University of TorontoTemerty Faculty
of Medicine
Awards 2023

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

Sylvia Langlois

Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Sylvia Langlois is an Associate Professor in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, and the Associate Director, Academics in the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare and Education…

Sylvia Langlois

Paula Rowland

Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Paula Rowland, PhD, is a Scientist with MD Education and the Wilson Centre. Having started her career as an Occupational Therapist, Dr. Rowland became interested in the ways the places…

Paula Rowland

Walter Tavares

Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Walter Tavares

Cynthia Whitehead

Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Ian Hart Award

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Dr. Cynthia Whitehead has served in many leadership, research, and teaching roles within the field of medical education. Dr Whitehead is Director and Scientist, Wilson Centre for Research in Education,…

Cynthia Whitehead

Shaheen Darani

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Clinical Teacher Award

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Dr. Darani completed her medical degree at McMaster University, her psychiatry residency training at the University of Toronto, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Yale University.

Dr. Darani is…

Shaheen Darani

Deanna Chaukos

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Young Educators Award

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Dr. Deanna Chaukos is a psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She completed her MD at the University of…

Deanna Chaukos

Denise Belsham

University of Toronto President's Teaching Award 2023

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Denise Belsham is Professor in the Department of Physiology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Professor Belsham has over 25 years of neuroendocrine research in obesity, circadian rhythms, and reproduction.…

Denise Belsham

Sharon Switzer-McIntyre

University of Toronto President's Teaching Award 2023

External Education and Teaching Award Recipients

Sharon Switzer-McIntyre is Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Department of Physical Therapy at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, where she is the MScPT Program Director and the Director of…

Sharon Switzer-McIntyre

MD Program Awards

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

Dalia Karol

Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award

MD Program Awards

Dr. Dalia Karol is currently a 3rd year Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto and completed her medical degree at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Karol…

Dalia Karol

Ahmed Kayssi

Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award

MD Program Awards

Dr. Kayssi is a vascular surgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and a wound care physician at Women’s College Hospital. He obtained his medical degree from Queen’s University in…

Ahmed Kayssi

Elliot Lass

Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award

MD Program Awards

Dr. Lass is passionate about resource stewardship having worked with Choosing Wisely Canada as a medical student, resident, and now as a staff physician. Dr. Elliot Lass…

Elliot Lass

Brian Wong

Excellence in Resource Stewardship Teaching Award

MD Program Awards

Brian Wong received his MD at the University of Toronto (0T3) and completed his residency training in internal medicine in 2007. He works as a staff general internist at Sunnybrook…

Brian Wong

Paula Di Nota

Health Science Research (HSR) Teaching Excellence Award

MD Program Awards

EDUCATION 2017 April - Doctor of Philosophy: Psychology. York University 2012 March - Magisteriate of Arts: Psychology. York University 2011 June - Neuroscience Graduate Diploma. York University…

Paula Di Nota

Rupert Kaul

Health Science Research (HSR) Teaching Excellence Award

MD Program Awards

Degrees 1998/1 - 2002/1 Research Associate, Research Fellow, University of Nairobi 1997/9 - 2002/1 Doctorate, PhD, Open University (UK) 1998/10 - 2001/12 Research Associate, Research Fellow, University…

Rupert Kaul

Bindee Kuriya

Health Science Research (HSR) Teaching Excellence Award

MD Program Awards

Degrees 2008 Sep - 2010 May SM, Clinical Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health 2003 MD, University of Toronto 1999 BSc, Western University Postgraduate,…

Bindee Kuriya

Andres Lozano

Norman Rosenblum Award for Excellence in Mentorship in the MD/PhD Program

MD Program Awards

Alan & Susan Hudson Cornerstone Chair in Neurosurgery, University Health Network (UHN) University Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto Dr. Lozano is a functional neurosurgeon…

Andres Lozano

Yayi Huang

W. T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Individual Teaching Performance: Clerkship

MD Program Awards

Dr. Yayi Huang is a General Internist and Obstetric Internist at Mount Sinai Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Teacher within the Department of Medicine at the University…

Yayi Huang

Yonah Krakowsky

W. T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Individual Teaching Performance: Clerkship

MD Program Awards

Yonah Krakowsky is a urologist at Mount Sinai and Women's College Hospital. He is the medical director of the transition related surgery program and the assistant program director of the…

Yonah Krakowsky

Mark Wheatcroft

W. T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Individual Teaching Performance: Clerkship

MD Program Awards

Dr Mark Wheatcroft joined the University of Toronto Division of Vascular Surgery at St Michael’s Hospital in 2012. He is an Associate Professor and is currently the interim Division Head…

Mark Wheatcroft

Barathi Rajasri Sreenivasan

W. T. Aikins Award for Excellence in Individual Teaching Performance: Foundations

MD Program Awards

Dr. Barathi Sreenivasan completed her Bachelor of Science, MD, and postgraduate residency in Canada. Her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was completed at Queen's University. She is quadruple board…

Barathi Rajasri  Sreenivasan

Medical Education

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

Linda Probyn

Charles Mickle Fellowship

Medical Education

Dr. Probyn completed her MD at Western University and residency training at McMaster University in Diagnostic Radiology, followed by a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging at the University of Toronto. She…

Linda Probyn

Steve Singh

Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Community Hospital)

Medical Education

Steve Singh, MD is an Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, practicing at Trillium Health Partners. He is also the Competency‐by‐Design, Residency Program Director. Dr. Singh…

Steve Singh

Amir Salamat

Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Office/Clinic)

Medical Education

Dr. Amir Salamat graduated from medical school in 1992 in Iran, and came to Canada in 2006. As an IMG, he entered FM Residency at the University of Toronto…

Amir Salamat

Stephanie Lurch

Excellence in Community-Based Teaching (Rehabilitation Sciences)

Medical Education

Aiming to bridge the gap between academia and clinical practice, Stephanie has worked across multiple settings in the healthcare and education sectors, leveraging her Master of Education and Bachelor…

Stephanie Lurch

Melissa Tai

Sustained Excellence in Community‐Based Teaching

Medical Education

Melissa Tai graduated from the University of Toronto in 1993. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1998, followed by a clinical fellowship in urogynecology, both at…

Melissa Tai

Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Life Sciences

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

Graduate and Life Sciences Education (GLSE), in partnership with the Basic Sciences Departments and Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine, honour outstanding and sustained contributions by faculty members to undergraduate Arts and Science teaching, and the undergraduate experience in Life Sciences.

Elena Comelli

Excellence in Linking Undergraduate Teaching to Research in Life Sciences

Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Life Sciences

Dr. Elena Comelli is an Associate Professor at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Brock…

Elena Comelli

Anita Hamadanizadeh

Excellence in Undergraduate Laboratory Teaching in Life Sciences

Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Life Sciences

Dr. Anita Hamadani is an Assistant Professor (teaching stream) in the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She earned her Honours BSc in Pharmacology and her Master’s in Pharmacology at the…

Anita Hamadanizadeh

Michelle French

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Life Sciences

Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Life Sciences

Michelle French is a Professor, Teaching Stream and Vice Chair Academic (Undergraduate) in the Department of Physiology at U of T. Over the past 23 years, she has taught university…

Michelle French

Jastaran Singh

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Life Sciences

Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Life Sciences

Dr. Jasty Singh received her PhD in Immunology from the University of Toronto, where she studied the intrathymic intricacies of T-cell development. Her postdoctoral fellowship (Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University…

Jastaran  Singh

Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

The purpose of the Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards is to honour and celebrate outstanding contributions to graduate education by faculty in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who teach in doctoral stream or professional graduate programs. There are three categories: Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship, Mid- Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship, and Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship.

Haley Wyatt

Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship

Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards

Haley’s research training began under the supervision of Tanya Dahms and Neil Ashton at the University of Regina, where she obtained her B.Sc. Honours in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Inspired by…

Haley Wyatt

Thierry Mallevaey

Mid-Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentorship

Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards

Dr. Mallevaey joined the Department of Immunology in 2010 and has been since dedicated to the training and mentorship of graduate students inside and outside the classroom. An expert in…

Thierry Mallevaey

Jennifer Gommerman

Sustained Excellence and Innovation in Life Sciences Education

Graduate Faculty Teaching Awards

Jen received her Ph.D. (Immunology) at the University of Toronto in 1998. She went on to do a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and then joined Biogen Inc. as…

Jennifer Gommerman

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards recognize outstanding contributions of faculty members who teach medical residents and fellows; develop, organize and administer training programs; develop innovative approaches to teaching, research, and evaluation; or serve as mentors and advocates to postgraduate medical trainees.

