University of TorontoTemerty Faculty
of Medicine
Awards
2021

Dr. David Chan is a University of Toronto alumnus who received his MD degree in 1998 and finished his Adult Neurology residency training in 2005. He also completed the Department…

Dr. Mark Fefergrad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and served as Program Director for the General Psychiatry training program from 2013-2020.…

Dr. Latika Nirula is the Director of the Centre of Faculty Development, after serving most recently as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Director of Simulation and Teaching…

Dr. Patricia Houston began her term at the University of Toronto, as Vice Dean of the MD Program in 2016 responsible for leadership of the MD and MD/PhD Programs. Most…

Dr. Walsh is a Clinician Scientist and Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto. She is also…

Anita Balakrishna is currently serving as the Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. Anita is a lawyer and educator with a human rights…

Dr. Joyce Nyhof-Young is a professor and education scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the MD Program’s Office of Assessment and Evaluation. She is passionate about…

Dr. McGeer is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist who trained at the University of Toronto and Yale University. She is a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and…

Dr. Schimmer graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto and completed specialty and subspecialty training in internal medicine in and hematology. He subsequently pursued research training and…

Dr. Radhakrishnan completed her undergraduate medical degree and postgraduate Pediatrics training at McGill University. She went on to complete her Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Toronto, Hospital for…

Dr. Laurence Biro is an Assistant Professor with DFCM. As a clinician educator, he has spent a decade advancing undergraduate medical education at the Mississauga Academy of Medicine. His academic…

Dr. Tamina Eapen is an acute care psychiatrist, interested in caring for people with profound mental illness, from all backgrounds. Tamina is particularly interested in being a precise diagnostician,…

Dr. Everton Gooden is the Division Head of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at North York General Hospital and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology -…

Dr. Albert Cannitelli studied at the University of Toronto as an undergraduate, where he subsequently completed medical school. He pursued a paediatric residency at the Hospital for Sick Children. He…

Dr. Peter Wong is a recognized sustained and effective clinical teacher. He completed his postgraduate training in Paediatrics and Cardiology at SickKids. He is Fellow of Royal College of Physician,…

Since Dr. Walter Swardfager began his independent research as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, and as a Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, in 2015, his…

Dr. Ramsey earned her BSc in Microbiology at the University of Kentucky, and her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After…

Professor Patricia Brubaker has contributed to the teaching program of the Department of Physiology for over 35 years through her participation as both Lecturer and Course Director in a wide…

Dr. W. McIntyre Burnham received his B.A. in Experimental Psychology from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from McGill University. Following post-doctoral studies in electrophysiology with Pierre…

Dr. Deryk Beal specializes in the study of paediatric communication and its disorders and heads up the CONNECT Lab. His research program aims to understand the neurobiology of communication and…

Dr. Bazinet received his BSc from the University of Western Ontario and completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Cunnane at the University of Toronto in 2003. …

Dr. Julie Claycomb holds a longstanding interest in gene regulatory mechanisms involved in germline development, and joined the Department of Molecular Genetics in 2011. She performed her PhD at the…

Dr. Al-Awamer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a family physician, Royal College certified palliative physician and…

Dr. Mark Fefergrad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and served as Program Director for the General Psychiatry training program from 2013-2020.…

Dr. Kaya is an Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto, in the Division of Palliative Medicine. She is the site lead for the Toronto General Hospital Palliative Care…

Dr. Adrienne Tan is a clinician, mother, and educator in the Department of Psychiatry. She completed psychiatry residency training at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in C-L Psychiatry…

Dr. Wong is an internist and critical care physician at St. Michael’s Hospital. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. …

Dr. Rachel Spitzer grew up in Montreal and Toronto and obtained her BSc at McGill University in Montreal. Subsequently, she attended McMaster University medical school in Hamilton, from where…

Dr. Pier Bryden has been a staff psychiatrist at Sick Kids since 2001. She is an Associate Professor and Senior Advisor, Clinical Affairs and Professional Values, for the Temerty Faculty…

Dr. Beder is a psychiatrist in Toronto. Her work is focused on improving the system for, and providing care to, people who experience severe mental illness, homelessness, substance use, criminalization,…

Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam is Professor and Vice-Chair, Education in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is also Vice President, Education and Clinician-Scientist at the Centre for…

Dr. Yvonne Buys earned her MD degree at the University of Toronto. She completed an ophthalmology residency in 1992 followed by a Glaucoma Fellowship in 1993 both at University of…

Sameena is an Education Coordinator, Curriculum and Programs at the Centre for Faculty Development. She coordinates Stepping Stones: A Foundational Faculty Development Program, the Best Practice in Education Rounds (BPER),…

Lindsay is Associate Director, Curriculum Integration & Partnerships at the Centre for Faculty Development. She has over a decade of experience in health professions education research in the context of…

Dr. Szumacher’s work in Continuous Professional Development embedded in interprofessional work environment with an interprofessional focus is multifaceted and innovative in how it not only engages staff and faculty, but…

Dr. Branka Agic is the Director of Knowledge Exchange, Provincial System Support Program (PSSP) and an Independent Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She is also…

Dr. David Gratzer is a Toronto-based physician who works at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, where he is an attending psychiatrist and serves as the co-chief of the…

The COVID19 pandemic caused major disruptions to routine care for patients, academic work in medicine and the teaching of learners. At the same time Faculty found that they not only…

Drew Gould is a Physician Assistant (PA) practicing in Family Medicine. He is part of a team of nine Family Physicians and two PAs in Sudbury, Ontario at Northeastern Ontario…

Sahand Ensafi is a PA working in Emergency Medicine at the University Health Network. After graduating in McMaster’s PA Class of 2013 he was hired as the inaugural PA in…

Kimberley received her Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant (BScPA) degree from the University of Toronto's Department of Family and Community Medicine. She is a Canadian Certified Physician Assistant who practices…