- Support outstanding research programs (new or established) for two years ($120k).
- RPA Guidelines and RPA Template
- Submit your Research Program Award Proposal
- Deadline: February 1 at 23:59 annually
- RPA Awardees: Submit your Research Program Award first-year report to the Departmental Research Office.
Grants
The Department of Surgery funds research via an annual grant competition. Grants are available to fund faculty research programs, as well as pilot studies, junior faculty research, and resident research projects.
Important message about all DoS grant competitions
The same project should not be submitted to multiple competitions in the same year.
Only one award will be made per person (when submitting to multiple competitions closing at the same time).
For each individual competition, there is a one-year embargo after a successful application.
Select the most appropriate competition for your career stage and project type.
Scroll down for grants available and a list of previous winners.
Only one award will be made per person (when submitting to multiple competitions closing at the same time).
For each individual competition, there is a one-year embargo after a successful application.
Select the most appropriate competition for your career stage and project type.
Scroll down for grants available and a list of previous winners.
- Support new faculty (<5 years since their first appointment) research projects ($25k).
- JFRG Guidelines and JFRG Template
- Submit your Junior Faculty Research Grant Proposal
- Deadline: February 1 at 23:59 annually
Big Data Grants (BDG)
In partnership with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa, the Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the competition for the Big Data Grants.
Support for big data projects; Provides $12.5k in matching funds (and an equivalent or more should be obtained within 6 months of the competition deadline)
Deadline: February 1 at 23:59 annually
Note: Faculty members may submit to multiple competitions, but only one the project/program will be awarded annually to each member.
Surgical Seed Grants (SSG)
In partnership with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa, the Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the competition for the Surgical Seed Grants.
- Support for new projects ($25k)
- SSG Guidelines and SSG Template (pdf, 114 KB)
- New in 2024: An additional Surgical Seed Grant has been reserved for a new research project in any of the following domains: wellness, EDIA, mentorship/coaching, global surgery, planetary health, or social accountability. Indicate eligibility (check box) at the time of submission.
- Submit your Surgical Seed Grant Proposal
- Deadline: February 1 at 23:59 annually
Note: Faculty members may submit to multiple competitions, but only one grant will be awarded per faculty member annually.
- Support for resident research projects ($5k)
- RRG Guidelines and RRG Template
- Submit your Resident Research Grant Proposal
- Deadline: February 1 at 23:59 annually
Medical Summer Student (MSS): Matching Funds for PI
- Coordinated with the FoM Medical Summer Student Program
- Details (including amount) will be provided subsequent to FoM Annual Call for Proposals / Applications
- Matching funds will be available on a competitive basis
- Live grant competition held at the annual DoS Research Half Day ($20k).
- Pre-competition Deadline: November 1 at 23:59 annually
- Submit Wolves' Den Proposal CLOSED
FoM Translational Research Grants
including DoS and FoM Basic Science Departments
- Funding for collaborative projects between clinical and basic scientists ($50k)
- Managed through the Faculty of Medicine (contact the Research Office - Faculty of Medicine <[email protected]>)
Local sources for research funding outside of the Department of Surgery (i.e., from uOttawa, TOH. TOHAMO, etc)
List of external funding agencies
DoS Grant Winners
Scroll to view the previous winners of DoS Research Program Awards (RPA), Junior Faculty Research Grants (JFRG), Wolves' Den Grants (WD), Resident Research Grants (RRG), Big Data Grant (BDG), and Surgical Seed Grants (SSG).
