“I work with patients who are having the worst day of their life, and I get to help them get better.” — Michelle Cummings As much as I love sports, I just felt like this fit my personality better. I love working as a team, and in the ICU. If there’s a really sick patient… Continue Reading A sprained ankle, ABBA, and hitting inanimate objects

Dr. Jean Seely is Head of the Breast Imaging Section at the hospital and a Clinical Investigator in our Clinical Epidemiology Program. Dr. Seely’s career is built on bringing research directly into patient care to improve the outcomes and reduce the mortality of breast cancer patients through better screening and diagnosis. Continue Reading A passion for medicine sparked by a grandmother and Star Trek

Dr. Dar grew up in Iran, lived briefly in France, and then moved to Canada in 1979 with his family. Today, Dr. Dar is a stroke neurologist and scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and the scientific director of the Ottawa Stroke Program. Continue Reading Sci-fi developments and rock ’n’ roll 

Harnessing her degrees in psychology and passion for supporting older adults, Emily Hladkowicz is studying the power of prehab as part of her work as a research associate in the Aging Innovation in Perioperative Medicine and Surgery (AIMS) Research Program at The Ottawa Hospital. Read on to learn about the exciting trial Emily is working on and what motivates her and her team. Continue Reading Getting ahead of rehab with prehab

Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre’s path to The Ottawa Hospital wasn’t necessarily a direct one — it took her all over Ontario and out west to the mountains — but she couldn’t do her groundbreaking sepsis research anywhere else, or with any other team. Keep reading to learn more about Dr. McIntyre's work and the exciting new support her research recently received. Continue Reading Making great strides in the lab or on the dance floor

Dr. Manoj Lalu is as much a juggler as a doctor, constantly balancing his roles at The Ottawa Hospital. But Dr. Lalu’s unique position as a clinician-scientist means not only is he balancing these roles, he’s also blending them — his research is informed by his clinical work seeing patients and vice-versa. Keep reading to learn what drew Dr. Lalu to The Ottawa Hospital and how he’s turning today’s research into tomorrow’s treatments. Continue Reading Infusing research with care

As a clinician scientist at The Ottawa Hospital, Dr. MacPherson balances research and clinical work to make sure gay men receive the best care possible. Now, after two decades working in infectious diseases, with a focus on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, Dr. MacPherson is taking gay men’s healthcare in new directions as the first Clinical Research Chair in Gay Men’s Health at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa. Continue Reading Encyclopedias, an eclectic education, and a lot of care

Born in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec, Dr. Kevin Burns never thought he’d be practicing award-winning kidney research in Ottawa. But after falling in love with Ottawa and with nephrology, Dr. Burns became an integral part of The Ottawa Hospital team. He stays busy as Senior Scientist and Director of the hospital’s Kidney Research Centre. Continue Reading A self-proclaimed nerd with a knack for nephrology

Why do some people recover from their strokes while others don’t? Dr. Ronda Lun is answering questions like this one through her boundary-pushing stroke research. Author of over 34 papers, a recipient of the highest honour for emerging researchers from the American Academy of Neurology, and now, an honourable mention for the 2022 Worton Researcher in Training Award from The Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Lun combines clinical practice with practice-changing research every day. Continue Reading Striking a chord with stroke research