Dr. Helena L. Frischtak holds a medical degree (M.D.) from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Helena grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and attended an international school in Brazil before coming to the U.S. for college. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010 with a B.Sc. in Neurobiology. Helena has a passion for global health research and narrative writing. During medical school, she spent a summer in Mozambique, and later a year in Peru as a Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellow.
As a fourth-year medical student, Helena was a member of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine Admissions Committee. This latter experience allowed her to gain great insight into what constitutes a strong application. Mentoring comes natural for her, and even before starting with BeMo, she had successfully advised several friends with grad school applications. You can count on her to be invested in your success as if it was her own.
Dr. Lauren Colbert M.D.
Dr. Lauren Colbert did her medical school training at Emory University School of Medicine, where she was heavily involved in teaching, tutoring and mentoring. During that time, she was selected for an NIH-funded Master’s in Clinical Research program, which she completed between her 3rd and 4th years of medical school. She is currently a Radiation Oncology resident at MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, TX where she continues to focus on medical student and resident education in addition to an interest in translational research. She has a strong passion for helping applicants let their best qualities shine and looks forward to working with you.
Dr. Jenifer Truong B.Sc., M.D.
Dr. Jenifer Truong completed her undergraduate degree in Bio-Medical Sciences at the University of Guelph. She went on to attain her MD at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Currently, she is a Resident at McMaster University.
Jenifer has always had a strong interest in medical education and student mentorship. As an Altitude Mentor and Clerk-to-Clerk mentor, she has had ample experience answering questions and providing guidance to students on a variety of topics. Throughout medical school, Jenifer has been both an MMI and CASPer assessor. She understands the stressors of applying to medical school and residency, and thus is also passionate about student wellness. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, trying new foods, and watching hockey. She likes to stay active by running, playing tennis, and doing yoga.
Jenifer is committed to helping BeMo students achieve their academic goals and pursuits in a supportive learning environment.
Dr. Lauren Prufer BScH, M.D.
Dr. Lauren Prufer is a medical resident at McMaster University.
She grew up in Caledon, Ontario and completed her undergraduate degree in Life Sciences at Queen’s University. While at Queen’s, she honed in on her teamwork and communication skills as part of the varsity rugby and cross-country running teams. She then went on to earn her medical degree from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. During her time in medical school, she developed a passion for sharing her knowledge with others through medical writing, research and peer mentoring.
Dr. Prufer is excited to help students achieve their professional goals as part of the BeMo team. As an athlete, she understands the importance of structured, individually targeted practice in the realization of optimal performance and looks forward to supporting you in perfecting your interview and exam writing skills.
Outside of medicine, she can be found running, hiking with her dog or taking photographs.
Dr. Behrouz Moemeni BeMo CEO
Dr. Behrouz Moemeni is one of our co-founders and CEO here at BeMo. He is compelled by a vision to change the education system. He believes everyone deserves access to higher education. Specifically, he is determined to create and provide admissions and educational training programs that reduce the social barriers at professional programs. He is also driven by a mission to create the next generation of admissions/candidate screening tools that are more fair, while technologically and scientifically light years ahead of current admissions screening tools out there.
Dr. Moemeni is meticulous about scientifically proven programs, services and products created here at BeMo. He blames this on his training as a scientist and he holds a Ph.D. in the field of Immunology from the University of Toronto. He is the recipient of 19 awards for his work during his undergraduate and graduate years, including the Prize in Biology. He has delivered several presentations at international scientific conferences and his scientific work in the areas of cancer biology and immunology, has culminated in several discoveries and the publication of three peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Moemeni has also taught a course at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and an undergraduate level course at the University of Toronto.
At BeMo, Dr. Moemeni has delivered thought-provoking presentations to an international audience on the topics of admissions, and candidate selection and is regularly invited to present at university and corporate settings.
Dr. Moemeni continues to make time to directly interact with our students here at BeMo and he takes their success personally and advocates on their behalf.
