Faculty

Sheri-Lynn Kane

Chair - Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Frailty, Multi-Morbidity, Curriculum Development and Evaluation

Jaspreet Bhangu

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

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.
Teaching: Mild cognitive impairment, Demenia, Geriatric Rehabilitation
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

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Delirium, Hospital Care of the Elderly
Teaching: General geriatrics, Care of the Hospitalized Elderly

Laura Diachun

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Efficacy of medical education strategies, Innovative curriculum design
Teaching: Healthy Aging, Normal Aging, Geriatric Clinical Methods, Communication Skills, Portfolio
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.

Rachel Kyle

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Quality Improvement, communication skills.
Biography: Dr. Rachel Kyle is a Geriatrician with the Division of Geriatrics at Western University in London. Clinical interests include a holistic approach to geriatric care, emphasizing patient goals in care plans. Dr. Kyle did her undergraduate degree in Montreal at McGill University, then moved closer to home for her Medical degree and post-graduate training here at Western University. She is excited to complete her Master's Degree in Health Care Quality and Safety at Queen's University and to be joining the great team of Geriatricians here at Western.

Manuel Montero-Odasso

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.
Teaching: Gait disorders, Falls in the elderly, MCI and dementia, Frailty, Vitamin D and Frailty, Sarcopenia
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, Assistant 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

Geriatrician

Research Interests / Specializations: Alzheimer Disease and Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Teaching: Alzheimer's Disease, Geriatric Rehabilitation
Biography: Dr. Wells is an internist/geriatrician and associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Western Univeristy. In June 2011, Dr. Wells assumed the role of Chair of the Division of Geriatric Medicine.