David Zorko

Name: David Zorko
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Karen Choong
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Characteristics and outcomes of children with chronic critical illness
Twitter: @zorkosaurus
Email: david.zorko@medportal.ca

Louise Guolla

Name: Louise Guolla
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Lehana Thabane
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Adolescent and young adult oncology

Elena Kum

Name: Elena Kum
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Guyatt, Dr. Imran Satia
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Patient reported outcome measurement for patients with chronic cough
Twitter: @Elena_Kum
Email: kume@mcmaster.ca

Fatima Sheikh

Name: Fatima Sheikh
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Effects of gender and ethnicity on N95 respirator fit in a sample of diverse Canadian Healthcare workers to address issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion
Twitter:   @fatima_sheikkh
Email: sheikf9@mcmaster.ca 

Franca Mossuto

Name: Franca Mossuto
Program: Master - course based
Supervisor: Dr. Mohit Bhandari
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Patient outcomes in orthopaedic surgery and the improvement of interdisciplinary teamwork in the perioperative setting
Email: mossutof@mcmaster.ca

Jacob Alaichi

Name: Jacob Alaichi
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Waël Hanna
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Lung cancer sugrery
Email: alaichij@mcmaster.ca

Julie Maciejewski

Name: Julia Maciejewski
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Marek Smieja
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Diagnostics, disease outbreak investigation, and assessing the impact of interventions.
Email: julia.maciejewski94@gmail.com

Leen Naji

Name: Leen Naji
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Samaan
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Research methods and quality, addiction medicine, guideline development 
Twitter: @leenaji
Email: najiln@mcmaster.ca 

Majid Aljoghaiman

Name: Majid Aljoghaiman
Program: Master - course based
Supervisor: Dr.Forogh Farrokhyar
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Spine surgery 

Maria Nicula

Name: Maria Nicula
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Couturier
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Improvements to the transition period from pediatric to adult services and treatments among adolescents with eating disorders
Twitter: @marianicula_
Email: niculam@mcmaster.ca 

Meisam Abdar Esfahani

Name: Meisam Abdar Esfahani
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Jason Busse
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Systematic reviews and guideline development 
Twitter: @Meisam_esfahani

Michael Ke Wang

Name: Michael Ke Wang
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. David Conen
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation

Natsumi Saka

Name: Natsumi Saka
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr.Mohit Bhandari
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Orthopaedics
Email: sakan@mcmaster.ca

Nikkita Mistry

Name: Nikkita Mistry
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Wael Hanna
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Lung Cancer Diagnosis and AI
Email: mistrn1@mcmaster.ca

Peter Malik

Name: Peter Malik
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Wael Hanna
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Knowledge translation, improving patient outcomes following surgery, and evaluating innovative health technologies in the Canadian healthcare context. 
Email: malikpr@mcmaster.ca

Rachel Eikelboom

Name: Rachel Eikelboom
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Whitlock / Dr. Emilie Belley-Cote
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Antithrombotic therapy after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement
Twitter: @EikelboomRachel
Email: eikelbr@mcmaster.ca

Radha Sayal

Name: Radha Sayal
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Julia Abelson
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Understanding the motivation behind patient engagement work and advancing the methods and evaluation techniques in the field
Email: sayalr@mcmaster.ca

Raeesha Rajan

Name: Raeesha Rajan
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. M. Constantine Samaan
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Pediatrics, endocrinology, virtual health delivery, systematic review methods
Twitter: @raeesharajan
Email: rajanr2@mcmaster.ca

Rhiannon Cooper

Name: Rhiannon Cooper
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Gina Agarwal
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Community-based research, community paramedicine, emergency medical services
Twitter: @CooperRhiannon
Email: cooper6@mcmaster.ca

Sameer Sharif

Name: Sameer Sharif
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Bram Rochwerg
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Sedation in the ED/ICU
Twitter: @SameerSharifMD

Shireen Fikree

Name: Shireen Fikree
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Howard
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Primary care related changes to the continuity of care from pre to post pandemic

Tayler Buchan

Name: Tayler Buchan
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Guyatt
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Prognosis in heart failure and heart transplantation.



