Alberta Health Services University of Calgary

Department of Medicine News Bulletin

Awards

Please join us in congratulating our members for their outstanding achievements.

Fall 2014 Department of Medicine Research Funding Competition

Investigators Proposal Title Awarded
Dr. Marietta Iacucci,
Dr. Andrew Daly,
Dr. Ahsan Chaudhry,
Dr. Peter Duggan,
Dr. Sean Gui,
Dr. Miriam Fort-Gasia
"Early Diagnosis and Endomicroscopic Assessment of GvHD in the GI Tract by Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy" $15,000
Dr. Rahul Mehta,
Dr. Rose Geransar,
Dr. Aleem Bharwani,
Dr. C. Maria Bacchus, Greg Hallihan,
Dr. Aravind Ganesh,
Dr. Darrell Cotton
"Use of a Medical App to Reduce Inappropriate Investigations and to Improve Understanding of Evidence Based History and Physical Exams in Trainees" $15,000
Dr. Kerri Johannson,
Dr. Charlene Fell,
Dr. Gilaad Kaplan,
Dr. Harold Collard,
Dr. Michael Jerrett
"Association of Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure with Development and Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" $10,000
Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Dr. Hanson,
Dr. Nathalie Jette,
Dr. Tamara Pringsheim, Dr. Scott Patten,
Dr. Zahra Goodarzi
"Improving Care for Elderly Parkinson’s and Dementia Patients with Co-Morbid Mood Disorders" $10,000
Total Funds Awarded: $50,000

New Appointments

Please welcome the following staff members to their new roles.

Dr. Peter Duggan - Zone Clinical Section Chief, Hematology

Dr, Peter Duggan

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Peter Duggan as the Zone Clinical Section Chief for the Section of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies. Dr. Duggan is a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary who graduated from and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Memorial University, St. John's, NF. Please join us in welcoming him to his new role.

Satyam Patel - New Evaluation & Innovation Project Manager

Satyam Patel

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Satyam Patel as our new Evaluation & Innovation Project Manager. Prior to joining the department, Satyam was a Consultant (Pharmaceutical & Healthcare) at Medlior Health Outcomes Research Ltd. Please join us in welcoming Satyam to his new role.

He can be reached at:
Phone: 403-944-5680
Email:

New Recruits

Please welcome the following new members to the Department of Medicine.

Dr. Erika Dempsey

Dr. Eria Dempsey

Dr. Erika Dempsey has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Section of Geriatric Medicine with interests in frail elderly and healthy aging. Prior to this, Dr. Dempsey completed her fellowship at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Daniel Miller

Dr. Daniel Miller

Dr. Daniel Miller has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Section of Respiratory Medicine. Prior to this, Dr. Miller completed his residency in Respiratory Medicine from the University of Calgary.