Awards & Recognition

CIHR-IHSPR Article of the Year Award

2017: Tara Gomes received the award for the paper “Sensitivity and specificity of administrative mortality data for identifying prescription opioid-related deaths” published in CMAJ. The award was presented at the 2017 Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research conference in Toronto on May 26.

IHSPR's Article of the Year Award recognizes research published in a peer-reviewed journal that has contributed to the advancement of health services and policy research in Canada. 

European Stroke Organization Young Investigator Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu for the oral presentation "Effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulants in a population study of incident atrial fibrillation.”

Medical Staff Association Outstanding Clinician of the Year Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Chris Simpson by the Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital's Medical Staff Association. This award honours medical staff members in good standing with five or more years of service who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the medical community.

Andrew Sass-Kortsak Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Kate Nelson. The award is given annually to the most outstanding young scientist in training at a post MD/PhD level at The Hospital for Sick Children based on publications, research projects and contributions to their programs.

Dean’s Award of Excellence for Faculty, Lifetime Achievement Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Moira Stewart by the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University

New Investigator Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Rahul Chanchlani by Hamilton Health Sciences for studying epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney disease requiring dialysis among children.

Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Robert Fowler by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Fowler received the award for his work in West Africa during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Watch a video about Dr. Fowler's work in West Africa.

Arthritis Alliance of Canada Post-doctoral Fellow Award

2017: Presented to Dr. Jessica Widdifield. The award is sponsored by the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis.

The William Goldie Prize and Travel Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Sacha Bhatia by the University of Toronto Department of Medicine. This annual award recognizes a member of the Department of Medicine within ten years of appointment who has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge in internal medicine.

Brian MacMahon Early Career Epidemiologist Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Laura Rosella by the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER). This annual award acknowledges early career epidemiologists who have made significant contributions to epidemiology through research, teaching, mentoring or service.