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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY'S 2025 GALLIE DAY:
MAY 2, 2025 at the MaRs Discovery District and Online (More details to follow)
Theme: “The impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the art and science of surgery”
Gordon Murray Lecturer: Liane Feldman, MD CM FACS FRCS
Title of lecture: "Getting to mastery: The promise (and pitfalls) of Video based analytics in surgery"
Dr. Liane Feldman is the Edward W. Archibald Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at McGill University and Surgeon-in-chief at the McGill University Health Centre.
Dr. Feldman’s clinical focus is minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery. Her patient-centered clinical research program focuses on improving recovery and other outcomes of abdominal surgery. This includes measurement of patient-centered outcomes during surgical recovery; optimization of perioperative care processes; and technology-enabled assessment and improvement of operative performance. Dr Feldman established a multidisciplinary group implementing evidence-based Enhanced Recovery perioperative care plans at the McGill University Health Centre, which was recognized as a leading practice by Accreditation Canada. She was a James IV Travelling Surgeon and received the Canadian Association for Medical Education National Award. She is a member of the executive council of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) where she is now serving as President. She has had leadership roles at the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the Fellowship Council, and the American College of Surgeons, where she co-chaired the ERIN (Enhanced Recovery in NSQIP) collaborative helping hospitals implement care pathways to improve resource use and outcomes.
Dr. Feldman is author of over 300 articles, book chapters and videos and is co-editor of three books including The SAGES/ERAS Society manual on Enhanced Recovery for Gastrointestinal Surgery.
Watch the recording of the 2024 Gallie Day here.
Enjoy the Global Surgery Showcase displayed during the 50th Gallie Day: highlighting our global surgery leaders and their worldwide initiatives.
See slides:SSTP Grads Quotes & Photos on the Occasion of the Department of Surgery's 50th Gallie Day
e-Posters & Oral Presentations details for 2024 Gallie Day listed here.
Recipients of various awards given within the Department to acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments of its members.
Charles Tator Surgeon Scientist Mentoring Award
The Surgeon Scientist Training Program (SSTP) at the University of Toronto was created to foster excellence in Research in the Department of Surgery. The successes of the Program have been reflected through the quality of research presented by the trainees, and by the fact that this Program has served as a model for Clinician-Scientist training throughout North America. A significant component of the success of this program has been the quality of research supervision received by these trainees.
Professor Charles H. Tator has served as a role model for Surgeon-Scientists throughout his career both locally and across the country. His commitment to the development of future Surgeon-Scientists has been demonstrated by his frequent supervision of surgeon-scientist trainees as well as by his nurturing of the SSTP during his tenure as Head of the Departmental Research Program.
The Charles H. Tator Surgeon-Scientist Mentoring Award is intended to recognize individuals supervising participants in the SSTP who emulate Professor Tator’s qualities, namely excellence in Research, commitment to SSTP mentoring and dedication to promotion of Surgeon-Scientists. The recipient will be honoured each year on Gallie Day with a plaque and a citation indicating contributions of the recipient.
To propose an individual for this award, one nomination letter outlining the candidate’s qualifications plus two supporting letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the candidate’s qualifications should be sent to surgery.hr@utoronto.ca
AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 Dr. Paul Karanicolas
- 2023 Dr. Gelareh Zadeh
- 2022 Dr. Shaf Keshavjee
- 2021 Dr. Natalie Coburn
- 2020 Dr. D. Urbach
- 2019 Dr. J. Drake
- 2018 Dr. C. Swallow
- 2017 Dr. M. Al-Omran
- 2016 Dr. T. Grantcharov
- 2015 Dr. S. Fremes
- 2014 Dr. A. Nathens
- 2013 Dr. M. Fehlings
- 2012 Dr. A. Yee & Dr. C. Whyne
- 2011 Dr. B. Alman
- 2010 Dr. R. Reznick
- 2009 Dr. G. Regehr
- 2008 Dr. J. Fish
- 2007 Dr. J. Marshall
- 2006 Dr. J. Rutka
- 2005 Dr. S. Gallinger
- 2004 Dr. R. McLeod
- 2003 Dr. O. Rotstein
- 2002 Dr. R. Weisel
George Armstrong-Peters Prize
Awarded to a young investigator* who has shown outstanding productivity during his/her initial period as an independent investigator as evidenced by research publications in peer reviewed journals, grants held, students trained, and research awards received.
*Up to 5 years from appointment (parental and sick leaves will be taken into consideration and not count towards the 5 years).
AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 Dr. Christopher Wallis
- 2023 Dr. David Gomez
- 2022 Dr. N. Lipsman
- 2021 Dr. K. Davidge
- 2020 Dr. J. Wilson
- 2019 Dr. S. de Montbrun
- 2018 Dr. C. O'Brien
- 2017 Dr. V. Yang
- 2016 Dr. T. Zhong
- 2015 Dr. M Cypel
- 2014 Dr. G. Borschel
- 2013 Dr. M. Jeschke
- 2012 Dr. T. Grantcharov
- 2011 Dr. M. Taylor
- 2010 Dr. S. Verma
- 2009 Dr. R. Nam
- 2008 Dr. C. Morshead
- 2007 Dr. V. Rao
- 2006 Dr. D. Urbach
- 2005 Dr. P. Dirks
- 2004 Dr. T. Waddell
- 2003 Dr. L. Burrows
- 2002 Dr. M. Tymianski
- 2001 Dr. B. Alman
- 2000 Dr. E. Schemitsch
- 1999 Dr. S. Keshavjee
- 1998 Dr. A. Guha
- 1997 Dr. A. Lozano
- 1996 Dr. J. Wright
- 1995 Dr. S. Gallinger
- 1994 Dr. J. Rutka
- 1993 Dr. I. Rebeyka
- 1992 Dr. S. Fremes
- 1991 Dr. C. Wittnich
- 1990 Dr. M. Bernstein
- 1989 Dr. G. Reid
- 1988 Dr. O. Rotstein
- 1987 Dr. S. Mackinnon
- 1986 Dr. A. Czitrom
- 1975 Dr. S.M. Strasberg
- 1967 Dr. W.P. Bobechko
- 1965 Dr. C. Tator
- 1963 Dr. N.T. McPhedran
- 1961 Dr. A.S. Trimble
- 1959 Dr. R.B. Salter
- 1955 Dr. W.M. Lougheed
- 1953 Dr. J.F.R. Fleming
- 1951 Dr. R.O. Heimbecker
- 1949 Dr. W.G. Bigelow
- 1947 Dr. E.B. Tovee
- 1939 Dr. E.H. Botterell
- 1936 Dr. C.H. Watson
- 1934 Dr. F.I. Lewis
- 1932 Dr. W.S. Keith
- 1930 Dr. F.G. Kergin
- 1929 Dr. L.J. Harris
- 1928 Dr. B. Willinsky
- 1927 Dr. H. Borsook
- 1926 Dr. D.W. Pratt
- 1925 Dr. C.E. Knowlton
- 1922 Dr. F.G. Banting
- 1921 Dr. R.I. Harris
- 1914 Dr. W.E. Gallie
- 1912 Dr. D.E. Robertson
To propose an individual for this award, one nomination letter outlining the candidate’s qualifications, the CV of the candidate and a support letter from the appropriate Division Chair should be sent in one .pdf file to (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca).
