Kudos 2010-2011
PROMOTIONS
Associate Professor: Nandini Dendukuri Andrew Hirsch Iqal Sebag Michael Tamilia
Full Professor: Silvia Vidal
AWARDING OF TENURE
Associate Professor (with tenure): Sasha Bernatsky Stéphanie Lehoux Chen Liang Christian Rocheleau Maya Saleh Maida Sewitch Marc Tischkowitz
HONOURS
Vassilios Papadopoulos has been appointed to the newly created Phil Gold Chair in Medicine.
Ernesto Schiffrin has been appointed Member of the Order of Canada.
Margaret Becklake has been named Grande officière de l'Ordre national du Québec.
Maurice McGregor has been named Officier of the Order of Canada.
Sylvia Cruess has been named Officier of the Order of Canada.
Jonathan Campbell Meakins (1882-1959) has been posthumously inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Alberto Aguayo has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Nancy Mayo has been inducted as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Science (CAHS) this fall.
John Bergeron is the 2010 recipient of the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Discovery Award in Proteomics Siences.
Sasha Bernatsky has been selected as the recipient of the Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize of the Lupus Foundation of America.
The Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair in Medical Education has been created.
Mark Eisenberg has published his book, The Physician Scientist's Career Guide.
David Goltzman received the Ronald V. Christie Award of the Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine.
Mark Wainberg has been awarded with the Prix Wilder-Penfield in biomedical sciences. He also received an Honorary Doctorate from University of Montreal.
Michelle Elizov has been presented with the Faculty Honour for Educational Excellence Award.
George Ghattas and the RVH Endoscopy Unit received the CAG Quality Endoscopy Award.
Jacques Genest has been awarded the 2010 inaugural Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize by the UBC.
J.A. Peter Paré received the distinguished Achievement Award from the American Thoracic Society.
Qutayba Hamid is this years's Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences by the CIHR's Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Medicine and the Canadian Thoracic Society.
Ariane Marelli is the 2011 recipient of the Heart Heroes Award by the Adult Congenital Heart Association.
Lucy Opatrny has been elected to the Board of Directors of the FMSQ.
Louise Pilote received the 2011 George Fraser Award.
Michael Rasminsky has been selected for the CAME 2011 Certificate of Merit.
Mathieu Walker is the recipient of the Osler Award.
Errol Marliss has been named Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition.
Brian Chen received a Sloan Research Fellowship. Robert Sladek is the 2011 recipient of the Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award by the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AWARDS
The JGH Department of Medicine Staff and Residents Awards Year-End Party took place on June 10, 2010. The recipients will be announced shortly.
Dave Feder Award: Presented to the resident who most practices medicine with compassion and sensitivity. Displays kindness, respect and camaraderie towards colleagues and educators. Carries a positive outlook enabling him/her to enjoy a meaningful balanced life beyond his/her profession. Awarded to: Dr. Andrea Kermack
Sheldon Zemelman Memorial Award: For academic excellence and outstanding contribution to patient care. Awarded to: Dr. Deborah Assayag
Dr. Allen Spanier Internal Medicine Award: To the resident who exhibits an enduring passion for the practice of medicine. Through the enjoyment of solving the challenges of patient care and sharing the solutions with others, while maintaining a high level of professionalism, he has been chosen as the individual who best embodies the unique legacy of Dr. Allen Spanier. Awarded to: Dr. Anwar Murad
Teacher of the Year voted by the residents: Dr. April Shamy
Harold Frank Prize for excellence of the Clinical Vignette Case presentation: Awarded to: Dr. Anita Au
Medical Resident Research Award: Presented to the medical resident who has achieved excellence with regard to intellectual curiosity, initiative, originality and accomplishment in medical research performed during residency. Awarded to: Dr. Cindy Varga
Congratulations to this year’s recipients who were recognized at the MUHC Departmental Annual Dinner on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Please click here for pictures.
Physician-in-Chief Award For Outstanding Service to the MUHC Department • Dr. Thomas Maniatis • Dr. Patrizia Zanelli
Department of Medicine Physicianship Award Exemplary Physician
• Dr. David Dawson
Department of Medicine For Research by a McGill Core Internal Medicine Resident
• Dr. Patrick Lawler
Department of Medicine Award For Research by a Subspecialty Resident
• Dr. Jonatha Afilalo
MUHC Department of Medicine Staff Research Award
• Dr. Henri Ménard
The Louis G. Johnson Award For Excellence in Teaching by a Medical Resident – selected by RVH residents
• Dr. Stéphane Beaudoin
The Lorne E. Cassidy Award For Excellence in Teaching by a Medical Resident – selected by MGH residents
• Dr. Jeffrey Segal
The Douglas G. Kinnear Award Outstanding Clinician-Teacher
• Dr. Laurence Green
The W.H. Philip Hill Award Outstanding Clinician-Teacher
• Dr. Suzanne Morin
MUHC Department of Medicine Award for Innovation in Clinical Care or Quality
• Dr. Anne Gonzalez The Harold Frank Prize For excellence in a Clinical Case Presentation Winner of the Clinical Vignettes evening on April 7, 2009
• Dr. Véronique Naessens