AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS AND HONOURS
Subodh Verma (CardSurg), in a collaboration between
St. Michael’s Hospital and King Saud University received
a joint U.S. patent entitled: "Method for Preventing and
Treating Cardiovascular Diseases with BRCA1".
Lee Errett (CardioSurg) was named the Honorary
Chair, Shandong University Cardiac Research Centre,
Jinan, Shandong Province CHINA for assisting in the
development and creation of its cardiac surgery program.
Lee was also named the Honorary Chair, Second
Military University of Shanghai, Shanghai, CHINA
Mingyao Liu (ThorSurg) was awarded a 5-year
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Grant
for the project entitled "Acute lung injury: from cellular
mechanisms to molecular therapies" (2011 - 2016).
Kazuhiro Yasufuku received a 5 year Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Grant for his
study "Porphysome nanoparticle-enabled minimally invasive
transbronchial phothermal ablation of lung cancer"
(2011 - 2016) Co-PI (PI - Gang Zheng)
Thomas Waddell (ThorSurg) was awarded a 5 year
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant
for his study "Development of personalized immunotherapy
to treat lung cancer using gamma-delta-T cells"
(2011- 2016) Co-PI (PI - Li Zhang).
Daniel Abramowitz and Matt Strickland (GenSurg)
of the team "Wiggle Wiggle" were the 2012 Winners of
the Laparoscopic Skills Challenge, a yearly event that has
been running at the University of Toronto Surgical Skills
Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital since 2001.
Patrick Gullane (H&NSurg) was awarded an honorary
fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,
the highest honour bestowed by the college. Honorary
fellowship is awarded in recognition of an individual’s outstanding
contributions to medicine, surgery and humanity.
The award was presented at the college’s annual Charter
Day meeting at which Prof. Gullane delivered the 87th
Abraham Colles keynote lecture, "Innovation and Creativity
in Head & Neck Surgery: A Journey of a Lifetime."
Fred Gentili (NeurSurg) was presented with of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Council
Award, given in recognition of outstanding Ontario
physicians who have demonstrated excellence and come
closest to meeting society’s vision of an "ideal physician".
Charles Tator (NeurSurg) received the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Council Award for
2012 in recognition of his achievements in neurosurgery
research, education, teaching and advocacy.
Charles Tator and Michael Fehlings (NeurSurg)
received a 2012 grant from the Christopher Reeve
Foundation to continue and commence new trials with
the North American Clinical Trials Network for the
Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury.
Michael Fehlings (NeuroSurg) has become the President
of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) for 2011-
2012.
Michael was also the lead author on a paper entitled "Is
Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Costeffective?
Results of a Prospective Study with Health Utilities Assessments",
which was ranked as one the top 10 clinical papers in musculoskeletal
research in 2011 by Orthopedics This Week.
Michael was awarded a 2-year grant from the Ontario
Brain Institute for the Integrated Discovery System
(IDS) Project, entitled "CP Integrated Neuroscience
Discovery Network (IDS-11-03).
Gregory Hawryluk (NeurSurg), PGY5, successfully
defended his PhD thesis entitled, "Defining the
Mechanisms by which Transplanted Neural Precursor
Cells Mediate Functional Recovery Following Spinal
Cord Injury" under the supervision of Michael Fehlings.
Eric Massicotte and Michael Fehlings (NeurSurg) were
co-authors on a paper entitled "Predictors of Outcomes in
Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy:
the AOSpine North America Multicenter Prospective
Study", which won a Value Abstract Award at the North
American Spine Society 2011 Annual Meeting.
Andres Lozano (NeurSurg) was awarded a three-year
research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR) in conjunction with the ERA-NET
NEURON program for a project entitled "Biomaterials
scaffoldings for brain reconstruction in stroke".
Gelareh Zadeh (NeurSurg) was awarded a one-year
BRAINchild grant entitled "Examining adverse radiation
effects in developing brain."
Gelareh was also given a full time faculty appointment
at Spatiotemporal Targetting and Amplification
of Radiation Response (STARR) Facility at University
Health Network
Gelareh was awarded a 5-year Operating Grant as Lead
PI from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
for the project entitled "Role of Bone Marrow Derived
Progenitor Cells in Brain Tumor Neovascularization."
