We are a collaboration of students and faculty members at the University of Calgary who are passionate about learning, understanding, and teaching medicine. The student authors, reviewers, and editors of the Calgary Guide have worked hard on this resource and we are proud to be sharing with you our understanding of how diseases manifest. We wanted to do this because it’s something good, something meaningful, something useful to fellow students, all the while reinforcing our own understanding of diseases.
Founder:
Dr. Yan Yu, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Class of 2014
University of Calgary Faculty/Staff:
Staff in the Department of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine:
Mike Paget – Manager, Academic Technologies
Michael Cheshire, Scott Steil, and Silvia Sgaggi – eLearning
Interns: Lyndelle Gonzalez (Summer 2012), Tina Thanh Huynh (2019-2020)
University of Calgary medical faculty:
Faculty Lead (Faculty Coordinator): Dr. Yan Yu (2018-)
Faculty Strategic Advisor: Dr. David Keegan (2012-)
Faculty Sponsors (Associate Deans of Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary): Dr. Bruce Wright (2012-2014), Dr. Sylvain Coderre (2014-2019), Dr Christopher Naugler (2019-)
French Language Reviewers: Dr. Gesche Tallen, Dr. Eddy Lang, Dr. Jean-François Lemay, Dr. Sylvain Coderre, Dr. Phillippe Couillard, Dr. Marie Giroux, Dr. Radu Puscas
German Language Reviewers: Dr. Gesche Tallen
Spanish Language Reviewers: Dr. María Rosario Talavera
Hematology Reviewers: Dr. Lynn Savoie, Dr. Man-Chiu Poon, Dr. Peter Duggan, Dr. Juliya Hemmett
Gastroenterology Reviewers: Dr. Kelly Burak, Dr. Sam Lee, Dr. Leanna McKenzie, Dr. Kerri Novak, Dr. Maitreyi Raman, Dr. Eldon Shaffer
Infectious Diseases Reviewer: Dr. Steve Vaughan
Clinical Immunology Reviewer: Dr. Louis Girard
Orthopedics Reviewers: Dr. David Hogan, Dr. Carol Hutchinson, Dr. Gerhard Kiefer, Dr. Shelley Spaner, Dr. Andrew Reed
Rheumatology Reviewers: Dr. Martin Atkinson, Dr. Liam Martin, Dr. Gary Morris
Dermatology Reviewers: Dr. Danny Guo, Dr. Richard Haber, Dr. Regine Mydlarski, Dr. Laurie Parsons, Dr. Duncan Nickerson
Cardiology Reviewers: Dr. Nanette Alvarez, Dr. Frank Spence, Dr. Jason Waechter, Dr. Sarah Weeks
Respirology Reviewers: Dr. Naushad Hirani, Dr. Juri Janovcik
Nephrology Reviewers: Dr. Ellen Burgess, Dr. Sophia Chou, Dr. Stefan Mustata, Dr. Andrew Wade
Endocrinology Reviewers: Dr. Hanan Bassyouni, Dr. Doreen Rabi
Urology Reviewer: Dr. Jay Lee, Dr. John Dushinski
Neurology Reviewers: Dr. Scott Jarvis, Dr. W. Bradley Jacobs, Dr. Cory Toth
Pediatrics Reviewers: Dr. Naminder Sandhu, Dr. Danielle Nelson, Dr. Lindsay Long, Dr Jason Baserman
Obstetrics & Gynecology Reviewers: Dr. Jaime Schachar, Dr. Alina Constantin, Dr. Colin Birch, Dr. Nicole Paterson
Psychiatry Reviewers: Dr. Philip Stokes, Dr. Aaron Mackie, Dr. Margaret Oakander
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reviewer: Dr. Gentson Leung
Palliative Care Medicine Reviewer: Dr. Russell Loftus
Anesthesia Reviewers: Dr. Melinda Davis, Dr. Michael Chong, Dr. Karl Darcus
Population Health Reviewers: Dr Carol Fenton, Dr Jia Hu
Radiology Reviewers: Dr. Shelley Spaner, Dr Viesha Ciura
International Collaborators:
We deeply appreciate your support and kind assistance!
