chan
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kathryn Chan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Kathryn Chan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Lauren Cook-Chaimowitz
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Lauren Cook-Chaimowitz
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kerstin de Wit
MBChB, BSc, MSc, MD
Associate Professor (Part-time)
Kerstin de Wit
MBChB, BSc, MSc, MD
Associate Professor (Part-time)
Joana Dida
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Joana Dida
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jim Ducharme
MD, CM, FRCP
Clinical Professor
Research Interests: Acute pain, International emergency medicine, Change management
Jim Ducharme
MD, CM, FRCP
Clinical Professor
Research Interests: Acute pain, International emergency medicine, Change management
Alisha Greer
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Alisha Greer
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Hatcher
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michael Hatcher
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Melissa Hayward
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Melissa Hayward
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Andrew Healey
MD, FRCPC, Registered Diagnostic Medical and Cardiac Sonography (ARDMS)
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Emergency Targeted Sonography, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Faculty
Dr. Andrew Healey is a practicing emergency and critical care physician. Originally from Newfoundland, he obtained his medical degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and completed fellowships in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care in Hamilton. He later went on to complete the International Master in Donation of Cells, Tissues and Organs in Barcelona. He is the Chief Medical Officer — Donation for Trillium Gift of Life Network and the medical director and head of critical care at William Osler Health Services. He has led the development of national practice guidelines on the Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures and the Donation of the Heart after Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures. His special interests lie in patient engagement, medical leadership, organ donation and determination of death.
Research Interests: Diagnostic testing evaluation and quality assurance; new or novel diagnostic tests such as ocular nerve sheath sonography for elevated ICP, or the performance of previously established diagnostic tests in new uses; building an evidence base and toolkit for competency based education in targeted sonography.
Andrew Healey
MD, FRCPC, Registered Diagnostic Medical and Cardiac Sonography (ARDMS)
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Emergency Targeted Sonography, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Faculty
Dr. Andrew Healey is a practicing emergency and critical care physician. Originally from Newfoundland, he obtained his medical degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and completed fellowships in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care in Hamilton. He later went on to complete the International Master in Donation of Cells, Tissues and Organs in Barcelona. He is the Chief Medical Officer — Donation for Trillium Gift of Life Network and the medical director and head of critical care at William Osler Health Services. He has led the development of national practice guidelines on the Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures and the Donation of the Heart after Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Measures. His special interests lie in patient engagement, medical leadership, organ donation and determination of death.
Research Interests: Diagnostic testing evaluation and quality assurance; new or novel diagnostic tests such as ocular nerve sheath sonography for elevated ICP, or the performance of previously established diagnostic tests in new uses; building an evidence base and toolkit for competency based education in targeted sonography.
Christine ? Johnstone
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Christine ? Johnstone
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Paul Katz
MD
Professor (Part-time)
Paul Katz
MD
Professor (Part-time)
Christine King
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Christine King
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Sarrah Lal
MBA
Assistant Professor (Part-time)
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Sarrah Lal
MBA
Assistant Professor (Part-time)
Member, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Caillin Langmann
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Caillin Langmann
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Ashley Lubberdink
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ashley Lubberdink
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Spencer Bradford Macdonald
Assistant Clinical Professor
Spencer Bradford Macdonald
Assistant Clinical Professor
John MacIsaac
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
John MacIsaac
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Ali Mulla
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Ali Mulla
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Laila Nasser
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Laila Nasser
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michal Piotrowski
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michal Piotrowski
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Paul Prochazka
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paul Prochazka
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Reggie Ramachandran
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Reggie Ramachandran
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jillian Roberge
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jillian Roberge
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Spencer Sample
MD
Clinical Lecturer
Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Program Director
Spencer Sample
MD
Clinical Lecturer
Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Program Director
Simerpreet Sandhanwalia
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Simerpreet Sandhanwalia
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Elizabeth Shih
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Elizabeth Shih
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Robert Simard
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Robert Simard
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Chad Singh
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Chad Singh
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paula Sneath
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paula Sneath
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Tristian Snider
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Tristian Snider
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Terence Thach
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Terence Thach
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rahim Valani
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rahim Valani
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kelly Van Diepen
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kelly Van Diepen
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dean Vlahaki
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Assistant Program Director
Dean Vlahaki
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency Assistant Program Director
Angela Wang
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Angela Wang
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Darren Wong
Assistant Clinical Professor
Darren Wong
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine – Leadership
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Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Ian Buchanan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship Program Director
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Alim Pardhan
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Department Education Coordinator
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research