Collins Surgical Day is our annual resident research day to celebrate innovation and research in the Department of Surgery, where resident research projects are presented. This event is held annually in May.
Date: May 9, 2025 at 7:45 to 16:30
Location: Skills and Simulation Centre: 725 Parkdale Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4M9
Abstract Deadline: April 1 at 23:59
Submit Your CSD Abstract here. CLOSED until March 2025.
Abstract Notifications: late April / early May
Visit the Collins Day website / program, when it becomes an active app approximately week before the event.
Details to be announced.
The department is grateful to sponsors that support our annual resident research day. In 2024, our generous sponsors included Olympus, Ethicon and Trudell Healthcare Solutions.
Friday: All Day Research Event and Evening Celebration
The Department of Surgery’s annual Collins Surgical Day’s goal is the promotion of surgical innovation that improves patient care. It is the opportunity to showcase resident research. It also celebrates surgical innovation and research success, through a review of achievements from our leading researchers.
Collins Surgical Day is attended by >200 surgeons & residents. The specialties represented include cardiac surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, urology & vascular surgery.
Attendees are affiliated with the University of Ottawa and practice at The Ottawa Hospital (General, Civic & Riverside Campuses), the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (uOHI), the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) & Hôpital Montfort. They also work at clinics & hospitals across the Champlain Local Health Integration Network.
Our innovation & research leaders from Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), the uOHI, and the CHEO Research Institute attend. We have representatives from the leading institutes at the University of Ottawa, including Centre for Neural Dynamics & the Brain - Mind Research Institute.
Select alumni of the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital from across Canada are also invited. We host internationally renowned visiting professors to deliver the plenary address.
Our sponsors have the opportunity to showcase their innovations to a diverse group of surgeons.
Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact our departmental research staff for more information.
The annual residents’ research day for trainees in the University of Ottawa surgical programs, commenced in 1979.
In 1984, this memorable day become known as the Collins Surgical Day, named in honor of Dr. W. E. Collins, Emeritus Professor of Surgery and the first Coordinator of the Surgical Training Programs (1976-1984). His contributions to the University and to surgical education are remembered annually on this day. The Best Overall Research Presentation is named in his honor.
The Collins Day Best Translational Paper is named in the honor of Dr. John P. Collins on the occasion of his retirement in 2010. At that time, Dr. John Collins, Division of Urology received a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Department of Surgery. He was Head of the Division of Urology, and then served as Director of the Department of Surgery Finance Committee for many years. His quiet resolve, class and wisdom imparted the Division of Urology with a style and cohesiveness. His contributions to the Department of Surgery have been invaluable
The Department of Surgery’s annual Collins Day has the goal of “promoting and sharing research and knowledge developed by residents in the department, a showcase of excellence”
Upon completion of the presentations the participants will be able to:
Discuss the findings of research developments and their applications
Describe the implications of the research projects specific to their service
Assess the challenges and advantages of project results
Identify and explore recent development in surgical/medical research
Discuss the findings of research developments and their implications of this research
Describe at least three recent innovations in medical research relevant to them
Describe new developments in surgical research
The honour of being the Collins Surgical Day Visiting Professor is extended to select leaders across all surgical specialties*. They actively participate in Collins Surgical Day by giving the plenary presentation, acting as an abstract reviewer, and assisting with the final selection of award winners.
*The divisional rotation cycle for visiting professor is Vascular Surgery (2025), Orthopaedic Surgery (2026), Division of Cardiac Surgery (2027), Neurosurgery (2028), General Surgery (2029), Plastic Surgery (2030), Thoracic Surgery (2031), Urology (2032).
Year | Visiting Professor | Lecture Title | Host Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBA | Vascular Surgery | |
| 2024 | Dr. Philipp Dahm | The Past, Present and Future of Evidence-Based Guidelines | Urology |
| 2023 | Dr. Stephen Cassivi | Surgical Perspectives: A Journey Begun at Ottawa U | Thoracic Surgery |
2022 | Dr. Daniel Borsuk | Contemporary Facial Reconstruction & Transplantation | Plastic Surgery |
2021 | Dr. Najma Ahmed | Acumen to Advocacy to Action: Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns | General Surgery |
2020 | Postponed due to COVID and held with Research Half Day - No Visiting Professor | ||
2019 | Dr. Michael West | Fostering Healthy Learning Environments: Lessons Learned | Neurosurgery |
2018 | Dr. Joseph Woo | Researching and Designing the Next Generation of Surgical Therapy: Natural Reconstruction | Cardiac Surgery |
2017 | Dr. Mohit Bhandari | Success in Surgical Research: The magic formula! | Orthopaedic Surgery |
Abstracts are due April 1st annually.