Lister Prize
This lifetime award is the most prestigious research award in the Department of Surgery and celebrates an investigator who has shown outstanding and continuing productivity of international stature as evidenced by research publications, grants held, students trained and other evidence of stature of the work produced. The nominees should hold the rank of Professor at the time of the nomination.
Nominations should include a support letter and updated CV of the nominee. Please send your nomination in one pdf file to (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca).
AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 Dr. Anna Gagliardi
- 2023 Dr. Peter Dirks
- 2022 Dr. C. Swallow
- 2021 Dr. S. Verma
- 2020 Dr. N. Coburn
- 2019 Dr. C. Morshead
- 2018 Dr. M. Jeschke
- 2017 Dr. G. Fernie
- 2016 Dr. M. Taylor
- 2015 Dr. E. Schemitsch
- 2014 Dr. L. Klotz
- 2013 Dr. A. Nathens
- 2012 Dr. R-K Li
- 2011 Dr. T. Waddell
- 2010 Dr. B. Rubin
- 2009 Dr. A. Guha
- 2008 Dr. S. Keshavjee
- 2007 Dr. M. Fehlings
- 2006 Dr. B. Alman
- 2005 Dr. S. Fremes
- 2004 Dr. A. Lozano
- 2003 Dr. S. Gallinger
- 2002 Dr. J. Wright
- 2001 Dr. J. Rutka
- 2000 Dr. C. Wittnich
- 1999 Dr. J. Marshall
- 1998 Dr. W. Cole
- 1997 Dr. W. Peters
- 1996 Dr. R. Reznick
- 1995 Dr. R. McLeod
- 1994 Dr. L. Mickleborough
- 1993 Dr. H. Hoffman
- 1992 Dr. O. Rotstein
- 1991 Dr. P. Walker
- 1990 Dr. S. Mackinnon
- 1989 Dr. R. Weisel
- 1988 Dr. T. Salerno
- 1987 Dr. R. Tasker
- 1986 Professor J. Falk
- 1985 Dr. J. Cooper
- 1984 Dr. K.W. Johnston
- 1983 None
- 1982 Dr. C. Tator
- 1981 Dr. S. Strasberg
- 1980 Dr. R. Falk
D.R. Wilson Award
The D.R. Wilson Award for Teaching is made annually to the surgical resident who is rated by undergraduate students as being an outstanding teacher. The recipient of this award will be a resident whose teaching in any one of all of the following settings has been highly evaluated by students: teaching on the ward during the course of day-to-day service activities, teaching in the operating room, and teaching in the clinic setting. The resident will demonstrate both a positive attitude toward teaching and will be considered a good surgical role model for undergraduate medical students.
The quality of the candidate’s teaching will be determined by means of the following:
- Objective student assessment (by questionnaire).
- Review of clerkship debriefing reports.
- Letters of recommendation from students and/or faculty.
Nominations may be made by students, faculty or residents. All nominations will be reviewed by the Undergraduate Education Committee and a list ranking the candidates is provided to the Awards Committee of the Department for final selection.
The D.R. Wilson Award is awarded at the Gallie Day Reception. The recipients receive a cheque for $500.
Nominations should be sent to (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca) in one .pdf file.
AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 Dr. Robert Christopher Adams-McGavin
- 2023 Dr. Josephine D’Abbondanza
- 2022 Dr. A. Mazine
- 2021 Dr. A. Mosa
- 2020 Dr. C. Zavitz
- 2019 Dr. D. Berger Richardson
- 2018 Dr. R. Perlus
- 2017 Dr. M. Murphy
- 2016 Dr. J. Greenberg & Dr. K. Isaac
- 2015 Dr. H. Yan
- 2014 Dr. J. Lee
- 2013 Dr. R. Somogyi
- 2012 Dr. M. Heng
- 2011 Dr. T. Al-Rasheed
- 2010 Dr. R. Jinnah
- 2009 Dr. M. Keays
- 2008 Dr. M. Boulton
- 2007 Dr. A. Eckhaus
- 2006 Dr. S. Rai
- 2005 Dr. P. Stotland
- 2004 Dr. A. Kader
- 2003 Dr. B. Shayegan
- 2002 Dr. Y. Botros
- 2001 Dr. P. Ferguson
- 2000 Dr. C. Haywood
- 1999 Dr. J. Lipa
- 1998 Dr. R. Marx
- 1997 Dr. S. Lewis
- 1996 Dr. P. Chu
- 1995 Dr. P. Petrasek
- 1994 Dr. Z. Gamliel
- 1993 Dr. D. Anastakis
- 1992 Dr. C. Hutchison
- 1991 Dr. G. Sandor
- 1990 Dr. K. Ashe
- 1989 Dr. E. Vallieres
- 1988 Dr. J. Wright
Bruce Tovee Award
These awards are intended to honour a highly valued and long-time member of the Department of Surgery, Dr. E. Bruce Tovee.
