Knowledge Philanthropists

Arjun Pandey completed an undergrad in the Health Sciences program at McMaster University and is now attending medical school.

He has been working with PHA Canada for the past 5 years on knowledge translation and public awareness initiatives after his aunt was diagnosed with PH.

Arjun was also involved in epidemiological research in Pulmonary Hypertension under Dr. Sanjay Mehta.

We thank Arjun for his important contribution to the Canadian PH community all these years!

Miriam has joined PHA Canada as a knowledge translation volunteer to contribute to the PH Blog and Connections magazine.

She has been part of the PH community since 2016 and has written about PH for other publications to raise awareness of this rare disease.

After completing a master’s of science degree at the University of Toronto, Miriam worked on different science communication projects and is now excited to share impactful research stories with the PH community.

In her spare time, Miriam always has a good book and a knitting project on the go.

Ashok was PHA Canada's Education Programs Assistant in the Summer of 2020. In his new position as a Knowledge Philanthropist, he will help update research-related information on PHA Canada's website.

Before joining the PHA Canada Team, Ashok worked on health promotion projects such as website content development for the Cambridge Cardiac Care Centre and acting as the youth volunteer coordinator for the annual Kitchener-Waterloo Regional Health Heart Day. Ashok is currently completing an undergrad in the Biomedical Sciences program at the University of Guelph.