Appointments & Awards: November 2023

Appointments

Zahi Touma appointed the Dr. Murray B. Urowitz Chair in Lupus Research, University Health Network

Morris Freedman appointed Treasurer, World Federation of Neurology

Christopher Li appointed Vice-Chair, Respirology Specialty Committee, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Aleksandra Pikula appointed the Jay and Sari Sonshine Chair in Stroke Prevention and Cerebrovascular Brain Health, Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network

Jill Tinmouth appointed Provincial Medical Director, Cancer Control, Ontario Health

Frank Silver appointed to the Order of Ontario for his pioneering work on Telestroke and other stroke services in Ontario

Awards

Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Iliana Lega, New Investigator Award, Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Adrian Lau, Divisional Robert Volpe Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Toronto

Division of Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Medicine/Specialized Geriatric Services at Sunnybrook, 2023 Marilyn Reddick Award for Team Work

Arielle Berger, Outstanding Junior Clinician Educator of the Year Award, American Geriatrics Society

Gary Naglie, Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging for the project titled Navigating the Driving and Dementia Roadmap, CIHR Institute of Aging

Mireille Norris, Lifetime Achievement Award, Black Physicians of Canada

Gary Naglie, 2023 Innovation Fund Showcase Research Award, The Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee (IFPOC)

Division of Nephrology

Jim Scholey, 2022 Medal for Research Excellence, The Kidney Foundation of Canada

Joanne Bargman, 2023 CSN-Baxter Dr. Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos Award, Canadian Society of Nephrology and Baxter Healthcare

Jeffrey Perl, 2023 ASN Midcareer Investigator Distinguished Leader Award, American Society of Nephrology

Rulan Parekh, 2023 ASN Lifetime Achievement Barbara T. Murphy Award, American Society of Nephrology

Division of Neurology

Candice Todd, Suvendrini Lena, Anjolaoluwa Antonio, Muhanad Ali,  Best Poster Certificate, World Congress of Neurology 2023

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

Suvendrini Lena, nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award for her play, The Enchanted Loom

Division of Rheumatology

Zahi Touma, Leaders Circle Recognition Award, Toronto Leaders Circle

Division of Respirology

Anju Anand, Humanitarian Award, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto