CURRENT Executive Team (2025-2026)

Meet the members from c2027 and c2028 that are leading the group this year!

Zahra Ridha

CO-CHAIR. Zahra is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in emergency and internal medicine.

AnusHKa Hasija

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Anushka is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. She is currently interested in internal medicine or family medicine.

Claire Johnson

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Claire is a first-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in pediatrics and anesthesia.

Alina Pace

CO-CHAIR. Alina is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in emergency medicine.

Matthew Eizenga

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Matt is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. He is interested in internal medicine and medical education.

Chiara Di Scipio

VP SOCIAL MEDIA. Chiara is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in pursuing pediatrics.

David Nguyen

VP WEBMASTER. David is a second-year student at McMaster University. He is interested in internal medicine and medical education.

Founding Team

Meet the members that first founded the group in 2021!

Dr. EVA LIU

CO-FOUNDER | LOGISTICS COORDINATOR. Eva is currently a fourth-year neurosurgery resident at the University of Saskatchewan.

Dr. JANHAVI PATEL

CO-FOUNDER. Janhavi is currently a fourth-year general surgery resident at McMaster University.

Dr. SOphia kerzner

CO-FOUNDER | VP WEB DEVELOPER. Sophia is currently a fourth-year family medicine resident at the University of Toronto.

Dr. RANDI MAO

CO-FOUNDER | LOGISTICS COORDINATOR. Randi is currently a fourth-year family medicine resident at McMaster University.

Dr. Gurinder sandhu

CO-FOUNDER | VIDEO PRODUCER & DIRECTOR. Gurinder is currently a fourth-year emergency medicine resident at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Dr. shreyas sreeraman

CO-FOUNDER | ACTOR. Shreyas is currently a fourth-year internal medicine resident at Western University.

Faculty and Resident Advisors

Meet the staff and residents that help our student team produce videos!

Dr. JEFFREY McCARTHY

FACULTY ADVISOR. Dr. Jeffrey McCarthy is a palliative care physician. He has served as co-lead author for the McMaster Clinical Skills Guide since 2016, and is a member of the McMaster Undergrad Clinical Skills Committee.

Dr. CHAD SINGH

RESIDENT ADVISOR. Dr. Chad Singh is an Emergency Medicine resident at McMaster University. He completed Medical School at McMaster University in 2018. He has been a Clinical Skills Preceptor at McMaster since starting residency.

PAST Executive Team (2024-2025)

Meet the members from c2026 and c2027 that led the group in 2024-2025!

BIANCA RUSU

CO-CHAIR. Bianca is a third-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in pursuing a future career in surgery.

LUKE BRENTON

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Luke is a third-year medical student at McMaster University. He is interested in pursuing a career in emergency medicine.

MANTHAN DHRUV

VP SOCIAL MEDIA & OUTREACH COORDINATOR. Manthan is a third-year medical student at McMaster University. He is interested in pursuing a career in internal medicine.

PRAISE CHRISTI

CO-CHAIR. Praise is a third-year medical student at McMaster University. She is currently interested in pursuing a career in psychiatry.

Akshaj Darbar

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Akshaj is a third-year medical student interested in pursuing vascular surgery.

SHIRLEY LONG

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Shirley is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in family medicine and patient education.

ZAHRA RIDHA

VP WEBMASTER. Zahra is a second-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in emergency and internal medicine.

PAST Executive Team (2023-2024)

Meet the members from c2025 and c2026 that led the group in 2023-2024!

Dr. WINNIE LIU

CHAIR. LOGISTICS COORDINATOR. Winnie is currently a first-year anesthesia resident at the University of Toronto.

Dr. JAMES ABESTEH

VP CONTENT CREATOR. James is currently a first-year orthopedic surgery resident at McMaster University.

Dr. SAPNA HUMAR

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Sapna is currently a first-year internal medicine resident at McMaster University.

BIANCA RUSU

VP WEB DEVELOPER. Bianca is a third-year medical student at McMaster University. She is interested in pursuing a future career in surgery.

Dr. MADDY WALKER

VP SOCIAL MEDIA & OUTREACH COORDINATOR. Maddy is currently a first-year family medicine resident at McMaster University.

PAST Executive Team (2022-2023)

Meet the members from c2024 that led the group in 2022-2023!

Dr. MUIZZ HUSSAIN

CO-CHAIR | VP CONTENT CREATOR. Muizz is currently a second-year anesthesia resident at McMaster University.

Dr. SOROUSH NEDAIE

VP WEB DEVELOPER. Soroush is currently a second-year orthopedic surgery resident at the University of Manitoba.

Dr. GEORGE KACHOVSKI

VIDEOGRAPHER. George is currently a second-year emergency medicine resident at the University of Toronto.

Dr. SWARNI THAKAR

VP CONTENT CREATOR. Swarni is currently a second-year family medicine resident at McMaster University.

Dr. BEN KATZMAN

RADIOLOGY LOGISTICS COORDINATOR. Ben is currently a second-year internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto.

Dr. MAYA HARTMAN

VP SOCIAL MEDIA & OUTREACH COORDINATOR. Maya is currently a second-year psychiatry resident at McMaster University.

Dr. RITHVIKA RAMESH

CO-CHAIR | LOGISTICS COORDINATOR. Rithvika is currently a second-year family medicine resident at the University of Toronto.

Acknowledgements

Meet the individuals that have supported the group in the past or present!

Dr. JASON PROFETTO

FACULTY ADVISOR. Dr. Jason Profetto is a family and academic physician. He is the former Chair of Clinical Skills and former Chair of MD Admissions at McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. He supported the Stethopedia group in the past.

BLAKE KEIDAN

VIDEOGRAPHER. Blake is the coordinator of communications and community engagement for the Undergraduate Medicine (UGME) at McMaster university. He supports the group with video editing.