Neurology: Honours and Awards

Faculty

Alex Muccilli

• 2023-2024 Wightman-Berris Academy Individual Teaching Excellence Award – Postgraduate Medicine

Amy Yu

• Canada Research Chair in Data-Driven Design of Stroke Systems (Tier 2), Government of Canada

Anthony Lang

• King Charles III Coronation Medal, Governor General's Office (through a nomination by Parkinson Canada)

• 2024 Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate

Antonio Strafella

• Interim Program Medical Director, Krembil Brain Institute, UHN, University of Toronto

Aylin Reid

• Project Grant Award entitled “Targeting the kynurenine pathway to improve outcomes in experimental traumatic brain injury”, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Carolina Barnett-Tapia

• Member of the editorial board of Neurology

David Chan

• Faculty Lead, Admissions and Transitions, Postgraduate Medical Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Esther Bui

• 2025 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education in the category of Development and Innovation, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

• 2025 AAN A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2023-24, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Hamid Sadeghian

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2023-24, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Keith Sivakumar

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2023-24, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Jason Lazarou

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2023-24, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Jenny Rabin

• Project titled Investigating the effects of estradiol hormone therapy on brain structure and cognition in recently postmenopausal women: A 7T MRI study has been awarded $100,000 over two years through the Slamen-Fast Special Projects Initiative, a highly competitive grant with the Division of Neurology at UofT.

• Early Career Award, International Neuropsychological Society

Laura Chu

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2023-24, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Manav Vyas

• National New Investigator Award, Heart & Stroke

Mark Boulos

• 2025 Sleep Science Award from the American Academy of Neurology. The Sleep Science Award is given in recognition of your outstanding achievements in sleep research. This award is endowed by Cephalon, Inc.

• Senior Scientist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

• Project titled "Does CPAP Improve Cognition in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease?", 2024 TDRA Seed Fund

MaryJane Lim Fat

• 2025 Neuro-oncology Investigator Award,  American Academy of Neurology. The Neuro-oncology Investigator Award is given in recognition of outstanding achievements in neuro-oncology research. This award is given in partnership with the American Academy of Neurology and supported by friends of Dr. Jerome Posner.

• Junior Investigator Award, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Matthew Burke

• 2025 Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology, American Academy of Neurology. The Norman Geschwind is given in recognition of your outstanding achievements in behavioral neurology research. This award is endowed through Dr. Geschwind's family, friends, and colleagues; Pfizer Inc; and the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology.

• 2024 CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant for the project titled "Development of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Screen for Rehabilitation Trauma Patients"

Raphael Schneider

• Elizabeth S. Barford Early Career Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis, University of Toronto

• Clinician scientist in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (previously clinician investigator)

• 2023 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research, Brain Canada Foundation

Sara Mitchell and Sarah Lidstone 

• Project titled Clinical efficacy and implementation of a city-wide care pathway for Functional Neurological Disorder has been awarded $99,600 over two years through the Slamen-Fast Special Projects Initiative, a highly competitive grant with the Division of Neurology at UofT

Will Kingston

• Board Member of Migraine Canada

Resident

Andrea Kuczynski (Supervisor: Manav Vyas)

• 2024 Postgraduate Research Award, Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 
  Research project titled "Association Between Immigration Status and the Intensity of Acute Stroke Care in Ontario, Canada". Physicians’ Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation. Ontario, Canada

Anuj Rastogi (Supervisor: Manav Vyas)
Research project titled " "Short-term and long-term neurological outcomes of patients visiting the emergency department for double vision". Physicians’ Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation. Ontario, Canada

Jaime Cazes

• The Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) Resident Teaching Award

• Master Teacher Program (MTP), University of Toronto

Katherine Sawicka

• 2024 Cathy Fooks Award for Research and Leadership Excellence in Patient and Caregiver Engagement, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto

Nardin Samuel

• 2025 Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists (CSCN) - Herbert Jasper Prize, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 

• Medical Innovation & Technology Program: Primer on Physician Entrepreneurship, MD Program, University of Toronto

Victoria Reedman

• 2025 CAME Rising Star Certificate of Excellence Award, Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME). Ottawa, Canada

Zahra Emami

• Why Internal Medicine Podcast, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Fellow

Arjun Balachandar

• 2024 Postgraduate Research Award, Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Jaime Godoy-Santin

• Hold'em for Life Oncology Fellowship Awards

James Im

• International Fellow Scholarship to the Annual Meeting (American Academy of Neurology)

• International Headache Academy Fellow Scholarship (American Headache Society)

• Frontiers in Headache Research Award (American Headache Society)

Priti Gros

• Doctoral award, Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)

Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad (Supervisor: Anthony Lang)

