Q: When did you decide to become a nurse? A: During high school, I volunteered at the General Campus coffee shop. Sitting at a cash register, pouring coffee — that’s how things started. Through my exposure to healthcare professionals, I realized I had an interest in healthcare. In Grade 12, I had to do a… Continue Reading Donning scrubs — and dancing shoes — in oncology

Getting ahead of rehab with prehab Meet Emily Hladkowicz, research associate in perioperative frailty at The Ottawa Hospital You’ve heard of rehab, but have you heard of prehab? While rehab typically follows surgery or other healthcare procedures, prehab involves getting patients as healthy and strong as possible before a procedure to improve their recovery after… Continue Reading Getting ahead of rehab with prehab

Making great strides in the lab or on the dance floor Meet Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre — sepsis researcher and clinician extraordinaire 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… Continue Reading Making great strides in the lab or on the dance floor

Infusing research with care Meet Dr. Manoj Lalu, the clinician-scientist bringing lab discoveries to patients every day Dr. Manoj Lalu is as much a juggler as a doctor, constantly balancing his roles at The Ottawa Hospital. He’s an Associate Scientist in The Ottawa Hospital’s Clinical Epidemiology and Regenerative Medicine Programs and an anesthesiologist for the… Continue Reading Infusing research with care

Encyclopedias, an eclectic education, and a lot of care Meet Dr. Paul MacPherson, the first Clinical Research Chair in Gay Men’s Health at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Dr. Paul MacPherson is recentring the “care” in healthcare for gay men in Ottawa every day through his practice-changing work. As a clinician scientist at The… Continue Reading Encyclopedias, an eclectic education, and a lot of care

A childhood revelation and rethinking what you know about bones Meet orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Wilkin When you break a bone, there’s a small window of opportunity to set it up to heal properly. No one knows this better than Dr. Geoffrey Wilkin, an Orthopaedic Trauma surgeon at The Ottawa Hospital. If a patient comes… Continue Reading A childhood revelation and rethinking what you know about bones

A self-proclaimed nerd with a knack for nephrology Meet Dr. Kevin Burns — the 2022 winner of the Grimes Career Achievement Award 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… Continue Reading A self-proclaimed nerd with a knack for nephrology

Lighting up cancer research with firefly proteins Meet Dr. Taha Azad, recipient of the 2022 Worton Researcher in Training Award Using fireflies to study cancer might sound like science fiction, but for Dr. Taha Azad, it’s been his reality for years now. After studying — and teaching — biology in his home country of Iran,… Continue Reading Lighting up cancer research with firefly proteins

Striking a chord with stroke research Meet Dr. Ronda Lun — recipient of a rare honourable mention for the 2022 Worton Researcher in Training Award 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,… Continue Reading Striking a chord with stroke research