Awards & Recognition

The Bill Silverman Prize

2017: Awarded to Drs. Laura Rosella and David Henry for the paper “Risk of bias in systematic reviews of non-randomized studies of adverse cardiovascular effects of thiazolidinediones and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors: application of a new Cochrane risk of bias tool” by Cochrane at its annual summit. The prize is offered annually and explicitly acknowledges Cochrane's value of criticism, with a view to helping to improve its work, and thus achieve its aim of helping people make well-informed decisions about healthcare by providing the best possible evidence on the effects of healthcare interventions.

May Cohen Award for Women Mentors

2017: Awarded to Dr. Gillian Hawker. The award is presented by the Canadian Medical Association to a woman physician who has demonstrated outstanding mentoring.

American Thoracic Society Abstract Scholarship Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Tetyana Kendzerska for the abstract "Effectiveness and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in elderly individuals with chronic obstructive airway diseases: a population-based study"

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. 

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.

CIHR Catalyst Grant

2017: Awarded to Dr. Bheeshma Ravi for "A population-based assessment of opioid use before and after total joint arthroplasty."

Institute Community Support Travel Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Tetyana Kendzerska for the project "Effectiveness and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in elderly individuals with chronic obstructive airway diseases: a population-based study." This award is offered in partnership with the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health.

Order of Ontario

2016: Dr. Mehran Anvari was appointed to the Order of Ontario for his contributions to the field of robotic surgery.

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 2016 Distinguished Member Award

2016: Awarded to Dr. Angela Colantonio for her leadership, public service and work with the Congress.

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

2015: Dr. Angela Colantonio named 2015 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Election to fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community.