Since 2017:
| Year | DoS Grant Type | Awardee | Grant Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WD | TBA | |
| 2024 | MSA | Malic, Claudia | FoM Medical Student Award, DoS-funding for PI Portion |
| 2024 | MSA | Maziak, Donna | FoM Medical Student Award, DoS-funding for PI Portion |
| 2024 | MSA | Mohammed, Safraz | FoM Medical Student Award, DoS-funding for PI Portion |
| 2024 | RPA | Auer, Rebecca | Establishing the link between postoperative immune suppression, infectious complications, and cancer recurrence following surgery for colorectal cancer |
| 2024 | RPA | Roberts, Derek | Improving Prescription of Guideline-Recommended Cardiovascular Medications to Ontarians with Peripheral Artery Disease To Improve Perioperative Outcomes and Reduce Surgical Strain and Healthcare Costs: Mixed-Methods Study |
| 2024 | JFG | Jones, Daniel | Impact of Routine Patient Reported Outcomes Measure (PROM) collection in Thoracic Surgery: a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial |
| 2024 | JFG | Garceau, Simon | Physicochemical changes to the zone of calcified cartilage interfacing articular cartilage and subchondral bone during osteoarthritis |
| 2024 | JFG | Matache, Bogdan | Effect of Increased Medial Proximal Tibial Angle on Graft Strain following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction |
| 2024 | SSG | Meulenkamp, Bradley | The use of Tranexamic acid in decreasing wound complication in total ankle replacement: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial |
| 2024 | BDG | Grammatopoulos, George | Acetabular fractures: Defining the Evolving Epidemiology & Outcomes – A Population-based Registry Data Study |
| 2024 | RRG | Turner, Anastasia | Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Aid in Surgery Resident Selection |
| 2024 | RRG | Rahmouni El Idrissi, Kenza | Sex-Based Outcomes of Mitral Surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation in Two Canadian Institutions |
| 2024 | RRG | Gan, Ailsa | Investigating Hypogonadism in Renal Transplant Patients: A Comprehensive Screening Approach |
| 2024 | RRG | Qiu, Yuan | Extending the Boundaries of Endovascular Intervention: Feasibility of Endovascular Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair using the Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery versus Surveillance Database |
| 2023 | WD | Grammatopoulos, George | PAtient-oriented Consensus to define top 10-research priorities in Total hip arthroplasty: The PACT Initiative |
| 2023 | RPA | Zhang, Jing | Is oncoplastic breast surgery a better alternative to mastectomy with immediate reconstruction? A prospective cohort study comparing the clinical and patient-reported outcomes |
| 2023 | RPA | Werier, Joel | Virtual Reality 3D modelling of complex sarcomas for enhanced surgical planning and patient experience |
| 2023 | RPA | Lapner, Peter | Revisiting Value and Efficacy (REVIVE) A Quality Improvement Initiative in Arthroscopic Cuff Repair |
| 2023 | JFRG | Gawad, Nada | The concepts of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in trauma training programs in Canada: A qualitative study |
| 2023 | JFRG | Witherspoon, Luke | Phase 2 trial evaluating a novel fractionated CO2 laser in the treatment of chronic phase Peyronie’s disease |
| 2023 | SSG | Villeneuve, James | Optimizing Post-Operative Recovery: A Quality Improvement Program for Same Day Discharge After Pulmonary Wedge Resections |
| 2023 | SSG | Abdelbary, Hesham | Investigating the feasibility of utilizing bacteriophages as a novel diagnostic platform for the rapid detection of slow growing organisms causing implant-associated infections |
| 2023 | RRG | Hu, Richard | Comparison of BioLIFT vs LIFT for the treatment of trans-sphincteric anal fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| 2023 | RRG | Nayak, Ameeta | Surgeon Variability in Oncologic and Patient Reported Outcomes in Radical Prostatectomy |
| 2022 | WD | Garceau, Simon | Routine Psycho-Periprosthetic Joint Infection Care: A Multidisciplinary Care Model |
| 2022 | RPA | Martel, Guillaume | Generating an evidence base for the transfusion of red blood cells in non-cardiac surgery |
| 2022 | RPA | Abdelbary, Hesham | A Single-surgery Multipurpose AntimicRobial implanT (SMART) design to treat periprosthetic joint infections |
| 2022 | RPA | Grammatopoulos, George | Cellular and molecular characterization of the aging- and arthritic- hip’s intra-articular adipose tissue |
| 2022 | BDG | Seely, Andrew | Long Term Outcomes and Costs Secondary to Postoperative Adverse Events after Thoracic Surgery |
| 2022 | BDG | Arnaout, Angel | The influence of Covid19 on virtual cancer care: What’s the impact on patient outcomes, equity and health system costs in Ontario? |
| 2022 | SSG | Smit, Kevin | The use of modern smart phones to detect and monitor scoliosis in adolescents |
| 2022 | SSG | Malic, Claudia | Effective and Evidence based Recovery After Surgery: An Efficient, Safe and Patient-centric approach (EERAS-ESP) |
| 2022 | JFRG | Rekman, Janelle | What is the impact of shared care surgical practices on trainee education? A phenomenological qualitative study |
| 2022 | JFRG | Pickell, Michael | Thickening of the zone of calcified cartilage interfacing articular cartilage and subchondral bone during osteoarthritis |
| 2022 | RRG | Lenet, Tori | A Delphi survey to generate consensus among international experts on elements of an intraoperative transfusion protocol |
| 2022 | RRG | Khazoom, Francois | Effectiveness of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| 2021 | WD | Wilkin, Geoffrey | Bacteriophage therapy to improve the treatment of Fracture-Related Infection - Send in the Viruses! |
