Sarthak Sinha is an MD-PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar in the Leaders in Medicine program at the University of Calgary. His basic science research leverages single-cell genomics to explore mechanisms of tissue scarring and regeneration, with findings published in high-impact journals such as Cell, Nature, and Nature Medicine. His clinical research focuses on improving scar quantification, advancing scar treatments, and synthesizing evidence for burn care, with publications in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Burns, and Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Additionally, his work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, The Scientist, and widely viewed TED-Ed lessons on wounds, scarring, and hair loss.
Altay Baykan is currently a second-year medical student at the University of Alberta. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology and a post-graduate diploma in Precision Health from the University of Calgary. Altay worked for four years as a Research Assistant at the University of Calgary in the Department of Surgery and for one year as a Research Coordinator in the Division of Palliative Medicine. He is keen to continue his involvement in medical research directed towards improving patient experiences and quality of care.
Karen Hulin, BScOT, graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1992. The focus of her work over her career has been on musculoskeletal conditions. She has held a position on the multidisciplinary burn team at the Alberta Children’s Hospital for over a decade and has a keen interest in treating scar conditions resulting from burn injuries. She has presented at the American Burn Association, OT/PT Special Interest Group, on the treatment of facial burns. She is keen to continue research and learning in the area of scar management.
Doug Baron, BScPT (IIWCC), is a physical therapist working at Alberta Children’s Hospital(ACH). He graduated from the University of Alberta in the class of 1992. He started working at the Calgary General and Peter Lougheed Hospitals that same year. Over time, he developed a keen sense for wound healing and wound care and came to ACH in 2006 to focus on burn care. He completed the International Interprofessional Wound Care Course (IIWCC) through the University of Toronto in 2008. He has presented on wound care locally, nationally, and internationally. He has published an article on minor pediatric burn management in Wounds Canada and contributed to the clinical practice burn guidelines for Wounds Canada. He is currently the burn clinic coordinator/burn therapist and team leader for the outpatient MSKphysical therapy group at ACH.
Vincent Gabriel, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FABA, graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine in Canada with a Bachelor's of Science in Medicine and Medical Doctor with Distinction degrees in 2000. He completed residency training at the University of Alberta in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2005. Following residency, Dr. Gabriel worked at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Parkland Memorial Hospital while completing a Master's degree from the UT Southwestern Clinical Scholar's program. As a participant in the RMSTP, Dr. Gabriel carried out research projects relating to the viscoelastic properties of human skin and scars as well as the genetic response of human skin to burn injury in the development of burn scar. Dr. Gabriel is the Medical Director of the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Centre and Associate Professor in the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Surgery at the University of Calgary. His research program spans discovery science, translational medicine, clinical trials, and the population-based impact of fibrosis following acute injury.
