Current group members (2023/24)
Ranil Sonnadara, PI
Ana Maria Ilicic, Research Coordinator
Kestrel McNeill, PhD Candidate (PNB)
Farah Hasan, MSc Student (HSED)
Nadeen Eskander, MSc Student (HSED)
Members
Victoria McKinnon, PG Resident (Plastic Surgery)
Rucha Trivedi, Thesis Student (PNB)
Alyssandra Mammoliti, Research Volunteer (PNB)
Sierra Vaillancourt, Independent Study Student (PNB)
Mariah Keeling, Research Volunteer (1st Year Medical Student)
Rana Ibrahim, Research Volunteer
Julia Issa, Independent Study Student (PNB)
Select Alumni
Dr. Portia Kalun (PNB PhD Student, 2017 - 2023): Now an Postdoctoral Fellow at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Anita Acai (PNB PhD Student, 2016 - 2021): Now an Assistant Professor at McMaster University
Dr. Kiret Dhindsa (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017 - 2020): Now a Postdoctoral Researcher at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Nathan Cupido (HSED MSc Student, 2017 - 2019): Now a PhD student at the University of Toronto
Dr. Natalie Wagner (PNB PhD Student, 2015 - 2019): Now an Assistant Professor at Queen’s University
Dr. Naby Nikookaran (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017 - 2019): Now a Senior Research Scientist at NXM Labs Inc.
Sara Jamil (CSE MSc Student, 2016 - 2018): Now a Data Scientist
Dr. Hossein Taghinejad (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016 - 2018): Now a Data Scientist at SOTI
Dr. Tina Fahim (HRM PhD Student, 2012 - 2017): Now a Knowledge Translation Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital
Jacqueline Wilcox (Research Assistant, 2016 - 2017): Now a Respiratory Therapist
Dr. Krista Dunn (Research Assistant, 2015 - 2016): Now a Resident at Dalhousie University
Dr. Sydney McQueen (HSED MSc Student, 2012 - 2014): Now a Neurosurgery Resident at the University of Toronto
Dr. Andrew McGuire (Medical Student, 2014 - 2017): Now an Orthopaedic Clinical Fellow at the University of Ottawa
Dr. Shawn Garbedian (Surgical Research Fellow, 2010): Now a Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at North York General Hospital
Dr. Neil Rittenhouse (MASc student, 2009 - 2010): Now a Staff Physician at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital
Dr. Carween Mui (Volunteer, 2010 - 2011): Now an OB/GYN Resident at McMaster University
Dr. Telemachos Cleanthis (Surgical Research Fellow, 2010 - 2011): Now a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Frimley Heath, UK
Amanda Ager (Undergraduate Thesis Student, 2005 - 2006): Now a Doctoral student in Physiotherapy at the University of Ghent