GEM Centre General Members

To support the work of the GEM Centre, we work with individuals who are committed to the goals of the organization through their work and personal interests. GEM Centre General Members are those who have or continue to be involved in GEM Centre work and continue to support the ethos of the organization.

GEM Centre General Members include:

Physicians who hold a primary faculty affiliation within one of the Divisions of Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto (including the DFCM, DOM and the Department of Paediatrics)
Those who hold a clinical appointment from a University of Toronto affiliated site from professions/roles such as: Nurses/Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants (PAs), Social Workers, or Paramedics

GEM Centre General Members

Anne Aspler MD, MSc, DTM&H, FRCPC

POCUS Director & Staff Physician, ED, North York General Hospital

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DOM, UofT

Interests: global health, POCUS, domestic violence

Dvorah Byer BScN

Registered Nurse, Mount Sinai Hospital

Interests:

Kathryn Chan MD, FRCPC(EM), DRCPSC(addictions)

Staff Physician, ED, UHN

Lecturer, Division of Emergency Medicine, DOM, UofT

Interests: equity, addiction medicine, housing, medical education

Eileen Cheung MD, CCFP(EM), PG Cert (Public Health)

Staff Physician, ED, Michael Garron Hospital

Assistant Professor & SEME Program Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: global health, education, simulation, equity

Shannon Chun MD, MPH, FRCPC(EM)

Staff Physician, ED, UHN

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DOM, UofT

Interests: infectious diseases, medical education, global health

Ross Claybo MD, FRCPC(EM)

Staff Physician (retired), ED, North York General Hospital

Lecturer, Division of Emergency Medicine, DOM, UofT

Interests: global health, faculty development, physician wellness

Christopher Dainton MD, CCFP(EM)

Staff Physician, ED, Scarborough Health Network

Lecturer, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: Short-term medical missions, public health research, clinical teaching

Juliana Duffy BScN, BMBS, FRCPC(EM)

Staff Physician, ED, UHN and St. Michael's Hospital

Clinical Associate, Division of Emergency Medicine, DOM, UofT

Interests: global health, climate health, decarbonization of health care, sustainability

Ian Drennan CCP, PhD

Critical Care Paramedic, Ornge Critical Care Transport

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM & IHPME, DLSPH, UofT

Interests: critical care transport, prehospital emergency medicine education, global health training

Jabeen Fayyaz MD, DCH, MCPS, FCPS, CHSE, MHPE, PhD

Staff Physician, ED, The Hospital for Sick Children

Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, UofT

Interests: simulation, medical education, global health

Joel Gupta MD, FRCPC

Staff Physician, ED, The Hospital for Sick Children

(Insert UofT affiliation)

Interests: global health, POCUS

Sahil Gupta MD, FRCPC

Staff Physician, ED, St. Michael’s Hospital

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DOM, UofT

Interests: global health, health equity, homelessness, care of people in custody

John Ihnat MD, CCFP

Locum Physician, Ontario EDs

Family Physician, Health Access Thorncliffe Park

Family Physician, DFCM, Michael Garron Hospital

Lecturer, DFCM, UofT

Interests: Humanitarian response, global equity, medical education for global capacity building

Marcella Jones MD, MPH, CCFP(EM)

Health Equity Co-Lead & Staff Physician, ED, UHN

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: equity, addictions medicine, rural and remote medicine

Nour Khatib MD CM, CCFP(EM), MBA

Staff Physician, ED, Markham Stouffville Hospital - Oak Valley Health

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: global health, medical education, patient advocacy, Medical Information Technology/Digital Healthcare

Wendy Lai MD, MPH

Staff Physician, ED, Humber River Hospital

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: global health, humanitarian medicine, reconciliation

Jessica Leah MPH, MD, CCFP(EM)

Staff Physician, ED, UHN

Lecturer, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: health equity, inner city health, POCUS

Michelle Lee MDCM, FRCSP, RCPSC (PEM), FAAP

Staff Physician, ED, The Hospital for Sick Children

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UofT

Interests: global health, POCUS

David MacKinnon MD, CCFP(EM)

Staff Physician & Trauma Team Leader, ED, St. Michael's Hospital

Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, DFCM, UofT

Interests: trauma, education, global health, Quality Improvement and resource utilization in medicine

Nazanin Meshkat MD, FRCPC(EM), MHSc

Staff Physician, ED, UHN