Awards & Honours

Professor Avrum Gotlieb, interim vice-dean, Graduate & Life Sciences Education, has been honoured with the Association of Pathology Chairs’ Distinguished Service Award for his influence as a leader and mentor in the field of cardiovascular pathology and his commitment to medical education at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.

Professor Linda McGillis Hall, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is the recipient of Bloomberg Nursing’s inaugural Kathleen Russell Distinguished Professor Award. McGillis Hall will continue to build academic, healthcare, policy, and stakeholder partnerships and extend the Faculty’s collaborative partnerships with international nursing health systems researchers.

Professor Paul Santerre, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, has won the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's Synergy Innovation Award. Santerre is the founder and chief scientific officer of Interface Biologics Inc., which develops polymer technology to make medical devices safer and more effective.

Professor Milica Radisic, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Radisic is a leader in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and has achieved international recognition for developing patches of engineered tissue that mimic a beating heart.

Professor Izzeldin Abuelaish, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Abuelaish is an internationally recognized human rights and peace activist devoted to advancing health and education for women and girls in the Middle East.