Latest News for the DoS
Grand Rounds: February 24, 2021 at 7-8 am - Overuse Research in Surgery and Medicine: Studying Low Value Care (Dr. Derek Roberts)
CHEO Surgery: It is with great pleasure that we are writing to announce that Dr. JP Vaccani has been appointed by the CHEO Board, as the next Department Chief of Surgery, effective January 11 2021.
Director of Wellness: Please welcome Dr. J Pollock as the new Director of Wellness for the Department of Surgery!
DoS Grant Competitions Deadline: February 8, 2021 at 23h59.
- This includes the Research Program Awards, Junior Faculty Research Grants, and Resident Reseach Grants.
- Grant info is here.
- Submit here.
Highlights from the 2020 Department of Surgery Collins Research Day
- Wilbert J. Keon Award: Dr. Giuseppe Pagliarello
- The Wolves’ Den Grant was awarded to Dr. George Grammatopoulos for his project entitled: Intra-Articular Adipose Tissue: biomarker and therapeutic target for arthritic hip joints?
- DoS Recognition Awards
- Above and Beyond the Call: Dr. Danny Peters
- Administrative Assistant Recognition Award: Nancy Philip
- Leadership Award: Dr. Fady Balaa
- Professionalism and Collegiality Award: Dr. Alexandra Stratton
- Resident and Fellow Recognition Award: Dr. Linden Head
- Pandemic Leadership Award: Dr. Alexandra Bunting
- Research Abstract Competition
- Best Medical Student Presentation:
- Céline Sayed - Implementation of ‘CODE AAA’ expedites management of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Best Education Research Presentation:
- Dr. Jessica Rabski - Competency-Based Resident Evaluations: Neurosurgical Faculty Perspectives on Feasibility
- Dr. Alicia Rosenzveig - Assessing self-awareness in general surgery applicants: an insight into interview performance
- Best Quality Improvement Research Presentation:
- Dr. Marie-Claude Magnan - The Standardization of Post - operative Analgesic Prescriptions to Reduce Opioid Use in Outpatient Spine Surgical Procedures
- Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation:
- Dr. Shira Strauss - Revascularization versus best medical therapy for the management of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in females: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation:
- Dr. Mark Rockley - Intraoperative simultaneous limb perfusion monitoring (INSTANT) study
- Research Excellence Awards
- Research Personnel of the Year: Dr. Mike Kennedy
- Research Mentor of the Year: Dr. Prasad Jetty
- Researcher of the Year: Dr. Andrew Seely