• 2024 Postgraduate Research Award, Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

• Canadian Neurological Society (CNS) Francis McNaughton Memorial Prize for Clinical Research-2024

• PPMI Write Now Award-2024

• Connected Care Clinical Student Scholarship-2024, Canada Health Infoway

Shane Arsenault

• 2025 Canadian Neurological Society (CNS) - André Barbeau Memorial Prize for Basic Research

• ACTRIMS (America’s Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis) Forum 2025 Young Investigator Educational Grant

Administration

Daniel Johnston

• Administrative Excellence Award, 2023 Temerty Faculty of Medicine Staff Impact Awards

Faculty

Aaron Izenberg

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Agessandro Abrahao

• First joint Focused Ultrasound Foundation, FUSF-ALS Society Grant

Aleksandra Pikula

• Jay and Sari Sonshine Chair in Stroke Prevention and Cerebrovascular Brain Health, Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network

• Recipient of the first BHCIA-CIHR grant for Knowledge Synthesis & Mobilization under the Brain Health initiative in partnership with the Weston Family Foundation for the project: “Understanding how, why and for whom Lifestyle Medicine Interventions work for the management of Hypertension as a Modifiable Risk Factor to reduce Stroke and Vascular Cognitive Impairment & Dementia: A Realist Review"

Alexandra Muccilli

• 2022-23 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Alfonso Fasano

• Division of Neurology Publication Awards, Category 1.  Clinical epidemiology, clinical research, education and quality Improvement papers. 37^th Annual McEwan-Jones, Faculty Research Day

Amy Yu

• Ontario Early Researcher Awards, Ministry of Health, Ontario

Andrew Lim

• Clinician Scientist Salary Support award, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Anthony Lang

• Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of excellence in clinical teaching

Antonio Strafella

• Supervisor of the youngest graduate (13YO) master's student from uOttawa

• Board Secretary, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)

• Peter Ashby Collegiality Award, 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Anurag Tandon

• Faculty Recognition Award for Strong Mentorship and Strong Teaching, The Institute of Medical Science, U of T

Arun Sundaram

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Candice Todd

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Carmela Tartaglia

• Inaugural appointment, Site-based Clinical Research Unit Medical Leads, UHN Clinical Research Collaborative Centre

Carolina Barnett-Tapia

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of Certificate of Teaching Excellence

• 2022-23 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto

• Division of Neurology Publication Awards, Category 1.  Clinical epidemiology, clinical research, education and quality Improvement papers. 37^th Annual McEwan-Jones, Faculty Research Day

Christine Hawkes 

• 2022-23 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto

Christos Ganos

• The Wolf Family Chair in Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry at UHN and the University of Toronto

Claire Sandoe

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, Women's College Hospital: 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Danielle Andrade

• Full Professor, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), UofT

David Gladstone

• Clinician Scientist Salary Support award, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

David Tang-Wai

• President Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of Certificate of Teaching Excellence

• 2022-23 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto

Don Weaver

• Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)-Harrington Scholar, Harrington Discovery Institute of Cleveland and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

• Division of Neurology Publication Awards, Category 2. Reports of research projects. 37^th Annual McEwan-Jones, Faculty Research Day

Esther Bui

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

• Lost and Found: A Bunny's Story (Written by Esther Bui, Illustrated by Annie Zhu)

Emily Swinkin

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award & The Starkman Prize, 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Frank Silver

• Order of Ontario, Province of Ontario

Ginette Moores

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, University Health Network: 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Galit Kleiner and Connie Marras

• Creating user-centered Parkinson's disease and care partner educational resources: Fostering self-management of wearing off Grant, Alternative Funding Plan (AFP) Innovation Fund, Baycrest

Gyl Midroni

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, St. Michael's Hospital: 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Hans Katzberg

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of Certificate of Teaching Excellence

• 2022-23 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto

Hamid Sadeghian

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Houman Khosravani 

• Medical Director of stroke care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "Artificial Intelligence in Neurological Sciences (AINS) @ the Division of Neurology: Education, Alignment, and Possibilities"

Jeff Wang

• Dr Robert Sargeant Postgraduate Education Award, Department of Medicine, St Michael's Hospital

Jeremy Zung

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, Community, North York General Hospital: 43^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

• 2022-2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto

John Wherrett

• Irma M Parhad Award of Excellence for 2023, Consortium of Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research (C5R)

Joanna Schaafsma

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of Certificate of Teaching Excellence

• 2022-2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto

Julia Hopyan

• 2022-2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto

Julien Hébert

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "Establishing a Research and Educational Framework for the Identification of Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis"

Liesly Lee

• 2022-2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto

Marika Hohol

• Professor Emeriti, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Mark Boulos

• Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) Health Data Nexus Dataset Grant, University of Toronto

MaryJane Lim Fat

• Central Nervous System (CNS) Oncology Site Lead, Sunnybrook and Odette Cancer Centre

• Malignant Brain Tumors in Adolescents and Young Adults Grant, Brain Cancer Canada

Matt Lincoln

• Division of Neurology Publication Awards, Category 2. Reports of research projects. 37^th Annual McEwan-Jones, Faculty Research Day

Morris Freedman

• Treasurer, World Federation of Neurology (WFN)

Nathan Chan-Smyth

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of excellence in Teaching - Early Faculty

Phavalan Rajendram

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "NeuroNexus: Enhancing ICU Stroke Care Through Simulation - A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement and Education Initiative"

Philippe Rizek

• 2022-2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto

Raphael Schneider

• Faculty Recognition Award for Strong Teaching, The Institute of Medical Science, U of T

Rick Swartz

• Regional Stroke Medical Director for the North and East Stroke Network, Ministry of Health of Ontario

Robert Chen

• Clinician Scientist Salary Support award, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

• Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Neurophysiology, the official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN)

Sandra Black

• Best Female Scientist award, ranked 7 in Canada among Top Female Scientists for 2023. Research.com

Sarah Lidstone

• 2022-2023 MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, University of Toronto

Suvendrini Lena

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

• Best Poster Certificate, World Congress of Neurology 2023

• Nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award for her play, "The Enchanted Loom"

Vera Bril

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine Teaching Award: Scott-Vellend Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching

• 2023-24 UHN-SH Department of Medicine in recognition of Certificate of Teaching Excellence

• 022-23 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Toronto

• The Dr. Vera Bril Neuromuscular Day, the distinction of being the first female neurologist within our division to have an academic day named in her honor.

Will Kingston

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: 43rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Women’s Neurology: Esther Bui and Aleksandra Pikula, (Co-Chairs)

• Women’s Neurology Curriculum – Competencies, American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Resident

Andrea Kuczynski

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Annie Zhu

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Arjun Balachandar

• 2024 DoM Outstanding Research Trainee Award

• 2024 AAN Resident Scholarship to the Annual Meeting

• Clinician Scientist Research Fellowship, Parkinson Canada, Project Title: "Adaptive neuromodulation using electrocorticography and deep brain stimulation to treat freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease"

• 2023 Eliot Phillipson Clinician-Scientist Training Program, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

• PD Canada Clinician Scientist Research Fellowship

Brindan Sivanandan

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Edwin Wong

• 2023 Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education and Assessment

Foad Taghdiri

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence 2022-23, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Georgia Besant

• PARO Toronto General Council Representative

James Im

• PARO Trust Fund Resident Teaching Award

• International Headache Society Scholarship

Katherine Sawicka

• 2023-2024 Temerty Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Research Award (Edward Christie Stevens Fellowships in Medicine)

• Hollenberg Research Award Competition (IMPROV-ing The Impostor Phenomenon:Longitudinal Analysis of Impostor Phenomenon in Postgraduate Medical Trainees at the University of Toronto) - Third Prize in Category 4, University of Toronto

• Best Oral Presentation and Maureen Dixon Memorial Award, IHPME Impact Day

• Top Poster Award, endMS Conference

Nardin Samuel

• Women of Inspiration Award, Leadership in STEM

• Course Coordinator, Medical Innovation and Technology (MedIT): Primer on Physician Entrepreneurship, MD Program

• Top Oral Abstract Presentation, Clinician-Investigator Program

• Abstract Award and Travel Grant, Canadian Neuromodulation Society

Fellow

Talyta Cortez-Grippe

• Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists (CSCN) Herbert Jasper Prize Society Prize, Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists

Palak Shah

• Canadian Stroke Consortium Neurovascular Clinical Fellowship Training Award, Canadian Stroke Consortium

Victor Lira

• Michael Foundation or Upper Middle Income bursary, Virtual Epilepsy Academy (VIREPA) advanced EEG course)

• 2023 Fellow award program, American Epilepsy Society

Faculty & Residents

Agessandro Abrahao Junior, Amy Yu, Hamid Sadeghian, Julia Hopyan, Liesly Lee, Michael Angel, Mina Atia, Moises Maria, Reza Vosoughi, Robert De Santis, Sarah Vinette, Stephen McKenzie. 