Acceptance of the oral presentation slot must be promptly confirmed, or the slot will be forfeited.
Oral presentations are 8 minutes long (allowing sufficient time for discussion and transition within a 12-minute slot).
Slides must be sent in advance for pre-loading by the AV team. Check your letter of acceptance for details.
Acceptance of the lightning oral / electronic poster presentation slot must be promptly confirmed, or the slot will be forfeited.
Lightning orals / electronic poster presentations are 4 minutes long (allowing sufficient time for discussion and transition within a 6-minute slot).
There are assigned times for the lightning orals / electronic poster presentations. Check the schedule.
Lightning orals / electronic poster presentations may be a PowerPoint slide deck or a single PowerPoint slide, respectively.
If doing a single PowerPoint slide, our recommended visual abstract format comes from the Annals of Surgery.
Slides must be sent in advance for pre-loading by the AV team. Check your letter of acceptance for details.
1) Presenter contributions to the project: Authors will be asked to describe their contributions to the project (in free text form) upon submission.
This information will be available to all reviewers (with their abstract).
Any misrepresentation will result in a disqualification from the awards.
The author contribution will also be part of the oral presentation, and should be included and mentioned as part of the poster presentation.
Moderators and reviewers may ask presenters to further describe their roles in the project. The author contributions will be considered as part of the award review process.
2) Selection of expert reviewers: Members of the Research Committee and other faculty members engaged in research may be reviewers.
3) Submission Limits: Starting in 2021, only one abstract submission per person will be permitted in order to accommodate all the lightning orals / electronic poster presentations. This also means only one presentation per person.
4) Selection of oral presentations: The highest ranked abstract from each division will be given an oral presentation.
Divisions may choose to select their own oral presentation submission (via the top award winner at their research day or other peer-review process)
5) Award eligibility: Eligibility for awards requires that the submitter also be the presenter. If the original submitter cannot present, their oral/poster presentation is not eligible for awards.
6) Conflict of interest: A Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Form (pdf, 87 KB) must be uploaded with your abstract submission, if you have any COIs.
Contact the departmental research staff for any questions.
Both the review of the submitted abstracts to rank to slot into the program and the format for judging the award winners are described below.
Abstracts received will be scored by three reviewers.
Abstracts will be assessed on their objective, method, reported data and interpretation, conclusion, impact, and presenter contribution.
The highest ranked abstract from each domain will be given an oral presentation.
The highest ranked abstract from each division will be given an oral presentation.
Divisions may choose to select their own oral presentation submission (via the top award winner at their research day or other peer-review process).
The remaining oral presentation slots will be assigned by ranked score only.
After the oral slots are assigned, poster presentation slots will be assigned.
A maximum of one presentation per person is assigned.
Medical students involved in surgical research are typically invited to present an abstract poster.
Medical students will have their own competition for Best Medical Student Research Award.
In the past, medical students were not eligible for podium presentations on Collins Surgical Day. However, given the high-quality abstracts received from medical students over recent years, the committee and DoS permitted a medical student to have a podium slot in 2023. This may continue at the discretion of the committee and department in future years.
Graduate students are not eligible to present at Collins Surgical Day.
Only residents and medical students are eligible to present.
Eligibility for awards requires that the submitter also be the presenter.
Reviews by faculty members are 60% of the score, by the audience are 20%, and from the original abstract score (slotting step) are 20%.
If the reviewer is a co-author, then that review is not counted in the final score (but comments are still sent to presenter)
Eligibility for awards requires that the submitter also be the presenter. If the original submitter cannot present, their oral/poster presentation is not eligible for awards.
Authors will be asked to describe their contributions to the project (in free text form) upon submission.
This information will be available to all reviewers (with their abstract).
Any misrepresentation will result in a disqualification from the awards.
The author contribution will also be part of the oral presentation, and should be included visually and mentioned as part of the presentation.