Gelareh also received a 5-year Operating Grant
as Co-PI from the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR) for the project entitled "Targeting
Thrombospondin-1 in medulloblastoma."
Gelareh (Co-PI) and colleagues are recipients of an
Allied Health Research Award for the project entitled
"Neuropsychological outcomes after anterior skull base
surgery - a comparison study of a balanced cohort operated
with an endonasal or transcranial approach."
Loch Macdonald (NeurSurg) was awarded the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Planning Grants—
International Research Collaborations for the project
entitled "Subarachnoid Hemorrhage International
Trialists (SAHIT) Repository."
Adrienne Weeks (NeuroSurg), PGY5, received the
2011 A.W. Harrison Resident Teaching Award, given
in recognition of excellence in teaching of medical students
as determined by the best teaching effectiveness
scores across the Department of Surgery at Sunnybrook
Hospital.
Jeff Wilson (NeuroSurg), PGY4, has been selected for
the Synthes Spinal Cord Injury Resident Award from the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
for his work entitled "A Prediction Model for Functional
Outcome after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury". Jeff will
present his work, judged to be the best resident spine
abstract, at the 80th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting
in Miami in April 2012.
Allan Martin and Alireza-Seyed Mansouri (NeurSurg)
of the team "Minute Men" won the 2nd place at the
2012 Winners of the Laparoscopic Skills Challenge, a
yearly event that has been running at the University of
Toronto Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
since 2001.
Safraz Mohammed (NeurSurg), PGY3 resident, took
first prize for his talk entitled "Idiopathic normal pressure
hydrocephalus: A study of outcome measures,
utility and health status" at the William J. Horsey Prize
competition, which recognizes the best clinical research
presentations by Univeristy of Toronto neurosurgery
residents.
David Cadotte (NeurSurg), PGY4 resident, won the
William J. Horsey Prize second place for his work
entitled "Keeping up with the times: A citation based
curriculum".
PGY5 resident Scellig Stone (NeurSurg) has successfully
defended his PhD thesis on adult hippocampal neurogenesis
and memory enhancement, completed under the
supervision of Division Chair Andres Lozano.
Unni G. Narayanan (OrthoSurg) received a distinguished
John Whittaker Memorial Cerebral Palsy Award,
2011 presented by the Ontario Association of Children’s
Rehabilitation Services for outstanding achievement in
rehabilitation research and development
Niloofar Dehghan (PGY4), Michael McKee & Emil
Schemitsch (OrthoSurg) were awarded an AO Foundation
Startup grant for their study Operative vs. Non-operative
Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries - A Multi
Centered Randomized Controlled Trial ($130,000 CAD).
They have started enrollment for the project at St. Michael’s
Hospital, and hope to start at other sites across Canada and
US in the upcoming months.
Diane Nam (OrthoSurg) was one of ten to receive a
New Investigator Recognition Award at the recent meeting
of the Orthopaedic Research Society.
Robert Bell (OrthoSurg), CEO of the University Health
Network was the recipient of the 2011-2012 Award
of Excellence in Public Relations presented by The
Canadian Public Relations Society.
Toni Zhong and Stefan Hofer (PlasSurg) received
CIHR Knowledge Translation Research Grant entitled
"Development of a Decision Support Tool in Post-
Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Surgery" with co-investigators
Kelly Metcalfe and David McCready.
In addition, Toni Zhong was successful with a CIHR
Planning Grant entitled "Patient-Reported Outcomes in
International Surgical Reconstruction Missions".
Kristen Davidge (PlasSurg) was awarded the Mentor
Canada, Johnson and Johnson Medical Companies Prize
for Best Clinical Paper, at the Annual Resident Research
Day, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
University of Toronto 2012 for her paper "Processes of Care
in Autogenous Breast Reconstruction with Pedicled TRAM
Flaps: Expediting Postoperative Discharge in an Ambulatory
Setting", (Supervisors: John Semple and Mitchell Brown)
Siba Haykal (PlasSurg) received the Best Basic Science Award
at the Annual Resident Research Day, 2012 for "Determining
the In Vitro and In Vivo Immune Response Towards Decellularized
Porcine Tracheal Allografts Used in Airway Transplantation"
(Supervisors: Stefan Hofer and Thomas Waddell).
