Our Residents

PGY-5s

Nasra Al Busaidi

Hometown: Muscat, Oman

Degrees: MD, Sultan Qaboos University ‘14

Hobbies: Enjoy reading things that aren't textbooks when I have time, brunch, running

Favourite Vacation Spot: Zanzibar

Abrar Alhashemi

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: MD, Kuwait University '13; Assistant Registrar, Amiri Hospital '18

Hobbies: Fashion

Favourite Vacation Spot: London

Ali Alnaki

Hatim Alsulaim

Hometown: Unaizah, Saudi Arabia

Degrees: MBBS, King Saud University '12; MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health '14

Hobbies: Interests evolve constantly as less free time available

Favourite Vacation Spot: Away from the city

Aqeel Ashraf

Alen Antoun

Hometown: Ottawa, Canada

Degrees: BSc Biomedical Sciences, University of Ottawa '13; MDCM, McGill University '17

Hobbies: Playing soccer, Travelling

Favourite Vacation Spot: Italy

Teodora Dumitra

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: MD, University of Montreal '15; MSc, McGill University '19

Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, music, food tasting, and discovering new activities every day

Pets: Half-Mom to Watson, best puppy on Earth

Favourite Vacation Spot: Tough question. Anywhere on the Mediterranean

Giuseppe Frenda

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: BSc, McGill University '13; MDCM, McGill University '17

Hobbies: Video games, television and traveling!

Favourite Vacation Spot: Hallstatt, Austria

Richard Garfinkle

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: Medicine Preparatory year, McGill University '11; MDCM, McGill University ‘15; MSc Epidemiology, McGill University ‘18

Hobbies: Sports, food, friends and family. In reverse order.

Pets: Dog

Favourite Vacation Spot: Thailand

Brent Hopkins

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: BSc Biology, McGill University '09; MDCM, McGill University '17

Hobbies: Rock climbing, Canoe Camping, Cycling

Pets: Dog

Favourite Vacation Spot: Red Rocks Canyon, Nevada

Nadia Safa

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Degrees: BA, Oberlin College '12; MDCM, McGill University '16

Hobbies: Travelling, baking, soccer, attending concerts, watching documentaries, doing anything with my family and friends

Pets: No (does a basil plant count?)

Favourite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with a beach

PGY-4s

Naser Alali

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: MB BCh, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland '16; Internship, Amiri Royal Hospital '19

Hobbies: Education and Business

Favourite Vacation Spot: Spain

Abdulaziz AlMobarak

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: MB Bch BaOb, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland '17

Hobbies: Sports and fitness

Favourite Vacation Spot: Miami

Hafssah AlNajem

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: BMSc, Kuwait University '12; MD, Kuwait University '15

Hobbies: Interested in martial arts (the style I used to train in was shotokan karate) and I love collecting different variations of rubik's cubes and solving puzzles

Pets: Not currently

Favourite Vacation Spot: I can't choose

Ikhtiyar Al Tubi

Hometown: Barka, Oman

Degrees: MD, Sultan Qaboos University '14; General Surgery residency, Oman Medical Specialty Board '15-'19

Hobbies: Reading

Favourite Vacation Spot: Oman

Hometown: I have many! Shiraz, Iran / Halifax, Canada / Montreal, Canada!

Degrees: Bachelor of Science Hon. Immunology, McGill University '14; MDCM, McGill University '18

Hobbies: Horseback riding, Hiking, Anything outdoors really :)

Favourite Vacation Spot: Portugal and Ireland

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Degrees: MDCM, Mcgill University ‘18

Hobbies: Trying out new cafes, dogwatching

Pets: No, but would love to dog-sit

Favourite Vacation Spot: California

Ali Safar

Hometown: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Degrees: BMSc, Kuwait University '13; MD, Kuwait University '16; Internship, Ministry of Health, Kuwait '17; Assistant Registrar, Ministry of Health, Kuwait '18

Hobbies: Exploring new places, video games, piano

Favourite Vacation Spot: Kuwait City

Yifan Wang

Hometown: Nanjing, China

Degrees: MDCM, McGill University ‘15

Hobbies: Hockey, soccer, rock climbing

PGY-3s

Shafic Abdulkarim

Hometown: Aleppo, Syria

Degrees: MD, Aleppo University '18; MSc Experimental Surgery, McGill University '21 (candidate)

