Alumni Announcements

In an opinion piece for Mcleans, Drs. Jane Philpott, MD'84, and Danyaal Raza, MD'09, argue the Canadian government must seize the moment in support of national pharmacare.

Dr. Bob Bourne, MD’71, was honoured with a YMCA Peace Medal for his work in Ecuador providing hip replacement surgeries for patients with developmental hip dysplasia.

Matthew Cecchini, MD/PhD’14, was named to the Pathologist’s 2019 Power List, recognized as one of the industry’s top trailblazers.

Dr. Teresa Chan, MD’08, was appointed Assistant Dean of the program for faculty development for the Faculty of Health Sciences and McMaster University. 

Dr. Dave Davis, MD’67, published his first novel, “A Potter’s Tale.” He was recently featured in The Hamilton Spectator reflecting on his medical career and passion for writing.

Dr. Larry Kramer, MD’73, published “An Imperfect Healer: The Gifts of a Medical Life.” The book draws on his 40-year medical career.

Cynthia Qi, BMSc’19, received a gold medal in the category of Linguistics from The Undergraduate Awards, an international, cross-disciplinary competition.

Sukhmeet Sachal, MPH’18, was named a top 30 under 30 sustainability leader by Corporate Knights. 

Dr. Shawn Steele, DDS’05, was appointed Director of the Dentistry Surgical Care Unit at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.

Dr. Ali Tassi, MClD’07, was appointed Interim Program Director for Graduate Orthodontics at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.

Ontario College of Family Physicians, 2019 Award Recipients:

  • Reg L. Perkin Ontario Family Physician of the Year: Dr. Jocelyn Charles, MD’87
  • Award of Excellence: Dr. James Shaver, MD’83