Graham McClure
Research Fellow
Graham McClure
Research Fellow
Graham McClure is a PHRI Research Fellow supervised by PHRI Investigator Emilie Belley-Cote and PHRI Scientist Richard Whitlock. He is a PhD student in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University, and a member of the Clinician Investigator Program at McMaster, and a member of the Halton Healthcare Division of Vascular Surgery.
His current research interests include medical optimization in peripheral vascular disease, antithrombotic therapy following peripheral revascularization, intravascular imaging strategies, and social determinants of health in vascular surgery. He completed his vascular surgery residency at McMaster University.
Kevin John Um
Research Fellow
Kevin John Um
Research Fellow
Kevin John Um is a PHRI Research Fellow. He is a cardiology resident at McMaster University and an internal medicine specialist. He is completing his graduate studies in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact under the supervision of PHRI Investigator Dr. Emilie Belley-Côté. He is passionate about statistics and computing.
He is the founder of DataParty, an online platform for conducting evidence synthesis and meta-analysis. His research interests include heart failure, echocardiography, multi-modality imaging, atrial fibrillation, machine learning, and Bayesian statistics.
Lonnie Pyne
Research Fellow
Lonnie Pyne
Research Fellow
Lonnie Pyne is a Research Fellow at PHRI, supervised by Dr. Michael Walsh, and a MSc student in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster. Lonnie is a Clinical Scholar in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at McMaster University. Lonnie obtained his medical degree from Western University. He completed his internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at McMaster University.
His current research interests include chronic kidney disease, surrogate outcomes in nephrology, cardiovascular outcomes in kidney disease, and vasculitis.
Marc-André d’Entremont
Research Fellow
Marc-André d’Entremont
Research Fellow
Marc-André d’Entremont is a Research Fellow at PHRI, supervised by Sanjit Jolly, and a Ph.D. candidate in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University under the supervision of Sanjit Jolly, Émilie Belley-Côté and Richard Whitlock.
A Clinical Scholar in the Division of Cardiology at McMaster, he has been awarded a CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award. His research interests include coronary artery disease therapeutics, intravascular imaging, and clinical trial methodology.
He obtained his M.D. at the Université de Sherbrooke in 2015 and completed his internal medicine and cardiology residency at the same institution. During his residency, he completed a Master of Public Health at Harvard University in 2021.
Patrick Wanner
Research Fellow
Patrick Wanner
Research Fellow
Patrick Wanner is a Research Fellow at PHRI and an MSc student in the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster University, supervised by PJ Devereaux. His research focuses on optimizing perioperative and post-discharge hemodynamics to prevent postoperative complications.
Patrick is a Swiss anesthesiologist and intensivist. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Zurich and completed his training at the Cantonal Hospitals of St. Gallen & Baden and at the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland.
Reema Shah
Research Fellow
Reema Shah
Research Fellow
Reema Shah completed her MD and internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto, and her endocrinology and metabolism residency at McMaster University. After residency, she completed the Clinician Investigator Program at McMaster University and Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University. Reema is interested in clinical research in the area of diabetes and its complications. She is being supervised by Dr. Hertzel Gerstein.
Mitra Chitsazan
Research Fellow
Mitra Chitsazan
Research Fellow
Mitra Chitsazan is a research fellow at PHRI under the supervision of PHRI Scientist Harriette Van Spall. Her main focus includes clinical trial methodology and implementation science. She will be involved in a multi-center randomized controlled trial in heart failure.
Chitsazan is an ECFMG-certified physician. She began her research journey in cardiovascular medicine and heart failure as a third-year medical student at Iran University of Medical Sciences, where she also earned her medical degree. She has published manuscripts, book chapters, and review articles. She also has editorial and peer-review experience for international cardiovascular journals.
Teresa Cafaro
Associate Research Fellow
Teresa Cafaro
Associate Research Fellow
Cafaro is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at McGill University and an attending physician at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH). She is completing a Master’s in Research Methodology at McMaster University, under the supervision of PJ Devereaux. She will focus on further developing the perioperative clinical mission at the JGH and contributing to the McGill GIM perioperative academic mission. Her research is focused on perioperative outcome management.
