Our Team
Primary Investigators
Dr. Andrew P. Costa, PhD | McMaster University, The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton, M.G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Waterloo Regional Campus
Dr. Rebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPH | McMaster University, Grand River Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, M.G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Waterloo Regional Campus
Dr. MyLinh Duong, MD, MSc | McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences
Dr. Terence Ho, MD | McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Dr. Marla Beauchamp, PhD | McMaster University, The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton
Dr. Jennifer LY Tsang, MD, PhD | McMaster University, Niagara Health, M.G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Niagara Regional Campus, Brock University
Team Members
Darly Dash, MSc. | McMaster University
Megan Donaghy-Hughes, BSc. (c) | The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton
Operational Leads
Dr. Tyler Pitre, MA, MD (PGIM) - Kitchener-Waterloo Lead | McMaster University
Dr. Mats Lyndon Junek, MD, FRCPC - Hamilton General Hospital Lead | McMaster University
Dr. Jessica Kapralik, MD (PGY5) - St. Joseph’s Hospital Lead | McMaster University
Lisa Patterson - Niagara Lead | Niagara Health
Co-Investigators
Kitchener-Waterloo Co-Investigators:
Dr. William Ciccotelli, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Stephen Giilck, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Brent Guy, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Paul Hosek, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Aaron Jones, MSc, PhD
Dr. Theresa T. Liu, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Tyler Pitre, MA, MD
Dr. Catherine Tong, MD, CCFP (EM)
Hamilton Co-Investigators:
Dr. Lauren Griffith, PhD
Dr. Sophie Corriveau, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Shariq Haider, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Rajendar Hanmiah MD, FRCPC
Dr. Mats Lyndon Junek, MD MSc
Dr. Maura Marcucci, MD,PhD FRCPC
Dr. Leslie Martin, MD, FRCPC
Dr. John Neary, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Ameen Patel, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Parminder Raina, PhD
Dr. Samir Raza, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Natya Raghavan, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Joshua Wald, MD, FRCPC
Niagara Co-Investigators:
Dr. George Farjou, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Connie Schumacher, RN, PhD
Dr. Karim Ali, MD
Dr. Erick Duan, MD
Functional Extension Sub-Study
Lead Investigator
Dr. Marla Beauchamp, PhD | McMaster University & The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton
Co-lead Investigators:
Dr. Andrew P. Costa, PhD
Dr. Rebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPH
Dr. MyLinh Duong, MD, MSc
Dr. Terence Ho, MD
Site leads:
Dr. Rebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPH
Dr. Joshua Wald, MD, FRCPC, McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Kyle Davies RT, M.B.A., St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Dr. Natya Raghavan MD, FRCPC, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences
Dr. Sophie Corriveau MD, FRCPC, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton Co-Investigators:
Dr. Maura Marcucci, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Ameen Patel, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Samir Raza, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Shariq Haider, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Leslie Martin, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Parminder Raina, PhD
Dr. Lauren Griffith, PhD
Dr. Mats Junek, MSc, MD
Dr. Therese Liu, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Brenda Vrkljan, PhD, OT.
Dr. Maureen Markle-Reid, RN, MScN, PhD
Waterloo Co-Investigators:
Dr. Aaron Jones, MSc, PhD
Dr. Tyler Pitre, MA, MD
Dr. William Ciccotelli, MD, FRCPC
Niagara Co-Investigators:
Dr. Connie Schumacher, RN, PhD