Chinese Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Yonglin Mai (麦泳琳)
Chinese Editor-Translators: Jieling Ma (马杰羚), Zihong Xie (谢梓泓), Ran Zhong (钟然), Xiumei Deng (邓秀梅), Zesheng Ye (叶泽生), Yilin Yang (杨伊霖), Huiting Wang (王慧婷), and Yang Xiang (向杨)
German Editor-Translator: Sarah Schwarz
Spanish Translators: Margith Izaguirre, Anagabriela Duarte
French Translators: Sarah Allard-Puscas
Indonesian Collaborator: Sabrina Ankara, D.Phil. (University of Cambridge, UK)
University of Calgary Students:
2023:
Editors in Chief: Mao Ding, Raafi Ali, Sunawer Aujla
Chief Editors of Translation: Adrian Handy, Jen Guo
System Editors: Pending selection
2022:
Editors in Chief: Ben Campbell, Marissa Zhang, Tara Shannon
Chief Editor of Translation: Ashar Memon
System Editors: Kayleigh Yang (Anesthesia), Miranda Schmidt (Cardiology), Hana Osman (Clinical Immunology), Damilola Omotajo & Christy Chong (Dermatology), Mizuki Lopez (Endocrinology), Shayan Hemmati (Otolaryngology), Vina Fan (Gastroenterology), Liana Martel (Hematology), Hana Osman (Infectious Disease), Huneza Nadeem (Nephrology), Hannah Mathew (Neurology), Parker Lieb & Ayaa Alkhaleefa (Obstetrics/Gynecology), Patrick Pankow & Liam Thompson (Orthopedics), Ramey Kharfan (Ophthalmology), Christy Chong (Pediatrics), Anjali Arora (Psychiatry), Reshma Sirajee (Radiology), Sravya Kakumanu (Respirology), Oswald Chen (Rheumatology), Parker Lieb (Physiology)
Outstanding System Editor Award Winners: Huneza Nadeem, Sravya Kakumanu, Vina Fan, Reshma Sirajee
2021:
Editors in Chief: Mehul Gupta, Austin Laing, Brooke Fallis
System Editors: Kiera Pajunen (Hematology), Kiana Hampton (Gastroenterology), Alyssa Federico (Orthopedics), Daniela Urego (Rheumatology), Stephen Williams & Lauren Lee (Dermatology), Bronwyn Delacruz & Nadia Narendran (Cardiology), Ciara Hanly (Respirology), Meena Assad (Endocrinology), Emily Wildman (Nephrology), Ephrem Zewdie & Negar Tehrani (Neurology), Saud Sunba (ENT), Wendy Troy (Geriatrics), Brianna Ghali & Brooke Fallis (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Caroline Peplinski (Pediatrics), Erik Fraunberger (Psychiatry), Rachel Fung (Infectious Disease), Melissa King (Anesthesia), Selena Osman (Foundations: Pharmacology), Dev Dutta (Radiology)
French Language Coordinators: Brianna Ghali & Brooke Fallis
2020:
Editors in Chief: Davis Maclean, Hannah Yaphe, Timothy Fu
System Editors: Jovey Sharma (Hematology, Population Health), Jungmin Park (Gastroenterology), Hannah Koury (Orthopedics), Chinvern Tan (Rheumatology), Brian Rankin (Dermatology), Amanda Nguyen (Cardiology), Leah Johnston (Respirology), Amanda Henderson (Endocrinology), Jessica Krahn (Nephrology), Natalie Jacox (Urology), Phoebe Ng (Pediatrics), Allen Vorobeichik (Psychiatry, Foundations: Physical Exam), Michael Moroz (Clinical Immunology, Infectious Disease), Stephen Chrusch (Anesthesia), Kendall Verhulst (Foundations: Pharmacology), Sanjana Sudershan (Foundations: Physiology), Evan Allarie (Radiology)
French Language Coordinator: Emma Hofland-Burry
French System Editors (from University of Ottawa): Jade Choo-Foo, Yasmine Chentouf
French Translation team (University of Calgary): Dylan Grisell, Audrey Caron, Kathy Yu, Allen Vorobeichik, Kavya Anchuri, Wendy Yao, Kaja Matovinovic, Natalie Czuczman, Annita Velasque Moreira, Olivia Genereux, Kaja Matovinovic, Jade Park
French Translation team (University of Ottawa): Hamid Nessek, Melody Emamian, Megan Cipro, Charlotte Martin, Nicholas Tubin, Victoria-Marie Cusson, Jade Taki, Selena Laprade, Véronique Carrière, Sophie Lamontagne
