AWARDS/HONOURS/
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mark Peterson (CardSurg) and his team successfully
placed a Fortis trans-catheter mitral valve in a patient,
the first implant in North America and the 5th implant
in humans. The valve is indicated for patients with severe
native mitral valve regurgitation in high risk patients
who are not good candidates for open surgical treatment.
Sandra de Montbrun (GenSurg) received a 1 year grant
from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada for her project “Development and Evaluation
of an Objective Assessment of Technical Skill for
Graduating General Surgery Residents”.
Teodor Grantcharov (GenSurg) was the keynote speaker
at the Surgical Skills Summit hosted by McMaster
University Health Sciences.
Anand Ghanekar (GenSurg) and co-investigator John
Dick (Molecular Genetics) received a 2-year renewal
of their Operating Grant from the Cancer Research
Society entitled “Phenotypic and Transcriptional
Characterization of Tumor-Initiating Cells in Primary
Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma.”
John Hagen (GenSurg) is the recipient of the Mentor
of the Year Award, Region 3 from the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Yunni Jeong (GenSurg, PGY 1) was one of the recipients
of the 1st place in a basic suturing competition at
the second PREP camp program for all incoming PGY
1 residents.
Paul Karanicolas
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Paul Karanicolas (GenSurg) is the recipient
of a Roscoe Reid
Graham Scholarship in
Surgical Science from the
Department of Surgery.
Paul also received a PSI
grant to support his multicenter
randomized trial
examining the impact
of tranexamic acid on
bleeding during liver
resection.
Bernard Langer
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Bernard Langer (GenSurg) has been inducted into the
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for his transformative
contributions to health in Canada and the world.
He is recognized as a true innovator, a gifted surgeon
and respected teacher. Considered a global pioneer of
hepatobiliary/pancreatic (HPB) surgery, he developed a
world leading academic
HPB and liver transplant
service while Head of
the Division of Surgery
at Toronto General
Hospital. As Chair of the
Department of Surgery
at the University of
Toronto, Bernie established
the first surgical
full time practice plan in
Canada to foster research
and education, and
developed the Surgeon
Scientist Program, now a widely recognized and emulated
model for training academic surgeons in Canada and
in other countries. This program and its graduates constitute
one of his enduring legacies. He was also instrumental
in the creation of the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada Clinician Investigator Program
and in the formation of the Canadian Patient Safety
Institute. Dr. Langer will be honoured at a ceremony
on April 23, 2015 at The Metropolitan Entertainment
Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Veronica Liang (GenSurg) was awarded the Joseph M.
West Family Memorial Fund and the Heidi Sternbach
Scholarship from the Postgraduate Awards Committee
at the Faculty of Medicine
David Parente (GenSurg, PGY 1) was one of the 1st
place recipients in a basic suturing competition at the
second PREP camp program for all incoming PGY 1
residents.
Chethan Sathya (GenSurg) was awarded the Edward
Christie Stevens Fellowship and the Joseph M West
Family Memorial Fund from the Postgraduate Awards
Committee at the Faculty of Medicine
Jory Simpson (GenSurg) is the recipient of this year’s
grant for Achieving Excellence in Cancer Care at St.
Michael’s Hospital for the project – A Multidisciplinary
Approach to Reducing Re-excision Lumpectomies in Breast-
Conserving Surgery, published in the J Breast Cancer.
2014 Jun; 17(2):107-12.
Homer Tien (GenSurg) was appointed as the Ornge
Chief Medical Officer. Ornge, Ontario is the provider of
air ambulance and related services a. An award-winning
physician, administrator and educator, Dr. Tien is the
Medical Director for the Tory Regional Trauma Centre,
Canada’s largest trauma unit. He is also a Colonel in
the Canadian Forces, having served as a Staff General
Surgeon and Medical Officer in Afghanistan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Myanmar and the Golan Heights.
As Ornge’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tien will be
responsible for providing strategic guidance and operational
leadership to all clinical affairs of the organization
including the base hospital, medical research, professional
practice, corporate quality and patient safety.
Vivek Bodani (NeurSurg, PGY4) received a 2014 Canada
Graduate Scholarship from the CIHR and the Edward
Christie Stevens Fellowship, the Chisholm Memorial
Fellowship and the Nellie L. Farthing Fellowship from
the University of Toronto.
David Cadotte (NeurSurg, PGY4) received the 1st place
Gallie Bateman Award, for the top paper presented by a
Surgeon-Scientist Program trainee in the Department of
Surgery.
David also successfully defended his PhD thesis
“Development of novel magnetic resonance imaging techniques
to evaluate plasticity in the injured human cervical
spinal cord” (supervisor Michael Fehlings).
Sunit Das (NeurSurg) is the American College of
Surgeons’ 2014 Franklin Martin Faculty Research
Fellow. This two-year fellowship will help Sunit develop
new research programs. His clinical and research interests
focus on primary cancers of the brain.
Karen Davis (NeurSurg) was awarded the Mel Silverman
Mentorship Award by the Institute of Medical Science
(IMS) at the University of Toronto. This award is presented
to an IMS graduate faculty member who has
served as an outstanding mentor and role model for
graduate students, and who has contributed in a significant
way to the IMS graduate program.
Karen is also a 2013-2014 Mayday Fellow. As part of
the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship, she will further
her training as a pain management expert by learning to
more effectively communicate her work, raise awareness,
and improve treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Karen is a co-applicant on a $150,000 grant awarded
by the Weston Brain Institute for the project entitled
“Tau Ligand for the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic
Encephalopathy in Retired CFL Athletes.”
Karen Davis's TED-Ed education video entitled:
"How does your brain respond to pain?" went online on
June 2, 2014 and has been viewed more than 400,000
times on YouTube You can view her talk at: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-your-brain-respond-topain-karen-d-davis.
Karen Davis has been elected to the position of Vice-
Chair of the CIHR INMHA IAB (Institute Advisory
Board of the Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health
and Addiction).
James Drake (NeurSurg) has received a CIHR grant for
his project “Injectable functional tissues: a perfect marriage
of tissue engineering and minimally invasive delivery”.
Michael Fehlings (NeurSurg) has been named Fellow of
the Royal Society of Canada. Fellows are nominated for
exceptional achievements through a body of publications,
intellectual endeavours or creative activities exhibiting original
contributions in the arts, humanities or sciences, as well
as in public life. He is joining an elite group of experts who
are considered the best in their respective fields.
Michael has also been elected to the Canadian
Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Fellows elected to
the Academy are recognized by their peers nationally and
internationally for their contributions to the promotion
of health science.
Michael Fehlings has been awarded a grant from the
Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation for
2014-15 for his project entitled “An examination of the
therapeutic impact of human induced pluripotent stem cell
derived neural precursor cells in cervical spinal cord injury”.
Michael received a 2-year grant from the Rick Hansen
Institute for his project “Therapeutic potential of human
induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural precursor cells
in cervical spinal cord injury”.
Michael Fehlings has been awarded a 2014-15 Spine
Section – Post-Residency Clinical Fellowship Grant
from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
/ Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation.
Michael Fehlings was awarded a grant from the
Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation for 2014-
16 for his project “Preventing neurological decline in cervical
spondylotic myelopathy with intravenous IgG”.
Michael Fehlings has accepted a position on the
Advisory Board of Cell Reprogramming and Therapeutics,
a company headed by Arshak Alexanian, Associate
Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin.
Michael Fehlings was awarded a 2014 Outstanding
Paper Award for Surgical Science from The Spine
Journal and the North American Spine Society (NASS)
for his work on “A clinical prediction model to assess surgical
outcomes in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy:
Internal and external validation using the prospective
multicenter AOSpine North American and International
Datasets of 743 patients”. This paper was presented as
a podium presentation on November 13, 2014 at the
NASS Annual meeting and will be published in an
upcoming issue of The Spine Journal.
Michael Fehlings and Steven Lewis (NeurSurg)
were listed as two of America’s top spine surgeons in Orthopedics This Week, September 9, 2014; 10(28):8-11.
Fred Gentili (NeurSurg) became on the Hudson Chair
in Neurooncology at Toronto Western Hospital.
Mojgan Hodaie (NeurSurg) is the Canadian lead of the
Genetics of Trigeminal Neuralgia, a multicenter study
spearheaded by OHSU, Oregon Health and Science
University.
Mojgan was also invited to serve on the Health
Professional Awards - Fellowships committee for 2014-
2015.
George Ibrahim (Neursurg, PGY4) won the annual
Morley Prize competition for best resident research
paper presentations.
George also won the Warren Ho Humanitarian
Award, which honours the ideal role model for neurosurgery
residents through excellence in clinical care and
research, and demonstrated humanitarianism.
