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Meet Our Trainees

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Dilaram Acharya, ICDC Postdoctoral fellow, professional headshot with a neutral background

Dr. Dilaram Acharya

Supervisor: Dr. Matthew James
Research: Kidney Health Sciences and Data Science
Contact: dilaram.acharya@ucalgary.ca
 

 

Dr. Christian Chan, ICDC Postdoctoral fellow, smiling in a professional headshot with a white background

Dr. Christian Chan

Supervisors: Dr Ping Liu and Dr Pietro Ravani
Research: Understanding the trajectory of kidney failure patients and prediction modelling
Contact: christian.chan@ucalgary.ca
 

Dr. Somkanya Tungsanga, ICDC Postdoctoral fellow, smiling in a professional headshot with a white background

Dr. Somkanya Tungsanga

Supervisor: Dr. Aminu Bello
Research: Early detection and slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease
Contact: tungsang@ualberta.ca

PhD Candidates

Dr. Afreefa Alladin, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred background

Afreefa Alladin

Supervisors: Dr. Susan Samuel and Dr. Rob Quinn
Research: IgA nephropathy treatment and outcomes in the pediatric population
Contact: bibi.karan@ucalgary.ca
 

Nabilah Gulamhusein, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred background

Nabilah Gulamhusein

Supervisor: Dr. Sofia Ahmed
Research: Relationship between female-specific events across the lifespan (e.g., pregnancy, menopause, hysterectomy) and cardiovascular health
Contact: nabilah.gulamhuse1@ucalgary.ca 

Megan Patton, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a neutral background

Megan Patton

Supervisors: Dr. Paul Ronksley and Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos
Research: Evaluating the transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth with chronic conditions
Contact: megan.patton@ucalgary.ca 

Jane Fletcher, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with building in the background

Jane Fletcher

Supervisors: Dr. David Campbell and Dr. Braden Manns
Research: Health services research with an emphasis on the social determinants of health
Contact: fletchej@ucalgary.ca

Himasara Pathiraja, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred outdoor background

Himasara Pathiraja

Supervisors: Dr. Aminu Bello and Dr. Paul Ronksley
Research: Management of chronic conditions in relation to polypharmacy and deprescribing medications
Contact: dhmarasi@ucalgary.ca
    

Victoria Riehl-Tonn, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred building background

Victoria Riehl-Tonn

Supervisor: Dr. Sofia Ahmed
Research: Sex and gender differences in patient outcomes in individuals with kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis
Contact: victoria.riehltonn@ucalgary.ca

Danielle Fox PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a building in the background

Danielle Fox

Supervisors: Dr. Rob Quinn and Dr. David Campbell
Research: Improving transitions to home dialysis for people with kidney failure
Contact: danielle.fox@ucalgary.ca
 

Brandon Patter, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a hallway background

Brandon Patter

Supervisors: Dr. Sofia Ahmed and Dr. Tyrone Harrison
Research: Investigating chronic kidney disease in transgender individuals
Contact: badal.pattar@ucalgary.ca
 

Sara Scott, PhD Candidate, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred outdoor background

Sara Scott

Supervisors: Dr. David Campbell and Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe
Research: Working alongside Indigenous community members to build a program that explores the benefits of social connectedness, found in peer support, for optimizing diabetes outcomes within Indigenous populations
Contact: sara.scott@ucalgary.ca

Master's Students

Sarina Ayral, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred building background

Sarina Ayral

Supervisors: Dr. Karen Tang and Dr. David Campbell
Research:  Exploring perspectives of people with lived experience of homelessness and utilizing a medical monitoring system for substance use
Contact: sarina.aryal@ucalgary.ca

Alvin Pharm, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a hallway for a background

Alvin Pharm

Supervisor: Dr. Kerry McBrien
Research: Impact of a specific patient navigator role on the mental health outcomes of chronic disease patients
Contact: apha@ucalgary.ca

Kokab Younis, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a blurred building in the background

Kokab Younis

Supervisors: Dr. Graham McCaffrey and Dr. Rob Quinn
Research: Quality improvement and patient-oriented research with an emphasis on diabetes risk factors and management
Contact: Kokab.younis@ucalgary.ca

Meghan Harris, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a neutral background

Meghan Harris

Supervisor: Dr. Meghan Elliott
Research: Validating a self-management tool for chronic kidney disease
Contact: Meghan.harris@ucalgary.ca 
 
 

Daniel Sadler, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a hallway for a background

Daniel Sadler

Supervisors: Dr. Paul Ronksley and Dr. Deidre McCaughey
Research: Mental health, program evaluation, and collaboration
Contact: dvsadler@ucalgary.ca

Megan Howarth, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a neutral background

Megan Howarth

Supervisors: Dr. Nauzer Forbes and Dr. Matthew James
Research: Effectiveness and safety of NSAIDs used to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis in high-risk populations
Contact: megan.howarth1@ucalgary.ca

Tucker Reed, Master's Student, smiling in a professional headshot with a neutral background

Tucker Reed

Supervisors: Dr. David Campbell and Dr. Amity Quinn
Research: The intersection of diabetes and homelessness, using a mixed-methods evaluation of a diabetes mobile clinic
Contact: tucker.reed@ucalgary.ca