Faculty Highlights

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Dr. Gary Levy (O. ONT., MD, FRCPC, AGAF, CAGF, FAASLD) co-founded the Multi-Organ Transplant Program at the University Health Network. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and has trained over 60 masters and PhD students. Prof. Levy has received numerous awards and lectureships throughout his career and in 2015 was appointed to the Order of Ontario.

Dr. Herman Yeger (PhD). At University of Toronto, he has benefited from a close association with the Institute of Medical Science. As a Professor Emeritus in IMS, he continues to have the opportunity to provide mentorship, supervise graduate students, and contribute to the success of colleagues as they strive to build their careers. Dr. Andrea Furlan (MD, PhD) is a physician and Senior Scientist at KITE Toronto Rehab (UHN). She is a clinician scientist in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine and Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto. She obtained her PhD from IHPME in Clinical Epidemiology.

Dr. Monika K. Krzyzanowska

(MD MPH FRCPC FASCO) focuses on the quality of care received by patients with cancer. By combining patient-level studies with population-based research she is able to look at quality issues from different, but complementary perspectives, have impact at both the micro (institution) as well as macro (population) levels and close the loop between quality measurement and improvement. Dr. Sakina Rizvi’s (PhD) research expertise spans neuroimaging, psychotherapy, pharmacology, and scale development; with a focus in Major Depressive Disorder. Her research aims to characterize the neurobiology of suicide risk and treatment resistant depression, primarily through the use of fMRI and PET neuroimaging, and to develop and test novel psychotherapeutic strategies.

Dr. Kirsten Wentlandt (PhD, MD, FCPC

(PC), FRPCP) is a palliative care Dr. from Toronto, and is the W. Gifford-Jones Professor in Pain Control and Palliative Care, and Head of the Division of Palliative Care. Her clinical work and research are focused on nonmalignant palliative care populations, with ambulatory clinics supporting advanced lung, heart, pulmonary hypertension and transplant populations.

Dr. Vijay S. Chauhan (MD, FRCPC) is

investigating mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias, electrical dysynchrony, and sudden death in patients with heart failure. His lab is also characterizing the abnormal electrical substrate in patients with atrial fibrillation. The findings of these studies may ultimately improve patient selection and outcomes for antiarrhythmic therapies, such as defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization pacing, and catheter ablation.

Dr. Jesse Pasternak (MD, MPH, FRCSC)

is an Endocrine Surgeon at UHN. He is a surgeon-investigator, Adjunct Member of ICES and at the Institute for Medical Science. His research is centered in the area of endocrine oncology where he studies surgical innovation in the optimization of clinical outcomes including intraoperative technology, localization imaging and standardized treatment pathways.

Dr. Brodie Nolan (MD, MSc FRCPC) is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael’s Hospital, transport medicine physician for Ornge and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Nolan’s research interests are in trauma, prehospital care and patient safety.

Dr. Jennifer Beck (PhD, MSc) is an independent researcher at University of Toronto (Dept of Pediatrics) and St. Michael’s Hospital. Dr. Beck developed technology to monitor breathing in ICU patients and to control mechanical ventilation and has published >75 papers. Her current work is focused on ventilation for preterm newborns Dr. Michael Chaiton (PhD) is a

Scientist at the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health, Director of Research at the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit and Associate Professor in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto. He is co-director of the Collaborative Specialization on Addiction Studies. Dr. Alexander Bilbily (MD) is a dual-

trained radiologist and nuclear medicine physician at Sunnybrook Hospital with a background in machine learning. Dr. Bilbily and his team have won multiple international competitions for medical AI systems. He strongly believes that AI will improve healthcare quality, efficiency, and equity for all patients.

Dr. Raphael Schneider (MD, PhD,

FRCPC, CIP) is a Neurologist at the BARLO Multiple Sclerosis Centre in Toronto. He completed a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Toronto and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroimmunology at the Université de Montréal. His main research focus is finding new blood biomarkers for people with multiple sclerosis.

Dr. Elizabeth Asztalos (MD, MSc,

FRCPC) received her MD from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University. Her research interests have focused on studying interventions in maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology and their impact on the outcomes of high-risk neonates and, in particular, the very preterm neonate.

Dr. Osami Honjo (MD, PhD) is a staff cardiovascular surgeon in The Hospital for Sick Children and an associate professor in the University of Toronto. Dr. Honjo is the surgical director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, and a senior associate scientist in Translational Medicine in the Research Institute.

Dr. Naveed Siddiqui (MD, MSc). The

focus of Dr. Siddiqui’s anesthesia research is “patient safety” and “medical education”. He has successfully supervised many anesthesia trainees to achieve their clinical and professional goals. An important focus of his research is the application of ultrasound in anesthesia practice. Obstetric anesthesia and perioperative pain management, especially in the context of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, is his passion and current research interest.