Dr. Chris Lê Podcast

Dr. Peter Hamilton is a professor at the University of Alberta and General Internist who practiced at the University of Alberta until his retirement in 2023.   He had multiple roles for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. For 10 years he was the Residency Training Director for Internal Medicine. He subsequently became Assistant Postgraduate Dean, Director of the Integrated Community Clerkship  ...

Dr. Jill Konkin is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta and has recently been appointed as the Social Accountability Lead for the Department of Family Medicine.   She has advocated for rural medicine and rural medical education for her entire career and in the course of her work at the University of Alberta, she has implemented several rural medical educati...

Dr. Anna Oswald is a clinician educator and an adult Rheumatologist at Kaye Edmonton Clinic and the University of Alberta Hospital.  She is a full Professor in the Department of Medicine at the UofA, with an academic focus in medical education.   After serving as MSK Block Coordinator for 12 years, the last four years of which she also served as Pre-Clerkship Director, she is now the director for...

Dr. Tammy McNab is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UofA. Since joining the faculty in 2006, she has been the Endocrine Block Coordinator and Assistant Dean Academic Affairs, and she continues to teach.   She is working toward her brown belt in Karate, loves to sew her own clothes, and plays video games from time to time. She also enjoys baking bread, cooking, going for walks, and watching...

Dr. Mel Lewis is a Professor of Pediatrics, a consultant pediatrician at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, and the director of the Edmonton Down Syndrome Clinic that she co-founded.   After supporting learners in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the UofA from 2010-2021 as the Associate Dean in the Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing, she was appointed as the faculty’s first Chief Wellness O...

Dr. Verna Yiu is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.   She has held numerous leadership roles at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry since 2000, including Vice Dean and Interim Dean. She went on to work at Alberta Health Services in 2012, first as Chief Medical Officer and then as President and Chief Executive Officer.   Since July 2022, she started a two-year term as the Int...

Dr. Christopher Le (he/him) completed his Family Medicine residency in Moncton, New Brunswick, though Dalhousie University. He works in Edmonton, Alberta, as a family physician in an outpatient clinic and as a hospitalist at Royal Alexandra Hospital. The episode is a special long-form interview hosted by Dr. Sahil Gupta. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licensed through Audiio.)

Dr. Robyn Palmer completed the Royal College Emergency Medicine program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, in 2018. She currently works in Calgary, Alberta, at the Foothills Medical Center and South Health Campus Emergency Departments. She lives in Calgary with her partner Dan, and two spoiled cats, Loki and Luna. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licensed through Au...

Dr. Matthew Primrose completed his Anesthesia residency in Edmonton, Alberta, through the University of Alberta. Currently, he lives with his family in Lethbridge, Alberta, and he works at Chinook Regional Hospital. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licensed through Audiio.)

Dr. Cayla Gilbert (she/her) completed her Rural Family Medicine residency in Red Deer, through the UofA. Currently, she works in Ponoka and Maskwacis doing full-scope family medicine with emergency medicine and low risk obstetrics. Cayla is also the co-site director for the Red Deer Family Medicine program. She lives in Ponoka with her family. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licen...

Dr. Michael Driedger (he/him) completed his General Surgery residency at the University of Calgary.  He then pursued subspecialty training with a fellowship in Hepatobiliary and Pancreas (HPB) Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Currently, he works as an academic HPB surgeon at Atrium Health - Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Charlotte, NC.  He lives in Charlotte with his wife and two children...

Dr. Michael Lai completed his Family Medicine residency in Edmonton, and he went on to do his CCFP-EM training in Winnipeg. He works at the Grey Nuns Emergency Department and teaches new FM-EM residents as the Assistant Residency Program Director. He is still a Calgary Flames fan and lives in Edmonton with his wife Melissa and their dog Maple. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licen...

Dr. Michelle Bischoff (she/her) completed her Pediatrics residency in Edmonton, Alberta at the UofA. Currently, she works in Calgary, Alberta, doing primarily outpatient consultative pediatrics, as well as some inpatient hospital work. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor through the UofA and a Clinical Lecturer through the University of Calgary. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (...

Dr. Erik Stilling completed his Family Medicine residency in Edmonton, Alberta, through the University of Alberta. Currently, he lives and works in Calgary, Alberta, in outpatient family medicine clinics and long-term care facilities. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licensed through Audiio.)

Dr. Brooke Miller completed her Family Medicine residency in Calgary, Alberta. She has worked in Calgary since then and has a full-scope family medicine practice. She also specializes in breastfeeding medicine and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Licensed through Audiio.)

Dr. Steven Burt completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. He currently fills the lead physician role at The Cody Clinic in Northwest Calgary when he and his fiancée aren’t busy chasing their two rowdy boys. Steve still finds time to play trumpet with the Foothills Music Society and squeak in the odd bit of tabletop gaming. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVer...

Dr. Jenna Pylypow (she/her) completed her residency in Psychiatry and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. She sees kids and teens in her outpatient practice, through consults from the ER, and in inpatient hospital wards. She also does a clinic in Prince Albert, mostly seeing kids on clozapine. She lives in Saskatoon with her wife and pets....

Dr. David Poon, in the last ten years, became a professional stand-up comedian, a medical consultant for TV shows and movies, a politician, and a fiancé. He is the Medical Health Officer of Northern Medical Services, working a hybrid job for the needs of Northern Saskatchewan. He is also a physician psychotherapist at a Toronto addictions clinic. He is doing a Master’s in Mindfulness-Based Cogniti...

Dr. Keerit Tauh (he/him) completed his Cardiac Surgery residency at the University of British Columbia. He also completed a Masters of Science with a focus in Inflammation and Atherosclerotic Diseases at UBC, then an Advanced Aortic Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He works in Kelowna, BC, practicing full-spectrum Cardiac Surgery. He lives with his wife and two children. Song: Red Lig...

Dr. Helen Chung (she/her) completed her Ophthalmology residency at the University of Calgary. She practices comprehensive ophthalmology in Calgary, and she has been the Residency Program Director for the UofC Ophthalmology program since 2021. She lives in Calgary with her husband and her daughter. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Music is licensed through Audiio.)

Dr. Mark Dykstra completed his General Surgery residency at the UofA. He then moved to Calgary for a two-year Colorectal Surgery fellowship. During that time, he completed a Master of Public Health through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He now lives in Edmonton with his family and practices General and Colorectal Surgery at the University of Alberta Hospital. Song: Red Light (...

Dr. Michael Ney completed his Internal Medicine residency at the UofA. He went on to do a Gastroenterology fellowship at the UofC, and then an advanced fellowship in Hepatology/Transplant Hepatology at King’s College Hospital in London, UK. He lives in Newport News, Virginia, with his wife and daughter, where he works for Riverside Health System. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry.

Dr. Sahil Gupta (he/him) completed his Emergency Medicine residency in Edmonton. He lives in Toronto with his partner and works in the emergency department and as a Trauma Team Leader at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He also comes back to Edmonton to visit his parents and picks up shifts with a substance use team at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry.

Dr. Rachelle Findley (she/her) completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Dalhousie University, followed by fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Calgary. She now lives in Halifax with her husband and pets practicing as an academic gynecologic oncologist with Dalhousie and Nova Scotia Health. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Music is licensed through Aud...

Dr. Amelia Leskiw (she/her) completed her Rural Family Medicine residency in Lethbridge, Alberta, through the University of Calgary.  She currently works in High River, Alberta, practicing full scope Family Medicine - which includes her family practice, emergency medicine, and inpatient medicine.  She resides with her husband and two children. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Music...