International Collaborators, French Translation Team: Youssef Saoud (Algeria)
2019:
Editors in Chief: Crystal Liu, Tony Gu, Ryan Brenneis
System Editors: Max Lazar (Hematology), Michael Blomfield (Gastroenterology), Tyler Anker (Orthopedics), Merna Adly (Rheumatology), Kara Hawker (Dermatology), Paige Shelemey (Cardiology), Julia Heighton (Respirology, Nephrology), Emily Mostofi (Endocrinology), Spencer Yakaback (Urology), Heather Yong (Neurology), Natalie Arnold (Ophthalmology), Spencer Yakaback (ENT), Laura Rivera (Geriatrics), Danielle Chang (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Mirna Matta (Pediatrics), Erica Reed (Psychiatry), Jessica Tjong (Clinical Immunology, Foundations: Physical Exam), Ryan Brenneis (Infectious Disease), Wendy Yao (Anesthesia), Nicole Burma (Foundations: Pharmacology), Erin Stephenson (Foundations: Physiology), Laura Rivera (Population Health)
2018:
Editors in Chief: Emily Ryznar, Sean Doherty, Arsalan Ahmad
System Editors: Mackenzie Gault (Anesthesia), Luke Gagnon (Cardiology), Meghan Jackson (Clinical Immunology), Taylor Woo (Dermatology), Arsalan Ahmad (Endocrinology), Raphael Hanna (ENT), Yoyo Chan (Gastroenterology), Srgun Sidhu (Geriatrics), Claire Lothian (Gynecology, Obstetrics), Naman Siddique (Hematology), Jim Rogers (Infectious Disease), Miryam Chacko (Nephrology), Calvin Howard (Neurology), Andrew Swift (Ophthalmology), Fraser Hill (Orthopedics), Nicola Adderley (Pediatrics), Fadi Ibrahim (Pharmacology), Andrea Kuczynski (Physiology), Emily Ryznar (Physical Exam), Brittany Benson (Population Health), Sean Doherty (Psychiatry), Nilani Sritharan (Respirology), Nela Cosic (Rheumatology), Alec Mitchell (Urology)
2017:
Editors in Chief: Christina Schweitzer, Usama Malik, Joseph Tropiano
System Editors: Taylor Sheppard (Hematology & Clinical Immunology), Peter Bishay (Gastroenterology), Reza Ojaghi (Orthopedics), Ishan Sharma (Rheumatology), Jack Fu (Cardiology), Midas Kang (Respirology), Hamna Tariq (Endocrinology), Sunny Fong (Nephrology), Sina Marzoughi (Neurology), Dani Wang (Ophthalmology), Katie de Champlain (Otolaryngology/ENT), Xing Sun (Geriatrics), Bishwas Paudel (Obstetrics), Amy Fowler (Gynecology & Infectious Disease), Jaimie Bird (Pediatrics), Alexa Scarcello (Psychiatry), Billy Sun (Anesthesia), Perry Tompkins (Pharmacology), Erin Davison (Physiology)
2016:
Editors in Chief: Sean Crooks, Harjot Atwal, Laura Byford-Richardson
System Editors: Parveen Brar (Cardiology), Josh Nicholas (Anesthesiology), Ryan Lewinson (Dermatology), Amyna Fidai (Endocrinology), Vadim Iablokov (Gastroenterology), Jennie Ding (Geriatrics), Shirley Yu (Hematology), Robin Bessemer (Nephrology), Ario Mirian (Neurology), Emma Holmes (Otolaryngology), Mackenzie Grisdale (Obstetrics & Gynecology), Graeme Prosperi-Porta (Ophthalmology), Annalise Abbott (Orthopedics), Chandan Bal (Pediatrics), Erika Russell (Psychiatry), Sadie Kutz (Respirology), Zaini Sarwar (Rheumatology), Kelsey Witiuk (Urology), Kyo Farington (Clinical Immunology, Infectious Diseases), Josh Dian (Pharmacology), Dave Lincoln (Physiology)
2015:
Editors in Chief: Alec Campbell, Kayla Feragen, Paul Adamiak