The awards provide recognition of members of the Department of Surgery who have made the greatest contribution to the undergraduate and postgraduate educational activities of the Department, as exemplified by Dr. E. Bruce Tovee during his outstanding career. The Department will make no award if a suitable recipient is not identified for that year.
Nominations including a support letter and the CV of the nominee should be sent to (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca) in one .pdf file.
AWARD WINNERS (Postgraduate)
- 2024 Dr. Mojgan Hodaie
- 2023 Dr. Diane Nam
- 2022 Dr. J. Dengler
- 2021 Dr. C. Swallow
- 2020 Dr. T. Forbes
- 2019 Dr. A. Kulkarni
- 2018 Dr. Mitch Brown
- 2017 Dr. R. Stewart
- 2016 Dr. G. Azzie
- 2015 Dr. A. Pierre
- 2014 Dr. O. Safir
- 2013 Dr. J. Hagen
- 2012 Dr. P. Ferguson
- 2011 Dr. W. Kraemer
- 2010 Dr. R. Mustard
- 2009 Dr. C. Law
- 2008 Dr. R. Kodama
- 2007 Dr. R. Levine
- 2006 Dr. J. Wunder
- 2005 Dr. D. Latter
- 2004 Dr. T. Ross
- 2003 Dr. J. Fish
- 2002 Dr. K.W. Johnston
- 2001 Dr. M. Bernstein
- 2000 Dr. B. Goldman
- 1999 Dr. J. Ali
- 1998 Dr. R. Bell
- 1997 Dr. A. Gross
- 1996 Dr. T. Axelrod
- 1995 Dr. W. Tucker
- 1994 Dr. J. Waddell
- 1993 Dr. R. Humphreys
- 1992 Dr. A. Lossing
- 1991 Dr. R. Richards
- 1990 Dr. J. Kellam
- 1989 Dr. B. Taylor
- 1988 Dr. L. Lickley
- 1987 Dr. R.M. Stone
- 1986 Dr. G.A. Hunter
- 1985 Dr. A. Freiberg
- 1984 Dr. D.J. Currie
- 1983 Dr. J.L. Provan
- 1982 Dr. C.E. Bayliss
- 1981 Dr. A.W. Harrison
- 1980 Dr. A.R. Hudson
AWARD WINNERS (Undergraduate)
- 2024 Dr. Amit Atrey
- 2023 Dr. Yonah Krakowsky
- 2022 Dr. A. Kayssi
- 2021 Dr. A. Nadler
- 2020 Dr. A. Behzadi
- 2019 Dr. J. Simpson
- 2018 Dr. F. Moussa
- 2017 Dr. J. Hall
- 2016 Dr. D. Di Pasquale
- 2015 Dr. H. Tien
- 2014 Dr. D. Fenech
- 2013 Dr. R.J. Cusimano
- 2012 Dr. G. Azzie
- 2011 Dr. F. Wright
- 2010 Dr. R. Stewart
- 2009 Dr. Y. Shargall
- 2008 Dr. P. Ferguson
- 2007 Dr. A. Khoury
- 2006 Dr. R. Richards
- 2005 Dr. D. Backstein
- 2004 Dr. P. Chu
- 2003 Dr. R. Mustard
- 2002 Dr. S. Herschorn
- 2001 Dr. T. Ross
- 2000 Dr. G. Darling
- 1999 Dr. M. Cusimano
- 1998 Dr. R. Kodama
- 1997 Dr. C. Hutchison
- 1996 Dr. P. Greig
- 1995 Dr. M. Goldberg
- 1994 Dr. J. Waddell
- 1993 Dr. P. Muller
- 1992 Dr. L. Mahoney
- 1991 Dr. C. Jamieson
- 1990 Dr. W. Tucker
- 1989 Dr. R. Reznick
Langer Surgeon Scientist Award
Awarded to an outstanding graduate of the Surgeon Scientist Training Program in the Department of Surgery, who shows the greatest promise for a career in academic surgery.
Eligibility:
Nominees must be at the academic rank of Assistant Professor, have passed their Continuing Appointment Review and have had an outstanding academic trajectory.
Nominations including a support letter and the CV of the nominee should be sent to (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca) in one .pdf file.
AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 Dr. Amir Khoshbin
- 2023 Dr. Siba Haykal
- 2022 Dr. G. Ibrahim
- 2021 Dr. D. Pincus
- 2020 Dr. A. Nauth
- 2019 Dr. K. Davidge
- 2018 Dr. J. Chahal
- 2017 Dr. F. Quereshy
- 2016 Dr. A. Govindarajan
- 2015 Dr. G. Kulkarni
- 2014 Dr. G. Zadeh
- 2013 Dr. C-A. Moulton
- 2012 Dr. M. Hodaie
- 2011 Dr. T. Finelli
- 2010 Dr. R. Gladdy
- 2009 Dr. S. Hopyan
- 2008 Dr. M. Taylor
- 2007 Dr. N. Baxter
- 2006 Dr. R. Nam
- 2005 Dr. I. McGilvray
- 2004 Dr. D. Urbach
- 2003 Dr. P. Dirks
- 2002 Dr. R. Gryfe
- 2001 Dr. K. Thapar
- 2000 Dr. D. Hackam
- 1999 Dr. V. Rao
- 1998 Dr. Z. Kiss
- 1997 Dr. T. Waddell
- 1996 Dr. R. Midha
- 1995 Dr. M. Tymianski
- 1994 Dr. B. Rubin
- 1993 Dr. C. Swallow
Surgical Skills Centre DH Gales Outstanding Educator Award
The University of Toronto Surgical Skills Centre Distinguished Education Award for Outstanding Contributions demonstrates the Centre’s commitment to surgical skills education. This award recognizes those individuals who have made exemplary, innovative contributions to teaching and learning in the Surgical Skills Centre over the past year.
