About Us Dr. Nicholas Pairaudeau Receives Award of Excellence June 30, 2010 Dr. David White Receives Award of Excellence
Dr. White received the award in recognition for his excellence in teaching and for his administrative roles at our hospital and with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in pandemic planning for community-based practices. The award was presented at the Annual Scientific Assembly of the Ontario College of Family Physicians on November 26, 2009. December 9, 2009 Drs.
Elyse Lackie and Kirsten Smith Recognized for Teaching Excellence Dr. Lackie received the 2009 Chair's Award for Undergraduate Teaching. It is presented to a faculty member who has a primary appointment in the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and who, within the first 10 years of their faculty appointment, has demonstrated a sustained interest in undergraduate education and has made a significant contribution to the Department's Undergraduate Education Program. Dr. Smith was presented with the 2009 Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of her contribution to the undergraduate education program at North York General Hospital. December 8, 2009
Dr. Titus Owolabi, Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Medical Director, Maternal Newborn Program, is the recipient of the 2009 Planet Africa Award for Professional Excellence. The award is presented to a professional in any field that Planet Africa
honours for outstanding achievement. Dr. Owolabi was selected for 1)
his medical leadership at NYGH and other hospitals; 2) establishing
a hospital in Nigeria, and 3) his lifelong service in medicine to the
community. Dr. Owolabi came to NYGH as Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology in
January 2000.
Dr. David Baron Elected President of Ontario
Association of Gastroenterology Strongly committed to educating other physicians in gastroenterology
and related areas, he is an examiner at the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada, course director at Mount Sinai’s update on digestive
diseases, and a course organizer for the OAG’s Scientific Session.
The award is presented annually to a psychiatric educator, who, in
responding to change or leading in new directions, makes a significant
contribution to undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing professional
or public education. Dr. Ungar received the award on August 29, 2009,
during CPA's 59th Annual Conference in St. John's. The Canadian
Psychiatric Association is the national voice for Canada's 4,100
psychiatrists and more than 600 psychiatric residents. The information is offered in a multitude of online learning formats including teleseminars, podcasts and YouTube video minutes. These minutes use a non-traditional infotainment approach to present mental health information and hopefully connect with people's everyday lives. Mental Health Minute has been well received by both the public and mental health professionals, and a number of front-line consumer-oriented mental health organizations have linked their websites to this public education site. Learn more about Dr.
Ungar and North York General Hospital's Mental
Health Program.
Highlighted as examples effective quality improvement initiatives are
our efforts to 1) improve patient flow in the emergency department;
2) reduce cancer wait times; and 3) ease the flow of patients from hospital
to long-term care. Our work has generated significant
media attention. Dr. Kathy Chun Receives American College of Medical Genetics Award North York General Hospital's Director of Cytogenetics and Molecular
Genetics, Dr. Kathy Chun, was awarded the 2009 Signature Genomic
Laboratories Travel Award at the American College of Medical Genetics
(ACMG) 2009 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting March 28, 2009. Dr.
Adrian Brown Recipient of Dr. Carl Nimrod Award The award is given annually to a Canadian OB/GYN
physician for an outstanding contribution to education. In selecting
the recipient, APOG also considers the recipient's enthusiasm and attitude
in the field of medical education. Since July 2006, Dr. Brown has been the Faculty of Medicine's Director
of Distributed Medical Education (DME) at the University of Toronto.
This role was created in 2006 to facilitate communication between the
University of Toronto's community partners and the Medical School and
promote the vision for distributed medical education at the University
of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. As Director, Dr. Brown has general
overall responsibility for the coordination and support of activities
related to the delivery of medical education in the University of Toronto's
community affiliated partner organizations. Dr.
Kevin Katz Appointed to Provincial Infectious Diseases
PIDAC was established by the Ministry of Health in 2004 to provide independent, specialized advice to the Chief Medical Officer of Health and the Ontario Ministry of Health on infectious disease matters. The committee plays an essential and specialized role as a single standing
source of expert advice on infectious diseases for Ontario.
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Dr.
David White, Chief of Family & Community Medicine and Program Medical
Director at North York General Hospital, is a recipient of the 2009
Awards of Excellence from the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
Dr.
Owolabi received the award at the Planet Africa Gala on October 24 in
Toronto. The mission of the Planet Africa Awards is “to identify and
recognize deserving individuals, organizations, businesses and agencies
that make a profound difference in the lives of people of African heritage.
This is done by honouring and celebrating their hard work, excellence
and professionalism. They are role models, especially for youngsters.”
Dr.
David Baron, North York General Hospital's Chief of Medicine and
Program Medical Director, was elected President of the Ontario Association
of Gastroenterology (OAG) for 2009-2010 at the Annual General Meeting
in Toronto on October 25. Dr. Baron is also Vice-Chair of our hospital's
Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and is an assistant professor at the
University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine. 
Association
(CPA). 
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