Contributors – TN2019

Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief

Tara Tofighi
Mark Shafarenko

Production Managers

Sara Mirali
Ayesh Seneviratne

Atlas Editor

Ali Helmi

Associate Editors: Primary

Arnav Agarwal
Priya Bapat

Associate Editors: Medicine

Helen Genis
Alex Sapa

Associate Editors: Surgery

Ahmad Mousa
Siraj Zahr

EBM: Primary

Danielle Jeong
Graham Mazereeuw

EBM: Medicine

Melissa Allwood
Joshua Mehta

EBM: Surgery

Alex Tigert
Michael Elfassy

Clinical Handbook Editors

Matthew Wong-Pack
Marissa Lu
Stephanie Lim-Reinders

STAT Notes Editor

Mina Faheim

BMC Production Editors

Natividad Chen
Julia Devorak

Communications Managers

Min Joon Lee
Calvin Diep

Copy Editors

Khalad Maliyar
Yujin Li
Vijay Sandhu
Gabriella Ghanem
Mirriam Mikhail
Christopher Olesovsky
Casey Rosen
Sparsh Shah
Adam Monod
Sandra Fiset
Rohan Philip
Jenessa Kerr
Akanksha Nayak
Vishalini Sivarajah
Kennedy Hao
Sana Warsi
Kaitlyn Lam
Jason Jia
Sruthi Thomas
Kristen Dietrich
Sivisan Suntheralingam
Anuja Bhalerao
Orly Bogler
Lily Wang
Sechiv Jugnundan
Alison Sumner
Jinbaek Kim
Lindsay Cho
Ryan Mason
Carter Winberg
Taaha Muhammad
Julia Woo
Sze Chan
Jaime Sklar
Nicole Falzone
An Shao
Ilana Birnbaum
Erika Haskings
Kevin Si
Esaba Kashem
Jordan Lewis
Sarah Freeman
Jennifer Tang
Aram Abbasian
Julia Pasquale
Min Kim
Claudia Dziegielewski
Shelby Olesovsky
Kennedy Meier
Maha Munawar
Arunima Sivanand
Claire Stanley
Alexander Landry
Majd Abdullah
Ilana Clark
Arjun Sithamparapillai
Alexandra Majerski
Carmen Baker
Laura Wong
Amber Miatello
Elenor Henry
Anisha Dhalla
Abi Kirubarajan
Jocelyn Jia
Connor Brenna
Alvi Islam
Paul Junhyuck Kim
Victoria Chuen
Gianluca Sampieri
Janis Chang
Arshia Javidan
Airiss Chan
Irakli Dznealdze
Alan Zhou
Catherine Matolcsy
David Bobrowski
Karanbir Brar
Daniel Park
Anthony Giuliano
Meng Li
Priya Dhir
Janakan Somasundaram
Helen Liu
Amirpouyan Namavarian
Healey Shulman
Ishan Aditya
Adam Bobrowski

Student Editors

Chapter Editors

Medical Imaging

Albert Lee
Ali Helmi

Ethical, Legal and Organizational Medicine

Adam Shehata
Sharef Danho

Anesthesia

James Bao
Jagan Sivakumaran

Dermatology

Arvin Ighani
Jia Tanwani
Caitlin Chrystoja

Emergency Medicine

Matthew Piaseczny
Jason Park
Alex Coutin

Family Medicine

David Field
Shirley Poon
Cecilia Alvarez-Veronesi

Genetics

Brianna Barsanti

Pediatrics

Spencer Van Mil
Allie Davidson
Jesse Creamer

Pharmacology

Felix Chan
Arman Zereshkian

Population and Community Health

Diana Sun
Harpreet Chahal

Psychiatry

Melissa Lee
Katija Bonin
Sanasi Jayawardena

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

Tina Binesh Marvasti
Alexandra Silberberg
Mohammed Firdouse

Endocrinology

Joshua Fletcher
Justine Philteos

Gastroenterology

Richard You Wu
Aggie Gao
Kimia Sheikholeslami

Geriatric Medicine

Brigida Bruno
Ari Cuperfain
Adrian Chan

Hematology

Teja Voruganti
Hayeong Rho

Infectious Diseases

Priyank Bhatnagar
Aidan Mcparland

Nephrology

Jessie Peng
Ariel Yekeskel

Neurology

Emily Hughes
Eshita Kapoor

Respirology

Meagan Thang
Samantha Fernandes
Waleed Ahmed

Rheumatology

Daniel Pau
Curtis Sobchak

General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

Mike Dzingala
Evelyn Waugh
Kimerly Lam
Niv Vela

Gynecology

Martha Smith
Ting Cai

Neurosurgery

Brij Karmur
Colin Maslink
Karim Mithani

Obstetrics

Tal Milman
Abigail Lee
Melin Peng

Ophthalmology

Armin Abadeh
Tarek Bin Yameen
Marko Popovic
Kirill Zaslavsky

Orthopedics

Teresa Ziegler
Sam Keshen

Otolaryngology

Brian Shin
Chantal Li
Luke Gagnon

Plastic Surgery

Sophia Duong
Alex Adibfar

Urology

Jethro Kwong
Kosalan Akilan

Vascular Surgery

Ben Li
Arun Partridge
Benjamin Fung

Faculty Editors

Eugene Yu, MD, FRCPC
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network