 

Yaadwinder Shergill

Name: Yaadwinder Shergill
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Jason Busse
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Low-level laser for the management of TMJ pain
Email: Drshergill@oneelephant.ca 

Yousif Eliya

Name: Yousif Eliya
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Harriette Van Spall
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Patient-oriented research in clinical trials
Twitter: @EliyaYousif 
Email: eliyay@mcmaster.ca

Zhaolu Ding

Name: Zhaolu Ding
Program: Masters - thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Moayyedi
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Pediatric digestive diseases and nutrition studies involving epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognostic factors,  particularly in the field of inflammatory bowel disease and H.Pylori infection
Email: dingz4@mcmaster.ca 

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 Name: David Zorko
Program: Masters -Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Karen Choong
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Characteristics and outcomes of children with chronic critical illness
Twitter: @zorkosaurus
Email: david.zorko@medportal.ca

Ahmed Al-Jaishi

Name: Ahmed Al-Jaishi
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Amit Garg
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Methodological considerations for conducting registry-based cluster-randomized controlled trials in hemodialysis
Twitter: @AAlJaishi
Email: ahmed.aljaishi@lhsc.on.ca

Ahreum Lee

Name: Ahreum Lee
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou 
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Risk factors (e.g., sarcopenia, osteoporosis, fractures, falls and frailty) related mobility and social isolation/loneliness for older adults

Charlene Rae

Name: Charlene Rae
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Costa
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Evaluation of system level change in adolescent and young adult cancer care in Canada
Twitter: @craemsc
Email: crae@mcmaster.ca

Charlotte Switzer

Name: Charlotte Switzer
Program: PhD
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Vaccines, Virology and Computational Biology
Email: switzece@mcmaster.ca

Claudia Sikorski

Name: Claudia Sikorski
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Mente
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Examining global secular trends of dietary patterns, macronutrients, and food intakes
Email: sikorsc@mcmaster.ca

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Katharine Mackett

Name: Katharine Mackett
Program: PhD
Supervisor:
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Assay automation, longitudinal studies, biomarkers, type 1 diabetes and aging 
Twitter:   @KatharineMac1
Email: macketka@mcmaster.ca

Tamara Lotfi

Name: Tamara Lotfi
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Holger Schünemann
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Adolopment and development of tools for access and dissemination of COVID and WHO TB recommendations
Twitter: @tamaralotfi88
Email: lotfit@mcmaster.ca

Mahdis Kamali

Name: Mahdis Kamali
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Kathy Georgiades
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Addressing Inequities in Mental Health Service Use Among Migrant Youth in Canada
Twitter: @Mahdiskamali
Email: kamalim@mcmaster.ca

Ryan P Strum

Name: Ryan P Strum
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Costa 
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Development and validation of the PriCARE patient classification for ambulance diversion from emergency departments
Twitter: @Ryan_Strum

Kevin Kennedy

Name: Kevin Kennedy
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Feng Xie
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Health Utility Valuation
Twitter:   @KMacKennedy
Email: kennek12@mcmaster.ca

Justin Mausz

Name: Justin Mausz
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Meghan McConnell
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Mixed methods approaches to exploring social and cultural determinants of paramedic mental health
Twitter:   @Prof_Dewey
Email: mauszje@mcmaster.ca

Peter Emary

Name: Peter Emary
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Jason W. Busse 
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Medication prescribing rights in the chiropractic profession, quality of mixed methods in chiropractic research
Email:  emaryp@mcmaster.ca

Rebecca Correia

Name: Rebecca Correia
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Costa 
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Health services, geriatric models of care, medical Education
Twitter: @RebecccaCorreia
Email:  correirh@mcmaster.ca