George Ibrahim and Shobhan Vachrajani (NeurSurg,
PGY5) won the 2013 K.G.McKenzie Prizes in Clinical
Neuroscience Research, the most prestigious resident awards in our discipline in Canada. Toronto
Neurosurgery continued its historically strong performance
in this competition, having won 22 of the 37
McKenzie Prizes (59.5%) awarded since 2000.
Abhaya Kulkarni (NeurSurg) won the Alan Hudson
Faculty Teaching Award, in recognition of contributions
to teaching medical students, fellow residents and nurses.
Nir Lipsman (NeurSurg) was awarded the 2014 CSCI/
CIHR Resident Research Prize for “Subcallosal cingulate
deep brain stimulation for treatment-refractory anorexia
nervosa”.
Andres Lozano (NeurSurg) has been appointed to
the rank of “University Professor”. This is the most
prestigious and distinguished rank at the University of
Toronto. He is the first neurosurgeon at the University
of Toronto to be granted the distinction, which recognizes
the University’s most outstanding scholars. Andres
now joins the notable ranks of Tirone David, and Robert
Salter as surgeons who have received University Professor
Status. He was nominated for his pioneering work in
the mapping of new brain areas and circuits underlying
neurological and psychiatric diseases, and the translation
of these discoveries into the clinical application of deep
brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, treatmentresistant
depression and Alzheimer’s disease.
Andres Lozano received the 2014 Canadian College
of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) Innovations
Award, in recognition of outstanding and innovative
research in the basic or clinical fields of neuropsychopharmacology.
Andres was also identified by Thomson Reuters
Essential Science Indicators as a Highly Cited Researcher
(http://highlycited.com/) and as the most highly cited
neurosurgeon in the world for the eleven-year period
from 2002 to 2012. He was also included on the
Thompson Reuters ScienceWatch 2014 World’s Most
Influential Scientific Minds listing. http://sciencewatch.com/sites/sw/files/sw-article/media/worlds-most-influential-scientific-minds-2014.pdf
Andres was also invited to serve on the Jonas Salk
Research Awards Committee and the Margolese National
Brain Prize Committee.
Todd Mainprize (NeurSurg) received the Marvin Tile
Distinguished Service Award at Sunnybrook Hospital,
given to an individual who has contributed significantly
in the areas of teaching, research and professional activity
within the Department of Surgery.
PGY4 resident Alireza Mansouri, with Gelareh Zadeh
(NeurSurg) and the Neurofibromatosis Society of
Ontario (NFSO) have established a new clinical research
registry initiative for the province-wide neurofibromatosis
program. The NSFO targets the needs and concerns
of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and 2 in
Ontario.
PGY4 Residents Alireza Mansouri, Allan Martin and
Anick Nater (NeurSurg) won Neurosurgery’s journal
club competition to have their critique featured in the
February issue of Neurosurgery. They faced stiff competition
from several other leading institutions across the
US. For the quarterly competition, residents submit a
structured critique of a specified article.
Allan Martin also received the Edward Christie Stevens
Fellowship and the Joseph M. West family Memorial
Fund Scholarship from the University of Toronto
Safraz Mohammed (NeurSurg, PGY5) received the
Alan Hudson Resident Teaching Award.
Ivan Radovanovic (NeurSurg) was awarded a $25,000
USD grant from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation
for the project “Imaging Genomics of Unruptured
Intracranial Aneurysms”. Co-PIs on the project are
Michael Tymianski, Timo Krings, Danny Mandell and
Vitor Mendes Pereira.
James Rutka (NeurSurg) received a grant from Meagan’s
Walk for his project entitled “Developing an Atypical
Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumour Preclinical Model”.
Julian Spears (NeurSurg) has been appointed as Term
Chair, Cerebrovascular and Brain Tumour Surgery at St.
Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons/
Congress of Neurosurgeons Joint Section on
Neurotrauma and Critical Care has named a lectureship
after Professor Charles Tator (NeurSurg). He has
developed experimental models of spinal cord injury
and new ways to evaluate injuries. His recent research
has demonstrated evidence of increased spinal cord
injuries due to sports and recreation trauma. Charles is
also President of Think First Canada/Penser d’Abord, an
injury prevention Foundation.