Academic Awards and Scholarships
Canadian Society for Immunology Travel Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) National Poster Competition – Gold Award
University of Toronto – Dept. of Immunology Travel Award
Canadian Society for Immunology Travel Award
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS) - 3 Awards
CIHR – Banting and Best Canada Graduate Scholarship
University of Toronto – Immunology Award – 1st Place
University of Toronto Beatty Award – Immunology
University of Toronto Fellowship – Immunology
North York General Hospital Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation
University of Toronto High Distinction
University of Toronto Scholar
University of Toronto at Scarborough Prize in Biology
University of Toronto at Scarborough Third Year Honours List
Summer Undergraduate Studentship
Stanley Kosta Todorow Scholarship
University of Toronto at Scarborough Second Year Honours List
University of Toronto at Scarborough In-Course Scholarship
University of Toronto at Scarborough First Year Honours List
Behrouz Moemeni, et al. Ultimate Guide To Med School Admissions. Available on Amazon.
Behrouz Moemeni, Vacaresse, N. , Vainder, M. , Wortzman, M. , Watts, T. , Veillette, A. , Gajewski, T. and Julius, M. Fyn Expression Predicates Both Protective Immunity and Onset of Autoimmunity. Open Journal of Immunology, 5, 244-259. doi: 10.4236/oji.2015.55020.
Behrouz Moemeni. Unique and interdependent roles of Lck and Fyn in TcR Signalling. PhD Thesis. University of Toronto.
Behrouz Moemeni*, D.F.*, et al. Lck-dependent Fyn activation requires C-terminus-dependent targeting of kinase-active Lck to lipid rafts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 238(39): 26409-26422. (*Equal contributions)
P.Y.B.A., N.M., H.C., Behrouz Moemeni, et al. The oncogene PDGF-B provides a key switch from cell death to survival induced by TNF. Oncogene, 24(19): 3196-3205.
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Dr. Perry Guo M.D.
Dr. Perry Guo spent his childhood moving around the world with his family, spending time in China, Germany, and Denmark before settling in Ontario, Canada. He completed 3 years of his undergraduate education at the University of Toronto with a focus on the Social Determinants of Health. Dr. Guo earned his MD from the Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University.
During medical school, Dr. Guo had the privilege to serve as Class President, helping to create an inclusivity task force and co-found a student run clinic. His passion for community engagement and individual empowerment led him to pursue a specialization in Family Medicine for which he is currently completing his residency through Queen’s University at the Oshawa site. Dr. Guo’s pleased to offer his experience and expertise to BeMo students. He is excited to help dedicated students garner and refine skills for themselves to succeed professionally.
Dr. Jennifer Russo B.Sc., M.D.
Dr. Jennifer Russo graduated with honors from Tufts University with a degree in English and biology. She then pursued a career in medicine and studied at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, an institution ranked nationally for primary care. Following medical school, Dr. Russo trained in internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center in the nation’s oldest primary care track.
Dr. Jennifer Russo currently works as a Clinician educator, teaching and mentoring students in local medical schools. Dr. Russo has been tutoring students for over ten years and enjoys helping others reach their full academic potential.
Dr. Darin Evoy B.A. M.D.
Darin Evoy graduated in 2014 from Western University with Honours Specialization in Medical Sciences. He attended Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University until May 2017, and will soon be starting his residency program in anesthesiology at Dalhousie University.
Since the age of 16, Darin has instructed others in the form of swimming lessons, advanced aquatic leadership courses, first aid, and tutoring. He has taken an active role within his medical class through the Archery Club, Anesthesiology Interest Group, soccer teams, MacMentor program, and acting as a clerkship feedback representative. At McMaster medical school, Darin acquired experience as an MMI assessor for three application cycles and CASPer evaluator for two application cycles. In his free time, Darin remains engaged in personal fitness activities such as running, swimming, and lifting in addition to hiking, traveling, and chess.
Darin has a passion for both education and mentorship, and is excited to work with BeMo students to help them achieve all of their goals.
Dr. Ali S. Raza H.B.Sc., Ph.D., M.D.c
Dr. Ali Raza is currently a medical student at Harvard Medical School. As an undergraduate, he studied Biology at Columbia University, where he served as a Teaching Assistant for Introductory Biology, a course which was notorious for its difficult exams. Dr. Raza considers his four semesters as a Teaching Assistant, helping fellow students as they struggled with this course, to be among his most rewarding experiences as an undergraduate.
After graduating cum laude in 2009, Dr. Raza remained at Columbia to pursue a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior, for which he was supported by a National Science Foundation fellowship. His research interests include imaging and diagnostics, particularly in the fields of neuroscience and ophthalmology. Dr. Raza has co-authored over 30 publications, although he considers his role as a mentor for younger students in the research lab to have been one of his most important contributions. Throughout his graduate studies, Dr. Raza continued to serve as a mentor; he developed and taught an Introduction to Neuroscience course for high school students and served as a Teaching Assistant for a small seminar for senior undergraduate students.