| 2021 | RPA | Arnaout, Angel | A Phase II Randomized Trial Evaluating Clinical and Biological effects of INT230-6 in Early Stage Breast Cancer |
| 2021 | RPA | Papp, Steven | Hip fracture Patient and the use of IndwElling vs IntermittEnt catheterization pilot study (PEE Study) |
| 2021 | RPA | Chan, Vincent | REvascularization and Valve intervention for Ischemic Valve disease - REVIVE Trial |
| 2021 | JFRG | Atassi, Talal | Hemiarch vs. Extended arch in Aortic Dissection – a SystemaTic Analysis by Randomized Trial (HEADSTART) |
| 2021 | JFRG | Roberts, Derek | Designing a Canadian Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Use of Neuraxial and General Anesthesia for Lower Limb Revascularization Surgery |
| 2021 | RRG | Lamb, Tyler | Impact of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Time to Intervention in Patients with Traumatic Hemorrhage |
| 2021 | RRG | Strauss, Shira | Optimizing Risk Factor Management for Vascular Surgery Patients through an Automated Referral Program to the Vascular Risk Factor Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative |
| 2020 | RRG | Gawad, Nada | My On Call (MOC) Pager App: Managing pages safely |
| 2020 | RRG | Ojaghi, Reza | Effects of Adductor Canal Block Injection Location on the Effectiveness of Regional Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect on Postoperative Analgesia and Motor Power |
| 2020 | JFRG | Lavallée, Luke | A research program to improve quality of care for patients with bladder cancer |
| 2020 | JFRG | Pickell, Mike | Changes in the zone of calcified cartilage interfacing articular cartilage and subchondral bone during osteoarthritis |
| 2020 | RPA | Abdelbary, Hesham | Harnessing unique antibiofilm properties of bacteriophage to augment antibiotic therapy in implant associated infections |
| 2020 | RPA | Carsen, Sasha | Adolescent ACL: Development of a clinical prediction rule in order to optimize post-operative recovery and avoid re-injury |
| 2020 | RPA | Sachs, Adam | Restoring function with thought: Augmenting neuroprosthetic performance in the severely disabled with cognitive brain signals and deep learning |
| 2020 | WD | Grammatopoulos, George | Intra-Articular Adipose Tissue: biomarker and therapeutic target for arthritic hip joints |
| 2019 | TRG | Abdelbary, Hesham | se of a Novel, Clinically Representative Hip Replacement Rat Model to Asses Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm-based Periprosthetic Joint Infections |
| 2019 | TRG | Grau, Juan | Analysis of Human Tissues to Identify Specific Cellular Resistance to Atherosclerosis: A Translational Research Approach |
| 2019 | TRG | Nessim, Carolyn | Building a cell atlas of human sarcoma through single-cell-RNA-sequencing |
| 2019 | WD | Alkherayf, Fahad | Intraoperative continuous flash visual evoked potentials monitoring during minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery, a novel approach to improve patient outcome |
| 2019 | RPA | Gilbert, Sebastien | Enhancing quality of care for patients who require chest tube drainage through design, implementation, and validation of an artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support system |
| 2019 | RPA | Breau, Rodney | The impact of adjuvant androgen deprivation following radical prostatectomy on prostate cancer recurrence |
| 2019 | RPA | Lapner, Peter | Approach to Management of the Retroverted Glenoid in Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial |
| 2019 | JFRG | Musselman, Reilly | Management and outcomes of colon and rectal cancer in elderly patients in Ontario |
| 2019 | JFRG | Smit, Kevin | Is Spinal Motion Preserved Following Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? |
| 2018 | WD | Abdelbary, Hesham | Using a novel 3D printed titanium hip replacement rat model to anatomically map biofilm formation in surrounding tissues of a periprosthetic joint infection |
| 2018 | RPA | Lavallée, Luke | A new research program to prevent perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) and reduce variability in care in cancer surgery |
| 2018 | RPA | Boodhwani, Munir | Treatment In Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery versus. Surveillance (TITAN: SvS) |
| 2018 | RPA | Tsai, Eve | Translational Human Tissue Research Program |
| 2018 | JFRG | Carsen, Sasha | Functional capacity of the knee joint before and after surgery in pediatric males and females after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury: Optimizing recovery, preventing re-injury |
| 2018 | JFRG | Alkherayf, Fahad | Comparison of the effects seen with early exercise intervention versus late exercise intervention on pain and neurodynamic mobility following unilateral lumbar microdiscectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| 2017 | WD | Werier, Joel | The development and feasibility of a Virtual Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference (vMCC) for metastatic bone disease to improve quality of care across the Champlain LHIN |
| 2017 | RPA | Villeneuve, Patrick James | Clinical and molecular determinants that predict prognosis in lung cancer |
| 2017 | RPA | Hickling, Duane | Use of antimicrobial peptides against UTI |
| 2017 | RPA | Auer, Rebecca | Perioperative strategies to improve cancer outcomes |
| 2017 | RPA | Arnaout, Angel | Perioperative strategies to improve cancer outcomes |
| 2017 | RPA | Nasr, Ahmed | Pediatric Surgery - Advancing evidence-based practice with shared decision making |
| 2017 | RPA | Breau, Rodney | Lysine analogues during cancer surgery |
| 2017 | RPA | Martel, Guillaume | Research program to minimize preventable & inappropriate blood product transfusions in liver surgery |