Hobbies: Basketball and Swimming (previously competed for the Syrian National team), Crossfit, playing Piano (I have a degree in piano from the Arab Institute of Music)

Favourite Vacation Spot: Paris, France

Rabab Alabdullah

Hometown: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Degrees: MD, University of Malta '17; Medical Internship & Surgical Assistant, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital '17-'19

Hobbies: Basketball, violin, drawing

Pets: 2 cats. They are in Kuwait

Favourite Vacation Spot: Beach and sea, nature in general, traveling and discovering new cities. Japan is the dream trip

Sarah Al Ben Ali

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: BMSc, Kuwait University '14; MD, Kuwait University '17; Internship, Kuwait '17-'18; General Surgery Assistant Registrar, Kuwait '18-'20

Hobbies: Fitness, travelling, designing

Favourite Vacation Spot: Los Angeles

Luai AlMarzouki

Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Degrees: MBBS, King Abdulaziz University '15; MSc Experimental Surgery, McGill University '19

Hobbies: Football

Pets: Not yet, but working on getting a dog

Favourite Vacation Spot: Greece

Salem Alramadhan

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: MBChb, University of Aberdeen ’17; Internship Year, Glasgow Royal Infirmary ‘17-’18; Assistant Registrar, MOH Kuwait ‘18-‘19

Hobbies: Football Skiing Photography Gaming

Favourite Vacation Spot: Lofoten - Norway

Abdullah Alshammari

Hometown: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Degrees: MB BCh, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland ‘17; Medical Internship, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations ‘18

Hobbies: Fishing, Video Games, Soccer

Favourite Vacation Spot: Tokyo, Japan

Neyla Boukhili

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: Medicine preparatory year, McGill University '16; MDCM, McGill University '20

Hobbies: Travelling, arts & literature, cinematography, dogs

Pets: I’m the cool aunt to my roommates’ chihuahua and bichon frisé

Favourite Vacation Spot: Istanbul

Natasha Caminsky

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: BSc Honours Genetics & Major Physiology, Western University '14; MSc Biochemistry, Western University '16; MDCM, McGill University '19

Hobbies: Cycling, yoga, hiking, cooking, traveling, crocheting, taking care of my fish and plants

Pets: Yes, three fish

Favourite Vacation Spot: Zanzibar

Hometown: Montréal, Canada

Degrees: Medicine Preparatory year, McGill University '11; MDCM, McGill University '17

Hobbies: Running, playing soccer, baking, my cat, reading, writing, traveling

Pets: A cat named Momo, a fish tank, and too many plants

Favourite Vacation Spot: Italy, especially Tuscany and the South-East coast (Puglia, Molise, etc)

Araz Kouyoumdjian

Hometown: Montréal, Canada

Degrees: Preparatory year, McGill University '15; MDCM, McGill University '19

Hobbies: Horseback riding, Yoga, Hiking, Reading, Biking, Crochet

Pets: Not yet, but a dog is planned for the near future

Favourite Vacation Spot: New-Caledonia

Tiffany Paradis

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: BSc, McGill University '15; MDCM, McGill University '20

Hobbies: Spending time with my puppy, reading (non-medical stuff)

Pets: Dog

Favourite Vacation Spot: Greece

Stephan Robitaille

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: HBSc, University of Ottawa '15; MDCM, McGill University '19

Hobbies: Cycling, Soccer, Auto mechanics, Cooking, Food, Fitness

Pets: I wish

Favourite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with a beach

PGY-2s

Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Degrees: MD King Abdulaziz University ‘16; Resident General Surgery King Abdulaziz University ‘17-20; Demonstrator King Abdulaziz University ‘18

Hobbies: Soccer, baseball, video games, technology, fiction & fantasy novels, and travel

Favourite Vacation Spot: Spain

Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Degrees: MD, United Arab Emirates university ‘18

Hobbies: Art and art history, Broadway and musicals and all things food.