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence for the 2021-2022 , Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (UofT)

Daniel Selchen (Faculty), Annie Zhu (Resident)

• Peter Ashby Collegiality Award: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Aaron Izenberg

• 2023 Department of Medicine William Goldie Prize and Travel Award in Teaching, MD Program, University of Toronto

Agessandro Abrahao Junior

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Aleksandra Pikula, Keith Sivakumar

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "KNOW BRAIN – EMBRACE CARE Project"

Alexandra Muccilli

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award & The Starkman Prize: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Amy Yu

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Andrew Lim 

• Division of Neurology Publication Awards, Category 2.  Reports of research projects. 

Anthony E Lang

• Office of Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2022 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize

• Clarivate, Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Neuroscience and Behavior - 2022

• Research.com, Medicine Leader Award for 2023 (ranked #298 in the world ranking and #7 in Canada)

• 40 Years of Service Award (Medicine, Neurology), University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital

Aylin Reid

• 2022 Hotchkiss Brain Institute Alumni of the Year Award, University of Calgary

Carolina Barnett-Tapia

• Medical Partner of the Year Award, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America

Charles Kassardjian

• Chair Session at Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2023 in Banff

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, St. Michael's Hospital: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Christine Hawkes

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Christine Lay

• John Edmeads Prize for Outstanding Leadership, Teaching & Research in Headache Medicine in Canada

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "The Headache Registry: Evaluating Social Determinants of Health and Headaches"

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, Women's College Hospital: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Cheryl Jaigobin

• 2022 Anderson Award - John W. Bradley Educational Administration

Connie Marras

• Catherine Manson Chair in Movement Disorders within the Krembil Brain Institute at University Health Network

Dalia Rotstein

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society (US) 3-year research grant for a project entitled “When does multiple sclerosis begin after infectious mononucleosis?”

Danielle Andrade

• Brain & Mitochondria Innovation Seed Grant, MITO2i

• The multidimensional assessment of SYNGAP1 outcomes in adults, Syngap Research Fund

• Dravet Award, Fundación Síndrome de Dravet 

David Fam

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Donald Weaver

• Appointed Krembil Chair in Drug Discovery in Alzheimer’s Research, University Health Network

Emily Swinkin

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards, University Health Network: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Esther Bui

• Canadian Leader in Neurology, Cambridge University Press

• 2022-23 Wightman Berris Teaching Excellence Award in the Undergraduate category, Wightman-Berris Academy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Galit Kleiner

• Appointed Affiliate Investigator - Katz Interprofessional Research Program in Geriatric and Dementia Care, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education

Galit Kleiner, Emily Swinkin

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "A quality improvement project to identify gaps and explore barriers to provision of advance care planning (ACP) for people with neurodegenerative parkinsonism in Movement Disorders Clinics in Toronto"

Gustavo Saposnik

• Heart Brain Connection IMPACT Award, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada and Brain Canada (with Dr. Douglas Lee)

• World Stroke Organization (WSO), Executive Board Member at Large

Gyl Midroni

• Best eMedRec rate among the divisions at St. Michael’s Hospital

Hamid Sadeghian

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Hans Katzberg

• Scott-Velland Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching, Department of Medicine Award, University Health Network, University of Toronto

Jeffrey Jirsch

• Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Grant (co-PI with Martin Chapman, Critical Care Medicine & Anaesthesia)

Jennifer Rabin 

• Division of Neurology Publication, Category 2.  Reports of research projects. 

Julia Hopyan

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Leanne K. Casaubon

• Inaugural Provincial Physician Lead, Stroke. Ontario Health 

Liesly Lee 

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Lorraine Kalia

• Wolfond-Krembil Chair in Parkinson's Disease Research, within the Krembil Brain Institute at University Health Network

• 2023 Goldie Travel Award for Research (Basic), MD Program, University of Toronto

Manav Vyas

• Neurology Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion lead, Dept. of Med., University of Toronto

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "Suicide After Stroke: A Retrospective Cohort Study"

Mark Boulos

• Full Member of the School of Graduate Studies at U of T

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Grant for project titled, “Effect of Genotype-Guided Oral P2Y12 Inhibitor Selection vs Conventional Clopidogrel Therapy in Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (NUANCE-ICAD)”

Mary Jane Lim-Fat

• Co-investigator in Spring 2022 CIHR awarded for "Next generation precision oncology for pediatric-type AYA gliomas" (PI: Cynthia Hawkins)

• Society for Neuro-Oncology Board of Directors, Young Investigator representative

• Sunnybrook AFP Innovation Fund Project Funding (Project members include Sara Mitchell, James Perry)

Mary Jane Lim Fat, Hans Katzberg

• Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology, project titled, "University of Toronto Division of Neurology Online Pediatric to Adult Transition Resource"