In his spare time, Dr. Raza enjoys casual photography as well as playing poker and squash recreationally. He has also acted in theatrical productions in both high school and college, and he is currently assisting with drafting a script for an original play to be performed by second year medical students. In both his personal and professional life, Dr. Raza considers himself extremely fortunate to have had several superb mentors, and he truly enjoys offering assistance and support to others as they pursue their career aspirations.
Daniel E. Wang M.S. M.B.A. M.D.c
Daniel E. Wang is a current medical student at the University of Toronto. Prior to medical school, he worked as a management consultant at Deloitte LLP where he provided social responsibility advice to executives in the public sector and Fortune 500 organizations. His most recent practice focused on the use of advanced analytics to drive improved corporate health and safety performance.
Prior to Deloitte, he earned a joint MBA and MS from the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, a period during which he co-authored the book Hybrid Organizations: New Business Models for Environmental Leadership, and also served on the Board of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
Before achieving his dual masters degree, Dan worked in Papua New Guinea as an international development volunteer raising awareness and education on HIV/AIDS prevention in rural communities. In the past, Daniel has also served as an advisor across public, private and nonprofit sectors. He completed his undergraduate studies from McGill University in mechanical engineering.
Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from various academic fields. With his insight and academic backgrough Daniel will be an ideal consultant to help those student seeking to apply to medical and graduate programs across North America.
Dr. Andrej Arsovski B.Sc. Ph.D.
Dr. Andrej Arsovski holds a B.Sc and Ph.D in Molecular Biology from McGill University where he studied the synthesis, modification and secretion of cell wall compounds in the plant cell wall. This work resulted in a number of high impact publications as well as invitations at national and international conferences. Throughout his doctoral studies Dr. Arsovski also acted as a teaching assistant for introductory and upper level biology courses, playing a role in the design and implementation of their respective curricula.
Following the completion of his doctoral work Dr. Arsovski joined a collaborative team at the University of Washington where as part of the larger ENCODE consortium he examined global changes in chromatin architecture in response to biotic and abiotic factors in plants. The research resulted in the first comprehensive atlas of regulatory elements in this species, an invaluable resource for researchers in the field.
While at the University of British Columbia he collaborated with a commercial grower establishing and optimizing a breeding program aimed at improving the marketability of the Pawpaw fruit, a little know fruit tree native to North America by producing a seedless, longer lasting variety.
Dr.Arsovski currently holds an NSERC Fellowship at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada where he studies virus induced regulatory changes in crop species and works to develop resistant varieties of peach and soybean.
Throughout his career Dr. Arsovski has mentored many students and overseen graduate school and grant applications. He is committed to science education and believes increasing diversity in the field is paramount to progress.
Dr. Megan Church B.Sc. M.D.
Dr. Megan Church attended Merrimack College where she majored in Biology and taught an afterschool math and science class for underprivileged middle school students. It was during that time that she developed her love of medicine and teaching. She graduated with high honors. She then spent several months doing volunteer work in Mexico and 1 year doing research at Massachusetts General Hospital while applying to medical school.
She was accepted to the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where she participated in several projects. One project involved the development of a maternal-child health curriculum for community midwives and practitioners in Uganda. After medical school, she did her pediatrics residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital. During residency she honed her interest in teaching and assisted in emergent simulation cases for medical students. She also became passionate about the importance of patient education, preventive care and advocacy and ultimately chose a path in primary care.
She recently accepted a job in outpatient primary care and inpatient newborn attending. She is very excited to begin her clinical career, in addition to having the opportunity to use her knowledge and experience to help others pursue their dream of medicine.
Jo Ann Iantosca B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.c
Jo Ann is currently a doctoral student in Applied Psychology with the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. She holds a Master of Educational Administration, Bachelor of Education, Honours Specialization in Developmental Psychology, and Early Childhood Education diploma. Jo Ann has been nominated for and received university-level grants and scholarships throughout her education.
Jo Ann remains current in her area of concentration; educational psychology. Her research has been published in numerous conference proceedings, research briefs, and practitioner’s texts. Her research aims to validate an international early years instrument that will support families and educators in obtaining developmental support for their children. Jo Ann participates as a peer-reviewer for the Journal of Early Intervention, and the Journal of Teaching and Learning. She is also a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the Ontario College of Teachers, and the College of Early Childhood Educators.