Charles Tator (NeurSurg) was one of the two recipients
of the Health Research Foundation Medal of Honour for
his outstanding research and leadership.
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Michael Taylor and Peter Dirks (NeurSurg) were
awarded the Garron Family Chairs in Childhood Cancer
Research at the Hospital for Sick Children
Michael Tymianski (Neurosurgery) is the recipient of
a $6.6 million grant from Brain Canada for his work
“The Frontier Trial – Field Randomization of NA-1
Treatment in Early Responders.” NA-1 will be administered
by paramedics in the FRONTIER field program
that begins next year in Toronto, Peel Region and
Vancouver. The program was featured in a Globe and
Mail article that can be accessed at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/promising-canadian-stroke-drug-receives-large-research-grant/article20569436/#dashboard/follows/.
Taufik Valiante and Andres Lozano (NeurSurg), along
with a team of five other multidisciplinary researchers
(including lead PI Dr. Kari Hoffman, York University),
were awarded a three-year $1.5M grant from Brain
Canada’s Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI)
program for their project entitled “Modulating Memory
Circuits: Focal Deep Brain Stimulation Treatments to
Improve Medial Temporal Lobe Function”. The project
received matching funds from the Krembil Foundation
and is one of eleven grants awarded by MIRI this year.
Gelareh Zadeh (NeurSurg) won the 2014 Wightman-
Berris Academy Postgraduate Education Teaching
Excellence Award. The Award recognizes teachers whose
outstanding skills have been identified by their students.
Gelareh also won 2014 Bernard Langer Surgeon-
Scientist Award, presented annually to an outstanding
graduate of the Surgeon-Scientist Training Program in
the Department of Surgery at University of Toronto
who shows the greatest promise for a career in academic
surgery.
Gelareh Zadeh has been invited to serve on the
Executive Committee of the Tumor Section of the
AANS for the 2013-15 and 2015-17 terms.
Gelareh also received the Ross Fleming Surgical
Educator Award which honours excellence in undergraduate
or postgraduate teaching at the University of
Toronto.
Justin Chang (Ortho PGY 1) was one of the recipients
of the 1st place in a basic suturing competition at the
second PREP camp program for all incoming PGY 1
residents.
Tim Daniels
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Tim Daniels (OrthoSurg)
was the recipient of 2
prestigious international
awards at the Combined
Meeting of International
Federation of Foot
and Ankle Societies
(IFFAS) and American
Orthopedic Foot and
Ankle Society (AOFAS)
in Chicago, September
19-21, 2014. This meeting drew record attendance and
record number of abstract submissions – the largest
foot and ankle meeting ever held in the history of the
AOFAS and IFFAS. He won the Takakura Award for
Best Clinical Paper entitled “Multi-centered study titled
‘Patient Expectation and Satisfaction as Measures of Surgical
Outcomes in End-Stage Ankle Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort
Study of Ankle Joint Replacement vs Ankle Fusion”. The
IFFAS meeting is Triennial, comprised of world’s leading
Foot and Ankle Societies. The Takakura Award is a true
testament to Tim’s reputation on an international stage.
This is the second time that he has been awarded this prize
since 2005.
Tim was also awarded the Roger Mann Award for
Best Clinical Paper presented at the Annual AOFAS
2014 meeting for a paper entitled “Multi-Centered
Prospective Comparison of PROMIS Physical Function
CAT to Traditional Instruments for Foot and Ankle
Disorders”. This is the third time that Tim has won this
prestige award - first ever to win this award three times
(2007, 2012 and 2014).
Oleg Safir (OrthoSurg) has won the 2014 Award
for Excellence in Development and Innovation in
Postgraduate Education. The award honours faculty
members who administer training programs for medical
residents, use innovative teaching and research methods,
and serve as mentors. Oleg is Director of Mount Sinai’s
D.H. Gales Surgical Skills Centre.
John Wedge (OrthoSurg), former McLaughlin Chair
of the Department of Surgery, has received the degree
of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) honoris causa from the
University of Saskatchewan for contributions to
Orthopaedic surgery internationally.
Katie Armstrong (PlasSurg) was awarded the American
Telemedicine Association Student Paper Award for her
paper “Breast Reconstruction Follow-up Using QoC Mobile
App: A Societal Economic Evaluation”, with co-authors
John Semple and Peter Coyte at the recent meeting in
Baltimore.
