St. Joseph's Health Care London
After suffering a heart attack, some patients develop a microvascular obstruction, an area of the injured heart with extremely poor blood flow. These patients are at an increased risk of developing heart failure in the future. Medical imaging technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and...
Wrist arthritis can cause debilitating pain, weakness and decreased range of motion. When patients are first diagnosed, the condition can often be managed with activity modification and pain medication. However, as symptoms progress, patients eventually require surgery. Surgeons typically perform a...
Ph.D., Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London B.Sc., Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Toronto B.Sc., (Hons) Psychology Minor Biology, York University, Toronto
Normally samples of bacteria must be removed from their microbiome environment for analysis, which can lead to changes in their metabolic activity and other behaviors, hindering our ability to accurately study the gut or urogenital microbiome. “This could be avoided if we are able to observe the...
I was diagnosed in June 2014 with Type 2 diabetes. It was bothersome but not unexpected as I had been told by my family doctor that I was borderline diabetic for a while. My father was also Type 2 and my paternal grandmother had what was described as a “sugar problem” in the late 40’s and early 50’s...
St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s 2016-2017 Annual Report features stories of care, recovery, discovery, teaching and resiliency – of care teams, patients, residents, and their families. Included in the 2016-2017 Annual Report are the following research stories: New imaging research chairs make...
Dr. Arlene MacDougall has been appointed as Director of Research and Innovation for mental health care at St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Lawson Health Research Institute. She will oversee and facilitate all mental health care research at both Parkwood Institute and Southwest Centre for Forensic...
St. Joseph Health Care London's 2015-2016 Annual Report features stories about patients and residents, and their journey of care and recovery. These stories speak to St. Joseph's commitment to earning complete confidence in the care provided and making a lasting difference in the quest to live fully...
After completing medical school at the University of Alberta in 2001, Dr. Zahra Kassam finished her residency training in 2006 here at Western University. She then traveled to California where she completed a fellowship in Body Imaging at Stanford University in 2007. Prior to medical school, Dr...