Matthew Burke

• Career Development Award, American Neuropsychiatric Association

Michael Angel

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Mina Atia

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Moises Maria

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Peter Carlen

• Brain & Mitochondria Innovation Seed Grant, MITO2i

Reza Vosoughi

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Rick Swartz

• Division of Neurology Publication Awards, Category 1.  Clinical epidemiology, clinical research, education and quality Improvement papers

Sandra Black

• Bill Theis Award Distinguished Service to the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART), Alzheimer's Association

• Ranked 8th among Canada’s Top Female Scientists in 2022 by research.com

Stephen McKenzie

• 2021-2022, MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Suvendrini Lena

• Peters-Boyd Academy Teaching Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Will Kingston

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Women’s neurology

• Esther Bui, Aleksandra Pikula, (Co-Chairs), Working Group including: Christine Lay, Dalia Rotstein, Kristen Krysko, Carmela Tartaglia, Ginette Moores, guest speaker, Koorosh Shirkool. 
  Sex and Gender session at the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences meeting in Banff

Residents

Andrea Kuczynski

• 2022 PGME Postgraduate Research Award, Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Annie Zhu

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (SHSC): 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (UHN): 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Foad Taghdiri

• Physicians' Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Resident Research Fund, project studying socioeconomic disparities in stroke care

• 2023 Canadian Neurological Society Francis McNaughton Memorial Prize for Clinical Research: Socioeconomical Disparities in Acute Ischemic Stroke Revascularization Interventions in Ontario, Canada

James Im

• 2023 AAN Resident Scholarship to the Annual Meeting

Justine Itorralba

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (SMH): 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Katerina Jabbour, Paula Gosse, joining Victoria Reedman

• PARO Toronto General Council Representatives

Katherine Sawicka

• CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award

• SickKids Clinician Scientist Training Program Funding

• Gillian Hawker Award for the best clinical epidemiology poster, IHPME Impact Day: IMPROV-ing The Impostor Phenomenon: Longitudinal Trends in Impostor Phenomenon in Postgraduate Medical Residents

Manal Al Rasbi

• Wightman-Berris Academy Individual Teaching Excellence Award (Postgraduate Category

Neha Patel

• National Fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine & Electromyography Award

• Marotta Prize for Teaching in Neurology: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Paula Gosse, Katerina Jabbour, joining Victoria Reedman

• PARO Toronto General Council Representatives

Robert De Santis

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence for the 2021-2022 (top 10% TES), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (UofT)

Sarah Vinette

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence for the 2021-2022 (top 10% TES), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (UofT)

• Student's Choice: Resident Teacher Award from the Mississauga Academy of Medicine

• John R Wherrett Award: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Stephanie Kuntz

• 2023 PARO Trust Fund Resident Teaching Award

• Marotta Prize for Teaching in Neurology: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Sydney Lee

• 2022 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation Travel Scholarship

• Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association (SRNA) James T. Lubin Clinician Scientist Fellowship Award

Victoria Reedman, Paula Gosse, Katerina Jabbour

• PARO Toronto General Council Representatives

Victoria Reedman

• Social Responsibility Award in PGME, University of Toronto

Fellows

Daniel Di Luca

• Neurology Education Editorial Board, Neurology Journal

• First place award in the category of Clinical Epidemiology or Clinical Investigative Project in the Mimi and Charles Hollenberg Research competition for the project “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health- Related Quality of Life for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease Across Parkinson’s Disease Centers of Excellence”, UHN, Mt. Sinai, University of Toronto

Durjoy Lahiri 

• Sandra Black Award for Clinical Dementia Research from Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

• Young Investigator Award from the Academy of Aphasia 

• Scholarship from the International Society of Fronto-Temporal Dementias

• James A Sharpe Award: 42nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Juan Idiaquez

• 2023 Elizabeth Reid and Marilyn Hernandez Grant in Immune-Mediated Peripheral Neuropathy Research

Laura Chu

• CNMSC Paul O’Connor Medical/Clinical Trainee Registration/Travel Award

• Lorimer Scholarship from the Professional Association for Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador

Talyta Cortez Grippe

• Travel Grant Award – 32nd International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology

• 2023 – 2025 DMRF Canada Clinical and Research Fellowship, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) Canada

Administration

Daniel Johnston

• Postgraduate Administrators Advisory Committee- Quality Improvement/Innovation Award, University of Toronto

Faculty & Residents

Aaron Izenberg, Alexandra Muccilli, Atif Zafar, Brian Murray, Claire Sandoe, Esther Bui, Hamid Sadeghian, Jack Schneiderman, Jamsheed Desai, Jeremy Zung, Jonathan Micieli, Lauren Hophing, Mark Boulos, Meah (Ming Yang) Gao, Moises Maria, Reza Vosoughi, Stephanie Kuntz

