Q: What were your early years like? Q: What did you want to be when you grew up?  A: When I was four, I wanted to be a florist. At the farm, we had a big vegetable garden and a big flower garden. My grandmother lived next door, and I spent a lot of time… Continue Reading Lessons from Afghanistan and taking the pulse of the city: meet Trauma Medical Director Dr. Jacinthe Lampron

Q: Can you tell us a bit about your early years?   A: I was born in Kerala, which is a beautiful state in southern India. My dad was an accountant with an American firm, so I started travelling as a baby, and I think all that travelling made me a bit of a global citizen. … Continue Reading Radiation oncology and the right dose: meet Dr. Vimoj Nair

Keep reading to learn why physiology is like a puzzle and why sucking eggs is a good thing in Dr. Vanderhyden’s lab. Q: Can you tell us about your childhood and interests as a youth? A: I grew up Southwestern Ontario, first in Stratford and then in a small town called St. Thomas. Small towns… Continue Reading Puzzling physiology and sucking eggs

Q: What were your early years like?  A: Ottawa has always been my home; I grew up here, went to high school here, and went away for my undergrad in Toronto and medical school in Kingston before coming back to Ottawa for my surgical residency.  I wasn’t fantastically good at school when I was younger.… Continue Reading From Terry Fox to Bruce Springsteen — this cancer researcher was “Born to Run”

In recognition of his practice-changing research, he has been named the 2023 recipient of the Dr. J. David Grimes Career Achievement Award. Read on to learn why Dr. Aaron chooses to work at The Ottawa Hospital, what he’s excited about for the future, and why research isn’t like tennis. Q: Can you tell us a… Continue Reading Peaking early, early detection, and research as a team sport

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your early years?  Q: What made you choose to pursue a career in research and science?  A: I can still remember the exact time when I developed a love for science and research. Early on, I wasn’t interested in academics at all, but in Grade 7,… Continue Reading The big bang and tiny particles

Dr. Colleen Webber didn’t always want to go into healthcare, and especially not into research. But after a placement in her masters, she fell in love with the process of looking for answers to life’s big questions. With two master of science degrees — one in occupational therapy and the other in epidemiology — and… Continue Reading Finding answers and asking the right questions

From clinician to researcher to administrator — Dr. Melissa Forgie’s career touches just about every area of healthcare as we know it. She’s treated patients, conducted practice-changing research, and now, as Vice President of Medical Education at The Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Forgie is shaping the next generation of healthcare providers. Continue Reading Wrangling research and smashing glass ceilings — meet Dr. Melissa Forgie, medical education icon

The former Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Ottawa Hospital (2015-2021) has spent his career refining and redefining this art — specializing in the preservation and replacement of hips while maximizing patient outcomes. Continue Reading From Naval Officer to award-winning researcher: meet orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Paul E. Beaulé