Nominations including a support letter should be sent to surgery.hr@utoronto.ca
AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 Dr. Ivan Radovanovic
- 2023 Dr. Elisa Greco
- 2022 Dr. O. Safir
- 2021 Dr. T. Mainprize (posthumously)
- 2020 Dr. J. Wolfstadt
- 2019 Dr. M. Wheatcroft
- 2018 Dr. A. Kulkarni
- 2017 Dr. G. Cohen
- 2016 Dr. S. de Montbrun
- 2015 Dr. J. Hall
- 2014 Dr. G. Oreopoulos
- 2013 Dr. M. Burnstein
- 2012 Dr. H. MacRae
- 2011 No recipient
- 2010 Dr. R. Holtby
- 2009 Dr. P. Binhammer
- 2008 Dr. J. Murnaghan
- 2007 Dr. A. Pierre
- 2006 Dr. T. Lindsay
- 2005 Dr. S. Lewis
- 2004 Dr. P. Neligan
- 2003 Dr. P. Chu
- 2002 Dr. L. Rotstein
- 2001 Dr. S. Radomski
- 2000 Dr. M. Brown
Zane Cohen Clinical Fellowship Achievement Award
This award of $1,000 is awarded annually.
The award is adjudicated based on an assessment of the most significant achievement made by a clinical fellow. Achievement will be defined as any significant contribution made in any of the domains of medicine: clinical research, basic science research, publications, presentations, education/teaching, administrative systems, delivery of care, community service, etc. The achievement or work may have taken place at the University of Toronto, in Canada, or in any international jurisdiction. The only limiting definition is that the majority of the work must take place while the nominee is a clinical fellow in the Department of Surgery.
The process in which the selection will be made is as follows. The applicant, or the clinical fellow’s supervisor, may initiate the process. The clinical fellow is asked to write a one-page summary of his/her/their achievements, and this is to be supplemented by a one-page letter of support from the clinical fellow’s supervisor. This application will be submitted to the Chair of the University Division of the clinical fellow. Each of the 8 clinical divisions in our Department will then select one nominee application from their Division to be submitted to the Awards Committee. The Committee will seek input from Dr. Zane Cohen during its deliberations. The award will be announced at the annual Gallie Day Dinner.
This award is eligible to any clinical fellow in the divisions of Orthopedics, General Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Neurosurgery. As well, any postgraduate trainees in the general surgery subspecialty training programs of Surgical Oncology, Colo-Rectal Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery are eligible.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2024 Dr. Sachiko Kadowaki
- 2023 Dr. Anna Dare
- 2022 Dr. A. Azin
- 2021 Dr. F. Shariff
- 2020 Dr. T. Chesney
- 2019 Dr. A. Covelli
- 2018 Dr. J.P. Almeida
- 2017 Dr. C. Boulanger-Gobeil
- 2016 Dr. C. Haller
- 2015 Dr. U. Hameed
- 2014 Dr. N. Dehghan
- 2013 Dr. D. Wasserstein
- 2012 Dr. B. Rogers & Dr. B. Krischek
- 2011 Dr. E. Hickey
- 2010 Dr. O. Honjo
- 2009 Dr. M. Cypel
Shafie S. Fazel Outstanding Resident Surgeon and Investigator Award
In memory of Dr. Shafie S. Fazel, an outstanding resident within the Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto. The award will be presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments during their residency both as a surgeon and as an investigator. It will be provided to a senior resident within the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, in his or her last year of training.
The award is to be presented to the individual who best exemplifies the many traits of Dr. Shafie Fazel, namely: 1) outstanding clinical ability; 2) superb academic achievement; and 3) attributes which are in keeping with the ideal caregiver, including: collaboration, communication, mentorship, patient advocacy, leadership, reliability, respect, community service, and honesty.
Nominations including a support letter and the CV of the nominee should be sent to (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca) in one .pdf file.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2024 Dr. Syena Moltaji
- 2023 Dr. Fahima Dossa and Dr. Farrshad Nassiri
- 2022 Dr. K. Lawson
- 2021 Dr. M. Roy
- 2020 Dr. A. Dare
- 2019 Dr. C. Wallis
- 2018 Dr. C. Witiw
- 2017 Dr. A. Mansouri
- 2016 Dr. N. Lipsman
- 2015 Dr. J. Wilson
- 2014 Dr. A. Fallah
- 2013 Dr. W. Hanna
- 2012 Dr. K. Davidge
Bryce Taylor Mentorship Award
Mentorship is recognized as being a key contributor to a fulfilling academic career. To highlight its importance in the Department of Surgery, the Bryce Taylor Mentorship Award was established in 2017 to recognize those faculty members who emulate the traits that Dr. Taylor exhibited throughout his long and illustrious career at the University of Toronto.
This award is based on an assessment of the significant impact made by a faculty mentor. Impact is defined as any significant contribution made in any of the domains of: research, education, delivery of medical care, CPA, overall career advice, providing physician wellness etc. The majority of the mentor’s efforts should have taken place since the appointment of the mentee as a faculty member at the University of Toronto.
This award is eligible to any faculty member in the divisions of Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Neurosurgery who has formally mentored another faculty member.
The process in which the selection will be made is as follows: Mentees forward their letter of nomination directly to the University Division Chair of their mentor. University Division Chairs or their Division Mentorship Committee leads will initiate an internal divisional nomination process by reviewing names of recent faculty and their mentors within their divisions. This will involve soliciting letters of support (limit to 3 nominators) for each candidate. Letters should be a one-page summary of the mentor’s impact on their mentee(s). These letters are to be supplemented by a one-page letter of support from the University Division Chair/Division Mentorship committee lead. Each division or subspecialty will select one nominee to represent their division/subspecialty for consideration of this award. The University Division Chair will then forward the Division’s selected nominee’s application package (nominee’s C.V., letters of support received, along with the Division’s letter of support) to the Department of Surgery’s Awards Committee at (surgery.hr@utoronto.ca).
AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2024 Dr. Hans Kreder
- 2023 Dr. Joan Lipa
- 2022 Dr. T. Axelrod
- 2021 Dr. G. Darling
- 2020 Dr. J. Waddell
- 2019 Dr. A. Nathens
- 2018 Dr. Nancy Baxter
- 2017 Dr. Paul Greig
Lavina Lickley Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated significant contributions to the Department of Surgery throughout their careers at the University of Toronto. These individuals will have provided a lifetime of exceptional professionalism through leadership, research, teaching, exemplary clinical care, administration or public service. The award will be made only in years when an exceptional candidate has been identified and unanimously approved by the Awards Committee of the Department of Surgery.
Eligibility and Criteria
Candidates must be faculty members in the Department of Surgery for a minimum of 10 years.
Candidates may be nominated by a faculty member in good standing in the Department of Surgery.
Submission Process and Requirements:
- A letter of nomination highlighting the nominee's longstanding contributions to the Department of Surgery, and outstanding achievements should be addressed to the Chair of the Department of Surgery. Maximum 250 words.
- A current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae
- Additional letters of support will be accepted, but are not required.
Please note that all nominations will be kept on file for three years for future consideration.
Applications should be sent in one .pdf file to:
Surgery Awards Committee at surgery.hr@utoronto.ca.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2024 Dr. Ori Rotstein
- 2023 Dr. Hugh Scully
- 2022 Dr. G. Darling
- 2021 Dr. D. McCready
- 2020 Dr. J. Semple
- 2019 Dr. R. McLeod
Surgical Foundations Teaching Award
The Surgical Foundations Teaching Award was established in June 2023 and is awarded annually to the best overall lecturer in the Surgical Foundations lecture series.
Dr Mark Wheatcroft, Program Director of Surgical Foundations, initiated this award to recognize the efforts of Surgical Foundations lecturers. Award recipients, selected by residents, must be a lecturer who taught during the Surgical Foundations course.
No formal nomination process is required. At the end of the academic year, residents will be alerted by email to submit their course evaluations and rank their course lecturers via Quercus, a web-based platform used by trainees to access course content/conduct evaluations. The lecturer with the highest number of votes will receive the award. Should two individuals receive the same number of votes, both will receive a plaque at the annual Gordon Murray banquet. In the event that more than two people received the same number of votes, the Surgical Foundations RPC committee will decide who the recipient is by reviewing their lecture(s) evaluations and determining which lecturer received the best combined evaluations overall.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2024 Mark Camp
Oral Presentations & e-Posters Awards (Gallie Bateman, McMurrich, Translational Research)
2024
Oral Presentations: Gallie-Bateman
- Malak Elbatarny (SSTP), Cardiac Surgery - Supervisors: Maral Ouzounian and Anthony O Gramolini
- Julian Daza (SSTP), General Surgery - Supervisor: Duminda Wijeysundera
- Johnathan R. Lex (SSTP), Orthopaedic Surgery - Supervisors: Cari Whyne and Bheeshma Ravi
Oral Presentations: McMurrich
- Laura Kondrataviciute, Neurosurgery - Supervisors: Taufik Valiante and Suneil Kalia; Co-supervisor Luka Milosevic
- Kumi Mesaki, Thoracic Surgery - Supervisor: Shaf Keshavjee
- Hoyee Wan, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Supervisor: Steffen Bolz
Oral Presentations: Translational Research
- Alex Landry (SSTP), Neurosurgery - Supervisor: Gelareh Zadeh
e-Posters: Gallie-Bateman
- Husain Shakil (SSTP), Neurosurgery - Supervisor: Jefferson R. Wilson
- Ann Mansur (SSTP), Neurosurgery - Supervisor: Ivan Radovanovic
- Elliott Yee (SSTP), General Surgery - Supervisor: Barbara Haas
e-Posters: McMurrich
- Paula J. Yu, Anatomy - Supervisors: Anne Agur and John Tran
- Xinyang Zhang, Anatomy - Supervisor: Hong-Shuo Sun
- Siyi Zhu, Thoracic Surgery - Supervisor: Jonathan Yeung
e-Posters: Translational Research
- Fumi Yokote, Thoracic Surgery - Supervisor: Kazuhiro Yasufuku
2023
Gallie Bateman Awards – Oral Presentations – SSTP
- 1st Prize:
Sneha Raju (SSTP), Kamalben Prajapati, Mark Blaser, Steven R. Botts,Tse Wing Winnie Ho, Crizza Ching, Natalie J Galant, Lindsey Fiddes, Ruilin Wu, Cassandra L. Clift, Tan Pham, Shawn Veitch, Sasha A Singh, Warren L Lee, Elena Aikawa, Jason E Fish, *Kathryn L Howe
Endothelial cells communicate with surrounding vascular cells through polarized release of extracellular vesicles containing distinct cargo: implications for atherosclerotic plaque development
Supervisors: Jason E Fish, Kathryn L Howe
- 2nd Prize:
Nebras M. Warsi (SSTP), Simeon M. Wong, Olivia N. Arski, Hrishikesh Suresh, Jürgen Germann, Alexandre Boutet, Lauren Erdman, Flavia Venetucci Gouveia, Elizabeth Kerr, Mary Lou Smith, Ayako Ochi, Hiroshi Otsubo, Rohit Sharma, Puneet Jain, Shelly Weiss, Elizabeth J. Donner, Andres M. Lozano, O. Carter Snead, Margot J. Taylor, George M. Ibrahim
Closed-loop decoding and control of attention in children
Supervisor: George M. Ibrahim
- 3rd Prize:
Amine Mazine (SSTP), Alexander A. Mikryukov, Michael A. Laflamme, Terrence M. Yau, Gordon Keller
Generation of the cardiac valve lineage from human pluripotent stem cells
Supervisor: Gordon Keller
McMurrich Awards – Oral Presentations
- 1st Prize:
Hillary Lia, Melanie Hammond Mobilio, Frank Rudizcz, Carol-Anne Moulton
The role of operating room professions in setting the tone for teamwork: a constructivist grounded theory study
Supervisor: Carol-Anne Moulton, Frank Rudzicz
- 2nd Prize:
Hyo Jin Son, Denise W. Gee, David Gomez, James Jung
The obesity paradox revisited: is obesity still a protective factor for patients with severe comorbidities or in high-risk operations?
