Dr. Chris Lê Podcast
Talks with colleagues about the practice of medicine.
Episodes
Dr. Peter Hamilton is a professor at the University of Alberta and General Internist who practiced at the University of Alberta until his retirement in 2023.
He had multiple roles for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. For 10 years he was the Residency Training Director for Internal Medicine. He subsequently became Assistant Postgraduate Dean, Director of the Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) program, Assistant Dean MD Ac...
Dr. Jill Konkin is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta and has recently been appointed as the Social Accountability Lead for the Department of Family Medicine.
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Dr. Anna Oswald is a clinician educator and an adult Rheumatologist at Kaye Edmonton Clinic and the University of Alberta Hospital. She is a full Professor in the Department of Medicine at the UofA, with an academic focus in medical education.
After serving as MSK Block Coordinator for 12 years, the last four years of which she also served as Pre-Clerkship Director, she is now the director for Competency-Based Medical Education ...
Dr. Tammy McNab is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UofA. Since joining the faculty in 2006, she has been the Endocrine Block Coordinator and Assistant Dean Academic Affairs, and she continues to teach.
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Dr. Mel Lewis is a Professor of Pediatrics, a consultant pediatrician at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, and the director of the Edmonton Down Syndrome Clinic that she co-founded.
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Dr. Verna Yiu is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.
She has held numerous leadership roles at the Faculty of Medicine and Denti...
Dr. Christopher Le (he/him) completed his Family Medicine residency in Moncton, New Brunswick, though Dalhousie University. He works in Edmonton, Alberta, as a family physician in an outpatient clinic and as a hospitalist at Royal Alexandra Hospital. The episode is a special long-form interview hosted by Dr. Sahil Gupta.
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Dr. Robyn Palmer completed the Royal College Emergency Medicine program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, in 2018. She currently works in Calgary, Alberta, at the Foothills Medical Center and South Health Campus Emergency Departments. She lives in Calgary with her partner Dan, and two spoiled cats, Loki and Luna.
Dr. Matthew Primrose completed his Anesthesia residency in Edmonton, Alberta, through the University of Alberta. Currently, he lives with his family in Lethbridge, Alberta, and he works at Chinook Regional Hospital.
Song: Red Light (Instrumental...
Dr. Cayla Gilbert (she/her) completed her Rural Family Medicine residency in Red Deer, through the UofA. Currently, she works in Ponoka and Maskwacis doing full-scope family medicine with emergency medicine and low risk obstetrics. Cayla is also the co-site director for the Red Deer Family Medicine program. She lives in Ponoka with her fa...
Dr. Michael Driedger (he/him) completed his General Surgery residency at the University of Calgary. He then pursued subspecialty training with a fellowship in Hepatobiliary and Pancreas (HPB) Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Currently, he works as an academic HPB surgeon at Atrium Health - Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Charlott...
Dr. Michael Lai completed his Family Medicine residency in Edmonton, and he went on to do his CCFP-EM training in Winnipeg. He works at the Grey Nuns Emergency Department and teaches new FM-EM residents as the Assistant Residency Program Director. He is still a Calgary Flames fan and lives in Edmonton with his wife Melissa and their dog M...
Dr. Michelle Bischoff (she/her) completed her Pediatrics residency in Edmonton, Alberta at the UofA. Currently, she works in Calgary, Alberta, doing primarily outpatient consultative pediatrics, as well as some inpatient hospital work. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor through the UofA and a Clinical Lecturer through the University of Calgary.
Dr. Erik Stilling completed his Family Medicine residency in Edmonton, Alberta, through the University of Alberta. Currently, he lives and works in Calgary, Alberta, in outpatient family medicine clinics and long-term care facilities.
Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean M...
Dr. Brooke Miller completed her Family Medicine residency in Calgary, Alberta. She has worked in Calgary since then and has a full-scope family medicine practice. She also specializes in breastfeeding medicine and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
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Dr. Steven Burt completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. He currently fills the lead physician role at The Cody Clinic in Northwest Calgary when he and his fiancée aren’t busy chasing their two rowdy boys. Steve still finds time to play trumpet with the Foothills Music Society and squeak in the odd bit of tabletop gaming.
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Dr. Jenna Pylypow (she/her) completed her residency in Psychiatry and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. She sees kids and teens in her outpatient practice, through consults from the ER, and in inpatient hospital wards. She also does a clinic in Prince Albert, mostly seeing kids on clozapine. She lives in Sask...
Dr. David Poon, in the last ten years, became a professional stand-up comedian, a medical consultant for TV shows and movies, a politician, and a fiancé. He is the Medical Health Officer of Northern Medical Services, working a hybrid job for the needs of Northern Saskatchewan. He is also a physician psychotherapist at a Toronto addictions clinic. He is doing a Master’...
Dr. Keerit Tauh (he/him) completed his Cardiac Surgery residency at the University of British Columbia. He also completed a Masters of Science with a focus in Inflammation and Atherosclerotic Diseases at UBC, then an Advanced Aortic Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He works in Kelowna, BC, practicing full-spectrum Cardiac Surgery. He lives with his wife a...
Dr. Helen Chung (she/her) completed her Ophthalmology residency at the University of Calgary. She practices comprehensive ophthalmology in Calgary, and she has been the Residency Program Director for the UofC Ophthalmology program since 2021. She lives in Calgary with her husband and her daughter. Song: Red Light (Instrumental) by Sean McVerry. (Music is licensed thr...
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