1st Year Residents
- Breezy (Brianna-Lee) Beaudry, Vancouver Island Site
Breezy joins us from the NOSM Thunder Bay campus where she completed her medical school training. Her passion for the great outdoors is only matched … Read more - Damian Feldman-Kiss, Interior Site
Damian was born in Ottawa but raised by the mountains in BC and New Zealand. How, might you ask? Well, refusing to become an adult, … Read more - Daniel Shi, Vancouver Site
Daniel hails from the far-away land of Brampton, Ontario. He grew up playing chess, video games, cards, and pretty much any other type of game … Read more - Emma Croft, Interior Site
Meet Emma, our new bespectacled R1! Emma was born and raised by the shores of Deer Lake in the shadow of the majestic Metrotown (Burnaby … Read more - Eva Bruketa, Vancouver Island Site
Eva joins us with a bit of mileage under her belt as she was born in Germany, lived in California, and then moved to Toronto … Read more - Francesca Bell Peters, Vancouver Site
Francesca grew up on beautiful Gabriola Island, trail running, cliff jumping, and getting sea-sick on the ferry to school every day. After completing her degree … Read more - Hanna Parmar, Vancouver Site
Hanna joins an elite crew of UBC lifers, having completed her undergraduate and medical degrees in Vancouver before joining the Vancouver emergency medicine residency program. … Read more - Inderdeep Mander, Fraser Site
Inderdeep was born and raised in cold and snowy Edmonton. She completed her undergrad in Psychology and Bio Sci and worked on community advocacy throughout … Read more - Jessica Jacob, Fraser Site
Jessica was born in South India and spent her early childhood in the UK and the Middle East before finally settling in Maple Ridge, BC. … Read more - Sarah Douglas, Vancouver Island Site
Sarah completed a degree in biomedical engineering at UVIC and when she was starting to get a few too many looks for talking to the … Read more - Tracy Huynh, Vancouver Site
Tracy was born and raised in the beautiful city of Surrey, BC. She went to Simon Fraser University and never finished her degree in Molecular … Read more - Trisha Kandiah, Vancouver Site
Having lived in Ontario her whole life, Trisha was excited to make the drive from her hometown Ottawa all the way to Vancouver in order … Read more - Victoria Forcina, Vancouver Site
Victoria is from Toronto, Ontario but made the big move to BC for EM and wouldn’t have it any other way. Shocked by the flashing … Read more
2nd Year Residents
- Adam Arthurs, Vancouver Site
Did he drive from Northern Ontario, or did he actually trail run to Vancouver? We will never know. What we do know is Adam grew … Read more - Alex Senger, Interior Site
Alex grew up on a grain farm in rural Saskatchewan, which means his first exposure to emergency medicine was as a patient. Somehow, seeking treatment … Read more - Brendan Lee, Vancouver Site
Brendan is the only flat-lander to make his way to the VGH crew all the way from Saskatchewan. As a born and bred prairie boy, … Read more - Christina Botros, Vancouver Site
Christina hails from the far-away town of Langley, BC. She grew up as a classically trained competitive dancer, but now can commonly be found tearing … Read more - Daria Hutchinson, Interior Site
Born and raised in the small coastal town of Tsawwassen, BC, Daria always knew she wanted to broaden her horizons and see the wide world … Read more - Dylan Collins, Vancouver Site
A retired competitive Alpaca handler, Dylan brings many valuable skills to the Emergency Department. After he left the Petri dishes of UVic’s biochemistry labs behind, … Read more - Frances Clayton, Interior Site
A love child hailing from Montreal, Frances spent her early years growing up across Northern England and Chicago before her parents came to their senses … Read more - Hilary Drake, Vancouver Island Site
Hilary grew up on the North Shore but has since steeped in many different towns including Sackville NB where she completed her undergraduate degree at … Read more - Jen-ai Lai, Fraser Site
Jen-Ai has been enjoying beautiful BC for the last 9 years, ever since a fateful phone call from UBC altered her life path. Offered a … Read more - Kiran Grant, Vancouver Site
Kiran grew up in Calgary playing any and all sports at a largely mediocre level. After an undergrad in his hometown and stints working in … Read more - Morgan Haines, Vancouver Site
Found beside a hiking trail in North Vancouver, baby Morgan lived a simple life until he was “discovered” by a talent agent in a coffee … Read more - Paul Clerc, Fraser Site
Born at Royal Columbian, raised in Coquitlam, legend has it Paul was destined for the Fraser Emergency Medicine program from the very beginning. Cast overseas … Read more - Rod Vafaei, Vancouver Island Site
Rod Vafaei grew up on B.C.’s beautiful North Shore and acquired numerous nicknames from his rugby days including Hot Rod, the Persian Rifle, and… less … Read more
3rd Year Residents
- Aidan McParland, Vancouver Site
This Brockville (aka Brock Vegas) import brought a whole new level of stoke to the VGH ED. Joining us from Toronto, this committed carnivore is … Read more - Andrew Chang, Vancouver Site
Andrew hails from “far away” Coquitlam, BC, where he grew up with the dream of moving to the big city. From SFU for undergrad, he … Read more - Chris Doyle-Kelly, Fraser Site
Chris grew up in Montreal, Irish-blooded and English-speaking. He later drifted to southwestern Ontario for an undergrad in Kinesiology at Western, an experience which, to … Read more - Claire Ronsley, Vancouver Site
Though Claire would tell you she chose Emerg late in the game, with her numerous visits to the ER, we knew it was never in … Read more - Devon Mitchell, Vancouver Site
Born and raised in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Langley, BC, Devon is our program’s UBC lifer, spending undergrad, med school and now residency in beautiful … Read more - Emily Lostchuck, Fraser Site
