PULSE CHECK
ON THE MOVE
Effective June 2019
- Dr. Pervez Ali became interim Division Head of Orthopaedics at the Birchmount and General hospitals, working in collaboration with Dr. Jason Smith, the Division Head of Orthopaedics for Centenary.
- Dr. Jon Hummel, already the Chief of Surgery at Centenary, took on the additional role of interim Chief of Surgery for the Birchmount and General hospitals.
- Dr. Kin Fan Young Tai was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor within U of T’s Department of Paediatrics.
- Dr. O Nnorom was promoted to Assistant Professor within U of T’s Department of Family and Community Medicine.
CONGRATULATIONS
GET TO KNOW
DR. WEERARATNE!
Early bird or night owl:
Early bird
Coffee or tea:
Coffee, and as much of it as possible!
Books or movies:
Books
Best career advice you’ve ever received:
Work/life balance is key to a long and happy career!
Clinical interests: regional anesthesia; ambulatory anesthesia; POCUS
GET TO KNOW DR. GOVINDARAJULU!
Early bird or night owl:
Can be either!
Coffee or tea:
Coffee
Books or movies:
Movies
Best career advice you’ve ever received:
As an anesthesiologist, keep patient safety first!
Clinical interests: general internal medicine, medical education and training
GET TO KNOW DR. WORNDL!
Early bird or night owl:
Night owl
Coffee or tea:
COFFEE!
Books or movies:
Both
Best career advice you’ve ever received:
Do what makes you happy.
Assistant Professor,
U of T, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Clinical interests: gynecological and gastrointestinal pathology, and quality assurance issues in pathology
GET TO KNOW DR. SY!
Early bird or night owl:
Definitely night owl!
Coffee or tea:
Tea in the morning, coffee in the afternoon.
Books or movies:
Movies, although I wish I had more time to read more books.
Best career advice you’ve ever received:
It is just as important to find a department where you have nice colleagues that you trust and work together with, as any other factors that you may consider.
Assistant Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
GET TO KNOW DR. ELBOHY!
Early bird or night owl:
Early bird
Coffee or tea:
Tea
Books or movies:
Movies
Best career advice you’ve ever received:
Personality matters as much as intelligence.
Dr. Peter Azzopardi
Dr. Marvin Gerstein Award for Best Community Paediatric Educator across all levels the Department of Paediatrics
Dr. Grant Chen
Peters-Boyd Academy Teaching Award for Clinical Skills 1
Dr. Edgar Hockmann
Clinical Excellence Award from the Department of Anesthesia
Dr. Niraj Mistry
Dr. Jason Pennington and MD Program Equity Theme Leads
Miriam Rossi Award, in recognition of their commitment to diversity and health equity in undergraduate medical education
Dr. Garrett Pulle
Anna Jarvis Award for Post-Graduate Teaching Excellence in Emergency Medicine
Dr. Kushal Raghubir
Award for Best Community Paediatric Educator for Clinical Clerks from the Department of Paediatrics
Graduating Residents
- Dr. Mariam Bagis
- Dr. Mary-Kathryn Blackbyrne
- Dr. Meghan Crookshank
- Dr. Samantha D’Silva
- Dr. Neil D’Souza
- Dr. Rahim Haji
- Dr. Jeffrey Ho
- Dr. Nirosion Manokharan
- Dr. Jasmine Nguyen
- Dr. Lotar Nunez-Sotelo
- Dr. Kim van Wyk
- Dr. Andrew Wayne
Resident Awards
Chief Resident Award
Dr. Neil D’Souza and Dr. Jeffrey Ho
Clinical Excellence Award – Excellence in FM Expert Role
Dr. Jeffrey Ho
Communication Excellence Award
Dr. Kim van Wyk
Professional Excellence Award
Dr. Kim van Wyk
Palliative Care Collaborator Award
Dr. Jeffrey Ho
Resident Award for Clerkship Teaching
Dr. Margaret Wu & Dr. Madelaine Sugar
Quality Improvement Project – Excellence in Manager Role
Dr. Rahim Haji & Dr. Neil D’Souza
Research Academic Project Award – Excellence in Scholar Role
First Place: Dr. Meghan Crookshank
Second Place: Dr. Jeffrey Ho & Dr. Nirosion Manokharan
Dr. Elana Fric Memorial Award –
For outstanding contribution in the areas of
Health Advocacy and Patient Centred Care
Dr. Mariam Bagis
Preceptor Awards
Teacher of the Year Award
Family Medicine: Dr. Roubiyah Mohamed
Specialty: Dr. Salikah Iqbal
Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Medicine: Dr. Paul Pitt
Specialty: Dr. Eric Hurowitz
Dr. Barnett I. Giblon Award – Presented to a Family Medicine Preceptor for outstanding
contributions in the areas of Family Medicine, Education, Research or Community Service
Dr. Donna Vlahos