News
Class of 2025
Meet Our 2025 Graduates
Get to know some of the inspiring students crossing the stage this year. In these short profiles, our 2025 graduates reflect on their academic journeys, from the research questions that drove them to the discoveries that shaped their paths. They share what sparked their passions, the lessons they’ve learned along the way, and the goals that keep them moving forward.
2025 June Graduates
MSc in Medicine
- Catherine Boutet, MSc in Medicine, with Specialization in Translational Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Graham
- Shaina Corrick, MSc in Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
- Supervisor: Dr. Puneeta Tandon
- Catherine Jarvis, MSc in Medicine, with Specialization in Translational Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Supervisor: Dr. Robert Welsh
- Margret Igwechi Michaels, MSc in Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Jason Weatherald and Dr. Kieran Halloran
- Jashan Saini, MSc in Medicine, with Specialization in Translational Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
- Supervisor: Dr. Sean Bagshaw and Dr. Demetrios Kutsogiannis
- Majid Lingani Ncube Sikosana, MSc in Medicine, with Specialization in Translational Medicine, Division of Nephrology
- Supervisor: Dr. Philip Halloran
- Maryam Soleimani, MSc in Medicine, with Specialization in Translational Medicine
- Supervisor: Dr. Alan Underhill
- Kevin Wang, MSc in Medicine, Division of Nephrology
- Supervisors: Dr. David Collister and Dr. Scott Klarenbach
PhD in Medicine
- Jamie Boisvenue, PhD in Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Supervisors: Dr. Roseanne Yeung and Dr. Peter Senior
- Jay Gamma, PhD in Medicine, Division of Hematology
- Supervisors: Dr. Joseph Brandwein and Dr. Luc Berthiaume
- Luke Gerla, PhD in Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Paige Lacy, Dr. Harissios Vliagoftis and Dr. David Marchant
2025 November Graduates
MSc in Medicine
- Seun Fatai Akinfolarin, MSc in medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Richard Long and Dr. Angela Lau
- Justine Beghin, MSc in medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Supervisors: Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson and Dr. D. Lorne Tyrrell
- Mirsol Choi, MSc in medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisor: Dr. Grace Lam
- Rami Kadri, MSc in medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
- Supervisors: Dr. Andrew Mason and Dr. Carlos Moctezuma Velazquez
- Zahra Karamzadeh, MSc in medicine, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Mushahwar
- Robert Kay, MSc in medicine, with specialization in translational medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Supervisor: Dr. Robert Welsh
- Darren Mann, MSc in medicine, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Mushahwar
- Holly Minckler, MSc in medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
- Supervisor: Dr. Puneeta Tandon
- Nathan Ness, MSc in medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Supervisor: Dr. Gavin Oudit
- Simran Panesar, MSc in medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Adrian Wagg and Dr. Andrea Gruneir
- Alisha Rullay, MSc in medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Kieran Halloran and Dr. Jason Weatherald
- Devika Shreekumar, MSc in medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Ellina Lytvyak and Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza
- Catharina Veldman, MSc in medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine
- Supervisor: Dr. Bernadette Quemerais
PhD in Medicine
- Marc Duchesne, PhD in medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Paige Lacy and Dr. Joel Dacks
- Sarina Falcione, PhD in medicine, Division of Neurology
- Supervisor: Dr. Glen Jickling
- Areli Lorenzana-Carrillo, PhD in medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Supervisor: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra
- Ataollah Rafieetabrizi, PhD in medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Bernadette Quemerais and Dr. David Wishart
- Joy Santos, PhD in medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Supervisors: Dr. Dean Befus and Dr. Marcelo Marcet-Palacios
- Saymon Tejay, PhD in medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Supervisor: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra