Scott Walsh MD PhD FRCPC

Biography

Dr. Walsh completed a PhD in microbiology and medical genetics and went on to pursue medical school and residency training in Dermatology at the University of Toronto. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Dermatology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Women’s College Hospital. He served as Program Director for the Division of Dermatology from 2006-2019. He has a busy academic medical dermatology teaching practice with one of the largest subspecialty immuno-bullous disease, cutaneous lymphoma and adult genodermatoses clinics in Canada and has focused areas of expertise also within dermatological aspects of rheumatology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, hematology and urology.

About the Award

This award, also established in 2003, recognizes outstanding contributions of faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching and serve as mentors and advocates to postgraduate medical trainees. The award may acknowledge continuous or long- term excellence in instruction, career counseling, promotion of collegiality, or role modeling for postgraduate trainees.