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Awards & Recognition

ICES brings together the best and brightest scientific talent. Many of our scientists are internationally recognized in their fields and receive national and international awards and recognition for their important work.

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Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award

2025: Dr. Gina Agarwal developed and leads the CP@clinic program designed to keep low-income older adults healthy at home and reduce avoidable 911 calls that was recognized with a health system innovation award. Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) won the Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award (OHSQI) in the Population Health Impact Category for 2025. This award is presented by Ontario Health, the Ontario Medical Association, the Ontario Hospitals Association, and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study Chair, 2025-29

2025: Awarded to Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw. The OCS Chair Award recognizes and supports a leading researcher to provide strategic scientific leadership, strengthen collaboration, and advance community-engaged HIV research within the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study.

CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in Research Award, 2025

2025: Awarded to Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw. The CAHR–CANFAR Excellence in Research Award recognizes outstanding contributions to HIV research in Canada, honouring individuals whose innovative, high-impact work has advanced scientific knowledge, improved care and outcomes for people living with HIV, and strengthened the national HIV research community.

The Anne and Neil McArthur Research Award, 2024

2024: Awarded to Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw. The Anne and Neil McArthur Research Award recognizes exceptional contributions to health research that advance knowledge, improve patient care, and demonstrate leadership and innovation in addressing critical health challenges.

Alvarenga Prize

2023: Awarded by the Swedish Medical Association to Dr. Giulia Muraca in recognition of a paper of important clinical value for the article: “Risk of postpartum hemorrhage with increasing first stage of labor duration”.

Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting Early Career Researcher Award

2023: Awarded to Dr. Giulia Muraca.

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care

2022: Many Canadians face challenges getting primary health care. Even when care is available, vulnerable people can have difficulties accessing it-for example, older adults or those with disabilities may find it difficult to travel to a doctor. As Canada Research Chair in Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care, Dr. Gina Agarwal is trying to ensure that vulnerable individuals can get the health care they need, where and when they need it.

Order of Canada

2021: Dr. Mehran Anvari was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for his exemplary leadership in the innovative field of telerobotic surgery.

Alzheimer Society Research Program Postdoctoral Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Aaron Jones for "Moderating effects of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on the influence of risk factors and health services on transitions in care: A longitudinal cohort study of care trajectories of home care patients using multistate transition models".

Early Career Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Rahul Chanchlani by Hamilton Health Sciences for the project "Deriving normative data on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring among South-Asian children."