Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Center of Excellence BI-LILLY Cardiometabolic Young Investigator Award
2018: Awarded to Dr. Charles de Mestral for the project "Reducing Amputation from Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease through Regional Foot Care and Amputation Prevention Pathways."
Association of Chairs of Psychiatry in Canada Annual Research Award
2018: Awarded to Dr. Tyler Kaster. This award is granted to high quality research by a resident that shows evidence of innovative thinking.
American Academy of Pediatrics Special Achievement Award
2018: Ontario pediatrician of the year awarded to Dr. Jonathon Maguire for his exemplary leadership and service in studying novel approaches to children's health issues.
Claire Bombardier Award
2018: Awarded to Dr. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw as the most promising student in Clinical Epidemiology & Healthcare Research concentration at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.
CIHR Fellowship
2018: Awarded to Dr. Alanna Weisman for the project "Association Between Allopurinol and Cardiovascular Events, Mortality and End-Stage Renal Disease in Diabetes"
Journal of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology: 1 of 20 most downloaded articles
2018: Dr. Sonia Grandi had one of the 20 most downloaded articles in the last two years in the Journal of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, "Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease".
Diabetes Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship
2018: Awarded to Dr. Alanna Weisman for the project "Associations between elevated uric acid, allopurinol, and end-stage renal disease in diabetes: Population-based cohort studies"
Dr. Fernand Labrie Fellowship Research Grant
2018: Awarded to Dr. Calvin Ke by The Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr Award
2018: Awarded to Dr. Andreas Laupacis by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). The highest award given by the CMA, this award honors those whose lifetime achievements serve as an inspiration to the medical profession in Canada.
New Faculty Award
2018: Awarded to Dr. Andrea Simpson for her project "Minimally invasive gynaecologic surgery, endometrial hyperplasia and malignancy, and other topics in health services research." The award is given by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto to support research time for faculty.