Surgery Clerkship Teaching Awards
At the end of their surgery clerkship, clerks have the opportunity to nominate the faculty and resident teachers who have made a positive impact on their learning. The Surgery Clerkship Teaching Awards are voted by the clinical clerks in recognition of outstanding faculty and resident teaching at both the London and Windsor sites.
Award Winners for the 2023-2024 Clerkship
Overall Division Awards
Cardiac Surgery
Residents: Dr. Fadi Hage
Faculty: Dr. Dave Nagpal
General Surgery
Resident: Dr. Chris Zhang
Faculty: Dr. Patrick Colquhoun
Orthopaedic Surgery
Resident: Dr. Brandon Herrington
Faculty: Dr. Assaf Kadar and Dr. Kevin Morash
Paediatric Surgery
Faculty: Dr. Natashia Seemann
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Resident: Dr. Valera Castanov
Faculty: Dr. Andrew Simpson
Thoracic Surgery
Faculty: Dr. Mehdi Qiabi
Urology
Resident: Dr. Victoria Turnbull
Faculty: Dr. Melissa Huynh
Vascular Surgery
Resident: Dr. Rhiannon Tracey
Faculty: Dr. Shane Smith
London Surgery Clerkship Faculty Award for Excellence in Surgical Education
Dr. Andrew Simpson
Dr. Murray Girotti Teaching Award
Dr. Chris Zhang
Community General Surgery Faculty Award for Excellence in Surgical Education
Dr. Rob Black, St. Thomas
Overall Selective Departmental Winners
Neurosurgery
Resident: Dr. Amirti Vivekanandan
Ophthalmology
Faculty: Dr. Yiannis Iordanous
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Resident: Dr. Sarah Zahabi
Faculty: Dr. Josee Paradis
Outstanding Allied Health Professional Teachers in London
Ashley Ahuja (Nurse Practitioner, General Surgery Ward – UH
Sonia Carey (Nurse, Paediatric General Surgery Ward – VH)
Windsor Surgery Clerkship Faculty Award for Excellence in Surgical Education
Dr. Tom Deklaj, Urology
Overall Division Award Winners per Windsor Service
General Surgery
Faculty: Dr. Takeshi Takahashi
Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty: Dr. Stuart Bisland
Urology
Faculty: Dr. Tom Deklaj
Outstanding Allied Health Professional Teacher in Windsor
Joanne Rondeau, General Surgery Perioperative Nurse
