Fighting the good fight on the lab bench or at the patient bedside: Dr. Michael Ong is an oncologist and associate professor at The Ottawa Hospital who has spent his career discovering new therapies against cancer by enrolling patients in clinical trials. His research and practice have focussed on prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and melanoma,… Continue Reading Finding cancer’s Achilles heel with clinical trials: meet oncologist Dr. Michael Ong

When a trauma case bursts through the doors at The Ottawa Hospital, it’s Dr. Jacinthe Lampron’s team taking it on. As the Trauma Medical Director and a Clinical Investigator, Dr. Lampron is constantly working on improving our trauma care — whether directly with patients or through her quality improvement research. When every second counts, Dr.… Continue Reading Lessons from Afghanistan and taking the pulse of the city: meet Trauma Medical Director Dr. Jacinthe Lampron

Surgery without surgery — it sounds like a riddle, but it’s what Dr. Vimoj Nair does every day at The Ottawa Hospital. As a radiation oncologist, Dr. Nair specializes in radiosurgery, an extremely precise form of radiation that doesn’t involve a single incision. By using exciting new technology like the CyberKnife and conducting practice-changing research,… Continue Reading Radiation oncology and the right dose: meet Dr. Vimoj Nair

When Dr. Safraz Mohammed was a young boy, he could picture himself as a doctor, but he didn’t necessarily picture himself as a neurosurgeon in Canada.  But today, as Staff Neurosurgeon at The Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Mohammed is pushing the boundaries of neurosurgery through his work on awake brain surgery and commitment to educating the… Continue Reading Kindergarten, kidneys, and Kitts’s motto: Meet Dr. Safraz Mohammed

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng describes himself as “on a mission to keep you out of the ICU.” It’s not that he doesn’t want to see you; it’s more that he doesn’t want to have to treat you. A researcher, clinician, and advocate for The Ottawa Hospital’s ICU and palliative care, Dr. Kyeremanteng’s focus is on preventing… Continue Reading The doctor “on a mission to keep you out of the ICU”: Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

If you saw Dr. Kawan Rakhra at work, at a glance you might think he was slacking off and playing video games. But don’t be fooled, donning a classic gamer’s headset is part of the accomplished radiologist’s critical work.  Dr. Rakhra is also a clinical investigator at The Ottawa Hospital, and he specializes in musculoskeletal… Continue Reading Where’s Waldo? Healthcare Edition: Meet radiologist Dr. Kawan Rakhra 

Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden has spent her career looking for the metaphorical missing pieces to some of ovarian cancer’s most complex puzzles. As a senior scientist at The Ottawa Hospital, professor at the University of Ottawa, and Corinne Boyer Chair in Ovarian Cancer Research, Dr. Vanderhyden’s work makes a 3,000-piece puzzle look like child’s play. From… Continue Reading Puzzling physiology and sucking eggs

Becoming a psychiatrist wasn’t always the obvious choice for Dr. Sarah Brandigampola. Interested in the arts from an early age, her passion for psychiatry emerged after a chance rotation during medical school. Today, she’s a psychiatrist in The Ottawa Hospital’s offsite On Track program for people experiencing early symptoms of psychosis, and she’s part of… Continue Reading Changing the narrative around psychosis

For many people, visits to the hospital are few and far between. But for others, trips to the hospital are much more regular. This is certainly the case for the patients with kidney disease that nurse Robin Laird works with at The Ottawa Hospital’s Riverside Campus Nephrology Clinic. Having worked in the unit for more… Continue Reading Dealing in dialysis since 1986: meet nephrology nurse Robin Laird