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Honours & Awards

Please join me in congratulating the following individuals who have been promoted this academic year. The University of Toronto holds a high standard with regards to academic promotion and so these promotions are a product of a lot of hard work and extreme dedication.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Promotions Committee consisting of: Chris Feindel, Christopher Forrest, Gail Darling, Mark Cattral, Michael Schwartz, Mike Wiley, Neil Fleshner, Paul Greig, and Sid Radomski. I would also like to thank Sylvia Perry without whom we could not have achieved the successes we realized and Harriet Capalla who was instrumental in preparing the documentation for the Promotions Committee's deliberations.

And with enormous respect and appreciation I would like to express our entire Department's indebtedness to Robin Richards, the Chair of the Promotions Committee and the central figure in the process for our department. Robin's work has been indefatigable on this issue and his personal attention to detail has aided in each and every promotion package. We all owe him a sincere debt of gratitude.

All my best,
Richard Reznick


FULL PROFESSOR

Christopher Caldarone (Division of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children)
Gail Darling (Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network)
Peter Dirks (Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children)
Andras Kapus (Research, St. Michael's Hospital)
Peter Kim (Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children)
Ronald Levine (Division of Plastic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre)
James Mahoney (Division of Plastic Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital)
Sydney Radomski (Division of Urology, University Health Network)
Carol Swallow (Division of General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital)
Douglas Wooster (Division of Vascular Surgery, University Health Network)


ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Gideon Cohen (Division of Cardiac Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Marc De Perrot (Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network)
Annie Fecteau (Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children)
Ted Gerstle (Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children)
Raja Rampersaud (Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Health Network)
Paul Wales (Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children)
Frances Wright (Division of General Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)


Robert C. Cartotto (PlasSurg) won the 2009 Arnis Freiberg Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Howard M. Clarke (PlasSurg) has been elected President of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) for a one-year term which will end with the annual meeting of the society in 2010. Howard is internationally recognized for his expertise on obstetrical brachial plexus palsy and paediatric nerve surgery.

Karen Cross (PlasSurg) won the 2009 John Edward De Toro Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Kristen Davidge (PlasSurg) won the 2009 Best Basic Science Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Karen Davis (Research) has been elected to the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. This distinguished honour is awarded to individuals who trained at Johns Hopkins and "thereafter gained marked distinction elsewhere in their fields of physical, biological, medical, social or engineering sciences or in the humanities" at their home Institutions.

Lee Errett (CardSurg) is the recipient of a 2009 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education in the category of Development/Innovation.

Michael Fehlings (NeurSurg) has been re-appointed as chairman of the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery Spine.

 Michael has also been appointed the Canadian Medical Association Representative of the Canadian Spine Society. Michael and his colleagues received the Outstanding Outcomes Research Award at the recent 2009 AANS/ CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves meeting in Phoenix, AZ for their paper entitled "Key predictors of outcomes in patients undergoing surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Analysis of a prospective multicenter study in 285 patients with 1-year follow-up". Michael has also received the 2009 Olivecrona Award for his important contributions in spinal cord injury research. Given by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, this award acknowledges an outstanding neurosurgeon/ neuroscientist who has contributed with excellence to the neurosurgical field, based on development of microneurosurgical techniques, pedagogical skills or scientific contributions.

Greg Hawryluk (NeurSurg) was appointed to the Brain Trauma Foundation's "Algorithm for the Management of Post-Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension" committee.

Sevan Hopyan (OrthSurg) is the recipient of the 2009 Angela S.M. Kuo Young Investigator Memorial Award, given by the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). This award is presented to an outstanding young researcher to help promote a long-term research career.

Michael Jewett (UrolSurg) has been granted honourary membership by the Board of the American Urological Association for "diligence and commitment surpassing their greatest expectations" and for "participation in initial anatomy and surgery for nerve sparing RPLND and for leadership in the management of small renal masses".

Betty Kim (NeurSurg) received the Brain Star Award from the CIHR/Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction, February, 2009.

 Betty has also been awarded the 2009 Canadian Research Award for Specialty Residents from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada/CSCI and PAIRO, for her manuscript entitled "Biodegradable quantum dot nanocomposites enable live cell labeling and imaging of cytoplasmic targets."

Loch Macdonald (NeurSurg) has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

James L. Mahoney (PlasSurg) has received the 2009 William K. Lindsay Faculty Research Mentor Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Mary-Helen Mahoney (PlasSurg) received the 2009 Best Clinical Paper Award, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Jim Rutka (NeurSurg) was appointed Director at Large for the Canadian Cancer Society effective August 2009.

Micheal Taylor (NeurSurg) has been named to Canada's Top 40 under 40 list for 2009, the prestigious national program founded and managed by the Caldwell Partners to celebrate leaders of today and tomorrow and to honour Canadians below the age of 40 who have achieved a significant level of success.

 Michael has also been appointed as an associate investigator at The Centre for Applied Genomics at The Hospital for Sick Children.

Chris Wallace (NeurSurg) is the recipient of a 2009 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education in the category of Teaching Performance Mentorship/ Advocacy.

Karen Wong (PlasSurg) was cited for excellence in research presentation by the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Vanessa Wong (PlasSurg) was cited for excellence in research presentation by the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.




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