Hailing from the end of a loooong dirt road in rural Ontario, Emily spent her youth galloping through open meadows on horseback and sailing off … Read more - Kevin Duncan, Interior Site
Kevin grew up in Summerland with a farm full of chickens to call friends! He then moved to the big city of Kelowna, and then … Read more - Lulu Yang, Vancouver Island Site
Hailing from Vancouver (where she did both her undergrad and medical school), Lulu has decided to ditch the traffic and noise of the big city … Read more - Max Moor-Smith, Vancouver Island Site
This young buck was born & raised in Richmond, BC. He finally found his footing at the age of 17 and wandered over to Vancouver … Read more - Meg Singh, Vancouver Site
Meg, if that’s even her real name, lived in five countries before she started university at McGill for undergrad. Now that she’s lived in both … Read more - Ryan Kohler, Interior Site
Like any good emerg doc, Ryan was constantly on the move since day one. Originally hailing from Ontario, he lived in Singapore and Australia for … Read more - Seb Przech, Fraser Site
Somehow not ashamed to admit that he came from Onterrible, or that he cheers for the Leafs, Seb grew up in Etobicoke, where he spent … Read more
4th Year Residents
- Ateshia York, Fraser Site
Ateshia likes exploring and taking the scenic route and she held true to that in her journey to becoming an EM resident. Born and raised … Read more - Colin Sedgwick, Vancouver Island Site
Colin Sedgwick is a born and bred BC boy. Just prior to being born in Vancouver, his mother obtained an ultrasound that showed him reading … Read more - Hélène Morakis, Vancouver Site
Growing up in the prairies, Helene dreamt of finding mountains and coasts. She first sought out the shores of Lake Ontario for medical school – … Read more - Jamieson Ward, Vancouver Island Site
Master Corporal Jamieson Ward, is not your average EM resident. First of all, he’s a father of two beautiful girls, he once lived on the … Read more - Kate Eppler, Fraser Site
Kate grew up in Kelowna, spending her days playing in the mountains and water. At a young age, she fell in love with cross-country skiing, … Read more - Kelly Huang, Vancouver Site
When Kelly isn’t fussing over us like a mother hen, she’s collecting blackmail material on us all with her daily videos as an up-and-coming movie … Read more - Kia Dullemond, Vancouver Site
The trendiest of the R2 crew, Kia always has his finger on the pulse of all things cool in this city. You can find this … Read more - Kiran Rikhraj, Vancouver Site
Our transplant from tropical Singapore, this cold-averse chicka was once torn between wanting to catch babies, fix bones and figure out the cause of someone’s … Read more - Qadeem Salehmohammed, Interior Site
Qadeem is the resident you’ve all been waiting for. Qadeem grew up in Surrey, BC as a huge nerd. He learned about hard work by … Read more - Stephen Watson, Interior Site
EM resident, grilled meat enthusiast, stay-at-home son. I emigrated from South Africa to the balmy shores of the North Saskatchewan River where I spent my … Read more - Xin Mei Liu, Vancouver Site
The resident with the most Air Miles under her belt proves that residency ain’t no match for her. Catch this badass zooming (tumbling) down the … Read more
5th Year Residents
- Brad Stebner, Interior Site
Coming all the way from beautiful Fort McMurray, Alberta, this former oil sands worker can now be seen in the Kelowna General Hospital ED trauma … Read more - Brandon Chau, Vancouver Site
This UBC real estate mogul has endless tricks up his sleeve. Born and raised in Vancouver, after an extended Spring Break at Western he skedaddled … Read more - Brendan Arnold, Fraser Site
Brendan was born in rainy Vancouver, BC, and after a brief stint in New Zealand grew up in Campbell River on Vancouver Island. He grew … Read more - Holly Sherman, Vancouver Site
Who needs a switchboard when Holly’s in town? This born and raised Vancouverite turned field hockey star has got everyone in the city on speed-dial. … Read more - Katie Maguire, Vancouver Site
Katie was born and raised in Winnipeg. She made the most of her winters making snow angels, crafting homemade greetings cards and driving countless hours … Read more - Kerry Spearing, Interior Site
Kerry was born in Northern Ireland, where she lived until emigrating to Victoria, BC, at the age of 4. During her youth she developed a … Read more - Kira Gossack-Keenan, Vancouver Site
Our own ray of sunshine, she has been voted best hair six months in a row and counting. This Irish lass claims she’s from a … Read more - Matt Douglas-Vail, Vancouver Site
Never one to turn down a challenge, Matt is the resident badass. This consummate traveler will make you think he’s an Instagram influencer by day, … Read more - Michelle Chuang, Fraser Site
Michelle was born and raised in Vancouver, where she spent much of her youth playing the piano and countless video games. After briefly entertaining the … Read more - Sam Brophy, Vancouver Island Site
Drafted first round into the Vancouver Island Spikeball League, Sam is another born and bred Island boy, if you couldn’t tell from his luscious facial … Read more - Sean Nugent, Interior Site
Hailing from the thriving metropolis of Duncan BC, Sean grew up on the island playing high levels of both lacrosse and hockey. After his days … Read more - Sean Patrick, Vancouver Island Site
Seany P is the more muscular, and some might say shorter, half of the Sham-Wow pair. Standing a full 5ft 7inches tall, what he lacks … Read more - Shari Li, Vancouver Site
Shari came to Vancouver after completing Le Toure d’Ontario (French accent required). Heralding from Ottawa, she spent her undergrad in Toronto and completed medical school … Read more