New Appointments
Please welcome the following staff member to her new role.
Dr. Kerri Novak - New Acting Facility Medical Director, Foothills Medical Centre
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kerri Novak as the new Acting Facility Medical Director for the Foothills Medical Centre. Prior to this, she was the Medical Lead for Central Triage and Access, Co-Lead of the Provincial Closed Loop Referral Pathway, and the Medical Lead of Quality Assurance within the Division of Gastroenterology. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Novak to her new role.
The Future of Medical Grand Rounds
Beginning in the 2015-16 academic year onward, the Distinguished Lecture Series shall replace Medical Grand Rounds for the Department of Medicine. Medical Grand Rounds (MGR) was an accredited group learning activity defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In recent years Medical Grand Rounds attendance has dwindled owing to competing educational activities despite effort at revitalization.
Aligning with the University’s strategic direction, we pride ourselves on innovative learning and teaching. By being forward thinking and adaptable we will engage and inspire our Department by attracting exceptional leaders in health care, education and research from around the globe.
Speakers of different backgrounds and skillsets will be invited to speak, with the aim of benefitting a diverse group of physicians across the varying disciplines that make up the Department of Medicine.
We hope to have our first Lecture this coming October 2015.
New Recruits
Please welcome the following new members to the Department of Medicine.
Dr. Saibal Das
Dr. Saibal Das has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant in the Section of General Internal Medicine with a clinical interest in same. Prior to this, Dr. Das studied both Nephrology and Internal Medicine in Bangladesh.
Dr. Michelle Grinman
Dr. Michelle Grinman has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine with interests in Healthcare Integration, Medically Complex Patients, Vulnerable Elders, and Public Health. Prior to this, Dr. Grinman completed her fellowship at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Stacey Hall
Dr. Stacey Hall has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Section of Geriatric Medicine. Prior to this,
Dr. Hall completed her fellowship in Geriatric Medicine from the University of Calgary.
Dr. Deepa Suryanarayan
Dr. Deepa Suryanarayan has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Section of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies with interests in Thrombosis. Prior to this,
Dr. Suryanarayan completed her fellowship in Hematology from the University of Calgary. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Health Research Methodology as part of a Clinical Investigator Program in Thrombosis from McMaster University.
Dr. Julia Tien
Dr. Julia Tien has joined the Department of Medicine as a Clinical Lecturer in the Section of General Internal Medicine with interest in Thrombosis. Prior to this, Dr. Tien completed her fellowship at the University of Alberta.