Aditi (she/her) currently works at Canadian Blood Services as a Medical Officer and a Hematologist and Transfusion Specialist at St Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences in Toronto. Aditi completed her medical degree at McGill University, and her post-graduate training in Internal Medicine, Hematology, Transfusion Medicine and a Masters in Systems Leadership and Innovation at the University of Toronto. More importantly, she is a proud naturalized Canadian, a daughter to two aging parents who bravely started their life anew in a foreign land, a sister to an assault survivor, an aunt to two happy boys with the brightest sparkle in their eye and a dog parent.
She is a stem cell registrant, previously a blood donor no longer eligible, a blood prescriber, a passionate advocate for improving blood use and availability and a medical educator. She is willing to talk to anyone who wants to donate and will hold your hand through the process.