Favourite Vacation Spot: New York

Hometown: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Degrees: MD, University of Malta '18; Internship, Kuwait '18-'19; General Surgery assistant registrar, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital Kuwait '19-'21

Hobbies: Reading, jogging, traveling and the martial art of Kendo

Favourite Vacation Spot: Paris, France

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees: BMSc, Kuwait University '15; MD, Kuwait University '18; Internship, Kuwait '18-'19; Assistant Registrar, General Surgery, MOH Kuwait '19-'21

Hobbies: Football and travelling

Favourite Vacation Spot: Italy

Hometown: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Degrees: MB BCh BAO Royal College of Surgeons Ireland '17

Hobbies: Fishing, travelling, going to the beach

Favourite Vacation Spot: Italy, Spain, France

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Degrees: B.Sc. Psychology major, Education minor, McGill University '13; B.Sc. (Nutr.) Dietetics, McGill University '16; M.D.,C.M., McGill University '21

Hobbies: Time with family and friends, cooking and trying new restaurants, travelling and planning the perfect itinerary, reading, interior design

Favourite Vacation Spot: Italy has it all: food, beaches, historic cities, countryside, mountains and (in my case), extended family!

Olivia Ganescu

Hometown: Montrea, Canada

Degrees: BSc Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University '17; MDCM McGill University '21

Hobbies: Long distance running, volleyball, paint-by-numbers, making Spotify playlists

Favourite Vacation Spot: Greece vs. Ireland vs. (next stop Hawaii)

Hometown: Montreal

Degrees: Medicine Preparatory year, McGill University ‘17; MDCM, McGill University ‘21

Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, cross-country skiing, running, cycling, classical piano

Favourite Vacation Spot: Gaspésie

PGY-1s

Thunayan Aldalmani

Hometown : Kuwait

Degrees : MB, Bch, BAO, LRCP&SI, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland ‘19

Hobbies: Hiking and football

Favorite vacation spot: San Diego and London

Hamda Almarzooqi

Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Degrees: University of Sharjah MBBS 2019

Hobbies: Sports, travel, trying new food

Favorite vacation spot: Maldives and Japan

Marya Alsuhaibani

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Degrees: MD Qassim University, Saudi Arabia ‘18 ; Resident General Surgery Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia ‘19-21; Demonstrator Princess Nourah University ‘19-22

Hobbies: Traveling, interior design

Favorite vacation spot: Maldives

Mahdi Baba

Hometown : Kuwait

Degrees : MB, Bch, BAO, LRCP&SI, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland ‘19

Hobbies: Martial arts and hiking

Favorite vacation spot: Switzerland

Dylan Grisell

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Degrees: BSc Honours Biology, Florida State University '17; MD, University of Calgary '22

Hobbies: Diving, skiing, hiking, good food, houseplants

Favortie vacation spot: Greece vs. Italy

Pets: Cudi, a four year-old tabby

Talal Hijji

Talal Hijji

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Degrees: MBBS, Alfaisal University ‘20

Hobbies: Cooking, Hiking, Video games

Favorite vacation spot: Greece

David Levi

Hometown : Montreal, Canada

Degrees : B.Sc. Neuroscience, McGill University ’16; M.Sc. Neuroscience, McGill University ’18; M.D., Université de Montréal ’22

Hobbies : Supporting the Habs and Liverpool FC, Fantasy Premier League, cycling, reading.

Pets: Skye, a five-year-old Cockapoo

Favorite vacation spot: cruising the Aegean Sea

Shuaib Nasser Aldalal

Hometown: Kuwait

Degrees : MBBS, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2018

Hobbies: Calligraphy

Favorite vacation spot: Mashhad

Gaida Noman

Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Degrees: MBBS, King Abdulaziz University '18; Internship, King Abdulaziz University '19

Hobbies: Snorkeling, meditation and traveling

Vacation spot: Italy and Vienna

Anna Wang

Hometown: Moved around! (China, Toronto, New York, Montreal)

Degrees: BSc Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University '17; MDCM McGill University '22

Hobbies: Volleyball, weight-training, puzzling, travel, all animals

Pets: Nala (labradoodle)

Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere where I can explore food and culture (but Japan has my heart)