Dr. Ed Brecevic Award
Dr. Ed Brecevic (UWO class of 2001) was a third year resident in the radiation oncology residency program at Western University when he was killed in an automobile accident on December 7, 2003. He was only 31 at the time of his death, and was an outstanding resident who was known and well regarded for his compassionate care for patients and their families.
Throughout his medical school training, and into his residency, he was a strong patient advocate who stayed late most days caring for his patients, and worked tirelessly to ensure they received the best care possible. The majority of medical services that he rotated with hoped that he would switch fields to work for them instead, but his first love was to treat cancer patients and their families.
To honor him, this award was created in 2007 for those medical students and residents in any area of medicine who best exemplify his love and passion for outstanding patient care and advocacy.
Nominations are accepted every spring and are veted by a small committee who knew Dr. Brecevic well, and the awardee is announced in the summer/early fall.
Dr. Ed Brecevic Awardees:
2007 Dr. Lauren Vanderspek
2008 Dr. Sapna Sharma
2009 Dr. Jordan Glickman & Dr. Mario Francispragasam
2010 Dr. Abhi Hallock
2011 Dr. Vikram Velker
2012 Dr. Jasbir Jaswal
2013 Dr. Vikram Velker & Dr. Davy Tawadrous
2014 Dr. Simit Bains
2015 Dr. Eric Fifield
2016 Dr. Tina Zhang, Dr. Tehmina Ahmad, & Dr. Erin Wiley
2017 Dr. Mary Mathews
2018 Dr. Rishad Khan
2019 Dr. Rohann Correa & Dr. Daniel Breadner
2020 Dr. Andrew Arifin
2021 Dr. Beatrice Preti
2022 Dr. Terence Tang
2023 Dr. Tian Xiao
