Alec Yarascavitch

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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Professional History

Selected Publications

Awards and Achievements

Memberships

Education

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), McMaster University (2020 - Present)
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2019)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2018 – 2019)
Emergency Physician, Select Ontario Hospitals (2013 – Present)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (2013 – Present)

Yarascavitch A. Assisted Dying for Mental Disorders: Why Canada's Legal Approach Raises Serious Concerns. Journal of Ethics in Mental Health. Special Theme Issue: II. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), 2017.
Chuback J, Yarascavitch B, Yarascavitch A, Kaur M, Martin S, & Thoma A. Measuring Utilities of Severe Facial Disfigurement and Composite Tissue Allotransplantation of the Face in Patients with Severe Face and Neck Burns from the Perspectives of the General Public, Medical Experts and Patients. Burns. 2015;41(7):1524-31.

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, Health Care Law
Bregman Scholar, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto for achieving the top 10% of graduating MBA students (2018)
Andrew Alexander Kinghorn Fellowship, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto for achieving the top 10% of first year MBA students (2016)
Dean’s List, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2016 – 2018)
Samuel and Clara Shime Prize, University of Toronto, for outstanding accomplishment in the field of law and medicine (2017)
First Place, National Health Law Essay Competition, Canadian Bar Association, for Assisted Dying for Mental Disorders: Why Canada's Legal Approach Raises Serious Concerns (2017)
Resident Achievement Award, Ontario Medical Association, for outstanding contribution to the advancement of postgraduate medical education (2012)
Dean’s Medal, Brock University, for highest graduating average in Faculty of Mathematics and Science (2007)
Dean's Honour List, Brock University (2005 – 2007)
National Leaders Award, Brock University (2004)

Admitted to the Ontario Bar (2019)
Juris Doctor, University of Toronto (2018)
Masters of Business Administration, University of Toronto (2018)
Emergency Medicine Certification, College of Family Physicians of Canada (2013)
Family Medicine Certification, College of Family Physicians of Canada (2012)
Doctor of Medicine, McMaster University (2010)
Bachelor of Science with Distinction, Biology and Health Sciences, Brock University (2007)

Professional History

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), McMaster University (2020 - Present)
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2019)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2018 – 2019)
Emergency Physician, Select Ontario Hospitals (2013 – Present)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (2013 – Present)

Professional History

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), McMaster University (2020 - Present)
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2019)
Articling Student, Lerners LLP (2018 – 2019)
Emergency Physician, Select Ontario Hospitals (2013 – Present)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (2013 – Present)

Selected Publications