Ron Somogyi (PlasSurg) received the Best Clinical Paper
Award at the Annual Resident Research Day, Division of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto
2012 for "Complications and Reoperations in Primary
Breast Augmentation and Augmentation Mastopexy: A Single
Surgeon’s Review of 1700 Cases (Supervisor: Mitchell Brown)
Kyle Wanzel (PlasSurg) received the St. Joseph’s
Department of Surgery Teacher and Mentor of the Year
Award for 2011. This is an award given to the surgeon
with the highest TES scores given by residents and medical
students that have rotated through the Department.
Ronald Zuker (PlasSurg) was the recipient of the Fu
Chan Wei Award for Reconstructive Surgery presented at
Chang Gung Mayo Clinic Symposium in Microsurgery
in Tapei, Taiwan.
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Laparoscopic Skills Challenge
Left to right, Daniel Abramowitz, Lisa
Satterthwaite (SSC Manager) and
Matt Strickland.
The Laparoscopic Skills
Challenge is a yearly event
that has been running at
the University of Toronto
Surgical Skills Centre at
Mount Sinai Hospital
since 2001. This years
competition was held on
Tuesday February 21st
2012 as part of the weekly
core curriculum sessions.
The PGY 1 resident’s pair
up and compete for the
fastest total time in 3 laparoscopic tasks; peg transfers,
cobra rope and knot tying. The 2 teams with the lowest
cumulative times advance to a head-to-head battle to
win the Championship Title.
Congratulations to the 2012 Winners of the
Laparoscopic Skills Challenge! Daniel Abramowitz and
Matt Strickland of the team "Wiggle Wiggle" from the
Division of General Surgery.
The Surgical Skills Centre would also like to congratulate
the 2nd place team; Allan Martin and Alireza-
Seyed Mansouri of the team "Minute Men" from the
Division of Neurosurgery.
Lisa Satterthwaite,
Manager Surgical Skills Centre
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The Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
division was most fortunate in having Professor of
Surgery, Pediatrics and Neurosurgery Michael L.
Bentz from the University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health as the Hoyle Campbell
2012 Visiting Professor. Apart from demonstrating
his skills on the local go-kart circuit, Mike invested
a huge amount of his time and energy during his
3 days visiting Toronto and gave two fantastic lectures
on mentorship and staying healthy.
Thank you Mike for imparting your energy and
wisdom I would also like to thank all of the Plastic
Surgery staff who made the effort to attend the event
and sacrifice a day with the family or in the OR. It
sends a significant message of solidarity and speaks
to the concept of our division as a community. The
division would also like to thank James Rutka for his
opening comments and presence at the event.
Finally, this wouldn’t have come together without
the huge effort of Joel Fish who assured that all
aspects of the visiting professorship ran smoothly,
from making sure the go-karts were properly tuned
to having a first-rate venue to highlight the presentations.
Thanks also to Greg Borschel and Kathy
Pavlovic for all of their efforts behind the scenes.
For photos from this event, please
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The Annual Residents Research Day and Tau
Omicron Visiting Professorship is the highlight of
our academic year. I am immensely proud of the
work that we all do and the message of innovation,
creativity and dedication that we send to our colleagues.
Thanks to everyone!
Christopher R. Forrest
Interim Chair, Division of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Medical Director, HSC Centre for Craniofacial
Care and Research
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VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS
DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY
Mark Bernstein was a Guest Lecturer at the Division
of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia.
Vancouver, BC. Nov. 1-2, 2011.
Michael Cusimano was an Invited Plenary Speaker at
the Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
Conference. "Shedding Light on Concussions in
Hockey". Vancouver, BC. Nov. 16-18, 2011.
Michael Fehlings was Invited Speaker at the 26th Annual
Meeting, North American Spine Society (NASS). "The
efficacy of cell-based therapies for spinal cord injury."
