
Celebration of Excellence 2022
Help us recognize the Cumming School of Medicine's
award winners of 2021.
14th Annual Celebration of Excellence
Each year, the Cumming School Medicine (CSM) recognizes the outstanding achievements and notable awards won by our faculty, staff and students. We are pleased to invite you to celebrate the CSM's 2021 award-winning achievements.
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. to noon
Location: The formal program will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Libin Lecture Theatre, Health Sciences Centre (HSC). This will be followed by a networking reception in the Health Research Innovation Centre (HRIC) atrium from 11 a.m. to noon.
Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
Distinguished Achievement Awards

Barry Bultz, Order of Canada

John Gilleard, Fellowship, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Medical, Education and Scientific Organization Awards

Rachel Ellaway, The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine
Gerald Zamponi, Canadian Pain Society, Distinguished Career Award

Aliya Kassam, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit

David Hogan, Canadian Medical Association Honorary Membership

Aaron Phillips, American Physiological Society, Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology and Medicine and Canadian Association for Neuroscience, Young Investigator Award

Lisa Barbera, Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, Gold Medalist for 2020

Samuel Lee, Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver, Gold Medal

Jose Monzon, Alberta Cancer Foundation, Research Rockstar

Helen Carlson, American Heart Association, Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award at the International Stroke Conference

Wallace MacNaughton, American Physiological Society, Fellowship

S. Monty Ghosh, University of Alberta, Alumni Horizon Award; Canadian Medical Association, Award for Young Leaders (Early Career); Alberta Medical Association Award for Compassionate Service

Sofia Ahmed, Canadian Medical Association, May Cohen Award for Women Mentors

Bijoy Menon, Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists

Frank Stahnisch, Royal Society of Canada, Jason A. Hannah Medal

Antoine Dufour, Canadian Society for Mass Spectometry, Young Investigator Award

Martina Kelly, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit

Jane Lemaire, Alberta Medical Association, Distinguished Service Award

Jonathan Gaudet, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Program Director of the Year

Juliet Guichon, Alberta Medical Association, Medal of Honor

Peter Jamieson, Alberta Medical Association, Member Emeritus Award
Roxanne Goldade, Alberta Medical Association, Long Service Award

Vera Krejcik, Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Ashok Muzumdar Memorial Award for Physicians with Disabilities

Gary Gelfand, Alberta Medical Association, Long Service Award

Sarah Hall, Alberta Medical Association, Long Service Award

Deborah Kurrasch, Alberta Science and Technology Foundation, Outstanding Woman in Innovation

Walter Herzog, Alberta Science and Technology Foundation, Researcher of the Year

Derek McKay, Crohn's and Colitis Canada, Finkelstein Award

James Silvius, Alberta Medical Association, Distinguished Service Award

Maitreyi Raman, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada & Pfizer Canada (Women Leaders in IBD), Outstanding Researcher Award

Thomas Stelfox, CIHR and Canadian Critical Care Society, Distinguished Lecturer in Critical Care Sciences

The Physician Learning Program Team | 2021 Medical Council of Canada’s Outstanding Achievement Award in the Evaluation of Clinical Competence

Darren Brenner, Alberta Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research, Early Career Award in Oncology Research

Gregory Cairncross, Alberta Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research, Lifetime Contribution

Linda Carlson, Alberta Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research, Research Excellence

Richard Ward, Alberta Medical Association, Long-Service Award

Marco Gallo, Alberta Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research, Early Career Award in Biomedical Cancer Research
Community and Service Awards

Nils Forkert, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Avenue Magazine/Redpoint Media

Jason Weatherald, Avenue Magazine Top 40 Under 40

S. Monty Ghosh, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40

Zahra Goodarzi, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40

Alexander McGirr, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Chris Landry, Redpoint Media

Karim Manji, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Redpoint Media

Victoria Hodgkinson, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Opal Photography Boutique and Executive Portraits

Devon Livingstone, Avenue Magazine Calgary Top 40 Under 40

Pere Santamaria, Canadian Immigrant Award, Top 25
Grant Kennedy, 20’ Compelling Calgarian, Calgary Herald 2021
University of Calgary Awards

Herman Barkema, Killam Research Excellence, University of Calgary
Carolyn Emery, Killam Annual Professorship, University of Calgary

Nicole Letourneau, Killam Annual Professorship, University of Calgary
CSM Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award

Aya Ebdalla, Black Medical Students Association

McNiel-Inyana Keri, Black Medical Students Association

Mursal Mohamud, Black Medical Students Association

Chidera Nwaroh, Black Medical Students Association