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Naida Margaret Cole (born October 28, 1974, in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.) is a Canadian-American concert pianist who left a successful career as a recording artist and touring musician in 2007 to pursue medicine, studying at the Warren Alpert Medical School.

Early life

Cole was born in the USA, lived in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom as a child, and moved to Canada in 1984.

  • Phyllis Jones Tilley Memorial Award for Best Performance of Commissioned Work
  • Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music
  • Semifinalist
  • Juno Award (2000): Nominee, Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Medical career and personal life

Cole obtained her MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She completed an internship at Cambridge Health Alliance (Massachusetts), and then her residency in anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Cole is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago.

She is married to a marine biologist and lives in Hyde Park, Illinois.

References

  • Official website
  • iClassics interview