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence for the 2020-2021 , Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (UofT)

Faculty

Alexandra Muccilli 

• The Professional Association of Residents of Ontario, 2022 PARO Dr. Robert Conn Resident Advocate Award

• St Michael’s Hospital Dr. Robert H. Hyland Teacher of the Year Award

• Supervisor for William P. Jones III Memorial Scholarship Award and Best Poster (QI/Education category), Victoria Reedman (PGY2), “Neurology Clinic for the Homeless”

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Amy Yu

• Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize, American Academy of Neurology

Anthony E Lang

• Van Andel Institute,  2022 Jay Van Andel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Parkinson's Disease Research

• Identifying top talent in the sciences and social sciences (Web of Science) Clarivate 2021 Highly Cited Researchers Canada (in the field of movement disorders, most notably Parkinson disease)

• Expertscape, Top 1% of scholars writing about Tauopathies over the past 10 years, a level Expertscape label as "Expert."

Antonio Strafella

• Elected to the Board of Directors, Canadian Academy Health Sciences  (CAHS), 2022-2024

Carmela Tartaglia

• The William Goldie Prize and Travel Award in Research, UofT, Department of Medicine

Charles Kassardjian

• Best non-CREMS poster at the Medical Student research day, medical student Sabrina Campbell’s project called "Neurologist perceptions of virtual care in Ontario.“(Supervisor)

• Educational video: A whiteboard educational video for patients on what to expect during EMG/NCS to be shared with patients to review prior to EMG. (Supervisor)

• NQIL group talk at the Physiatry QI Day about how to successfully create a collaborative QI group across the city

David Chan

• Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education in the category of Teaching Performance, Mentorship and Advocacy, UofT, Postgraduate Medicine Education

• AB Baker Award for Teaching, American Academy of Neurology

David Gladstone

• Division of Neurology Publication Award - Category one - Clinical epidemiology, clinical research, education and quality Improvement papers: 35th Annual McEwan Jones Lecture, UofT

David Tang-Wai

• Wightman-Berris Academy Anderson Award in the Extraordinary Contribution to Education category, Dept of Medicine, UofT

Don Weaver

• Oskar Fischer Prize, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Esther Bui

• DOM UHN: Excellence in Teaching Award undergraduate

Gyl Midroni

• Academy of Master Clinicians UofT, Department of Medicine

Gustavo Saposnik

• Dr. Michael Ward Mentorship Award, St Michael’s Hospital

Houman Khosravani

• Early Faculty Award for Quality Improvement, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine

• Sunnybrook Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Student Experience Award

Joyce Tang

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards (Community): 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Lorraine Kalia

• Division of Neurology Publication Award - Category two - Reports of research projects. 35th Annual McEwan Jones Lecture, UofT

• Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Parkinson’s Disease

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards (UHN): 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Manav Vyas

• International Scholarship to the Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology

Marissa Lagman-Bartolome

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards (WCH): 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Morris Freedman

• Department of Medicine Award in Quality and Innovation, UofT, Department of Medicine

Reza Vosoughi

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Robert Chen

• The 2022 Kenneth Viste, Jr., MD Memorial Lectureship Award, American Society of Neurorehabilitation

• Eaton Scholar Researcher of the Year Award (Basic Science), UofT, Department of Medicine

Sara Mitchell

• Sunnybrook Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Innovative Curriculum Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sandra Black

• Office of Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2021 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize

Thomas Steeves

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards (SMH): 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Warren Mason

• Dr. Joseph Pater Founder’s Award

William Kingston

• Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Awards (SHSC): 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Residents

Andrea Kuczynski

• 2021-2022 Postgraduate Research Award (Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund), UofT, Department of Medicine

Brindan Sivanandan

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (SHSC): 41^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Foad Taghdiri

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (UHT:SMH): 41^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Jane Liao

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Neha Patel

• John Wherrett Award: 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Phavalan Rajendram 

• 2022 Postgraduate Medical Trainee Leadership Award, UofT, Department of Medicine

Ryan Muir

• 2022 PARO Trust Fund Resident Teaching Award

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Sarah Vinette

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (UHN): 41^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Sydney Lee

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence (UHT:SMH): 41^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Victoria Reedman

• Selected for the Neurologist-in-Training Clinical Ethics Elective (NITCEE), Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee, American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, and the Child Neurology Society. 