Heather Baltzer (PlasSurg) received the Educational
Foundation Award for the best Epidemiology &
Biostatistics Presentation by a resident for her paper “A
mixed-methods assessment of direct and indirect patient
costs following hand trauma”, with co-authors M. Roy,
C. Novak, S. McCabe, P. Binhammer and H. von
Schroeder.
Heather also received the 2014 GAM Canada
Scholarship Award. Heather will be starting a 12 month
fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN in July.
Paul Binhammer (PlasSurg) was awarded the 2014
Arnis Freiberg Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.
Greg Borschel (PlasSurg) is the new research director in
the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Joel Fish (PlasSurg) was awarded the Chair’s Award for
2014 from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery at the University of Toronto. As Joel is stepping
down as the Division Research Director, this
token of thanks is meant to acknowledge the hard work
and efforts Joel has put forth to advance the quality
of the resident research for the Division of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery over the past 8 years.
Joel Fish and the SickKids Burn Team received a Fire
Safety Award from the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety
Council at a ceremony on June 19, 2014 in Toronto.
The annual Fire Safety Awards recognize outstanding
contributions to fire protection and prevention
in Ontario. “There is no question that the professional
and enthusiastic support of the SickKids Burn Prevention
Outreach Team has helped to increase public awareness
about the risk of burns and scalds,” said Ted Wieclawek,
Chair, Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council. “The
result of their efforts is a safer environment at home,
work and play for people of all ages.” The SickKids
Burn Prevention Outreach Team’s ongoing commitment
to fire safety includes public awareness campaigns with
literature, posters, flyers and website postings. Each year
during Fire Prevention Week, the Team participates in
Toronto Fire Services’ open house, staffing an engaging
and interactive display to promote fire safety, burn
prevention and treatment. They have teamed up with
Toronto Fire Services in other safety campaigns such as
Cool Your Coals, to promote camp fire safety.
Researcher, Director of St. John’s rehab program Manuel
Gomez (PlasSurg) was recognized as one of the 10 most
influential Hispanics by Canada’s Minister of Revenue.
Since 2007, eighty Hispanics from eight provinces and
17 countries of origin have been selected. The “10 most”
has had a presence in Montreal, Saskatoon, Calgary,
Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto. His research focus
is on burn injury rehabilitation and burn prevention.
Manuel has published more than 70 articles in scientific
peer-reviewed journals and was a member of a committee
of the Canadian Standards Association to develop
standards to prevent hot tap water scald burns.
This past year, Manuel also received the Chief Public
Safety Officer’s Special Recognition Award for his contributions
to electrical safety and to the care of survivors
of electrical injuries.
Siba Haykal and
Christopher Forrest
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Siba Haykal (PlasSurg)
was presented with the
Hugh G. Thomson
Humanitarian Award,
given to the trainee in
Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery who best emulates
collegiality, honesty,
generosity, mentorship
and humanitarianism.
Steve McCabe (PlasSurg)
received the 2014
William K. Lindsay Faculty Research Mentor Award, in
recognition of his significant contributions to the nurturing
of plastic surgery residents’ research.
Christine Novak (PlasSurg) was one of the recipients
of a PSF/AAHS Combined Pilot Research Grant for
her project “Botulinum Toxin Type A for Cold Sensitivity
after Hand Trauma” (Co-PIs: Steven McCabe and Jamil
Ahmad).
Kathy Pavlovic (Admin, PlasSurg) has completed
the requirements for Certification as a Canadian
Administrator in Medical Education.
Jennica Platt (PlasSurg) was one of the recipients of the
PSF Research Grants for her study “Nipple Delay Prior to
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: A Pilot RCT Program” (Co-
PI: Toni Zhong, Stefan Hofer and TulinCil).
Laura Snell (PlasSurg) was awarded the 2014 CSPS
Outcomes Grant for her study “A Novel Touch-Based
Educational Module for Intraoperative Training in Plastic
Surgery”.
Kyle Wanzel (PlasSurg) received the “Above and Beyond”
award to acknowledge the work done by a division
member over a sustained period that contributes in a
significant and meaningful way to the fabric of the division.
Kyle has worked tirelessly to organize the resident
seminar series and as the Associate Program Director.
Ron Zuker (PlasSurg) received the 2014 Lifetime
Achievement Award at the Canadian Society of Plastic
Surgeons (CSPS) annual meeting. This award honors an
established plastic surgeon who has made an outstanding
contribution to the profession and to the CSPS.