Jo Ann has four years experience as a professor of Early Childhood Education diploma and degree programs and demonstrated success in building graduate and undergraduate applications with her students. Jo Ann has dedicated her time to providing students with mentorship and is skillful at delivering consulting services to those applying to education and psychology related programs.
Pamela Glatt B.A., M.A., J.D.
Pamela Glatt received her honours Bachelor of Arts (Dean’s honours list) from the University of Western Ontario in the fields of Criminology and Sociology in 2010. She then completed her Master’s of Arts at Western in Criminology and Sociology in 2012. Pamela’s Master’s research focused on women’s use of self-defense tactics as a result of prior experiences of physical and sexual victimization. Her research also examined how the criminalization among female offenders is often intertwined with past experiences of victimization, and the judicial response to such victimization. While completing her Master’s, Pamela was honoured with a Graduate Student Teaching Award for her outstanding teaching abilities.
Upon completion of her Master’s degree, Pamela taught 4 courses at Western during the 2012-2013 academic school year. She taught Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Criminology, Sociology of Deviance, and Gender Issues in Sociology. Furthermore, Pamela taught Introduction to Sociology, and Criminal Justice at Fanshawe College.
Pamela is has recently completed her Juris Doctorate degree at Western Law. Her decision to pursue a legal education stemmed from her research as a Master’s student, as well as her teaching involvement. She is interested in criminal law, and personal injury.
Pamela’s academic background, and educational experience in graduate school, law school and teaching allows her to assist students interested in similar programs. Pamela is knowledgeable in the application process for Arts and Humanities graduate programs, as well as law schools in Canada. Specifically regarding law school applications, Pamela is able to assist students in all stages of the admissions process.
Dr. Brenna Velker M.D. Ph.D.
Dr. Brenna Velker grew up in a small town in Southwestern Ontario, and always had a passion for science. She completed an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Windsor where she pursued her interest in basic science research and medicine. To continue both of these passions, she attended Western University in the combined MD/PhD program, completing this 7-year program in only 6 years.
Throughout graduate and medical school she explored various specialties, but the breadth, flexibility and rewarding long term relationships forged with patients pointed her towards Family Medicine. She is currently completing her second year of residency in Family Medicine at Western University. She will be starting practice in London, Ontario following this residency, with a focus on preventative care and lifestyle medicine. She also has an interest in dermatology and small procedures and plans to pursue extra training and dedicate part of her practice to this interest. She also has a passion for evidence based medicine and hopes to use her research background to encourage knowledge translation in family practice.
When she isn’t working she can be found spending time with her husband who is also in medicine, and their twin two year old children. She enjoys long distance running and cycling, and is working towards an ultimate goal of completing an Ironman triathlon in next few years.
Dr. Sarah Enouz B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Dr. Sarah Enouz completed her Bachelors of Science degree in 2007 at the University of Biology at Rennes 1 in France, where she specialized in cancer, cellular and molecular biology, and genetics. During her undergraduate studies, she also had the opportunity to work at the Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology at University College in London (United Kingdom). Upon completion of her Bachelors degree, Dr. Enouz began her graduate studies at the University of Biology at Rennes 1, where she continued to focus on cell and molecular genetics and graduated with distinction in 2009 with a Master’s of Science degree.
Dr. Sarah Enouz completed her Bachelors of Science degree in 2007 at the University of Biology at Rennes 1 in France, where she specialized in cancer, cellular and molecular biology, and genetics. During her undergraduate studies, she also had the opportunity to work at the Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology at University College in London (United Kingdom). Upon completion of her Bachelors degree, Dr. Enouz began her graduate studies at the University of Biology at Rennes 1, where she continued to focus on cell and molecular genetics and graduated with distinction in 2009 with a Master’s of Science degree.
In 2010, Dr. Enouz began her PhD studies in cancer and immunology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Her project focused on characterizing autoreactive, low avidity CD8+ T cells that by-pass negative selection and her findings were published in the prestigious Journal of Experimental Medicine (2012).
Currently, Dr. Enouz is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the world-renowned Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, where she continues her research focusing on stromal cells during inflammation. Dr. Enouz has had numerous scientific publications and has given many scientific talks in her area of expertise at conferences around the world.
