Apr 2, 2020

Appointments & Awards: April 2020

Cardiology, Faculty, Geriatric Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Respirology, Quality & Innovation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology
Awards

Appointments

C-QuIPS

Amanda Mayo, Interim Associate Director

University of Toronto, MD Program and Post-MD Program

Reena Patanni, Director, Learner Experience
Dr. Pattani will champion the development, implementation, and evaluation of approaches to enhance understanding of how to reinforce positive norms in the working and learning climate in order to optimize the learner experience.  She will also have oversight over pathways for MD and Post MD learners to report on mistreatment that they have witnessed or experienced.

Awards

American Academy of Neurology

Mark Boulos, Waye A. Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award
This award is given to a young investigator in recognition of outstanding achievements in sleep science research. 

Canadian Geriatrics Society

Marisa Zorzitto, Ronald Cape Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of geriatrics in Canada. 

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Gaspard Montadon, Early Career Investigator Award in Circulatory and Respiratory Research
This award recognizes new investigators in respiratory research.

Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine

Mario Masellis, Division of Neurology Best Basic Science Publication Award
Best publication in Category 2 - Reports of research projects.

Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Husam Abdel-Qadir, 2019-20 Health Science Research Teaching Excellence Award
This award is presented to a faculty member who has demonstrated exemplary teaching excellence and has shown an outstanding ability to impart knowledge, work together with students and invoke research enthusiasm and participation. 

OTS/Lung Health Foundation

Ted Marras, Team Breathe Research Award
Operating grant competition for "Pilot study of point-of-use microbial water filters as adjunctive management in patients with Mycobacterium avium pulmonary disease"