Nasir Jaffer, MD, FRCPC
Division of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Medical Imaging, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto

John Kavanagh, MD, FRCPC
Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Medical Imaging, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto

Ruby Shanker, MBBS, MHSc
University Health Network, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Jeff Wassermann, MD, FRCPC
Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital

Diana Tamir, MD, FRCPC
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network

Ahtsham Niazi, MBBS, FCARCSI, FRCPC
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network

Jensen Yueng, MD, FRCPC
Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital

David Adam, MD, FRCPC
Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Marissa Joseph, MD, FRCPC
Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children

Mark Freedman, MD, FRCPC
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Fernando Teixeira, MD, FRCPC
Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Azadeh (Azi) Moaveni, MD, CCFP
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital

Ruby Alvi, MD, CCFP, MHSc
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Hanna Faghfoury, MDCM, FRCPC, FCCMG
The Fred A Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, Departmnent of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network

Joyce So, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCCMG
The Fred A Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine, Departmnent of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network

Janaki Vallipuram, MD, FRCPC
Division of Pediatric Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children

Julie Johnstone, MD (FRCPC), MScCH
Division of Pediatric Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children

Laila Premji, MD, FRCPC
Division of Paediatric Medicine, Deparment of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children

David Juurlink, BPhm, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Departmentds of Medicine and Pediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Barry Pakes, BSc, MD, MPH, CCFP, DTMH, FRCPC, PhD
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Andrew Pinto , MD, CCFP, FRCPC, MSc
Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Benoit Mulsant, MD, MS, FRCPC
Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Oshrit Wanono, MD, FRCPC
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Michael McDonald, MD, FRCPC
Division of Cardiology and The Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network

Sacha Bhatia, MD, MBA, FRCPC
Division of Cardiology, University Health Network and Women’s College Hospital

Paul Dorian, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Division of Cardiology, St. Michael’s Hospital

Jeannette Goguen, MD, FRCPC, MEd
Department of Endocrinology, St. Michael’s Hospital

Julie Gilmour, MBCHB, FRCPC, MSC
Department of Endocrinology, St. Michael’s Hospital

Phillip Segal, MD, FRCPC
Division of Endocrinology, University Health Network

Maria Cino, HonBSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital

Gabor Kandel, MD, FRCPC
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Piero Tartaro, MD, FRCPC
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Vicky Chau, MD, MScCH, FRCPC
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Health Network

Dan Liberman, MD, MScCH, FRCPC
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Health Network

Martina Trinkaus, MD, FRCPC
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Richard Wells, MD, D.Phil, FRCPC
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Paul Bunce, BSc, MA, MD, FRCPC
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University Health Network

Gemini Tanna, MD, FRCPC
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Alireza Zahirieh, MD, FRCPC
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Ramesh Prasad, MA, MB, MSc, BS
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Esther Bui, MD, FRCPC
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network

Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Anju Anand, MD, FRCPC
Divison of Respirology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Meyer Balter, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCCP
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital

Heather McDonald-Blumer, MD, MScCH, FRCPC
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital

Simon Carette, MD, FRCPC
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital

Fayez Quereshy, MD, MBA, FRCSC
Division of General Surgery, University Health Network

Abdollah Behzadi, MD, MBA, FRCSC, FACS
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Fay Weisberg, MD, FRCSC
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto

Danielle Vicus, MD, FRCSC, MSc
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sari Kives, MD, FRCSC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael’s Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children

Eric Massicotte, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Department of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital

Todd Mainprize, MD, FRCSC
Department of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Richard Pittini, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACOG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Rohan D’Souza, MD, MSc, FRCOG, PhD (C)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital

Amanda Selk, MD, FRCSC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital

Marisa Sit, MD, FRCSC
Department of Opthalmology and Vision Sciences, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital

Ike Ahmed, MD, FRCSC
Department of Opthalmology and Vision Sciences, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto

Asim Ali, MD, FRCSC
Department of Opthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

Herb von Schroeder, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Divisions of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network

Jeremy Hall, MD, FRCSC
Dvision of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital

Jonathan Irish, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network

Evan Propst, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children

Melinda Musgrave, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital

Siba Haykal, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network

Jason Lee, MD, MHPE, FRCSC
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University Health Network – Toronto General Hospital

Sender Herschorn, MDCM, FRCSC
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Women’s College Hospital

Elisa Greco, BSc, MBChB, MD, FRCS
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital

George Oreopoulos, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network