Resident Profiles

These first-person accounts are intended to help learners with their career decision-making process. The story-telling format presents a “true-to-life” description of what it is really like to be a trainee or practicing physician in various specialties by presenting the personal experience of a Resident Doctor or New-in-Practice Physician.

Disclaimer: These specialty profiles illustrate some aspects of the lives of individual residents/physicians, and convey their personal perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, and rewards of their chosen fields. These views may not be shared by all residents, as there is tremendous diversity in lifestyle, experience, and interest among the residents in each specialty.

Please note, RDoC will not provide contact details for any of the physicians who’s profiles are published on our website. Should you wish to get in contact with one of the physicians featured on our website please consult the applicable provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons to locate their current office contact information.


Dr. Daniel Altman

PGY-4 Respirology


Dr. Leslie Anderson

PGY-3 Anatomical Pathology


Dr. Michael Arget

PGY-3 Internal Medicine


Dr. Anees Bahji

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Bobbi Batchelor

PGY-2 Obstetrics & Gynecology


Dr. Melanie Bechard

PGY-1 Pediatrics


Dr. Blair Bigham

PGY-1 Emergency Medicine


Dr. Stephen Cashman

PGY-2 Family Medicine


Dr. Harman Chaudhry

PGY-3 Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Michelle Chiu

PGY-2 Pediatric Neurology


Dr. Sheryl Choo

PGY-6 Maternal Fetal Medicine


Dr. Justin Cottrell

PGY-2 Otolaryngology


Dr. Laura Dawson

PGY-2 Internal Medicine


Dr. Kiran Dhillon

PGY-1 Urban Family Medicine


Dr. Laura Drudi

PGY-4 Vascular Surgery


Dr. Shaan Dudani

PGY-5 Medical Oncology


Dr. Bryce Durafourt

PGY-3 Neurology


Dr. Tariq Esmail

PGY-2 Anaesthesiology


Dr. Henrietta Ezegbe

PGY-1 Public Health and Preventive Medicine


Dr. Bruce Fage

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Andreea Gheorghe

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Pavandeep Gill

PGY-3 General Pathology


Dr. Melini Gupta

PGY-1 Family Medicine


Dr. David Kim

PGY-2 Emergency Medicine


Dr. Justin Koh

PGY-1 Emergency Medicine


Dr. Malika Ladha

PGY-2 Dermatology


Dr. Simone Lebeuf

PGY-5 Adolescent Medicine


Dr. Theresa Lee

PGY-3 Family Practice Anaesthesia


Dr. Caitlin Lees

PGY-3 Internal Medicine and Clinician Investigator Program


Dr. Jordyn Lerner

PGY-1 Public Health and Preventive Medicine


Dr. Linna Li

PGY-4 Public Health & Preventive Medicine


Dr. Alyssa Lip

PGY-1 Internal Medicine


Dr. Gordon Locke

PGY-1 Radiation Oncology


Dr. Anthony Lott

PGY-2 Internal Medicine


Dr. Xiya Ma

PGY-2 Plastic Surgery


Dr. Marina Abdel Malak

PGY-2 Family Medicine


Dr. Ranita Manocha

PGY-6 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation


Dr. André Martel

PGY-2 General Surgery


Dr. Tom McLaughlin

PGY-3 Pediatrics


Dr. Chris Nixon-Giles

PGY-4 Anaesthesiology


Dr. Audrey Nguyen

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Christina Nowik

PGY-4 Obstetrics and Gynecology


Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi

PGY-3 Dermatology


Dr. Amit Persad

PGY-2 Neurosurgery


Dr. Zafrina Poonja

PGY-4 Emergency Medicine


Dr. Ankur Ralhan

PGY-2 Ophthalmology


Dr. Amanda Ritsma

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Franco A. Rizzuti

PGY-2 Public Health & Preventative Medicine


Dr. Hollis Roth

PGY-3 Palliative Care-Family Medicine


Dr. Amir Safavi

PGY-2 Radiation Oncology


Dr. Nazia Sharfuddin

PGY-3 Internal Medicine


Dr. Sarah Smith

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Natasha Snelgrove

PGY-5 Psychiatry


Dr. Brandon Tang

PGY-3 Internal Medicine


Dr. Natalja Tchajkova

PGY-3 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation


Dr. Megan Tesch

PGY-5 Medical Oncology


Dr. Jill Trinacty

PGY-5 General Endocrinology


Dr. Marissa Tsoi

PGY-1 Rural Family Medicine


Dr. Sian Tsuei

PGY-1 Public Health & Preventive Medicine


Dr. Carl White Ulysse

PGY-1 Anaesthesiology


Dr. James Wang

PGY-2 Pediatrics


Dr. Kimberly Williams

PGY-2 Psychiatry


Dr. Aaron Wong

PGY-1 Family Medicine


Dr. Sherman Wong

PGY-3 General Surgery


Dr. Michael Yan

PGY-1 Radiation Oncology


Dr. Kevin Zuo

PGY-2 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery