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Meet the researchers on Dr. Rochon’s team

Did you know that Dr. Paula Rochon, our RTOERO Chair in Geriatric Medicine, works with researchers to support and develop their work?

Meet some of the researchers who have worked with Dr. Rochon and learn about their research.

Dr. Nathan Stall
Dr. Nathan Stall is a nationally award-winning geriatrician and Ph.D. candidate. Here he talks about his research in dementia and caregiver distress.

Dr. Paula Pop
Dr. Paula Pop is an internal medicine resident and a geriatric medical researcher supported by Dr. Paula Rochon. Dr. Pop is investigating how older adults are treated by physicians when they present a sleep disorder.

Dr. Katrina Piggott
Dr. Katrina Piggott is completing her residency in geriatric medicine and pursuing a career in research. Dr. Piggott explains her research and work in developing a tool to help physicians identify a prescribing cascade.

Nishila Mehta
Nishila Mehta who is a medical student at the University of Toronto. Her research, supervised by Dr. Paula Rochon, looks at how technology and social media are used by people living with dementia and by those who care for someone with dementia.