Moderators and reviewers may ask presenters to further describe their roles in the project. The author contributions will be considered as part of the award review process.
Abstracts will be scored by judging on the following elements as described, each scored from 0 – 100 (from “not acceptable” to “outstanding” using a scoring rubric).
Hypothesis or objective is clearly outlined within the abstract.
The methods are well described and appropriate to meet the objective.
The analytical methods or statistics include descriptions of error, CI, significance, etc, as appropriate.
The data are properly reported and interpreted in the results.
The conclusion appropriately summarizes the study.
What is your overall impression of the impact of the study? (2x)
Rate the contribution of the presenter to this project.
Note: Mandatory reviewer feedback
The methods are well described, and are appropriate to meet the objective.
The data are properly reported and interpreted.
What is your overall impression of the impact of the study? (2x)
Rate the contribution of the presenter to this project.
Note: Mandatory reviewer feedback for assigned reviewers (and optional for audience)
The award aims to recognize one surgeon, currently or recently departed from the Department of Surgery (DoS) at the University of Ottawa, who has shown exceptional leadership and achievements within and beyond the field of academic surgery, in alignment with Dr. Keon’s tremendous career and contributions. The achievements can be academic, administrative, educational, and/or societal.
Nominations may be brought forward by any member of the DoS and should be addressed to the DoS Chair or to the DoS Vice-Chair, Research.
Due: April 1, annually.
A committee composed of the following DoS members will meet, either in person or via teleconference, to review nominations.
DoS Chair
Head of the Division of Cardiac Surgery
DoS Vice-Chair, Research
One other DoS member (as determined by the DoS Chair)
One award winner will be recognized every year by decision of this committee.
The committee will be fully dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities pertaining to sex, race, and religious background in their selection of the awardee.
A surgeon may not receive the Wilbert J. Keon Surgical Leadership Award more than once.
Year | Wilber J. Keon Surgical Leadership Awardee |
|---|---|
2019 | Dr. Thierry Mesana, Cardiac Surgery |
2020 | Dr. Giuseppe Pagliarello, General Surgery |
2021 | Postponed due to COVID |
2022 | Dr. Ronald Gerridzen, Urology |
| 2023 | No award |
| 2024 | Dr. Peter Lapner, Orthopaedic Surgery |
Both teaching awards are managed by the Office of Education, Department of Surgery
Instructions for Best Staff Teacher Awards
Chief residents are responsible for consulting residents within their division and agreeing on selections for the best staff teacher award. The Office of Education selects the two most frequently mentioned staff members that have not won the award (for at least 2 years) and are from different divisions.
The Office of Education asks that each chief resident and their respective residents as a group submit their top 3 choices for best staff teacher – one staff member can come from their own division, but the remaining two should be from other divisions. Responses are due typically due mid-April, and awards are presented at Collins Surgical Day.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Education.
| Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
| W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Tori Lenet | Hypovolemic Phlebotomy in Major Hepatic Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial (PRICE-2) |
| Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Reza Ojaghi | Comparative Efficacy of Local Infiltration Analgesia Alone Versus Combined with Adductor Canal Block in ACL Reconstruction: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Mojgan Rezaaifar | Mitigating bias in the residency selection process by comparing live and transcribed interview scores |
| J.P. Collins Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Kellen Walsh | Prevalence of posterior humeral head subluxation in the normal population aComparison of scapulo-humeral and gleno-humeral subluxation indices in non-pathologic shoulders |
| Best Quality Improvement Research Presentation | Dr. Ian Malnis | Addressing Vascular Health Disparities: Implementing a Clinic for Undiagnosed Vascular Disease in Ottawa's Homeless Population – A Resident-Lead Quality Initiative |
| Outstanding Poster | Dr. Alexandra Allard-Coutu | Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma (RPS): Data Dissemination and Practice Patterns Post STRASS |
| Outstanding Poster | Dr. Emmitt Hayes | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture is Associated with Decreased Performance in National Hockey League Players |
| Outstanding Poster | Dr. Alick Wang | Embolization of the middle meningeal artery for chronic subdural hematoma: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |
| Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Tori Lenet | Defining appropriate intraoperative patient blood management strategies in non-cardiac surgery: The Ottawa Intraoperative Transfusion Consensus |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Julian Wang | Capacitive coupling in electrosurgery causes current loss with pinch burning |
Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Rajajee Selvam | Planetary Health Education For Residents – An Integrative Approach Through Quality Improvement |
J.P. Collins Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Ryan Sandarage | Human spinal cord stem cells exhibit reduced oligodendrogenesis compared to rodents |
Best Quality Improvement Research Presentation | Dr. Hilalion (San) Ahn | A scoping review: should tap water instead of sterile water be used for endoscopy of the colon and rectum? |
Best Medical Student Presentation | Kameela Alibhai | ‘Why didn’t you call me?’: Factors junior learners consider when deciding whether to call their supervisor |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Jeremy (King Hei) Lee | Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in underrepresented in medicine (URiM) residents: where are we and what now? |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Jacob Hardy | Retrospective evaluation of outcomes of patients with closed phalangeal or metacarpal fractures treated with permanent hardware fixation in an ambulatory clinic setting |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Diego Daniel Pereira | Assessing the quality of reporting on quality improvement initiatives in plastic surgery – A systematic review |
| Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Jacob Hardy | Mastectomy Incision Design in Immediate Breast Reconstruction: Quality-of-Life and Surgical Outcomes |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Diego Daniel Pereira | Lymphovenous bypass for immediate lymphatic reconstruction in breast cancer patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection: An interim analysis |
Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Janine Hsu | Prototype of a New Interactive Platform to Assess Resident Progress under the Competency Based Medical Education |
J.P. Collins Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Abdullah AlDuwaisan | Histologic analysis of a prosthetic joint infection hip rat model can differentiate between an acute and a chronic infection |
Best Quality Improvement Research Presentation | Dr. Daniel Jones | Multicentre Positive Deviance Seminar to Generate Best Practice Recommendations to Reduce Anastomotic Leak and Length of Stay for Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy |
Best Medical Student Presentation | Sadek Mowakke | Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery Versus Lumpectomy: Evaluating Oncological Outcomes and Surgical Complications in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. San Ahn | Accuracy of point of care testing devices for hemoglobin in the operating room: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Stephanie Antoniades | A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Conventional Double-Row with Suture Bridge Fixation in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Andrew Amenyogbe | A survey of physician perception and practices regarding pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis during chemotherapy for bladder cancer |
| Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Ming Hao Guo | The ARCH (Arch Reconstruction under Circulatory arrest with Hypothermia) Score: Development and internal validation of a risk score for patients undergoing aortic arch surgery |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Ryan McLarty | Evaluation of financial toxicity in Canadian patients undergoing radical cystectomy |
Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Chelsea Towaij | Trust me, I know them: Assessing interpersonal bias in residency interviews |
J.P. Collins Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Andre B. Martel | Targeting CD155 on Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells to prevent postoperative immune suppression in cancer patients |
Best Quality Improvement Research Presentation | Dr. Ravi Kumar | Performance feedback may not improve radical prostatectomy outcomes: The Surgical Report Card (SuRep) Study |
Best Medical Student Presentation | Chanhee Seo | Utility of angiographic metrics of perfusion as a predictor of successful endovascular revascularization of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Rajajee Selvam | Redefining the role of routine postoperative bloodwork following uncomplicated bariatric surgery |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Alicia Kerrigan | The Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Burden: Can Modification of Referral Criteria Help Alleviate Departmental Strain? |
Outstanding Poster | Dr. Aziza Al Rawahi | Association with surgical technique and recurrence after laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia: a single center experience |
| Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Mark Rockley | Intraoperative simultaneous limb perfusion monitoring (INSTANT) study |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Shira Strauss | Revascularization versus best medical therapy for the management of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in females: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
Best Education Research Presentation (TIE) | Dr. Jessica Rabski | Competency-Based Resident Evaluations: Neurosurgical Faculty Perspectives on Feasibility |
Best Education Research Presentation (TIE) | Dr. Alicia Rosenzveig | Assessing self-awareness in general surgery applicants: an insight into interview performance |
Best Quality Improvement Research Presentation | Dr. Marie-Claude Magnan | The Standardization of Post - operative Analgesic Prescriptions to Reduce Opioid Use in Outpatient Spine Surgical Procedures |
Best Medical Student Presentation | Céline Sayed | Implementation of ‘CODE AAA’ expedites management of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm |
Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Laura Baker | Phlebotomy resulting in controlled hypovolemia to prevent blood loss in major hepatic resections (PRICE-1): a feasibility randomized controlled trial |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Derek Roberts | Type of Anesthesia For Lower Extremity Arterial Revascularization Surgery: A Population-Based Comparative Effectiveness Study |
John P. Collins Award for Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Thomas Skinner | Novel cooling device for kidney transplant surgery |
Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Nada Gawad | My On Call (MOC) Pager App: Practicing and assessing safe clinical decision-making |
Best QI Research Presentation | Dr. James Ross | Reducing surgical site infections in patients undergoing radical cystectomy using wound protection |
Best Translational Research Poster | Dr. Diana Ghinda | Electrophysiological signature of tumoral tissue from frequency and time frequency analysis of intra-operative electrocorticography during awake craniotomy |
Best Quality Improvement Poster | Dr. Richard Gilbert | Improving the identification and treatment of pre-operative anemia in patients undergoing elective bowel resection |
Best Education Research Poster | Dr. Julia Younan | Comparing two approaches to residency application file review |
Best Clinical Research Poster | Dr. Andrew Adamczyk | The Ottawa Pelvic Fracture Protocol? A 5-year review of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures at The Ottawa Hospital |
Best Medical Student Research Poster | Heidi Li | Symptomatic bowel complications in metastatic cancer patients: Comparison of surgical vs medical outcomes and development of a prediction model for successful surgical palliation |
Achiever Award | Dr. Fady Balaa | General Surgery |
Leadership Award | Dr. Richard Moulton | Neurosurgery |
Excellence in Teaching Award | Dr. Sudhir Nagpal | Vascular Surgery |
Excellence in Teaching Award | Dr. Braden Gammon | Orthopaedic Surgery |
Farid Shamji for Outstanding Resident Teacher Award | Dr. James Holden | General Surgery |
Farid Shamji for Outstanding Resident Teacher Award | Dr. Alexandre Tran | General Surgery |
Farid Shamji for Outstanding Resident Teacher Award | Dr. Matthew Mosseler | General Surgery |
Phoenix Award for Outstanding Commitment to Community Service | Dr. Sean Bennett | General Surgery |
Award | Awardee | Title |
|---|---|---|
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Ritesh Kumar | The molecular subtype of Primary Glioblastoma cells correlates with response to therapeutic agents that induce apoptosis or senescence. |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Shira Strauss | Ultrasound surveillance following carotid endarterectomy (CEA): Prudent or pointless? |
John P. Collins Award for Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Andre Martel | Surgical Stress Suppresses Natural Killer Cell IFNγ Release in Colorectal Cancer Patients |
Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Nada Gawad | Assessing decision-making skills in surgery: collecting validity evidence for the Script Concordance Test |
Best Translational Research Poster | Dr. Luke Witherspoon | Artificial Intelligence in manuscript analysis: using machine learning to automate the peer review process |
Best Quality Improvement Poster | Dr. Alexandre Tran | Predictors of in-hospital mortality among surgical patients requiring rapid response team activation: Identifying opportunities for earlier transfer to higher acuity units |
Best Education Research Poster | Dr. Andrew Adamczyk | Impact of program specific E-Learning modules on surgical skill and knowledge acquisition in the setting of a junior arthroplasty rotation: The University of Ottawa Experience |
Best Clinical Research Poster | Dr. Laurence Dufresne | Ankle-brachial index measurement with an automated blood pressure device: Is it accurate? |
Best Medical Student Research Poster | Aneesh Karir | Pelvic reconstruction with vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap versus gracilis muscle flap: an outcomes analysis |
Leadership Award | Dr. Murray Allen | Plastic Surgery |
Leadership Award | Dr. J Stuart Oake | Urology (former Vice Chair - Education) |
