McMaster Department of Urology
- ldougla@mcmaster.ca
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McMaster Department of Urology
Meet our 2023 Residents. The McMaster Urology residency program prides itself on the collegiality between faculty, residents, nurses and other allied health colleagues.
Why MacUro: Mac strikes the perfect balance of friendly faces and excellent training.
Favourite part about living in Hamilton: Good mix of things to do. Lots of activities and outdoor stuff. Great restaurant selection!
What do you like to do in your spare time: I love watching movies and history documentaries. I also like some history podcasts like the History of Rome and Blowback. I try to catch every Manchester United game.
Who is your main role model and why: Dr. Mohamad Hammoud. I hope to be able to grow my hair like his one day.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology: Reach out to the resident group! I think we’re all very friendly and happy to chat if you have any questions or just generally want to learn about the program.
Why MacURO: The amount of laughter, Thursday evenings at Odds and the high-quality training!
Favourite part about living in Hamilton: Its sunsets, ice cream and walking trails 😍
What do you like to do in your spare time: Exploring cat cafés, hanging out with friends and traveling!
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology: Enjoy your time on elective, set learning goals for yourself and showcase your amazing personality – we can’t wait to get to know you! ☺️
Why Mac Uro: I spent lots of elective time at Mac and found the team to be incredibly tight knit and supportive. The work hard play hard culture is just right for making excellent surgeons while maintaining a balance in life.
Favourite part about living in Hamilton: Hamilton has a spectacular amount of nature to offer that can be explored. Finding new trails to hike has been really exciting. The food scene is also great!
What do you like to do in your spare time: In my spare time, you can find me in the gym, running outdoors, spending time with family, or hanging out with my boys. I may occasionally be playing video games on my PC.
Who is your main role model and why: My father is my main role model. He has been the earliest and most influential example in my life of the need to make sacrifices to achieve your goals and ensure those you care about are well taken care of.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology: Come do an elective! No amount of reading or research will replace coming by and seeing for yourself how you fit into the team and its workflow.
Why MacUro: Judging by the quality of surgeons who’ve been through MacUro, to me it only seems like a very logical step towards the career I one day aspire to have.
Favourite part about living in Hamilton: Definitely the trails and weather.
What do you like to do in your spare time: Video gaming, long walks and playing soccer.
Who is your main role model and why: Dr. Ayman Raees. As someone who has also been in McMaster’s urology program, he gave me the blueprint to becoming an outstanding urologist one day. He has not only helped out our home hospital through direct patient care, but helped introduce tons of innovative urology techniques and procedures that are now instrumental in providing the best quality care back home.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology: Work hard to get here, and once you’re here enjoy it!
Why MacUro: Great combination of Surgical training and an academic Excellency Center
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: Nice weather and perfect location
What do you like to do in your spare time: Traveling, Reading, Football fan
Who is your main role model and why? Professor Tayib : One of my first mentors, He was an example how you could be skillful Surgeon and a teacher, his patients were always his priority.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Everyone is welcome to join the group , for sure will find what you need to be an independent and confident Urologist
Medical School: McMaster
Why MacUro: Coming from McMaster, I got to witness firsthand the supportive culture amongst the residents and staff. Staff were quick to offer advice, get you hands on exposure and help you out as a student. Our resident group is very supportive as a group and we really are a team both in the hospital and outside – something I value very highly! Secondly, hands on exposure early in junior years in the program builds confidence that carries through.
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: Living downtown, you are walking distance to a number of good restaurants, bars, friends and St. Joesph’s Hospital. There is no shortage of social activities (such as axe throwing and escape rooms) and living close to everything makes it that much easier.
What do you like to do in your spare time: Baseball (Go jays go) and rock climbing!
Who is your main role model and why ? My late grandmother – she had the mindset that if you had the desire to learn something and was willing to work hard, you could do anything (she learned piano at age 60 and played until she was 80)
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Make the most out of every experience! There is always something to learn from or enjoy and you never know when that is going to come in handy. Reflect on your values and find where you can best achieve that (hopefully Mac Urology!)
Medical school: McGill University
Why McMaster Urology: Multiple training sites reflecting a broad scope of urologic practice, excellent clinical/surgical exposure in all years of residency, supportive group of residents
My favourite part of Hamilton: food scene
Spare time: spending time with family and friends, basketball/golf, trying out new restaurants
Role model: Kobe Bryant. Daily hard work and marginal improvements pay dividends in the long term.
Advice: reach out to residents and staff, come for an elective, work hard and have fun.
Med school: McMaster
Why MacUro: From working with the group during medical school, I knew Mac had a friendly and supportive resident group that would allow me to thrive. We work hard and play hard. The high volume exposure to subspecialities such as Oncology, transplant, endourology and pediatrics was a big draw as well.
Favourite part of living in Hamilton: Its a friendly mid sized city that is close enough to the GTA to be close to the amenities but far enough away to have its own identity with interesting festivals like SuperCrawl and great food.
Role model: My older brother. He is a natural leader, thoughtful, reflective and kind. I aspire to those traits.
Spare time: I like to enjoy the hamilton food scene with friends and jog on the rail trail.
Advice: Be a team player.
Medical School: McMaster
Why MacUro: I chose MacUro because the team here, including the residents and staff, were so supportive and amazing to work with. We are really lucky to have such a great group. I was also intrigued by the independence and skills gained at such an early stage!
