
Interesting Vasculitis Case Competition
2025
Mission
The Calgary Vasculitis Symposium is committed to giving health professionals opportunities to learn about, share, and discuss recent discoveries in clinical and translational vasculitis research and managing patients with vasculitis.
WINNERS

Al Zahra Al Hashmi
GENERAL PEDIATRICS
Muscat, Oman
Interesting Case #1
Dr. Al Zahra Al Hashmi is a first-year pediatrics resident at Oman Medical Speciality Board (Muscat, Oman). She received her MD degree from The College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University (Muscat, Oman) in 2023 with honors and started her residency in 2014. She is interested in the field of research and complex care of pediatrics.
Peihsuan Tsai
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGIST
Dallas, USA
Interesting Case #2
Peihsuan Tsai, MD, MPH, is a third-year fellow in the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (Med-Peds) Nephrology program at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. She completed her Med-Peds residency at the University of Rochester in 2022. Her clinical and research interests include nephrolithiasis, glomerulonephritis, and the transition of care for adolescents and young adults with chronic kidney disease. Dr. Tsai is currently involved in a clinical research study exploring new therapies for calcium phosphate kidney stones and is an active member of the transition-of-care team in the dialysis program at Children's Medical Center Dallas. She is also passionate about medical education and hopes to inspire more pediatric residents to pursue careers in Nephrology.
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Haeja Kessler
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGIST
Cincinnati, USA
Interesting Case #3
Dr. Haeja Kessler is from the Upstate New York region. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at Rochester Institute of Technology and attended the University at Buffalo for medical school. She completed her Pediatric Residency Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital and it was during her training that she discovered her love for Rheumatology. She is undergoing training in her Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. In her free time, she enjoys baking, cooking, and spending time with her husband.
Jeanine McColl
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGIST
Calgary, AB
Interesting Case #4
Dr. Jeanine McColl has an established clinical and research interest in transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology care. She has been involved in developing the Canadian Rheumatology Association guidelines for transition care. Her recent work involves examination of mental health in the rheumatology population. She believes in using research as an advocacy tool, specifically to increase awareness and access to pediatric rheumatology and musculoskeletal care globally. She is involved in national and international rheumatology disease registries including the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) and Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA).
