Council of Program Representatives
The Resident Doctors of BC membership consists of many programs with varying interests and needs. It is the purpose of this Council to ensure that those interests and needs are addressed in the association.
Role:
Act as liaisons between Resident Doctors of BC and the membership; sharing information with their colleagues, and relaying issues and concerns to the Board of Directors
Identify potential committee members for and participating in Resident Doctors of BC internal Committees
Provide cross-program information sharing and networking opportunities
Does your program have an open seat?
If your program representative is listed as “open,” this means we did not receive a representative nomination during the official nomination period, and no one has stepped forward since then to claim the seat. If you are interested in taking on the role of program representative, please contact the Resident Doctors of BC office at info@residentdoctorsbc.ca.
Council of Program Representatives 2025 - 2026
Chair: Dr. Abdel Tayem, R2, Psychiatry
Program/Site | # of Positions | Current Representative(s) |
|---|---|---|
Anesthesiology | 2 | Dr. Kyra Moura Dr. Caitlyn Lee |
Cardiac Surgery | 1 | Dr. Rosalind Groenewoud Dr. Melissa King |
Cardiology – Adult | 2 | Dr. Jobanjit Phulka Dr. Aishwi Roshan |
Clinical Immunology and Allergy | 1 | Dr. Simonne Horwitz |
Clinician Investigator Program | 1 | Dr. Conrad Tsang |
Colorectal Surgery | 1 | Open |
Critical Care Medicine | 1 | Dr. Aman Montazeripouragha |
Dentistry | 1 | Dr. Nestor Baranjouk |
Dentistry - Oral Medicine and Pathology | 1 | Open |
Dermatology | 1 | Dr. Yvonne Deng Dr. Stefan Siedlikowski |
Diagnostic Radiology | 2 | Dr. Sophia Gardezy Dr. Tania Saha |
Emergency Medicine – Fraser | 1 | Dr. Olivia Hunter |
Emergency Medicine – Interior | 1 | Open |
Emergency Medicine – Vancouver | 1 | Dr. Remi Kandal |
Emergency Medicine – Vancouver Island | 1 | Dr. Elaine Yi Ran Liu Dr. Katie Zumwalt |
Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1 | Adult: Dr. Arshia Beigi Pediatric: Open |
Family Medicine – Fraser Health Authority | 6 | Abbotsford: Dr. Harmeet Gill Chilliwack: Dr. Kelsey Summerhill Surrey South Fraser: Dr. Amir Pourghadiri Vancouver Fraser: Dr. Aki Ediriweera Bandara |
Family Medicine – Interior Health Authority | 8 | Kamloops: Dr. Julia De Pieri Kelowna: Dr. Ciara Piccolo; Dr. Samantha Seminoff Kootenay Boundary: Open Okanagan North: Dr. Naomi Fuglem Okanagan South: Open Rural Kelowna: Dr. Emily Ross Rural Northwest: Open |
Family Medicine – Northern Health Authority | 3 | Northern Rural: Open Prince George: Dr. Taylor Callandar; Dr. Ricky Tsang Rural Fort St. John: Open |
Family Medicine - Rural Immersion | 1 | Dr. Yonabeth Nava De Escalante |
Family Medicine – St. Paul’s Hospital | 2 | Dr. Wayne Tse |
Family Medicine – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | 2 | Coastal: Dr. Rohit Singla Indigenous: Open |
Family Medicine – Vancouver Island Health Authority | 5 | Nanaimo: Dr. Annaliese Beck-McKenzie; Dr. Marie Schulze Strathcona: Dr. Aria Rezapour Victoria: Dr. Amanda MacPherson; Dr. Kate Fitzsimmons |
Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills | 8 | Addictions: Open Anesthesiology: Open Care of the Elderly: Open Clinician Scholar Program: Open Emergency Medicine: Dr. Willow Thickson Enhanced Skills: Open Palliative: Open Sport Medicine: Open |
Gastroenterology | 1 | Open |
General Surgery | 2 | Dr. Alex Lee Dr. Leela Bretoh Dr. Michelle Kwon |
Geriatric Medicine | 1 | Open |
Gynecological Oncology | 1 | Dr. Natalie Bjurman |
Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility | 1 | Open |
Hematological Pathology | 1 | Open |
Hematology | 1 | Dr. Jessica Krahn |
Infectious Diseases – Adult | 1 | Open |
General Internal Medicine | 1 | Dr. Karl Yared |
Internal Medicine – Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Daniela Di Francesco Dr. Ala Almanaseer |
Internal Medicine – Vancouver Island | 1 | Dr. Sahej Dhak |
Maternal Fetal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Medical Biochemistry | Dr. Khashayar Hanjani | |
Medical Genetics & Genomics | 1 | Dr. Rozlyn Boutin |
Medical Microbiology | 1 | Dr. Hasan Hamze |
Medical Oncology | 1 | Dr. Tae Hoon Lee |
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Nephrology | 1 | Dr. Amelia Nicole Steinbrecher |
Neurology | 1 | Dr. Julie Zhu Dr. Arman Mojtabavi |
Neuropathology | 1 | Open |
Neuroradiology | 1 | Open |
Neurosurgery | 1 | Open |
Nuclear Medicine | 1 | Open |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2 | Dr. Sarenna Lalani |
Ophthalmology | 1 | Dr. Haaris Khan Dr. Mahadev Bhalla Dr. Sabrina Yu |
Orthopaedic Surgery | 1 | Dr. Annika Ackermann |
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery | 1 | Dr. Matt Glynn Dr. Emily Oulousian |
Pain Medicine | 1 | Dr. Kiran Grant |
Palliative Medicine | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Child & Adolescent | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Fraser Greater Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Kaveh Rayani Dr. Chad Brown |
Psychiatry – Geriatric | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry - Interior | 1 | Dr. Brandon Hayashi Dr. Sarah Kharsa |
Psychiatry – Prince George | 1 | Dr. Renata Menezes |
Psychiatry – Research Track | 1 | Dr. Tom Soroski |
Psychiatry – Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Sara Ameri Dr. Melanie Friedman Dr. Emmanuel Tse |
Psychiatry – Vancouver Island | 1 | Dr. Marianne Hrabok |
Public Health and Preventative Medicine | 1 | Open |
Radiation Oncology | 1 | Dr. Nicolas Siriani-Ayoub |
Respirology | 1 | Open |
Rheumatology | 1 | Dr. Madelaine Beckett |
Surgical Oncology | 1 | Open |
Thoracic Surgery | 1 | Open |
Urology | 1 | Dr. Wendy Qiu |
Vascular Surgery | 1 | Dr. Nicholas Reitsma |
BCY | 3 | RCH: Open SPH: Open Victoria: Open |