Our PGY5s - "Chiefs"
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.
Qian Shi
Zachary Brown
Hometown: Bedford, Nova Scotia
Med School: University of Toronto
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? Early operative learning, diverse exposure, and strong-knit community.
Favourite Surgery: Mastectomy
Career Goals: Breast Oncology, Oncoplastics and Acute Care
Ashley Eom
Hometown: Burlington, ON
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? Customizable curriculum to best support your educational and career goals
Fun Fact:Cooking, baking, and hosting dinner parties
Favourite Quote: "To hell with luck. I'll bring the luck with me." -Ernest Hemingway
Career Goals: Surgical Oncology
Noman Hassan (Niagara)
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
Med School: University of Saskatchewan
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? The focus on resident education over service.
Favourite Surgery: Right Hemicolectomy
Favourite Quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the world”
Career Goals: Community General Surgery
Emily Hodgson
Hometown: Hudson, QC
Med School: McGill University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? The collegiality of our attendings, hands-on approach to teaching & exceptional operative volumes. The program allows the senior/chief rotations to be tailored to our areas of interest and is very supportive of unconventional training pathways (CIP, advanced degrees, etc).
Favourite Surgery: Trauma laparotomy // Vascular reconstructions after complex oncologic resection
Fun Fact: In my free time, I practice Krav Maga (self-defense/combat fitness), read about the history of surgery and listen to podcasts.
Favourite Quote: "The only easy day was yesterday" - US Navy SEALs motto
Career Goals: Trauma, Vascular & Military Surgery
Contact: emily.hodgson@medportal.ca
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Yung Lee
Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON/Seoul, South Korea
Med School: McMaster University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? Operative autonomy and volume + heavy MIS/endo exposure + excellent teachers + post-call culture + OR music = best program in the country
Hobbies: Concerts, music, cooking&eating, photography
Favourite Surgery?: Elective: lap RYGB / fundoplication; Urgent: lap graham patch
Favourite Quote: "Everything that happens is from now on"
Career Goals: Practicing MIS + Bariatrics + Surgical Endoscopy in a city where I can be close to my loved ones
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Sahil Sharma
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Hometown: Windsor, ON
Med School: Western University
What do you like most about Mac GenSx? Early operative exposure, and faculty that care about your career goals. Our program tailors the curriculum to your needs - whether they be to be an academic, community, or rural surgeon and provides the resources necessary for success.
Favourite Surgery?: Low anterior resection
Fun Fact: As a CC3 I passed out in the OR and have a scar to prove it
Favourite Quote: Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights - Ronnie Coleman
Career Goals: I am pursuing a Colorectal Fellowship at McGill​
