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. Kevin An

PGY-5 Cardiac Surgery


Dr. Daniel Altman

PGY-4 Respirology


Dr. Leslie Anderson

PGY-3 Anatomical Pathology


Dr. Michael Arget

PGY-3 Internal Medicine


Dr. Yael Bensoussan

PGY-5 Otolaryngology


Dr. Alishya Burrell

PGY-5 Geriatric Medicine


Dr. Harman Chaudhry

PGY-3 Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Sheryl Choo

PGY-6 Maternal Fetal Medicine


Dr. Laura Drudi

PGY-4 Vascular Surgery


Dr. Shaan Dudani

PGY-5 Medical Oncology


Dr. Bryce Durafourt

PGY-3 Neurology


Dr. Pavandeep Gill

PGY-3 General Pathology


Dr. Esther Kim

Diagnostic Radiology PGY-4


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. Linna Li

PGY-4 Public Health & Preventive Medicine


Dr. Ranita Manocha

PGY-6 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation


Dr. Tom McLaughlin

PGY-3 Pediatrics


Dr. Chris Nixon-Giles

PGY-4 Anaesthesiology


Dr. Christina Nowik

PGY-4 Obstetrics and Gynecology


Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi

PGY-3 Dermatology


Dr. Zafrina Poonja

PGY-4 Emergency Medicine


Dr. Hollis Roth

PGY-3 Palliative Care-Family Medicine


Dr. Nazia Sharfuddin

PGY-3 Internal Medicine


Dr. Sarah Smith

PGY-5 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry


Dr. Natasha Snelgrove

PGY-5 Psychiatry


Dr. Natalja Tchajkova

PGY-3 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation


Dr. Jill Trinacty

PGY-5 General Endocrinology


Dr. Ian Tin Yue Wong

PGY-4 Dermatology


Dr. Sherman Wong

PGY-3 General Surgery