Gastroenterology & Hepatology, General Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Occupational Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Rheumatology
Appointments
Seema Marwaha elected President-Electof the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC)
David Hall appointed Division Head of Critical Care at St. Michael’s Hospital
Awards
Core Internal Medicine Program
Sheri Johnston, Program Lead, Internal Medicine delivered a presentation titled "Urgency Doesn't Equal Efficiency: How to Slow Down and Succeed" at the International Conference on Residency Education by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mamatha Bhat,funding for the project LIFT-AI: Leveraging AI for transplant longevity or long-term survival, John R. Evans Leaders Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Herbert Gaisano, Distinguished Alumni Award, Mayo Clinic
Division of General Internal Medicine
Lindsay Melvin delivered an oral presentation titled "From Reflection to Recommendation: A Structured Data System for Competence Committees in a Large Residency Program" at the 2025 CBME Program Evaluation Summit, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Marie Bernadette Garvey, Faculty of Medicine 2025 Alumni Awards of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Ottawa
Division of Geriatric Medicine
Nihal Haque,AMS Fitzgerald Fellow in AI and Human Centred Leadership
Division of Neurology
Hamid Sadeghian, Citizenship Award, Department of Medicine, UHN
Esther Bui, Academic Excellence Award (2025), UHN Department of Medicine
Mario Masellis, Jack Tu Senior Investigator Award, Sunnybrook Department of Medicine
Edwin Wong, Individual Teaching Excellence Award in the Undergraduate category for 2024-2025, Wightman-Berris Academy
Amanda Mayo, invited speaker, poster moderator and conference co-organizer at the Quality and Safety 2025 Conference hosted by the Global Medical Knowledge Alliance (GMKA) in Ukraine
Nima Behravan,Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Scholarship for the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) 2025 (see photo)
Awarded to resident physicians with strong contributions to and aspirations in medical education research
Division of Rheumatology
Gillian Hawker, recognized as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Master of the ACR designation is one of the highest honours that the College bestows on its distinguished members. The designation of Master is conferred on ACR members, age 65 or older, who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their patients, students, and the rheumatology profession. These honorees have devoted their long careers to furthering rheumatology research and improving clinical standards in the treatment of rheumatic diseases.
