Dr. Makena Mbogori

Dr. Makena Mbogori came to Halifax from Nairobi, Kenya. This year, Makena won the ISAKOS New Researcher grant valued at $10,000.00 USD for her research project on Virtual Preceptorship for Surgical Teaching. This fall, Makena will be heading to Edmonton, Alberta, to complete a Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship with Dr. Michael Lapner.

Dr. Jillian Karpyshyn

Dr. Jillian Karpyshyn grew up in Edmonton, completing her medical training at the University of Alberta. In the past year, Jillian has been successful in procuring Shoulder 360, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and Arthroscopy Association of Canada Scholarships. Jillian is heading to Nice in September to pursue a Shoulder Fellowship with Dr. Pascal Boileau.

Dr. Emily Chain

Dr. Emily Chan grew up in Ottawa, and then moved to Nashville, Tennessee for medical school and completed her residency at the University of Saskatchewan. Emily had 2 invited podium presentations at the COA Annual Meeting in June 2024. Emily will be starting a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Upper Extremity with the Pan Am Clinic group in Winnipeg, Manitoba.