Sandra Ofori

Name: Sandra Ofori
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. PJ Devereaux
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Perioperative smoking cessation intervention for long-term health
Email: oforis@mcmaster.ca

Maram Khaled

Name: Maram Khaled
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Maura Marcucci
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Postoperative Pain and Neurocognitive Outcomes After Non-Cardiac Surgery in Older Adults
Twitter: @Maram_A_Khaled
Email: khalem3@mcmaster.ca

Mei Wang

Name: Mei Wang
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Anne Holbrook
Research Interests/Thesis Work: DOAC drug interaction
Email: wangm59@mcmaster.ca

Maryam Ghadimi

Name: Maryam Ghadimi
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Guyatt
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Systematic review and meta-analysis methodology, focusing  on comparative safety and efficacy of pharmacotherapy interventions in organ transplantation and infectious diseases
Email: ghadimim@mcmaster.ca

Tea Rosic

Name: Tea Rosic
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Zena Samaan
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Addictions psychiatry and concurrent disorders, focusing on treatment of opioid use disorder, as well as cannabis use

Hajar Abu Alrob

Name: Hajar Abu Alrob
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Geriatrics/Aging, Osteoporosis, Big Data, Clinical Trials
Twitter: @AlrobHajar
Email: abualroh@mcmaster.ca

Yi Wang

Name: Yi Wang
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Anne Klassen
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Quality of life, patient-reported outcomes, health economics
Email: wang254@mcmaster.ca

Myanca Rodrigues

Name: Myanca Rodrigues
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Lehana Thabane, Dr. Zena Samaan
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Network meta-analysis, Biostatistics, Depression, Outcome measurements, Geriatric Psychiatry
Twitter:  @MyancaRodrigues

Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar

Name: Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Lehana Thabane and Dr. Bradley Johnston
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Assessing the potential harms, benefits and values and preferences related to dietary fat intake
Email: talukdaj@mcmaster.ca

Xue Li

Name: Xue Li
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Feng Xie
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Development and Validation of Health Related Quality of Life Instrument for Cardiovascular Patients in China
Email: lix330@mcmaster.ca

Kevin Kim

Name: Kevin Kim
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Whitlock
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Outcomes of dialysis patients who undergo cardiac surgery, randomized control trial methodology
Email: kims95@mcmaster.ca

Graeme Ball

Name: Graeme Ball
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Éric Tarride
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Cost-effectiveness analysis methods in oncology
Email: gaball26@gmail.com

Vanessa De Rubeis

Name: Vanessa De Rubeis
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Anderson
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Obesity, early life adversity, life course epidemiology, population and public health
Twitter: @VanessaDeRubeis
Email: derubevg@mcmaster.ca

Sujane Kandasamy

Name: Sujane Kandasamy
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Sonia Anand
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Early origins of chronic disease (cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes) and chronic disease risk factors across the life-course, with a special attention on Indigenous Peoples health and the health of South Asian immigrants
Twitter: @NonPlainJane
                                               Email: kandas3@mcmaster.ca

Lyubov Lytvyn

Name: Lyubov Lytvyn
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Guyatt
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Patient and public involvement in the development of clinical practice guidelines
Twitter: @lyubovlytvyn
Email: lytvynlo@mcmaster.ca

Mark Phillips

Name: Mark Phillips
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Mohit Bhandari
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Network Meta-Analysis Presentation Methods
Twitter: @M_Phillips44
Email: phillimr@mcmaster.ca

Daeria Lawson

Name: Daeria Lawson
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Research-on-research and biostatistical methods (longitudinal and missing data analysis), with applications in rheumatic and infectious diseases. 
Twitter:   @_dolawson 
Email: lawsod3@mcmaster.ca

Jillian Halladay

Name: Jillian Halladay
Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Kathy Georgiades
Research Interests/Thesis Work: Co-occurrence of substance use  and mental health concerns among adolescents and emerging adults
Twitter:   @Jill_halladay
Email: halladje@mcmaster.ca