Our Team.

The Vascular Health Unit is filled with a big family of specialists dedicated to advancing clinical and basic research on a global scale. Our team of international experts are highly experienced and committed to giving their best to produce stellar research!

Stella S. Daskalopoulou, MD, Ph.D.

Director

Helena Papacostas Quintanilla, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Program Manager, PULSE Study Project Manager

Maria Matossian, MSc.

Clinical Research Coordinator

Brenda Valdes Sustaita, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
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Nahid Babadazeh, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
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Ioanna Gianopoulos, M.Sc.

Ph.D. Candidate
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Mekayla Forrest

Ph.D. Candidate
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Ido Zamberg, MD

Ph.D. Student
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Jae Hyun Byun, M.Sc.

M.D. Ph.D. Student
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Elspeth Skeats

M.Sc. Student

Samaneh Khajeh, MD

M.Sc. Student

Elie Fadel

Bursary Student
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Maria Jimjees

Undergraduate research associate
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Irem Engin

Bursary Student

Luis G. Barcena Santacruz

Undergraduate research associate

Marlene Huguette Djipap Tchouala

Undergraduate research Associate

Rakan Hamady

Undergraduate Research Associate
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Hillary Chappus-McCendie

Undergraduate Research Associate

Past Lab Members

Dr. Karina Gasbarrino
Dr. Huaien Zheng
Dr. Alex Cooke
Dr. Majidreza Mohebpour
Dr. Anouar Hafiane
Dr. Kim Phan
Dr. Robert J. Doonan
Sophia Bourgeois, M.Sc.
Diana Di Iorio, M.Sc.
Sasha Farina
Dr. Natalie Dayan
Dr. Andrew Mutter
Dr. Andrew Dawson
Javiera Retamal
Abdullah Abdullah
Shubhabrata Das
Alvin Kuate Defo

Calling for volunteers!

Interested in getting involved with our lab? We are looking for volunteers (last year of Cégep, undergrads, etc.) to help with the PULSE (early Prediction of preeclampsia Using arteriaL Stiffness in high-risk prEgnancies) study. If interested, please contact us at maria.matossian@mail.mcgill.ca