Dr. Enouz, who is fluent in both French and English, possesses an incredible amount of experience and knowledge when it comes to helping students with planning and applying to graduate programs in the field of biological sciences in North America, and more specifically, in Europe.
Ronza Nissan H.B.A. M.A.c
Ms. Ronza Nissan holds a Bachelors of Arts in criminology (Honours) and a minor in Political Science and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in the same field. Ronza has several years of experience within the recruitment industry, giving her a unique real-life perspective in candidate screening and is one of our highly ranked admissions experts here at BeMo.
As an immigrant with a strong passion for outreach programs and children’s rights, Ronza remains active within the community. Working as a catalyst for War Child, Ronza created a committee, One Army that brings awareness through various organized events, in hopes of raising funds for children afflicted by war. Ronza is passionate about utilizing her voice and platform to advocate for families displaced, and strives to be at the forefront of international affairs.
In her spare time, Ronza studies other languages and aims to be fluent in 5 languages within the next few years, and currently speaks 3 languages fluently; Assyrian, Arabic and English.
Matty Mehrabi B.Sc. , M.Ed., RN, CCRP
Matty Mehrabi has multiple degrees and certifications in the health care sector and has been practicing in this field for 20 years. She holds a bachelor of science in midwifery, masters of education in health care, registered nurse status, as well as a clinical research certification.
Matty received her bachelor of science in the field of midwifery in 1993. Upon graduation, she enrolled in post-graduate studies and received her Masters of Education in the area of health and healthcare.
Her combined practical experience and graduate level degree in education naturally led Matty towards her passion of teaching. Over the next several years, she taught nursing and midwifery to undergraduate and graduate students at various academic institutions.
In 2004, Ms. Mehrabi successfully completed the Canadian Registered Nurse examination and has since been practicing as a registered nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital. Moreover, as a Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), she has taken the lead in coordinating various research projects at the University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.
Ms. Mehrabi’s extensive and diverse educational, research, and work experiences facilitate her ability to provide advice to those considering a career in nursing or clinical research. In addition, she is our expert advisor to anyone requiring advice on recertification of their professional health degrees, may they be newcomers, or those considering immigration to Canada.
Alexandre Bodak BBA, M.B.A.
Alexandre Bodak holds multiple degrees in the field of business management and finance. He graduated with distinction and received his bachelor of business administration degree (2006) from Reims Management School in France. As an undergraduate student, Alexandre was heavily involved in community building and extracurricular activities on and off campus. He helped organize numerous student events for international students and served as a research consultant with the Reims City Hall. He was also an elected member of the student's office and the International Student Association at his university. During his years as an undergraduate, Alexandre also held internship positions at State Street Bank and Dexia Fund Services as an analyst.
Alexandre Bodak holds multiple degrees in the field of business management and finance. He graduated with distinction and received his bachelor of business administration degree (2006) from Reims Management School in France. As an undergraduate student, Alexandre was heavily involved in community building and extracurricular activities on and off campus. He helped organize numerous student events for international students and served as a research consultant with the Reims City Hall. He was also an elected member of the student's office and the International Student Association at his university. During his years as an undergraduate, Alexandre also held internship positions at State Street Bank and Dexia Fund Services as an analyst.
Upon graduation, Alexandre began working for the joint venture RBC Dexia (Investment Fund Administration Industry) group where he served as a member of various teams such as data delivery systems, and Fund Tax Calculation. While working for RBC Dexia, Alexandre also served as a team trainer in Singapore.
In 2008, Alexandre left France and embarked on a new academic and cultural journey to North America. He completed his GMAT and TOEFL examination and gained acceptance to the Baruch College MBA program (City University of New York), named as one of the top 10 MBA programs “with most financial value at graduation” by U.S. News and World Report. Over the next two years, he successfully completed 57 credits and graduated with a dual major in International Business and Entrepreneurship.
Alexandre currently holds a position at RBC Investor and Treasury Services in Luxembourg. He joined the Risk Management Support Department and has been taking the lead as an ambassador in the NAV plausibility team, delivering tailor made reports to management companies and employees.
Aside from work and education, Alexandre enjoys playing soccer and has been an avid club player since the age of six. Being a team oriented individual, Alexandre also enjoys helping friends develop and analyze new business projects.
Alexandre's vast international academic and career background and his motivation to help others achieve their academic and career goals, make him an ideal consultant for those seeking a career path in business and finance. Alexandre can also assist European students who are seeking to continue their education in North America.
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