• Best QI/education presentation & William P. Jones III Memorial Scholarship Award (for best research in urban health and substance use disorder) for her project “Neurology Clinic for the Homeless”, St Michael’s Hospital Higgins Day

Fellows

Adrian Espiritu

• Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology, American Academy of Neurology

Andrea Park

• CSCN Fellowship Award, Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists

Candice Todd-Aziz

• Excellence in Education: Learner/Student as Teacher

Daniel Di Luca

• "Top Poster” in the Neurotherapeutics Symposium

Diana Olszewska

• Temerty School of Medicine’s 2021 Postgraduate Research Awards, the Joseph M West Family Memorial Fund, UofT

• Fellowship Scholarship for travel to MDS-PAS Congress Miami 2022

• Movement Disorders Society Leadership Program (MDS-LEAP) 2021-2022.

• James Sharpe Award: 41st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Monica de Carvalho Alcantara

• 2022 Best Abstract Award, American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine

• 2022 AANEM Resident and Fellowship Member Award, American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine

Nikolai Reyes

• 2022 AAN International Scholarship Award, American Academy of Neurology

Priti Gros

• Ministry of Health, Clinician Investigator Program (MOH-CIP) funding

• Eliot Phillipson Clinician-Scientist Training Program (CSTP) , UofT, Department of Medicine

• Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s award (CGSM), Canadian Institute for Health Research

• Travel grant award, Movement Disorders Society (MDS) International Congress

• Fellowship scholarship, Pan American (PAS) Movement Disorders Congress

Sanskriti Sasikumar

• 2021-2022 Postgraduate Research Award (Joseph M. West Family Memorial Fund), Department of Medicine, PGME research award

• AAN Futures in Neurological Research scholarship, American Academy of Neurology

• Clinician Investigator Program, Ministry of Health award

• CIHR Doctoral Scholarship, Canadian Institute for Health Research

• Krembil Clinical Research Fellowship Award, University Health Network

Faculty

Brian Murray

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Carmela Tartaglia

• Surinderjit Singh Young Lectureship Award., American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, United States

Carolina Barnett-Tapia

• Teaching award, post graduate medical education, University Health Network and Sinai Health. Dept. of Medicine

David Tang-Wai

• Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year, UofT, Dept. of Medicine

Esther Bui

• William Goldie Prize and Travel Awards, Dept. of Medicine, UofT

Gyl Midroni

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Liesly Lee

• Academy of Master Clinicians, Dept. of Medicine, UofT

Mark Boulos

• Division of Neurology Publication Award (Category 1 - Clinician Research Pub Award). The Lancet. Normal polysomnography parameters in healthy adults:
  a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mario Masellis

• Division of Neurology Publication Award (Category 2 - Basic Research Pub Award). Brain. Cerebral perfusion changes in presymptomatic Cerebral perfusion changes in presymptomatic genetic frontotemporal dementia: a GENFI study

Residents

Amirah Momen

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence - SBK: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Andrew Micieli

• John Wherrett Award: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Corey Bacher

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Jane Liao

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence - UHT: SMH, 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Julien Hébert

• John Wherrett Award: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Phavalan Rajendram

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence - SBK, 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Ryan Muir

• The Senior Resident Awards of Excellence - UHN, 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Stephanie Reiter

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Dina Dababneh

• James Sharpe Award: 39th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Aaron Izenberg

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 38th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Antonio Gallo

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 38^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Brian Murray

• Honor Award Certificate, Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), United States

• Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Neurology, United States. (Distinction, Specialty: Neurology)

• Medical Grand Round of the Year Award for Academic Year 2018-19, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Department of Medicine

David Tang-Wai

• Academy of Master Clinicians UofT, Dept. of Medicine

• AB Baker Teacher Recognition Award, American Academy of Neurology, United States

Residents

Jeffrey Wang 

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 38^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Raed Joundi 

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 38^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Faculty

Aaron Izenberg

• MD Program Teaching Award of Excellence for the 2020-2021, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (UofT)

Charles Kassardjian

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 37^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

David Tang-Wai

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award, 37^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

• Awards for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education: Teaching Performance, Mentorship & Advocacy, Dept of Medicine, UofT

Residents

Antonio Gallo

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 37^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Raed Joundi

• John Wherrett Award: 37^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Saira Saeed Mirza

• James Sharpe Award: 37^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Amy Yu

• European Stroke Organization Young Investigator Award, European Stroke Organization Conference, Prague, Czech Republic

• CIHR ICS Travel Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health

Antonio Strafella

• Investigator Award, Italian Scientists & Scholars In North America Foundation, ISSNAF, Canada

• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2, 5-year term), Canada Research Chair Program, Canada

Carmela Tartaglia

• Marion and Gerald Soloway Chair in Brain Injury and Concussion Research. (Chair, 5-year term)

Felix Tyndel

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 36^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Karl Boyle

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 36^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Residents

Matthew Burke

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 36^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Nadim Jiwa

• John Wherrett Award: 36^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Christine Ghadery

• James Sharpe Award: 36^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Catherine Maurice

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 35^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Dalia Rotstein.

