Faculty

Sheri-Lynn Kane, Associate Professor

Chair - Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Frailty, Multi-Morbidity, Curriculum Development and Evaluation
Biography: Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrician at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her fellowships in both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine at McMaster University. She is currently the Chair of the Provincial Geriatric Leadership Ontario Steering Committee, and the Medical Director for the Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario. As a Geriatrician who provides care for older adults in the inpatient, outreach, rehabilitation, and clinic settings; she is very committed to improving the health care system for older adults experiencing frailty, both now and into the future.

Jaspreet Bhangu, Assistant Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Falls and syncope, Cardiac disorders in older adults, Frailty, Orthostatic Hypotension and Autonomic Dysfunction
Biography: Jaspreet Bhangu, MB, Bch, BAO, MRCPI, MSc, PhD is a Geriatrician and Assistant Professor with Western University. He graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin in 2004. He completed his specialist training in Internal and Geriatric Medicine in Ireland in 2016. He completed a PhD. in Medical Gerontology with Trinity College Dublin in 2017 studying falls and syncope in older adults.

Michael Borrie, Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Research interests include predictors of conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer Disease (AD), including sensitive Neuroimaging techniques, and the clinical evaluation of new treatments for AD, geriatric rehabilitation and falls in the elderly.
Biography: Michael Borrie, MB ChB, FRCPC is a Geriatrician and Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Western University. He was an MRC (New Zealand) Training Research Fellow 1983-1985 in Dunedin, New Zealand. He completed his training in Internal Medicine in Edmonton, Alberta and in Geriatric Medicine in London, Ontario.

Alishya Burrell, Assistant Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Medical education, curriculum development and ageism in the hidden curriculum
Biography: Dr. Burrell is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. Dr. Burrell’s main area of expertise is curriculum development and innovation within Undergraduate Medical Education (UME). In 2022 she completed a Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) from Maastricht University.

Monidipa Dasgupta, Associate Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Delirium, Hospital Care of the Elderly
Biography: Dr. Dasgupta completed her medical degree from McGill University and did further post-graduate training in California (University of Southern California), University of Toronto and UWO. She completed her MSc. in epidemiology and biostatistics from UWO. She is actively involved in teaching residents and medical students in the medical clinical teaching units and the geriatric medicine subspecialty services. She is an active member of the Geriatric Fellowship Committee. Her research interests include delirium and hospital care for the elderly.

Laura Diachun, Associate Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Efficacy of medical education strategies, Innovative curriculum design
Biography: Laura Diachun, B.A.Sc., M.Ed., MD, F.R.C.P.(C), is a Geriatrician and Associate Professor with Western University. She graduated from the McMaster University Medical School in 1993. She completed her training in Internal Medicine at Western Univeristy in 1996 and in Geriatric Medicine at McMaster in 1998. She completed her Master of Education in the field of Health Studies Higher Education through the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (O.I.S.E.) of the University of Toronto in 2001.

George Heckman

Geriatrician

Rachel Kyle, Assistant Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Holistic Approach to geriatric care
Biography: Dr. Rachel Kyle is an Assistant Professor and Geriatrician. Her clinical interests include a holistic approach to geriatric care, emphasizing patient goals in care plans. She also has a passion for communication, and regularly delivers training in Serious Illness Conversation Skills. Dr. Kyle did her undergraduate degree in Montreal at McGill University, followed by her medical and subspecialty training here at Western University. She completed her Master's Degree in Health Care Quality and Safety at Queen's University, and uses the skills learned there to work towards improving access for patients to high quality Geriatric Care. She has an active teaching role and aims to instill the principles of geriatric medicine to all learners she works with.

Manuel Montero-Odasso, Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: The relationship between cognition and mobility in the elderly. Gait as an early predictor of frailty and dementia. Falls prevention in older people with cognitive impairment.
Biography: Dr. Montero-Odasso is an internist, geriatrician and a clinical scientist with a research focus on gait and mobility problems as early markers of frailty and cognitive decline.

Margaret Taabazuing, Associate Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Senior Friendly Hospital Initiatives, Readmission in the Elderly and QI initiatives.
Biography: Dr. Margaret Taabazuing is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Western University. She graduated from The Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Havana, Cuba. She completed her residency and Geriatric Medicine training in the States. In 2018, she completed a Master’s degree in Health Evaluation from the University of Waterloo.

Jenny Thain, Associate Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Osteoporosis and Medical Education
Biography: Dr. Jenny Thain is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Western University. She graduated from the University of Nottingham, UK, where she also completed specialist training in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine.

Jennie Wells, Associate Professor

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Alzheimer Disease and Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Biography: Dr. Jennie Wells is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry of Western University. Dr. Wells graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, completing Internal Medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994. After Geriatric Medicine Subspecialty Residency at the University of Western Ontario, she continued at the University of Western Ontario as faculty in the Division of Geriatric Medicine.