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: My favourite parts about living in Hamilton are the wide variety of what it has to offer in terms of amazing restaurants and breweries as well as activities including hiking trails, and easily accessible outdoor sport facilities. I also enjoy being so close to my family in Guelph!
What do you like to do in your spare time: Spending time with friends and family, trying out new restaurants, baking, playing/coaching basketball and trying out new sports like pickleball!
Who is your main role model and why? My mom is a former engineer, now a teacher, and her career as a woman in STEM and now as a teacher has always been inspiring to me in my own career in medicine.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Come learn more about our program through open houses and/or electives. Don’t be shy and reach out to residents to chat and learn more about us and our program!
Medical School: McMaster University
Why MacUro: The people. We have such a great group of residents and staff. You’re always very well supported at work, and we probably hang out too much outside of work.
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: Great food and bars (shout-out Odds).
What do you like to do in your spare time: Anything sports related. I’ve also gotten really into cooking since the end of medical school, having friends over for nice food and drink is so great.
Who is your main role model and why ? My grandfather. He’s lived such an amazing and impressive life. He is such an intelligent, thoughtful man who was always so determined, and hard working. I know I can turn to him for advice anytime, and I strive to be like him as I grow older.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Come in and be your genuine self. We love hard working dedicated students who fit well with our group (which isn’t that hard). Urology is a tough residency, and we need to be able to lean on each other. Ultimately, you’re here to get a feel of our program so enjoy the time and let us know what we can do for you.
Medical School: University of Toronto
Why MacUro: Mac exposes us to many subspecialties in urology with lots of volume and hands on experience. The residency group, staff, and admin are all great to work with and very supportive.
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: There are lots of great neighbourhoods with cafes, boutiques, and restaurants in Hamilton. Most of the residents live close together downtown and it’s very easy to get together with your friends and explore!
What do you like to do in your spare time: I love anything arts and crafts related and am always on the lookout for a fun DIY project.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Reach out to the residents and come do an elective with us! We are always happy to chat and get to know potential applicants.
Medical School: University of Toronto
Why MacUro: Mac exposes us to many subspecialties in urology with lots of volume and hands on experience. The residency group, staff, and admin are all great to work with and very supportive.
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: There are lots of great neighbourhoods with cafes, boutiques, and restaurants in Hamilton. Most of the residents live close together downtown and it’s very easy to get together with your friends and explore!
What do you like to do in your spare time: I love anything arts and crafts related and am always on the lookout for a fun DIY project.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Reach out to the residents and come do an elective with us! We are always happy to chat and get to know potential applicants.
Medical School: University of Ottawa
Why MacUro: Great exposure to a wide variety of urologic cases, major urologic subspecialties and early operative experiences for open, laparoscopic, endoscopic and robotic surgery.
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: Great food and entertainment in and around Hamilton and it’s a quick drive to Toronto to see a Raptors or Jays game or you can go to Niagara and see all the wineries!
What do you like to do in your spare time: Spend time with my family & friends (cooking, playing music or travelling) and bringing our crazy dogs to competitions, on hiking adventures or training them to stop stealing my phone
Who is your main role model and why? John Kim: urology resident extraordinaire. Because he makes the greatest avocado toast in the city.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Excellent program with a great group of residents and staff with an exceptional amount of opportunity to improve clinically and surgically.
Medical School: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science
Why MacUro: it offers almost every subspecialty in urology and has one of the best programs for laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. The best thing, however, is the environment and bond between residents.
My favorite part about living in Hamilton: It is a great city with minimal traffic, outstanding diversity, awesome food and close to some beautiful natural spots.
What do you like to do in your spare time: Play chess, Hiking trails, camping, play soccer and watch sports.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Be honest, hard-working, professional, eager to learn, and most importantly, do not forget to have fun.
Why MacUro: Its a medium sized residency program that is extremely high volume. You will be independent at certain procedures after you first two years and will just keep getting proficient. McMaster Faculty are highly skilled surgeons (some of the best in Canada) both open, laparoscopic and robotically. Our resident group is also very tight knit and we frequently get together to unwind and relax.
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: Biking in the city and going for hikes during the summer. I can also visit my friends in Toronto in about the same time it takes them to go anywhere from their condos.
What do you like to do in your spare time:Hang out with friends, eat out, play video games, bike, hike and hang with my cats
Who is your main role model and why? My dad is my main role model. He moved to this country without any education and worked his way up to good job and his and my families support has made me get to where I am today.
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Be ready to work hard and be rewarded. Our program is intense but the work pays off. If you are the type of student that can learn quickly and multi-task, you will excel in our program. Feel free to reach out to any of the residents to learn more about our program.
Medical School: McMaster University
Why MacUro: A mix of great mentors, fellow residents, and an awesome city. If you want to become a great urologist while working together in a close-knit community, then MacUro is the program for you!
Favorite part about living in Hamilton: No traffic, close to everything, great food.
What do you like to do in your spare time: Spend time with friends and family! Slowly running through all the trails in Hamilton
Who is your main role model and why? Wendy Lawson, Mohawk College. A great mentor, leader, and educator, who modeled my academic aspirations all the way back in undergrad. Thanks Wendy!
What advice do you have for students interested in McMaster Urology? Reach out to any and all of us, more than happy to receive a cold e-mail to discuss why MacUro is so great.