Nisha Andany

Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education Award: Development and Innovation

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Dr. Andany completed medical school at the University of Toronto, followed by residency training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, also at the University of Toronto. She then completed a…

Nisha Andany

Daniel Gorman

Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education Award: Teaching Performance, Mentorship and Advocacy

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Dr. Daniel Gorman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, and a Staff Psychiatrist at The Hospital for Sick Children. From 2014 to 2022 he was the Program…

Daniel Gorman

Frances Wright

Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education Award: Teaching Performance, Mentorship and Advocacy

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Dr. Wright is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and practices at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Her clinical areas of interest are melanoma and breast cancer.…

Frances Wright

Mireille Norris

Robert Sheppard Award in Postgraduate Medical Education

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Dr. Mireille Norris is an Internist and Geriatrician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is the Education Director for…

Mireille Norris

Malika Sharma

Robert Sheppard Award in Postgraduate Medical Education

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Malika Sharma is an HIV and Infectious Disease physician and Clinician Teacher at St. Michael's Hospital. Clinically, she focuses on caring for people and communities who are often marginalized and…

Malika Sharma

Shaheen Darani

Sarita Verma Award for Advocacy and Mentorship in Postgraduate Medicine

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Dr. Darani completed her medical degree at McMaster University, her psychiatry residency training at the University of Toronto, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Yale University.

Dr. Darani is…

Shaheen Darani

Petal Abdool

Social Responsibility Award in Postgraduate Medical Education

Postgraduate Medical Education Awards

Dr. Petal S. Abdool is a Geriatric Psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and a Consultation-Liaison Geriatric Psychiatrist at Providence Healthcare. She is the Assistant Program Director…

Petal Abdool

Continuing Professional Development Awards

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Awards recognize and celebrate the excellence, innovation and impact of the CPD community members through 8 different awards.

Mark Rapoport

Colin Woolf Award for Longterm Contributions to Continuing Education

Continuing Professional Development Awards

Dr. Mark Rapoport is a Professor and residency program director in the geriatric psychiatry division of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, past-president of the Canadian Academy…

Mark Rapoport

Raj Rasasingham

Colin Woolf Excellence in Program Development and Coordination Award

Continuing Professional Development Awards

Dr. Raj Rasasingham is the Director of Continuing Professional and Practice Development for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is the National Chair of CPD Directors…

Raj Rasasingham

Dr. Leslie Po and Lisa Roberts

Excellence in Interprofessional CPD Award

Continuing Professional Development Awards

Dr. Leslie Po MD MSc(HQ) FRCSC is an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto, Canada. She currently practices at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.…

Dr. Leslie Po and Lisa Roberts

Collaborative Change Leadership Program: A certificate program for leaders in health and health education

Ivan Silver Innovation Award

Continuing Professional Development Awards

Mandy Lowe is the Senior Director of Clinical Education at the University Health Network (UHN) where she leads a diverse portfolio that includes integrated clinical education across all healthcare professions,…

Collaborative Change Leadership Program: A certificate program for leaders in health and health education

Physician Assistant Program Awards

Temerty Faculty of Medicine Awards 2023

Emma Wallace

Excellence in Teaching Award (Faculty Award)

Physician Assistant Program Awards

Emma Wallace graduated from McMaster’s Physician Assistant Program in 2017. She worked as a PA in the emergency department at SickKids until last year when she went back to school…

Emma Wallace

Katrina Dekirmendjian

PA Role Model Award (Outstanding Physician Assistant Involved in the BScPA Program)

Physician Assistant Program Awards

Katrina Dekirmendjian is a Canadian Certified Physician Assistant, Certified Athletic Trainer and Orthopaedic Technician. She has been working in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital since 2018.

Katrina is…

Katrina Dekirmendjian

Sonja Sajic

Rising Star Award

Physician Assistant Program Awards

Sonja Sajic is a Physician Assistant in Dermatology and Surgery and course director for the pharmacology course in the Physician Assistant program.

Sonja Sajic