The residency program was pleased to welcome 14 new PGY1 residents on July 1, 2023. We are looking forward to great things from this outstanding group of young doctors. Please welcome them warmly to our Ob-Gyn Department and U of T family when you see them!
Welcome and good luck to all our PGY1 residents!
Meet the PGY1s
Charlotte Axelrod
MD School: University of Toronto Which talent would you most like to have? Cooking without a recipe!
Laura Diamond
MD School: University of Toronto What is your idea of perfect happiness? Spicy salmon, a sunset and my dog Roo.
Leah Drost
MD School: University of Toronto What is your idea of perfect happiness? A big road trip with fun people in the car and lots of good snacks packed.
Haley Duchesne
MD School: NOSM University Which talent would you most like to have? I wish I could sing! There is a reason why I only perform in my car and in the shower.
Danielle Hylton
MD School: University College Cork School of Medicine Which talent would you most like to have? Sight-reading music. Being able to pick up any instrument, read the sheet music, and then play sounds amazing to me.
Shakiba Khalkhali Ardestani
MD School: University of Toronto What is your idea of perfect happiness? Owning a small restaurant on the south coast of Italy.
Mia Kibel
MD School: University of Toronto What is your idea of perfect happiness? A long hike and a big dinner.
Xinran Liu
MD School: University of Toronto Which talent would you most like to have? Teleportation. Just to defeat all the commutes and get that extra 30 minutes of sleep.
Kellie MacDonald
MD School: University of Saskatchewan Which talent would you most like to have? Singing! Mostly so that the people around me would no longer have to put up with my terrible, pitchy voice.
Rylee Mose
MD School: NOSM University Which talent would you most like to have? Play a musical instrument or sing. I spent my childhood as a springboard diver and never had the chance to learn an instrument. As for singing, I can and do sing — I just probably shouldn't.
Paul Naseef
MD School: Ain Shams University What is your idea of perfect happiness? A cruise around the world.
Olaoluwa Sobodu
MD School: Dalhousie University Which talent would you most like to have? I always wished I could play the piano – I love to sing and always felt that it would be lovely to be able to do both simultaneously!
Maclite Tesfaye
MD School: University of Toronto What is your idea of perfect happiness? A slow morning coffee.
Rehona Zamani
MD School: University of Toronto Which talent would you most like to have? The ability to speak any language!