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 35^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Residents

Kristen Krysko

• John Wherrett Award: 35^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

William Kingston

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 35^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Henk-Jan Mutsaerts

• James Sharpe Award: 35^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Aaron Izenberg

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 34^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Karl Boyle

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 34^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

David Chan

• William Goldie Prize and Travel Awards, Dept. of Medicine, UofT

• W.T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Course/Program Development and Coordination, Dept of Medicine, UofT

Residents

Claude Steriade

• John Wherrett Award: 34^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Tara Rastgardani

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 34^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Carolina Barnett Tapia

• James Sharpe Award: 34^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Aaron Izenberg

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 33^rdAnnual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Andrew Lim

• Maud Menton New Investigator Award (Clinical), Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada. (Distinction, Specialty: Genetics)

Brian Murray

• Helen P. Batty Award for Excellence and Achievement in Faculty Development in the category of Innovation in Program Development and Design, Dept of Medicine, UofT

Daniel Selchen

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 33^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Elizabeth Slow

• Sabiha Al-Hassan Neurology Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Residents

Gregg Day

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 33^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Jennifer Robblee

• John Wherrett Award: 33^rd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Carolina Barnett Tapia

• James Sharpe Award: 33^rd  Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Andrew Lim

• Circadian Rhythms Section Investigator Award, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States.

• Wayne A. Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award, American Academy of Neurology, United States

Christine Lay

• Women’s Health Education Award, Neurology, Dept of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital

Hans Katzberg

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 32^nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Marika Hohol

• Awards for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education: Development and Innovation

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 32^nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Sandra Black

• Eaton Scholar Researcher of the Year Award

Residents

Charles Kassardjian

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 32^nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Gregg Day

• John Wherrett Award: 32^nd Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Faculty

Aleksandra Pikula

• Young Investigator Development Award, Clinical Translational Research Seminar, American Neurological Association (ANA) / National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Alfonso Fasano

• Best PhD Thesis Prize, Catholic University Day

Antonio Strafella

• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2, 5-year term), Canada Research Chair Program, Canada

Danielle Andrade

• Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD), United States.

David Tang-Wai

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award, 31^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Thomas Steeves

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 31^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Residents

Amer Ghavanini

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 31^stAnnual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Charles Kassardjian

• John Wherrett Award: 31^st Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Dalia Rotstein

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 31^stAnnual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Lorraine Kalia

• James Sharpe Award: 31^st  Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Alfonso Fasano

• Best Research Project, International Neuromodulation Society – Italian Chapter

Christine Lay

• FM Hill Lecturer 2011, Women’s College Hospital, Dept. of Medicine

Frank Silver

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 30^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Gustavo Saposnik

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 30^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Residents

Dalia Rotstein

• John Wherrett Award: 30^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Michel Shamy

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 30^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Emily Crookshank

• James Sharpe Award: 30^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Aleksandra Pikula

• Young Investigator Development Award, Junior Faculty Development Seminar, American Neurological Association (ANA) / National Institutes of Health (NIH)

David Chan

• St. Michael’s Hospital Board of Directors’ Complete Physician Award, Dept of Medicine, UofT

• The PBL Teacher Award, Dept of Medicine, Fitzgerald Academy, UofT

David Tang-Wai

• Excellence in Teaching Award 2009-2010, UHN/MSH Dept of Medicine

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 29th  Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

• Neurology Teacher of the Year, Dept of Medicine, UofT

Liesly Lee

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 29^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Residents

Jiwon Oh

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 29^thAnnual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Lorraine Kalia

• John Wherrett Award: 29^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Mark Simpson

• James Sharpe Award: 29^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Faculty

Alfonso Fasano

• Andrea Bocelli Award for Young Investigators, 13th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Sciences (EFNS)

• Neureca Onlus Prize

Andrew Lim

• Travel Scholarship, American Academy of Neurology

Christine Lay

• Best Doctors in Canada, Best Doctors Canada

Liesly Lee

• William Goldie Prize and Travel Awards, Dept. of Medicine, UofT

• Neurology Faculty Teaching Award - Starkman Prize: 28^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Marika Hohol

• John Edmeads Mentorship Award: 28^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Sandra Black

• Robert Hyland Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Residents

Esther Bui

• John Wherrett Award: 28^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Rick Swartz

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 28^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Vince Basile

• JT Marotta Teaching Award: 28^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology

Fellows

Jiwon Oh

• James Sharpe Award: 28^th Annual JL Silversides Lecture, Division of Neurology