Honours & Awards
Najma Ahmed (GenSurg) received the Canadian
Association of General Surgeons' research award
for her study "Crisis in the General Surgery Work
Force: Identifying Barriers to Career Satisfaction and
Opportunities to Manage Attrition among Residents
and Practicing General Surgeons".
Paul Binhammer (PlasSurg) received the Distinguished
Education Award for his outstanding contribution to
Surgical Skills Education.
Gail Darling (ThorSurg) won a Wightman-Berris
Academy undergraduate teaching award.
Michael Fehlings (NeurSurg) has been appointed to the
Editorial Board of the American Journal of Neuroprotection
and Neuroregeneration.
Christian Finley (ThorSurg) won the Best Clinical
Research Paper Award presented at the 5th Annual
Pearson Day held on June 5, 2009.
Kathryn Howe (NeurSurg) received the Sopman
Humanitarian award.
Eric Massicotte (NeurSurg) won a Wightman-Berris
Academy postgraduate teaching award.
Andrew Pierre (ThorSurg) won 2 awards: 1) The
Robert J. Ginsberg award for Excellence in Postgraduate
Teaching 2008-09, and 2) the Gail E. Darling Award for
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 2008-09.
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Najib Safieddine (ThorSurg) won the F. Griffith Pearson
Award for Best Resident/Fellow Teacher 2008-09.
Emil Schemitsch (OrthSurg) was chosen the Canadian
Orthopaedic Association's second president-elect. This
is the most important national leadership position in
Orthopaedics, as the second president elect he will
become the COA president in three year's time.
Julian Spears (NeurSurg) is this year's recipient of the
Donald J. Currie Undergraduate Teaching Award which
recognizes someone who spends time with students, stimulates
their curiosity in the field and serves as a role model.
Jim Rutka (NeurSurg) was awarded one of six grants
from the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada for a
Research project examining the possibility of nanoparticle
delivery across the blood:brain barrier.
Helena Taylor (PlasSurg) is one of four recipients of
the 2009 Student Humanitarian Award given by the
Sickkids Foundation for outstanding service and work
in areas beyond what is expected during her fellowship
at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Shobhan Vachhrajani (NeurSurg) has been appointed
the 2009-2010 National Neurosurgery Resident
Representative to the CNSF and CNSS.
Karen Wong (PlasSurg) won the Woodhouse Award
for best clinical paper at the Canadian Society of Plastic
Surgery meeting in Kelowna, BC.
Jonathan Yeung (ThorSurg) won the Best Basic Science
Research Paper Award at the 5th Annual Pearson Day
held on June 5, 2009.
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