Academic Merit Awards

The Department of Surgery Academic Merit Awards are a way for the Department to recognize the exemplary achievements of faculty members in four categories: Teacher/Educator; Researcher/Scientist; Service; and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization (EDID).

Recipients of the 2023 Academic Merit Awards

Teacher/Educator Merit Award

Dr. Jeff Hawel, General Surgery, Clinician Educator
Dr. Kevin Morash, Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinician Educator
Dr. Natashia Seemann, Paediatric Surgery, Clinician Researcher
Dr. Julie Ann Van Koughnett, Division of General Surgery, Clinician Educator

Researcher/Scientist Merit Award

Dr. Jennifer Bjazevic, Urology, Clinician Researcher
Dr. Ruby Grewal, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinician Researcher
Dr. Brent Lanting, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinician Researcher
Dr. Kelly Vogt, Division of General Surgery, Clinician Scientist

Service Merit Award

Dr. Dave Nagpal, Cardiac Surgery, Clinician Researcher
Dr. Stephen Pautler, Urology, Clinician Researcher

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization (EDID) Merit Award

Dr. Jeffrey Cambpell, Urology, Clinician Researcher