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Dr.
Dimitrios Vergidis
Chief of Oncology
Dr. Vergidis has led an interesting and varied career
in Medicine and Oncology. Since his early days in medicine
at the New York Institute of Technology and the University
of Alberta, his training has included Internal Medicine,
Haematology, Immunology and Medical Oncology.
He has trained medical students through the Department
of Internal Medicine and Haematology at the University
of Alberta, and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor
in the Faculty of Medicine at McMaster University. His
participation with medical associations, various boards
and committees is extensive, reaching provincial and
national levels.
He is extensively published, independently and collaboratively,
and has received numerous awards and distinctions. Dr.
Vergidis joined Regional Cancer Care in 1991, and has
operated as the Head of Medical Oncology and Haematology
and the Coordinator of the Systemic Therapy Network
for a number of years.
He maintains an active practice, and based upon patient
reaction, he often goes above and beyond the expectations
of his position. In September of 2003, Dr. Vergidis
was named Chief of Oncology for RCC.
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Dr.
Chan was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated
from McGill University with a BSc. in Biology in 1992.
He attended medical school at Memorial University in
Newfoundland and graduated in 1996, moving into his
internal medicine residency training at Dalhousie University
and completing it in 1999. 
Dr. Laferriere completed her HBSc. degree in Medical
Laboratory Science at Lakehead University, and then
moved on to a Ph.D in Cell Biology at the University
of Ottawa. Her post Doctoral work was at the National
Research Council.
Dr.
Sicheri completed her undergraduate education in Biology-Biochemistry
at Columbia University and attended the New York University
Medical School where she received her M.D. She then
went on to complete her fellowship in Internal Medicine
at Downstate Medical Centre, and her subspecialty training
in Hematology and Oncology at Albany Medical Hospital
in New York.