Chicago, IL. Nov. 2, 2011.
Michael Fehlings was a Guest Speaker at the Annual
Conference of the Ontario Association of Children’s
Rehabilitation Services. "Stem cell therapy in children
with cerebral palsy." Toronto, ON. Nov. 7, 2011.
Michael Fehlings was Invited Presenter at the Days of
Molecular Medicine 2011 Re-engineering Regenerative
Medicine Meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. "Repair and regeneration of
the injured brain and spinal cord: The future is now."
Hong Kong. Nov. 11, 2011.
Michael Fehlings was Organizer and Master of
Ceremonies at the 10th Annual Charles H. Tator-
Barbara Turnbull Lectureship Series in Spinal Cord
Injury, Krembil Neuroscience Centre. "Repair and
regeneration of the chronically injured cervical cord."
Toronto, ON. Nov. 25, 2011.
Mojgan Hodaie was Invited Speaker at the Annual
Meeting of the Functional Neurosurgery and
Radiosurgery Society of Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan. Oct
21-22, 2011.
Mojgan Hodaie was Invited Speaker at the
Nanosymposium of the Society for Neuroscience
2011 Annual Meeting and gave two presentations. 1)
"Hemispheric asymmetry in white matter connectivity
of the temporoparietal junction: A multi-dataset probabilistic
tractography study"; 2) "Cortical and subcortical
gray matter changes associated with classical trigeminal
neuralgia." Washington, DC. Nov. 12-16, 2011.
Mojgan Hodaie was Guest Speaker at the World Society
for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Interim
Meeting and delivered two talks. 1) "Tractography in
functional neurosurgery"; 2) "Education and training in
Africa - the way forward" Capetown, South Africa. Nov.
20-23, 2011.
David Houlden was Visiting Professor at the Department
of Anaesthesiology, McMaster University. "Anaesthesia
and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring -
working together for better outcomes". Hamilton, ON.
Nov. 2, 2011.
Andres Lozano was Invited Speaker at the Medtronic
Symposium. "Future developments in Brain Stimulation."
Berlin, Germany. Nov. 11, 2011
Andres Lozano was Visiting Professor for the 2011 Aitken
Memorial Lecture, University of Western Ontario and
gave two talks. 1) "History for Psychiatric Disorders"; 2)
"Emerging Applications for DBS Stimulation." London,
ON. Nov. 22-23, 2011.
James Rutka was Invited Speaker at the Congress of
Neurological Surgeons’ 2011 Annual Meeting. "Current
Strategies for Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors."
Washington, DC. Oct. 5, 2011.
James Rutka was Guest Lecturer for the Matthew
Wood Lectureship at the Semmes-Murphey Clinic.
"Neurosurgical management of craniopharyngioma in
children: The pendulum keeps swinging." Memphis,
TN. Oct. 28, 2011.
Charles Tator was an Invited Speaker at the Concussions
in Sports: Effect of Media Violence, Conference at
the University of Western Ontario. "When Violence
Becomes Entertaining." London, ON. Oct. 19, 2011.
Charles Tator was Keynote Speaker at the 8th Annual
Krembil Neuroscience Symposium, University Health
Network. "Traumatic Bain Injury." Toronto, ON. Oct.
27, 2011.
Charles Tator was an Honorary Speaker at the Charles
H. Tator - Barbara Turnbull Lectureship Series in Spinal
Cord Injury. Krembil Neuroscience Program, University
of Toronto. "Which stem cell will win the race to repair
the spinal cord?" Toronto, ON. Nov. 25, 2011.
Michael Tymianski was Invited Speaker at the Charlton/
Dostrovsky Symposium at the University of Toronto.
"From molecular therapies to clinical trials: the development
of PSD95 inhibitors for stroke." Toronto, ON.
Nov. 18, 2011.
Michael Tymianski was the Symposium Chair for the
Cerebrovascular Section of the 29the Annual E. Harry
Botterell Lectureship at Toronto Western Hospital and
Chair of the 2011 William J. Horsey Prize competition
for clinical research by neurosurgery residents. Toronto,
ON. Nov. 10-11, 2011.
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