System Editors: Brett Shaw (Cardiology), Julena Foglia (Anesthesiology, Cardiology), Jessica Asgarpour (Dermatology), Maninder Longowal (Dermatology), Griselle Leon (Endocrinology), Monika Oliver (Endocrinology), Brandon Hisey (Gastroenterology), Jessica Hung King Sang (Geriatrics), Amol Bhargava (Hematology), Joshua Schultz (Nephrology), Gabriela Gilmour (Neurology, Otolaryngology), Ashley Hinther (Otolaryngology), Michal Krawczyk (Neurology), Ceilidh Kinlin (Obstetrics & Gynecology), Stephanie Cote (Ophthalmology), Helena Zakrzewski (Ophthalmology), Ammar Mahmood (Ophthalmology), Kristi Billard (Orthopedics), Erin Auld (Pediatrics), Charissa Chen (Pediatrics), Luxey Sirisegaram (Psychiatry), Natalie Morgunov (Respirology), Linda Liu (Rheumatology), Stephanie Nguyen (Rheumatology)
2014:
Editors in Chief: Jessica Asgarpour, Haotian Wang, Saif Zahir
Chief Illustrator: JoyAnne Krupa
System Editors: Haotian Wang and CJ MacMillan (Hematology), Varun Suresh (GI), Riley Hartmann (Infectious Disease), Julena Foglia (Cardiology & Anesthesiology), Gabrielle French (ENT), Ashley Hinter (ENT), Steven Liu (Respirology), Stefana Pancic (Obstretrics/Gynecology), Tamanna Chibber (Obstetrics/Gynecology), Charissa Chen (Pediatrics), Juan Cruiz (Geriatrics), Mandy Ang (Pediatrics), Verlyn Leopatra (Family Medicine), Michele Foster (Dermatology), Mimi Tran (Dermatology), Ryan McGinn (Neurology), Gabriela Gilmour (Neurology), Mat Palakkamanil (Ophthalmology), Helena Zakrzewski (Ophthalmology), Maninder Longowal (Orthopedics), Endocrinology (Griselle Leon), Richard Chan (Nephrology), Samir Sami (Urology), Heena Singh (Urology), Stephanie Nguyen (Rheumatology)
Contributing Authors/Reviewers: Joseph Bacani, Richard Chan, Carrie Howard, Victor Choi, Helena Zakrzewski, Sidra Khan, Jared McCormick, Audrey Nguyen, Adam Shumate, Adam Burgess, Michelle Tsang, Zubair Bayat, Samir Sami, Nadine Qureshi, Nicholas Monfries, Angela Coleman, Mimi Tran, Christina Thornton, Jessica Asgarpour, Megan Chi, Julena Foglia, JoyAnne Krupa, Carlos Yu
2013:
Editors in Chief: Amogh Agrawal, Alexander Arnold, Matthew Harding
Director of Marketing and Accessibility: Josh Karram
System Editors: Miles Mannas (GI), Mark Stanton (Clinical Immunology), Amanda Eslinger (Dermatology), Heena Singh (Dermatology, ENT), Michael Martyna (Rheumatology), Brett Edwards (Cardiology), Anna Schmidt (Cardiology), Steve Liu (Respirology), Mark Elliott (Endocrinology), Branawan Gowrishankar (Nephrology), Matthew Palakkamanil (Ophthalmology), Francisco Lee (ENT), Dalynne Peters (Obstetrics & Gynecology), Amanda Ang (Pediatrics), Sara Meunier (Psychiatry)
Contributing Authors/Reviewers: Angela Deane, Robert Schultz, Yaman Khattab, Collin Luk, Chris Sveen, Ryan Iwasiw, Stuart Wiber, Mark Diaz, Bill Ressl, Matt Roberts, Simran Shergill, Danielle Hubbert, Raymond Xing, Jaye Platnich, David Nicholl, Juan Ruiz, Sandra Cortina, Harsimran Brar, Malika Ladha, Spencer Chau, Aleena Mansoor, Prima Moinul, Jennifer Corrigan
2012:
Editors in Chief: Yan Yu, Sean Spence
System Editors: Dean Percy (GI), Danny Guo (Dermatology), Spencer Montgomery (Orthopedics), Tristan Jones (Cardiology), David Waldner (Nephrology), Peter Vetere (Endocrinology), Gillian Goobie (Endocrinology), Jan Rudzinski (Urology), Dustin Anderson (Neurology), Owen Stechishin (Neurology), Kayla Nelson (Obstetrics & Gynecology), Elizabeth de Klerk (Pediatrics)
Contributing Authors/Reviewers: Jason Baserman, Kim Lewis, Jennifer Au, Noriyah AlAwadhi, Paul Ratti, Jody Platt, Scott Rapske, Amy Maghera, Payam Pournazari, Safia Chatur, Radhmila Parmar, Andrew Brack, Katie Lin, Laura Craig, Nicole Redding, Nick Baldwin, Simone Lebeuf, Ian Frankish, Murtaza Amirali
External Student Collaborators: Sean Kennedy (McMaster), Nissi Wei (McMaster), Darrin Wiebe (UBC), Eric Sigmund (McMaster)