Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Jason Wasserman, MD PhD FRCPC
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association
University of Ottawa
Members of the editorial board
Dr. Bibianna Purgina, MD FRCPC
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association
University of Ottawa
Dr. Diponkar Banerjee, MBChB PhD FRCPC
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Dr. Ilan Weinreb, MD FRCPC
Toronto General Hospital
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
University of Toronto
Dr. Runjan Chetty, DPhil MB BCh BM BCh FRCPC
Toronto General Hospital
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
University of Toronto
Dr. Anthea Lafreniere, MD
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
University of Ottawa
Patient advisers
Sue Peters
Healthcare Consultant
Susan Peters Consulting Ltd
Stacey Pollock Bar-Ziv, PhD
Claire Snyman
Health care advocate, Two Steps Forward.
Robin McGee, PhD
Registered Psychologist
Clinical advisor
Dr. Daniel Pepe, MD CCFP
Family physician and Academic fellow in family medicine
Editor: Teach and Learn, Family Medicine
Medical illustrator
Dr. Zuzanna Gorski, MD
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
University of Ottawa
Contributing authors
Dr. Allison Osmond, MD FRCPC
Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Ipshita Kak, MD FRCPC
St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
McMaster University, Hamilton
Dr. Emily Goebel, MD FRCPC
London Health Sciences Centre
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London
Dr. Simon Kirby, MD FRCSC FRCPC
Health Science Centre Eastern Health
Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland
Dr. David Driman, MBChB FRCPC
London Health Sciences Centre
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London
Dr. Stephanie Reid, MD FRCPC
Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland
Dr. Trevor A. Flood, MD FRPCP
The Ottawa Hospital
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association
University of Ottawa
Dr. Adnan Karavelic, MD FRCPC
Western Memorial Regional Hospital and Western Health, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Dr. Livia Florianova, MD FRCPC
Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Jane Barron, MD FRCPC
Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland
Dr. Philip Berardi, MD PhD FRCPC
The Ottawa Hospital
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association
University of Ottawa
Dr. Rosemarie Tremblay-LeMay, MD MSc FRCPC
Toronto General Hospital
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
University of Toronto
Dr. Kimberly Wood, MD MSc FRCPC
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Dr. Madeline Fitzpatrick MD
Memorial University, St John’s, Newfoundland
Dr. Pavandeep Gill, MD
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Dr. Glenda Ruth Wright, MBBCh
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Robyn Ndikumana, MD BScN
Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Dr. Victor Brochu, MD
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Elan Hahn, MD
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Matthew Cecchini, MD, PhD
Pulmonary Pathology Fellow
Mayo Clinic
Dr. Matthew Magyar, MDCM, FRCPC
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Dr. Katherina Baranova, MD
Resident, Anatomical Pathology
London Health Sciences Centre
Western University, London ON
Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Pilon, MD
Resident, Anatomical pathology
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Osama Khan, MD
Resident, Anatomical pathology
University of Ottawa
The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Ashley Flaman, MD
Resident, Anatomical pathology
University of Ottawa
The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Emilija Todorovic, MD FRCPC
Fellow, Head and neck pathology
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Alexandra States, MD
Resident, Anatomical pathology
Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
Dr. Brandon Zelman, DO
Resident, Anatomical pathology
Loyola University Medical Center
