Founder

An established leader in the technology sector, Mr. Helman has established and led large multinational businesses. After living in Vancouver, Hong Kong and Sydney, Garron now resides in Toronto where he provides debt financing to Canadian technology companies.

Contributing Editor

Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the director of simulation education at Markham Stouffville Hospital. He has a special interest in medical education, mental practice in emergency medicine, and science-based medicine. He is the founder of the #FOAMed blog First10EM and an Associate Editor at EM Cases. He is a writer of the BEEM Cases blog and interviews researchers on the Journal Jam podcast.

Contributing Editor

Rory Spiegel is an Emergency Physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, the co-host of the Annals of Emergency Medicine podcast and the founder of the EM Nerd blog. He has a keen interest in evidence-based medicine and on EM Cases he writes the BEEM Cases blog and is a co-host on the Journal Jam podcast.

Contributing Editor

Dr Michael Misch is an Emergency Physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto. He is an associate editor of EM Cases and writes the CritCases blog. As an active consumer of FOAM, he hopes to contribute to the amazing community of emergency care providers who create excellent medical education for all.

Contributing Editor

Dr. Nick Clarridge is a staff Emergency Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. He has a special interest in simulation based education and is the founder of the simulation program at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket. Nick contributes to the Rapid Review Videos at EM Cases.

Resident Editor & Co-host

Rajiv Thavanathan is a resident in the FRCP Emergency Medicine program at the University of Ottawa. His academic interests include trauma, point of care ultrasound, and simulation. In a previous life he hosted the “Toronto Independent Music Podcast” for BlogTO and still remains an avid music fan.

Resident Editor

Richard Hoang is an Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Ottawa with a variety of academic interests including medical education, FOAMed, simulation, and palliative care. He hopes to bring his enthusiasm to the FOAMed world and make his mark on the dynamic and evolving Med Ed landscape. He is currently a resident editor at EM Cases.

Resident Editor

Shaun Mehta is an Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Toronto with a number of interests including quality improvement, trauma, prehospital care and medical technology. He hopes to apply these interests to the world of FOAMed. He is currently a resident editor at EM Cases.

Resident Editor

Alexander Hart is a resident in the Emergency Medicine program at the University of Toronto. He is also currently an Emergency Ultrasound fellow at Sunnybrook Hospital (true as of July 1st, 2017) His other interests lie in medical education, both undergraduate and postgraduate. Alex is a resident editor at EM Cases.

Junior Editor

Chang Lu is a Family Medicine resident at University of Toronto with interests in emergency medicine and medical education. With experiences in computer programming, he embraces new technologies and enjoys using them to improve patient care and medical learning. Currently, Chang contributes to the Just the Nuggets series.

Junior Editor

Erica Hoe is a Family Medicine resident at the University of Toronto who is passionate about Emergency Medicine and teaching. With her background as a physiotherapist, she has a few tricks up her sleeve for patients in the ED with common MSK complaints. She enjoys scuba diving and long-distance running, and looks forward to contributing to medical education throughout her career. Currently, Erica contributes to the Just the Nuggets series.

Resident Editor

Eric Juneau is a staff emergency physician in Belleville, ON. His EM interests include disaster management, FOAMed, and POCUS. He contributes to the Q&A Pearl of the Week and the annual EM Cases Course.

Junior Editor

Anton Nikouline is a medical student at the University of Toronto (Class of 2017). His interests include medical education, sports medicine and resuscitation. He hopes to help contribute to the growing #FOAMed community. He is currently working as a researcher for the main episode podcasts.

Contributing Editor

Major Patrick Gilbride is an emergency physician in the Canadian Armed Forces. His interests include medical education, prehospital care, trauma and damage control resuscitation. Patrick is a contributor to the EM Cases Rapid Review videos.

Contributing Editor

Andrew Cameron is a resident in the FRCP Emergency Medicine program at the University of Toronto. His academic interests include trauma, technology, and innovation in the ED. Outside the hospital, he helps run a fashion blog, plays hockey, and has an unchecked addiction to sneakers.