Our Team | ibdmanitoba

Missing: Harminder Singh, Jean Eric Ghia, Zoann Nugent, Maia Kredentser, Lesley Graff, Lyle Mckinnon, Kaarina Kowalec, Meaghan Jones, Jennifer Kornelsen, Andrea Kulyk, Noreen Singh, Namerik Alenazy, Mariam Narous

Meet our multidisciplinary team, click individual links for short biographies:

Director

Charles N. Bernstein, M.D., FRCPC

Epidemiology & Outcomes
James F. Blanchard, M.D., PhD
Julia Witt, PhD
Leigh Anne Shafer, PhD
Zoann Nugent, PhD

Laboratory Coordinator
Michael Sargent

Research Coordinators
Diane McAlpine, RN
Terri Jeanson, MLT
Melony Ivekovic, BA
Gia Ly Jackson, MSc
Shelby Anderson, MA
Madelaine Prichodko, BSc

Research Analysts
Aruni Tennakoon, MSc
Casandra Dolovich, MSc

Clinical Research Dietitian
Kathy Vagianos, RD, MSc

Research Trainees
Mariam Narous, Resident
Benson Tam MD, Resident
Jared Morris MD Resident
Kiana Cadogan MD, Resident
Jeff Venner, MD
Theresa McIvor, PhD
Sydney Chochinov, BSc Med
Sam Narvey, BSc Med

Clinic Nurses
Tasia Patmore, NP
Rochelle Castillo, RN
Cherise Kellas, RN
Sara Milks, RN

Administrative Assistants
Princess Herrara

Gastroenterologists
Michael Cantor, M.D., FRCPC
Harminder Singh, M.D., FRCPC
Alexandra Ilnyckyj, M.D., FRCPC
Dana Moffat, M.D., FRCPC
Wael El-Matary, M.D., FRCPC
Jennifer Griffin, M.D.
Gerard Coneys, M.D.
Seth Shaffer, M.D., M.S.
James Stone, M.D.

Manitoba Nutrition Program
Donald Duerksen, M.D., FRCPC

Research Scientists
Lisa Lix, PhD
William Leslie, MSc, M.D., FRCPC
Jean-Eric Ghia, PhD
Geoffrey Nguyen, M.D., PhD
Gayle Restall, PhD
Pingzhao Hu, PhD
Ruth Ann Marrie, M.D., PhD
Gary Van Domselaar, PhD
Jitender Sareen, M.D., FRCPC
Lyle Mckinnon, PhD
Jennifer Kornelsen, PhD
Deanna Santer, PhD
Meaghan Jones, PhD
Heather Armstrong, PhDMED
Jessica Forbes, PhD, FCCM D(ABMM)
Sari Herman, M.D.
Natalie Knox, PhD
Kaarina Kowalec, MSc, PhD

Research Clinical Psychologists
Lesley Graff, PhD
Trish Furer, PhD
Maia Kredentser, PhD
Renée El-Gabalawy, PhD

The team in 2016!

Missing: Laura Targownik, Harminder Singh, Jean Eric Ghia, Jenny Guillero, Rochelle Castillo and Cindy Dudar