Appointments & Awards: June 2024

Appointments

Nazia Selzner appointed President of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)

Gary Naglie appointed Fellow in the Canadian Geriatrics Society (only one of two Fellows designated in 2024)

Amanda Mayo appointed Chief of the St. John’s Rehab Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Awards

Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Geetha Mukerji, 2024 Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award, U of T MD Program and Clinical Innovator of the Year, Digital Health Canada

Division of General Internal Medicine

Edward Etchells, 2023-24 Clerkship Faculty Teaching Award for Clinical Teaching (Block), Peters-Boyd Academy, U of T

Sarah Malecki, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Division of Geriatric Medicine

Gary Naglie, 2024 Ronald Cape Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Geriatrics Society

Mireille Norris, Teaching Award of Excellence for 2022-2023, MD Program, U of T

Nathan Stall, 2024 Emerging Leader Alumni Award, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, U of T and named a 2024-2025 JAMA Internal Medicine Editorial Fellow

Division of Infectious Diseases

Jerome Leis, 2024 Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award, U of T MD Program

Division of Neurology

David Tang-Wai, 2024 President's Teaching Award, U of T

Jeffrey Wang, Dr. Robert Sargeant Postgraduate Education Award, St. Michael's Hospital

Donald Weaver, ADDF-Harrington Scholar, Harrington Discovery Institute of Cleveland and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

Agessandro Abrahao, 2024 Slamen-Fast New Initiative in Neurology for the project A Biomarker-Directed Neuromodulation Trial Using Quantitative and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (The QuARTS-ALS Trial), Department of Medicine, U of T and a grant from The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and ALS Association for Dr. Abrahao's research project exploring the role of focused ultrasound in ALS treatment

Esther Bui, 2024 Slamen-Fast New Initiative in Neurology for the project Exploring the Impact of a Real-time, Evaluation Data Dashboard to Improve Teaching Ability: A City-wide Education Research Collaboration, Department of Medicine, U of T

Houman Khosravani, 2024 Slamen-Fast New Initiative in Neurology for the project Artificial Intelligence in Neurological Sciences (AINS) @ the Division of Neurology: Education, Alignment, and Possibilities, Department of Medicine, U of T

Julien Hébert, 2024 Slamen-Fast New Initiative in Neurology for the project Establishing a Research and Educational Framework for the Identification of Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis, Department of Medicine, U of T

Phavalan Rajendram, 2024 Slamen-Fast New Initiative in Neurology for the project NeuroNexus: Enhancing ICU Stroke Care Through Simulation - A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement and Education Initiative, Department of Medicine, U of T

Danielle Andrade, Clinical Translational Research Award, Epilepsy Canada/CURE Epilepsy

Katherine Sawicka, 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, U of T

Juan Francisco Idiaquez, James A Sharpe Award, Division of Neurology, U of T

Emily Swinkin, Neurology Faculty Teaching Award & The Starkman Prize, Division of Neurology, U of T 

Alexandra Muccilli, John Edmeads Mentorship Award, Division of Neurology, U of T 

Brindan Sivanandan, Marotta Prize for Teaching in Neurology, Division of Neurology, U of T

James Im, Marotta Prize for Teaching in Neurology, Division of Neurology, U of T

Laavanya Dharmakulaseelan, Senior Resident Award of Excellence, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Megan Hird, Senior Resident Award of Excellence, St. Michael's Hospital 

Arjun Balachandar, Senior Resident Award of Excellence, University Health Network

Will Kingston, Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Award (2023-24), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Gyl Midroni, Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Award (2023-24), St. Michael's Hospital 

Ginette Moores, Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Award (2023-24), University Health Network

Claire Sandoe, Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Award (2023-24), Women's College Hospital

Jeremy Zung, Neurology Faculty Hospital Teaching Recognition Award (2023-24), North York General Hospital

Antonio Strafella, Peter Ashby Collegiality Award (Faculty), Division of Neurology, U of T 

Robert De Santis, Peter Ashby Collegiality Award (Resident), Division of Neurology, U of T 

Jaime Cazes, Peter Ashby Collegiality Award (Resident), Division of Neurology, U of T 

Jane Liao, Peter Ashby Collegiality Award (Fellow), Division of Neurology, U of T 

Anthony Lang, 2023-2024 Certificate of Teaching Excellence, University Health Network-Sinai Health Department of Medicine 

Division of Respirology

Chung-Wai Chow, Visiting Expert, Singapore Ministry of Health

Harvey Wong, Innovative Curriculum Award, Sunnybrook Education Advisory Council (SEAC)

Jakov Moric, Teaching Award of Excellence for 2022-2023, MD Program, U of T

Andrea Gershon, Lifetime Achievement Award, American Thoracic Society Assembly on Behavioral Science and Health Services Research

Division of Rheumatology

Lauren King, Early Career Rheumatologist Award, Ontario Rheumatology Association

Ophir Vinik, Dr. Robert Sargeant Postgraduate Education Award, St. Michael’s Hospital

Erin Norris, Continuing Professional Development Discovery and Ideas Grant for the project Motivation and Barriers to Participation in a Community of Practice for Physicians Living with Disability, U of T