SAHAND ENSAFIEMERGENCY MEDICINE
Dr. Anil Chopra, Head and Medical Director, Emergency Medicine at UHN, describes the value of Sahand Ensafi, the first PA to join the Emergency Department team at Toronto Western. "Sahand's strong clinical and communication skills have advanced the provision of timely, high-quality care for our patients," says Dr. Chopra. "He effortlessly works with our interprofessional team and has helped to reduce our patient wait times. Our physician and non-physician group cannot speak more highly of Sahand and his role in our EDs." |
YOUSRA HASNAINTHORACIC SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
"Yousra Hasnain, our Thoracic Surgical Oncology PA, has made a huge difference on the Thoracic Service, enhancing quality of care and patient safety by ensuring important details are never overlooked in the hustle and bustle of our busy service," says Dr. Waddell. "Yousra has been a wonderful, hard-working partner, a model of efficiency, and is always willing to pitch in when the team needs 'all hands on deck'." |
Justin is a Canadian Certified Physician Assistant, graduating from the Physician Assistant (PA) Program at McMaster University in 2013. Prior to his PA degree, Justin attended Brock University and completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences, graduating in 2011.
Justin has developed expert knowledge and skills in Orthopaedic Surgery, including but not limited to, clinical assessments, physical examinations, imaging analysis, orthopaedic procedures and complex medical-legal assessments. He has exceptional skills in acute and chronic orthopaedic conditions, and is able to manage them with exceptional efficiency and skill. Furthermore, Justin has completed the Canadian Association of Pain Management credentialing course, and has been working at a Pain Care clinic, providing pain management to patients with acute and chronic pain conditions, including advanced injection techniques, nerve blocks, trigger points and joint injections. |
Erin Sephton CAPA Representative for 2012 Board of Directors
Erin Sephton was born and raised in the Maritimes, gaining a BSc in Biology from St. Francis Xavier University, as well as working as a Primary Care Paramedic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Erin is currently studying at McMaster University in the Physician Assistant program, as well as acting on CAPA’s Board of Directors as the Canadian Student Representative. She is very passionate about increasing access to health care for Canadians and is eager to begin work as a Physician Assistant. |
ABOUTMPASA is the Student Association for McMaster's Physician Assistant Education Program in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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