Our PGY4s
Qian Shi
Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? The supportive co-residents and early OR experience.
Fun Fact: I have a little corgi pup named Peach!
Favourite Quote: “Perfect is the enemy of good.”
Career Goals: Aiming for an MPH, then excited to explore Trauma Surgery.
Zachary Brown
Hometown: Halifax, NS
Med School: University of Toronto
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? Early operative experience.
Fun Fact: Can eat 40 Timbits in under 5 minutes.
Favourite Quote: “HIDA!” -Dr. Sne
Career Goals: Breast / Melanoma.
Ashley Eom
Hometown: Orangeville, ON
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? I love that we have an extremely supportive PD and assistant PD who will always hear us out and give everything to make our educational experience the best that it can be!
Fun Fact: I love to bake and am working through a Claire Saffitz cookbook this year.
Favourite Quote: "To hell with luck. I'll bring the luck with me." -Ernest Hemingway
Hometown: Quispamsis, NB
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? The people of course, but aside from that our program is flexible and residents have the ability to adapt it based on their unique career goals.
Fun Fact: Before medical school I was a coxswain in the Canadian Coast Guard and did Search and Rescue.
Favourite Quote: "Better to open and see than wait and see."
Career Goals: I’m really leaning into the “general” in general surgery and am interested in everything.
Vicki Archer
Noman Hassan (Niagara)
Emily Hodgson
Yung Lee
Hometown: Hudson, QC
Med School: McGill University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? Collegiality & support for pursuit of additional training during residency.
Fun Fact: I was a licensed pilot before I could legally drive a car.
Favourite Quote: "Anyone can be cool, but awesome takes practice" - Lorraine Peterson
Career Goals: Trauma / Critical Care
Contact: emily.hodgson@medportal.ca
Tyler McKechnie
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? The balance. This program provides opportunities to explore all pertinent areas of general surgery, offers amazing exposure across clinic, endoscopy, and the operating room, and provides space to pursue research/entrepreneurial activities.
Fun Fact: I'm 5'9", but 6' with hair.
Favourite Quote: "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." - John Wooden
Career Goals: I plan on pursuing fellowship training in the area of colorectal surgery. My career goal is to be an academic colorectal surgeon.
Contact: tyler.mckechnie@medportal.ca
Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? People!
Fun Fact: I am 1 of 4 member of the inaugural Korean General Surgery Association…it is growing!
Favourite Quote: “Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.” - Alain de Botton
Career Goals: Bariatrics/MIS and Foregut.
Olivia Monton
Lily Park
Hometown: Markham, ON
Med School: University of Ottawa
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? The program truly cares about and listens to their residents. They're always supportive, welcome feedback, and actually implement them!
Fun Fact: I'm a cat mom!!
Favourite Quote: Don't be sorry, be better.
Career Goals: Colorectal, ACS, perioperative care
Contact: lily.park@medportal.ca
Sahil Sharma