2021 DFCM External Award Winners
Congratulations to all our 2021 Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) External Award winners! At this year's virtual Celebration Event, we will recognize and honour your contributions to your patients, communities and our department.
These awards relate to the period June 2020 – June 2021.
2020 CFPC Reg L. Perkin Family Physician of the Year Award
Dr. Curtis Handford | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
2020 Jeffrey C. Lozon Physician Leadership Award
Dr. Karen Weyman | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
2020 NAPCRG President's Award
Dr. Michelle Greiver | North York General Hospital
2021 Articles of Influence
Dr. Vsevolod S Perelman | Sinai Health System
2021 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education, Development and Innovation
Dr. Ahmed Al-Awamer | UHN - Princess Margaret Hospital
2021 W. T. Aikins Award, Excellence in Development and Use of Educational Innovations
Dr. Joyce Nyhof-Young, Dr. Laurence Biro and the LGBTQ Clinical Skills Team | Women’s College Hospital and Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga Hospital
Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine's Education Career Achievement Award
Dr. Don Melady | Mount Sinai Hospital
Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine's Gerson-Sanders Award
Dr. Don Melady | Mount Sinai Hospital
Anna Jarvis Award for Postgraduate Teaching Excellence in Emergency Medicine
Dr. Sarah Foohey | Trillium Health Partners – Credit Valley Hospital – Division of Emergency Medicine
Best Health Magazine's 2020 Women of the Year
Dr. Onye Nnorom | The Scarborough Hospital
C. P. Shah Award
Dr. Onye Nnorom | The Scarborough Hospital
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship
Dr. Janet Smylie | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
Dr. Ross Upshur | Sinai Health System – Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians' 2021 Alan Drummond Advocacy Award
Dr. Dominick Shelton | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians' 2021 Medical Journalism Award
Dr. Catherine Varner | Mount Sinai Hospital
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians' 2021 Special Merit Award
Dr. Shelley McLeod | Mount Sinai Hospital
Canadian Association of Physician Assistants' PA Educator of the Year Award
Dr. Peter Tzakas | Michael Garron Hospital
CFPC Early Career Development Award
Dr. Kimberly Lazare | North York General Hospital
CFPC Family Medicine Resident Scholarship
Dr. Elliot Lass | Mount Sinai Hospital
CFPC Family Medicine Residents Award for Scholarly Achievement
Dr. Katherine Stead | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
CFPC Research Awards for Family Medicine Residents
Dr. Madelaine Baetz-Dougan | North York General Hospital
Dr. Leora Reiter | North York General Hospital
CFPC W. Victor Johnston Award
Dr. Sandy Buchman | North York General Hospital
Charles E. Snelling Award for Outstanding Ability in Pediatrics
Dr. Natalie Pulenzas | North York General Hospital
Canadian Medical Association's 2020 Award for Young Leaders
Dr. Naheed Dosani | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
CFD 2021 Helen P. Batty Award for Excellence and Achievement in Faculty Development, Excellence or Innovation in Program Development and Design
Dr. Risa Bordman | North York General Hospital
Dr. Isser Dubinsky Resident Award (ER)
Dr. Melody Ng | North York General Hospital
Dr. Joel Weinstein Family and Community Medicine Resident Education Scholarship
Dr. James Lai | North York General Hospital
Dr. Val Rachlis Award in Leadership and Innovation
Dr. Noel Rosen | North York General Hospital
Fellowship of Rural and Remote Medicine of the Society of Rural Physicians Canada (SRPC)
Dr. Modar Safar | Office-Based Physician
Inaugural 2021 Mississauga Campus Clerkship Formal Teaching Award
Dr. Ali Damji | Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital
International Conference on Emergency Medicine's Best Paper Evidence into Action Award
Dr. Shelley McLeod | Mount Sinai Hospital
Larry Librach Award for Excellence in Palliative Care Scholarship
Dr. Madelain Baetz-Dougan | North York General Hospital
Dr. Natalie Pulenzas | North York General Hospital
Markham Stouffville Hospital Award for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Yuet Ming Lam | Markham Stouffville Hospital
Dr. Ryan Aalders | Markham Stouffville Hospital
Markham Stouffville Hospital Emergency Department Rotation of Excellence
Dr. Ryan Aalders | Markham Stouffville Hospital
MD Program Teaching Award for Excellence
Dr. Danielle Manis | North York General Hospital
Dr. Eva Knifed | North York General Hospital
Medical Council of Canada's Outstanding Achievement Award in the Evaluation of Clinical Competence
Dr. Kulamakan Kulasegaram | UHN – Toronto Western Hospital
Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Medical Education
Dr. Joyce Nyhof-Young | Women's College Hospital
North York General Hospital Family Medicine Teacher of the Year
Dr. Tanya Wyman | North York General Hospital
Officer of the Order of Canada
Dr. Philip Berger | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
Order of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine
Dr. Don Melady | Mount Sinai Hospital
Peters-Boyd Academy Resident Teaching Award
Dr. James Lai | North York General Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital DFCM Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education
Dr. Hannah Feiner | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital DFCM Collaborator Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education
Ms. Gilda Barillas | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital DFCM Irv Gora Award
Dr. Charlie Guiang | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital Health Discipline Award for Education Excellence
Mr. Jonathan Hunchuck | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital Health Discipline Award for Scholarship
Ms. Katie Sussman | Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
Stan Bain Award for Leadership in Family Medicine
Dr. Michael Taglione | North York General Hospital
The Rotary Club of Barrie Health Care Award
Dr. Kerstin Mossman | Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Tim Rutledge Education Achievement Award
Dr. Allyson Merbaum | North York General Hospital
UME Program Teaching Excellence - New Teacher
Dr. Amir Salamat | North York General Hospital
UME Program Teaching Excellence - New Teacher (Electives)
Dr. Eva Knifed | North York General Hospital