Supervisors: David Gomez, James Jung
- 3rd Prize:
Jen Dorsey, Joanna Przybyl, Peter Ferguson, Kim Tsoi, Jay Wunder, Peter Chung, Edward Taylor, Patrick Veit-Haibach, Elizabeth Demicco, Rebecca Gladdy, David Shultz
Characterizing hypoxia associated genetic features in extremity soft tissue sarcoma
Supervisors: Rebecca Gladdy
Translational Research Oral Presentation Awardee
Julia Nomikos, Claire Wunker, Adam C. Waspe, Yael Babichev, Karolina Piorkowska, Suzanne Wong, Warren Foltz, J. Ted Gerstle, Elizabeth G. Demicco, Abha A. Gupta, Cynthia J. Guidos, James M. Drake, Rebecca Gladdy
The impact of magnetic resonance guided high intensity focused ultrasound generated hyperthermia and chemotherapy on the immune profile of a murine model of rhabdomyosarcoma (TR)
Supervisor: Rebecca Gladdy
E-Posters
Gallie-Bateman e-Posters
- First Prize: Armaan K Malhotra (Supervisors: Avery B Nathens, Jefferson R Wilson)- "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED DECISION SUPPORT PREDICTS REQUIREMENT FOR NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTION IN ACUTE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: AUTOMATED SURGICAL INTERVENTION SUPPORT TOOL (ASIST-TBI) DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND SIMULATED PROSPECTIVE DEPLOYMENT"
- Second Prize: Asha Behdinan (Supervisor: Ahmed Kayssi) - "EXAMINING ACCESS TO VASCULAR SURGERY CARE FOR INDIGENOUS PATIENTS IN NORTH WEST ONTARIO"
- Third Prize: Moaath M Saggaf (Supervisors: Brian M Feldman, Dimitri J Anastakis) - "ESTIMATING AND PREDICTING COLD SENSITIVITY SEVERITY FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME USING DEEP LEARNING"
McMurrich e-Posters
- First Prize: Brent D Bates (Supervisor: Ryan A Paul, Andrea HW Chan) - "VALIDATION OF THE LIFT-OFF SCREW TECHNIQUE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORRECTIVE OSTEOTOMY FOR MALUNITED DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES"
- Second Prize: Jamie E. Jeon (Supervisors: Mingyao Liu)- "ACELLULAR EX VIVO LUNG PERFUSION SILENCES PRO-INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS IN HUMAN LUNG ENDOTHELIAL AND EPITHELIAL CELLS"
- Third Prize: Juliane Richter (Supervisor: Armando J. Lorenzo)- "WHAT IF THEY CONTINUED THE PREGNANCY? USING PRENATAL ULTRASOUND FINDINGS TO PREDICT POSTNATAL OUTCOMES FOR FETUSES WITH LOWER URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION (LUTO) TO IMPROVE COUNSELING AND AID IN DECISION MAKING"
Translation Research e-Posters
Prize: Luckshi Rajendran (Supervisors: Steven Gallinger, Gonzalo Sapisochin)- "THE TORONTO MANAGEMENT OF INITIALLY UNRESECTABLE LIVER METASTASES FROM COLORECTAL CANCER IN A LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM (TR)"
2022
Gallie Bateman Awards – Oral Presentations – SSTP
1st Prize – Shelly Luu (SSTP), Ning Fu, Karineh Kazazian, Karina Pacholczyk, Deanna Ng, Jossie Swett-Cosentino, Paul Savage, Yukiko Shibahara, Sangeetha Kalimuthu, Osvaldo Espin-Garcia, James Conner, Jonathan Yeung, Gail Darling, Carol Swallow (Supervisor): Loss of Tumour Suppressor FAM46c Induces K+ Ion Channelopathy and Progression of GastricAdenocarcinoma
2nd Prize – Nardin Samuel (SSTP), Ke Zeng, Irene Harmsen, Mandy Yi Rong Ding, Ghazaleh Dharmani, Can Sarica, Brendan Santyr, Artur Vetkas, Aditya Pancholi, Anton Fomenko, Vanessa Milano, Kazuaki Yamamoto, Utpal Shah, Nathan Rowland, Richard Wennberg, Robert Chen, Andres Lozano (Supervisor): Investigation of Focused Ultrasound-Induced Neuroplasticity of the Human Motor Cortex Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Magnetoencephalography
3rd Prize – Julian F. Daza (SSTP), Justyna Bartoszko, Wilton Van Klei, Karim Ladha, Stuart McCluskey, Duminda N. Wijeysundera (Supervisor): Improved Re-Estimation of Perioperative Cardiac Risk using the Surgical Apgar Score: A Retrospective Cohort Study
McMurrich Awards – Oral Presentations
1st Prize – SEVERA BUNDA, Gelareh Zadeh (Supervisor): “Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is a Novel Capicua (CIC) Co-Repressor”
2nd Prize – RAFAELA V.P. RIBEIRO, Anas Samman, Aizhou Wang, Tereza Martinu, Shaf Keshavjee, Lianne G. Singer, Deepali Kumar, Atul Humar, Marcelo Cypel (Supervisor): “Donor Inflammatory Signature during Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion as a Potential Approach to Predict Cytomegalovirus Development Following Lung Transplantation”
3rd Prize – BEN LI, Philippe Rizkallah, Naomi Eisenberg, Thomas L. Forbes, Graham Roche-Nagle: “Thresholds for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Canada and United States”
Translational Research – Oral Presentation
1st Prize – Hrishikesh Raghuram, Benjamin Keunen, Nathan Soucier, Thomas Looi, Samuel Pichardo, Adam C. Waspe, James M. Drake (Supervisor): An MRI Compatible MR-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Neonatal Neurosurgery Platform for Intraventricular Hemorrhage (TR)