Leadership Award | Dr. Shaheer Tadros | General Surgery |
Best Staff Teacher Award | Dr. Prasad Jetty | Vascular Surgery |
Best Staff Teacher Award | Dr. Maher Matar | General Surgery |
Farid Shamji Resident Teacher Awards | Dr. Negar Ahmadi | General Surgery |
Farid Shamji Resident Teacher Awards | Dr. Melissa Hanson | General Surgery |
Farid Shamji Resident Teacher Awards | Dr. Kristen McAlpine | Urology |
Phoenix Award for Community Outreach | Dr. Caitlin Champion | General Surgery |
Award | Awardee | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
Farid Shamji Award for Best Resident Teacher | Dr. Laura Baker | General Surgery | |
Farid Shamji Award for Best Resident Teacher | Dr. Ian Grant | General Surgery | |
Farid Shamji Award for Best Resident Teacher | Dr. Joe Sadek | General Surgery | |
Award for Best Surgical Teacher | Dr Paul Hendry | Cardiac Surgery | |
Award for Best Surgical Teacher | Dr Patrick James Villeneuve | Thoracic Surgery | |
W.E. Collins Award for Best Research Presentation | Dr. Lisa Howard | Early Healing Following Pre-operative Trephination: Results From a Randomized, Controlled Trial | |
Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Research Presentation | Dr. Ivan Kamikovski | Investigating the Feasibility of Using Bacteriophages as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Patients with Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection | |
John P. Collins Award for Best Translational Research Presentation | Dr. Hadi Toeg | The Effect of Ventriculo-aortic Junction Dilatation on Aortic Insufficiency | |
Best Education Research Presentation | Dr. Laurence Dufresne | Break out of the classroom: The use of escape rooms as an alternative learning strategy for surgical education | |
Best Clinical Research Poster | Dr. Paul Jamieson | A prospective cohort study assessing the development of cam femoroacetabular impingement morphology | |
Best Quality Improvement Research Poster | Dr. Patrick T Anderson | Potential for cost-savings through urologic medication prescribing habits in Ontario | |
Best Education Research Poster | Dr. Akshay (Shay) Seth | Learning new skills in practice: How surgeons adopt and implement new procedures | |
Best Medical Student Research Poster | Kara Nadeau | Retaining smokers in a smoking cessation program: Implementation of a novel evidence based smoking cessation program in an outpatient surgery clinic |
The Department of Surgery Research Half Day celebrates research excellence and includes a research personnel session, faculty research presentations, annual research excellence awards (including faculty, research personnel, research mentorship recognition awards), and a live grant competition (Wolves’ Den). It is held annually and usually coincides with the departmental holiday party in late November / early December.
All are welcome (Staff, Residents, Research Personnel, and Students)
Save the Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at the Fustanellas Auditorium from 12:30 to 17:00 pm.
1) Research Personnel Session: This is opportunity for our Research Personnel to be highlighted and for us to learn from these experts. Please find the details in the schedule below.
2) Faculty Session: Each year, we are able to learn from our outstanding surgeons, as well as experienced researchers from outside the department. Please find the details in the schedule below.
3) Wolves' Den - Live Grant Competition: The Wolves' Den is held annually at the Research Half Day. Surgeons in our department enter the Wolves' Den and present their research to the Surgical Wolves. A rapid-fire question and answer session, audience voting, and deliberation by the Surgical Wolves determine who will be win the grant. For a full description of the Wolves' Den competition, view our Wolves' Den Grant page. For all grants, click on the grants page.
4) Research Excellence Awards: Nominations will be due November 1 annually.
The Research Awards are peer-nominated awards that recognize contributions made by members of our department, under three categories:
Letters of nomination should outline:
Why you believe that your nominee is a candidate for the award
How their work aligns with theDoS Research Vision and Values
Specific examples of their contribution(s)
| Year | Researcher of the Year | Research Mentor of the Year | Research Personnel of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TBA | Dr. Luke Lavallee | Katie McIlquham |
| 2022 | Dr. George Grammatopoulos | Dr. Donna Maziak | David Yuchnin |
| 2021 | Dr. Angel Arnaout | Dr. Paul Beaule | Holly Livock |
| 2020 | Dr. Andrew Seely | Dr. Prasad Jetty | Dr. Michael Kennedy |
| 2019 | Dr. Rodney Breau | Dr. Guillaume Martel | Caitlin Anstee |
| 2018 | Dr. Rebecca Auer | Dr. Peter Lapner | Johanna Dobransky |
| 2017 | Dr. Marc Ruel | Andrea Marie Ibrahim & Dr. Christiano Tanese de Souza |
Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies and organizations showcasing innovative products and services that promote exceptional patient care across any of the surgical specialties. Contact our departmental research staff for more information.
