Meet Our Team
CARE Team
Apurawa's Background
I am a registered Physical Therapist with over a decade in human function, movement, and maximizing physical potential. My expertise includes identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of prevention, treatment/intervention, and rehabilitation.
I use physical and mental approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological, and social well-being, taking into account variations in health status.
I am passionate about motivating patients to reach their fitness goals.
Etishree's Background
Advisors
Dr. David Juncker (he/him/his)Chair – Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University |
Dr. Juncker's Background
David’s current interests are in the miniaturization and integration in biology and medicine, which includes the engineering and utilization of novel micro and nanotechnologies for manipulating, stimulating and studying oligonucleotides, proteins, cells, and tissues. The emerging field of nanobiotechnology, in a broad sense, is the most exciting to David, and is also key to tackling some of the significant challenges in biology and medicine, for example identifying novel biomarkers for early disease diagnosis and developing low-cost point-of-care diagnostics.
Jennifer Robson (she/her/hers)Carleton University |
Jennifer's Background
Jennifer is an associate professor of Political Management at Kroeger College and cross-appointed to the School of Public Policy and Administration. Her research has included studies of social policies such as family benefits, education savings, poverty in Canada, wealth inequality, tax policy and the financial lives of low and modest income persons.
Dr. Satish Raj (he/him/his)Section Chief, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Division of Cardiology, University of Calgary |
Dr. Raj's Background
Satish R Raj is a Heart Rhythm Cardiologist and founder of the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Clinic. He is currently a Professor of Cardiac Science at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
His primary research interests relate to understanding and better treating postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), vasovagal syncope, orthostatic hypotension, and long-COVID syndrome. He is also looking at repurposing drugs in novel ways to treat vasovagal syncope and orthostatic hypotension.
Dr. Raj also serves as a Medical Advisor to many POTS patient groups, including POTS UK, and Dysautonomia International, and is a Past-President of the American Autonomic Society.
Dr. Sean Staniforth (he/him/his)Head of Emergency Medicine at Lions Gate Hospital |
Dr. Staniforth's Background
Dr. Sean is head of Emergency Medicine at Lions Gate Hospital, Director of Trauma at LGH and Clinical Instructor of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. In addition, he conferences regularly with the BC Ministry of Health, Fraser Health, and Coastal Health to share information and collaborate on how to best navigate through the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Management
Andrea's Background
Andrea is an experienced organizational strategist with a proven track record of leading teams to their peak potential in a variety of settings. She joined the founders of Rapid Test & Trace in October 2021 and has been instrumental in positioning the organization for growth beyond COVID-19.
Andrea is a dedicated professional focused on enabling her colleagues to overcome the many challenges of a start-up operation in the health and wellness industry. She’s excited about leading the team at RT Medical as we embrace new opportunities in a dynamic post-pandemic economy.
Adam's Background
Adam is a marketing communications consultant with a background in digital marketing, stakeholder relations, and public engagement. His work with small-medium businesses impacted by the pandemic motivated him to take action and he co-founded Rapid Test & Trace in 2020. Adam aims to help Canadians gain access to reliable health care.
Harkeet's Background
Harkeet is a life-long entrepreneur with expertise in supplier management, logistics, sales and business administration. He also has experience in real estate development and VC investment.
Sandy's Background
Along with co-founding Rapid Test and Trace, Sandy is an entrepreneur in the real estate and hotel sectors, writer, and former political advisor. He is a regular media commentator on Canadian and international political affairs for a number of Canada’s major media outlets.