E-Poster Presentations – SSTP – Gallie Bateman Awards
1st Prize – Justin Z. Wang (SSTP), Gelareh Zadeh: Predicting Response to Radiotherapy in Meningiomas using DNA Methylation Signatures and an Applied Machine Learning Approach
2nd Prize – Jean Jacob-Brassard (SSTP), Mohammed Al-Omran, Thérèse Stukel, Muhammad Mamdani, Douglas Lee, Charles de Mestral: Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular and Open Surgical Revascularization for Peripheral Artery Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
3rd Prize – Rashmi Nedadur (SSTP), Zeinab Navidi, Frank Yu, Mitesh Badiwala, Bo Wang: Machine Learning to Identify Predictors Heart Transplant Survival
E-Poster Presentations – McMurrich Awards
1st Prize – Katarzyna Pieczonka, Hiroaki Nakashima, Nahirito Nagoshi, Kazuya Yokota, James Hong, Anna Badner, Jonathon Chio, Shinsuke Shibata, Mohamad Khazaei, Michael Fehlings: Transplantation of Human Oligodendrogenic Neural Progenitor Cells for the Treatment of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
2nd Prize – Andrea Ovcjak, Steve P. Miller, Zhong-Ping Feng, Hong-Shuo Sun: Dantrolene Reduces Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Mouse Model
3rd Prize – Mark S. Shafarenko, Joseph Catapano, Stefan O.P. Hofer, Blake D. Murphy: Development and Validation of a Novel Augmented Reality K-Wire Fixation Simulator
E-Poster Presentations – Translational Research - Tie
1st Prize – Miguel Alfonso Principe, Nalan Gokgoz, Patrick Prochazka, Peter Ferguson, Simin Dewji, Jay Wunder, Irene Andrulis, Brendan Dickson, Kim Tsoi: Detection of Satellite Tumour Cells in Peritumoral Edema in Infiltrative Soft Tissue Sarcomas Using Targeted Gene Sequencing (TR)
1st Prize – Mariya Popkov, Hamzah Khan, Shubha Jain, Niousha Djahanpour, Muzammil H. Syed, Margaret L. Rand, John Eikleboom, David Mazer, Mohammed Al-Omran, Rawand Abdin, Mohammad Qadura: Low Dose Aspirin and Rivaroxaban Combination Therapy to Overcome Aspirin Non-Sensitivity in Patients with Vascular Disease (TR)
2021
Gallie Bateman Awards - Oral Presentation Awardees - SSTP
- 1st prize - Benjamin Davidson (Supervisors:Clement Hamani & Nir Lipsman)
- 2nd prize - Jeffrey A. Zuccato (Supervisor:Gelareh Zadeh)
- 3rd prize - Jesse Zuckerman (Supervisors: Natalie Coburn & Julie Hallet)
Gallie-Bateman Awards - E-Poster Presentations - SSTP
- 1st prize - Jay Toor (Supervisors: Raja Rampersaud, William Mitchell, Peter Coyte) and Keegan Guidolin (Supervisors: Gang Zheng, Fayez Quereshy)
- 2nd prize - Jerry C. Ku (Supervisor: Victor Yang) and Alexander Gregor (Supervisor: Kazuhiro Yasufuku)
- 3rd prize - Wanda Marini (Supervisors: Michael Reedijk & Carol Swallow)
McMurrich Awards - Oral Presentations
- 1st prize - Deanna Ng (Supervisor: Carol Swallow)
- 2nd prize - Rafaela V.P. Ribeiro (Supervisor: Marcelo Cypel)
- 3rd prize - Jethro C.C. Kwong (Supervisor: Andrew Feifer)
McMurrich Awards - E-Poster Presentations
- 1st prize - Anders W. Erickson (Supervisor: Sunit Das)
- 2nd prize - Aazad Abbas (Supervisor: Joel Finkelstein)
- 3rd prize - Negin Shahbazian (Supervisor: Thomas Forbes)
Translational Research - Oral Presentations
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1st Prize - Aadil Ali (Supervisor: Marcelo Cypel) and Jonathon Chon Teng Chio (Supervisor: Michael Fehlings)
Translational Rsearch - E-Poster Presentations
- Dalia Barayan (Supervisor: Marc Jeschke)
2020
Oral Presentation Awardees (SSTP)
- 1st prize - Christopher S. Ahuja (Supervisor: Michael G. Fehlings)
- 2nd prize - Keith A. Lawson (Supervisor: Jason Moffat)
- 3rd prize - Farshad Nassiri (Supervisor: Gelareh Zadeh)
Oral Presentation Awardees (Non-SSTP)
- 1st prize - Jen Dorsey (Supervisor: Rebecca A. Gladdy)
- 2nd prize - Spyridon K. Karadimas (Supervisor: Michael G. Fehlings)
- 3rd prize - Vinay Garg (Supervisor: Subodh Verma)
Oral Translational Research
- 1st Prize - Zachary Fishman (Supervisor: Cari M. Whyne) and Aizhou Wang (Supervisor: Marcelo Cypel)
E-Poster Presentation Awardees
SSTP
- 1st prize - Keegan Guidolin
- 2nd prize - Mathew R. Voisin
- 3rd prize - Peter Urbanellis
Non-SSTP
- 1st prize - Olivia Hough
- 2nd prize - Dalia Barayan
- 3rd prize - 3-way TIE
Aadil Ali
- Jonathon Chon Teng Chio
- Claire Wunker
Translational Research - TIE
- Shirin Karimi
- Vinicius Michaelsen
2019
Oral Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – Keith Lawson (SSTP) (Supervisor: Jason Moffat)
- 2nd prize – Fahima Dossa (SSTP) (Supervisor: Nancy Baxter)
- 3rd prize – Matthew Guttman (SSTP) (Supervisor: Avery Nathens)
E-Poster Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – Jetan Badhiwala (SSTP) (Supervisor: Michael G. Fehlings)