Marcelo Cypel (ThorSurg) is the recipient of a Roscoe
Reid Graham Scholarship in Surgical Science from the
Department of Surgery. This award provides salary support
to a junior clinician-scientist who undertakes a major time
commitment to scholarly work and who shows evidence of
those qualities so greatly admired by the late Dr. Graham –
namely industry, enthusiasm, intellectual integrity and the
promise of sound judgment in clinical academic practice
Shaf Keshavjee receiving the
Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
at Queens University
Shaf Keshavjee (ThorSurg) was named
fellow of the Canadian
Academy of Health
Sciences. Fellows are
nominated for exceptional
achievements
through a body of publications,
intellectual
endeavours or creative
activities exhibiting original
contributions in the
arts, humanities or sciences,
as well as in public
life. He is joining an elite
group of experts who are considered the best in their
respective fields.
Shaf also received the Honorary Doctor of Science
Degree at Queens University.
Kazuhiro Yasufuku (ThorSurg) received a 2 year CCSRI
Innovation Grant Award, along with his co-investigators,
for their project entitled “Image-Guided Localization
Platform for Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery”.
Laurence Klotz (UrolSurg) won the Society of Urologic
Oncology’s 2014 Medal for his contributions to the field
of urologic oncology. Laurence is an expert on prostate
cancer and was an early champion of active surveillance
for this disease. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of
the Canadian Journal of Urology, and Chief of Urology
at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Ron Kodama (UrolSurg) is this year’s recipient of the
Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education
Teaching Performance, Mentorship, and Advocacy. He
is being honoured for his outstanding commitment to
training residents and fellows.
Robert Nam (Urology) and colleagues are the recipients
of a $2.5 million NIH R01 grant for their project
entitled “Dynamic, multi-cohort prediction modeling of
prostate biopsy outcome”.
Andrew Dueck (VascSurg) has been appointed as
Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery representative for
the Global Societal Guidelines Committee for Peripheral
Arterial Disease
Thomas Forbes (VascSurg) has been appointed President
of Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery
Graham Roche-Nagle (VascSurg) has been appointed
Research Chair by the Canadian Society for Vascular
Surgery
Giuseppe Papia (VascSurg) has been appointed
Education Chair by the Canadian Society for Vascular
Surgery
Wayne Johnston (VascSurg)’s paper “Canadian Aneurysm
Study” was listed in the Top 50 influential papers in the
September issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery
Douglas Wooster (VascSurg) is the recipient of the
David Fear Fellowship. Douglas’s research interests
include vascular laboratory applications, medical education,
and patient safety. During his fellowship, he will
develop an electronic vascular ultrasound curriculum.
2014 CIHR OPERATING GRANT RECIPIENTS
I am pleased to report the results of the most recent CIHR
operating Grants Competition and how well our faculty
did. Across the entire competition, 400 grants were funded,
but this was only possible with an across-the-board cut
of 26.8%. As there are some uncertainties about the future
of grant funding through national agencies such as the
CIHR, at this time I would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate our faculty, listed below, for their success
at the CIHR grants panel from the March 2014 competition.
Please help me congratulate the following surgeonscientists,
-investigators, and scientists:
Michael Fehlings
“Mechanistic insights and neuroprotective approaches to
enhance recovery in age related spinal cord degeneration”
5 years; $569,330
Sevan Hopyan; Chi-Chung Hui
“Genetic control of mammalian limb pattern”
5 years; $820,632
Ian D. McGilvray; Warren C. Chan;
Markus Selzner; Nazia Selzner
“Nanoparticle targeting of the liver”
3 years; $483,813
Robin S. McLeod; Mary-Anne W. Aarts; John C.
Marshall; Stuart A. McCluskey; Andrew M. Morris;
Allan Okrainec; Ori D. Rotstein; Ian G. Stiell
“Development of a decision rule for discharging patients
following colorectal surgery based on post-operative serum
C reactive protein and/or procalcitonin levels”
1 year; $358,402
David R. Urbach; Nancy N. Baxter; Chaim M. Bell;
Anna R. Gagliardi; George A. Tomlinson
“The inference from observational research methods
(INFORM) Project”
4 years; $501,723
Thomas Willett; Eli D. Sone
“Engineering of irradiation-sterilized skeletal allograft for
improved clinical outcomes”
1 year; $100,000
James T. Rutka,
RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
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