Welcome 2025 summer student researchers

Osler is excited to welcome this year’s cohort of students to the Osler Research Institute for Health Innovation as part of the 2025 Summer Student Research Program (SSRP). Over the next 15 weeks, 18 emerging researchers will work alongside Osler mentors and clinicians to build hands-on experience and contribute to real-world health research.

Please join us in welcoming the 2025 SSRP cohort.

2025 SSRP projects:

• Principal Investigator (PI): Hemant Shah, Academics Department, Assessing faculty preparedness and development needs in a newly launched residency program: a rapid mixed-methods inquiry, SSRP: Lovejeet Manger
• PI: Darren Ezer, Anesthesia Department, Evaluating the effectiveness of ketamine infusions and psychotherapy for PTSD, MDD and anxiety, SSRP: Jerry Zhou
• PI: Marco Iafolla, Oncology Department, Prevalence of genetic mutations in advanced William Osler Health System prostate cancer patients, SSRP: Shree Patel
• PI: Kassandra Bisson, Advanced Diagnostics Department, Virtual c-MET IHC using wild-type MET RNA expression controls in routine NGS testing, SSRP: Anshul Gandhi
• PI: Paula Chidwick, Ethics Department, Preparing for change in addressing race correction in the health system: phase 1 environment scan and impact on patients, SSRP: Daniel Dabir
• PI: Nada Khairallah, MSK Department, Outcomes of conservative management for moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis in 2024: a retrospective analysis of patient decisions, surgical conversions and educational gaps, SSRP: Karina Saili
• PI: Arany Sivasubramaniam, Patient Experience Office, Health justice education to improve quality of service and overall patient experience, SSRP: Cathleen Blanchard
• PI: Shreena Amin, Pharmacy Department, Evaluation of a new pharmacy cartfill process, SSRP: Parul Sharma
• PI: Justin Kutzko, Palliative Department, Bleeding risk prediction tool for anticoagulation decision-making in palliative care inpatients with a cancer associated thrombosis, SSRP: Anish Warrier
• PI: Farzana Mahboob (Rahmaty), Critical Care Unit, Wait time reduction of critical care trach patient transfers, SSRP: Ameeta Bajwa
• PI: Shalini Fernandes, Oncology Department, Optimization of bispecific management based on events of CRS and ICANS, SSRP: Diya Nijjar
• PI: Charissa Cordon, Practice and Academics Department, Evaluating the impact of the clinical scholar program on transition to practice: a mixed-methods study, SSRP: Gurleen Bunger
• PI: Malissa Yang, Anesthesia Department, Postoperative pain among patients undergoing outpatient total knee replacements, SSRP: Harshet Tohan
• PI: Andrea Beharry, Advanced Diagnostics Department, Virtual c-MET IHC using wild-type MET RNA expression controls in routine NGS testing, SSRP: Alliana Dimitrio
• PI: Michael Polischuk, Emergency Department Department, Point of care ultrasound/procedures service makes a management change in emergency and hospitalized patients, SSRP: Julia Sciacca
• PI: Shailesh Nadkarni, Seniors Health, Screening to identify persons with dementia at risk for behavioral problems, SSRP: Beyza Kara
• PI: Herbert Brill, Paediatrics Department, Equity, diversity and inclusion education in medical school clinical clerkship, SSRP: Keisha Mushiana
• PI: Stephen Zborovski, Paediatrics Department, Real world impact of using the Control-IQ advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin pump in children with type 1 diabetes, SSRP: Lema Amiry