- 2nd prize – Shelly Luu (SSTP) (Supervisor: Carol Swallow)
- 3rd prize – David Mealiea (SSTP) (Supervisor: J. Andrea McCart)
2018
Oral Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – Ashton A Connor (SSTP) (Supervisor: Steven Gallinger)
- 2nd prize – Alaina Garbens (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor Grantcharov)
- 3rd prize – Derrick Y. Tam (SSTP) (Supervisor: Stephen E. Fremes)
E-Poster Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize two-way tie: Keith Lawson (SSTP) (Supervisors: Jason Moffat, Laurie Ailles) and Joseph Catapano (SSTP) (Supervisor: Gregoary H. Borschel)
- 2nd prize – Christopher J.D. Wallis (SSTP) (Supervisor: Raj Satkunasivam)
- 3rd prize two-way: Mitchell G. Goldenberg (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov) and Michael S. Taccone (SSTP) (Supervisor: James T. Rutka)
2017
Oral Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – James P. Byrne (SSTP) (Supervisor: Avery B. Nathens)
- 2nd prize – Joseph Catapano (SSTP) (Supervisor: Gregory H. Borschel)
- 3rd prize – Dale Podolsky (SSTP) (Supervisors: James Drake, Christopher Forrest)
E-Poster Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – Sean A. Crawford (SSTP) (Supervisor: Thomas L. Forbes)
- 2nd prize – Christopher J.D. Wallis (SSTP) (Supervisor: Robert K. Nam)
- 3rd prize – Mohamad A. Hussain (SSTP) (Supervisor: Mohammed Al-Omran)
2016
Oral Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize two-way tie Marisa Louridas (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov) and Kim Tsoi (SSTP) (Supervisors: Benjamin A. Alman, Warren Chan)
- 2nd prize – Mohamad A Hussain (SSTP) (Supervisor: Mohammed Al-Omran)
- 3rd prize – James P. Byrne (SSTP) (Supervisor: Avery B. Nathens)
E-Poster Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – Peter Szasz (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov)
- 2nd prize – James J. Jung (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov)
- 3rd prize – Stephanie Mason (SSTP) (Supervisors: Avery B. Nathens, Marc Jeschke)
2015
Oral Presentation Awardees
- 1st prize – Karineh Kazazian (SSTP) (Supervisor: Carol J. Swallow)
- 2nd prize – Andrea M. Covelli (SSTP) (Supervisors: Nancy N. Baxter, Frances C. Wright)
- 3rd prize – James P. Byrne (SSTP) (Supervisor: Avery B. Nathens)
E-Poster Presentation Awardees
- 1st E-Poster prize – Dale Podolsky (SSTP) (Supervisors: James Drake, Christopher Forrest)
- 2nd prize two-way tie
- Natashia M. Seemann (SSTP) (Supervisor: Carol-Anne Moulton)
- Ashton A. Connor (SSTP) (Supervisor: Steven Gallinger)
2014
- 1st prize – David W. Cadotte (SSTP) (Supervisor: Michael G. Fehlings) – Oral presentation
- 2nd prize – Jennica Platt (SSTP) (Supervisor: Toni Zhong) – Oral presentation
- 3rd prize – Marisa Louridas (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov) – Oral presentation
- 4th prize – Chethan Sathya (SSTP) (Supervisor: Avery B. Nathens) – Poster presentation
2013
- 1st prize – Two-way tie – Boris Zevin (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov) and Siba Haykal (SSTP) (Supervisors: Thomas K. Waddell, Stefan O. Hofer)
- 2nd prize – Two-way tie – Marvin Hsiao (SSTP) (Supervisors: Avery B. Nathens, Prabhat Jha) and Karineh Kazazian (SSTP) (Supervisor: Carol Swallow)
- Third Prize – 3-way tie – Nir Lipsman (SSTP) (Supervisor: Andres M. Lozano) and Bheeshma Ravi (SSTP) (Supervisor: Gillian Hawker and Jefferson R. Wilson (SSTP) (Supervisor: Michael G. Fehlings)
2012
- 1st prize – Jonathan Yeung (SSP) (Supervisor: Shaf Keshavjee) – Oral presentation
- 2nd prize – Two-way tie – Lakhbir Sandhu (SSP) – [Supervisor: David Urbach]) – Poster presentation and Francis Zih (Supervisor: Carol Swallow) – Oral presentation
- 3rd prize – Nathan Perlis (SSP) (Supervisor: Antonio Finelli) – Oral presentation
2011
- 1st prize - Adrienne Weeks (SSP) (Supervisor: James T. Rutka) – Oral presentation
- 2nd prize - Eisar Al-Sukhni (SSP) (Supervisors: Robin McLeod, Erin Kennedy) – Poster presentation
- 3rd prize – 3-way tie – Barbara Haas (SSP) (Supervisor: Avery B. Nathens) – Oral presentation and Gregory W.J. Hawryluk (SSP) (Supervisor: Michael G. Fehlings) – Oral presentation and Siba Haykal (SSP) (Supervisors: Stefan O.P. Hofer, Thomas K. Waddell) – Poster presentation
2010
- 1st prize – Douglas J. (DJ) Cook (SSP) (Supervisor: Michael Tymianski)
- 2nd prize – Mitesh V. Badiwala (SSP) (Supervisor: Vivek Rao)
- 3rd prize – Two-way tie – Vanessa N. Palter (SSTP) (Supervisor: Teodor P. Grantcharov) and Ali Zahrai (Supervisor: Valerie Palda)
2009
- 1st prize – Paul Kongkham (SSP) (Supervisor: James T. Rutka)
- 2nd prize – Adrian W. Laxton (SSP) (Supervisor: Andres M. Lozano)
- 3rd prize – Kristen Davidge (SSP) (Supervisors: Jay S. Wunder, Aileen Davis)
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