Celebration of Excellence 2026
Help us recognize the Cumming School of Medicine’s award winners of 2025
Distinguished Award Winners
Sumantra Monty Ghosh, Governor General's Innovation Award
Valerie Taylor, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Fellowship
Robert Quinn, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Fellowship
Mary Brindle, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Fellowship
Bruce Pike, Royal Society of Canada, Fellowship
Frank Stahnisch, Royal Society of Canada, Fellowship
Chad Bousman, Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists
Karl Tomm, The Governor General of Canada, Member of the Order of Canada
Medical, Education, and Scientific Organization Awards
Anthony Seto, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Recognition of Excellence and Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit
Braedon McDonald, Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Bhagirath Singh Early Career Prize in Infection and Immunity
Antonia Morris, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Recognition of Excellence
Mehwish Warsi, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Recognition of Excellence
Janice Pasieka, Government of Alberta, Dr. Peter B. R. Allen Lifetime Achievement Award in Health
Subrata (Monty) Ghosh, Community-Based Research Canada, Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership Award
Ward Flemons, Canadian Medical Association, Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics and Professionalism
Claire Barber, Alberta Innovates, Health Innovation Award, Health System Innovation Champion
Steven Boyd, Arthritis Society of Canada, Top 10 Research Advances
Sarah Manske, Arthritis Society of Canada, Top 10 Research Advances
Irene Ma, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Clinical Teacher Award
Erin Brennand, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, May Cohen Equity, Diversity, and Gender Award and American Urogynecologic Society, Raymond A. Lee Lectureship
Jane Lemaire, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Wellness Award
Nathalie Jette, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Clinician-Scientist Award
Rachel Ellaway, Association for the Study of Medical Education, Gold Medal
Julie Kromm, Canadian Association of Medical Education, Meridith Marks New Educator Award and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Early Career Leadership Award in Medical Education
Zarah Goodarzi, Canadian Geriatrics Society, Janet McElhaney Mid-Career Research Award
Mary Brindle, Canadian Undergraduate Surgical Education Committee, Outstanding Postgraduate Surgical Education Award
Juliet Guichon, Massey College, Adrienne Clarkson Laureateship
Christopher Novak, Canadian Paediatric Society, Early Career Pediatrician Award
Lara Leijser, Canadian Paediatric Society, Emerging Leader in Neonatology
Nicole Johnson, Canadian Paediatric Society, Michel Weber Education Award
William (Bill) Stell, State University of New York College of Optometry, Honorary Doctor of Science
Charlene Lyndon, Health Quality Council of Alberta, Patient Innovation Award
Kara Nerenberg, Canadian Women’s Heart, Brain and Vascular Health, Mid-Career Investigator Award
Stephen Freedman, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada, Amy Plint Mentorship Award
Antoine Dufour, Oswego Alumni Association, Distinguished Alumnus Award
Oluwabukola Salami, University of Windsor, Alumni Award of Merit; Children’s Healthcare Canada, EDI Excellence Award; Canadian Association for Global Health, Vic Neufeld Mentorship Award in Global Health
Richard Leigh, Canadian Thoracic Society, Distinguished Lecture Award in Respiratory Sciences
Allison Brown, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit
Lisa Welikovitch, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Women in Cardiovascular Medicine/Science Mentorship Award
Erika Vorhies, Canadian Association for Medical Education, Certificate of Merit
Stephen Congly, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Fellowship
Joseph Dort, Alberta Medical Association, Medal for Distinguished Service
Amy Metcalfe, Alberta Medical Association, Medal of Honor
Lynne Robertson, Canadian Dermatology Association, Practitioner of the Year
David Campbell, Diabetes Canada and CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes - Early Career Researcher Partnership Award and Government of Alberta, Dr. William Cochrane Health System Innovation Award
Prisca Kizito, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, RCCI M. Andrew Padmos International Collaboration Award (Team Award)
Andrew Battison, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, RCCI M. Andrew Padmos International Collaboration Award (Team Award)
Margriet Greidanus, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, RCCI M. Andrew Padmos International Collaboration Award (Team Award)
Kathryn Birnie, Canadian Institutes of Health Research - IMHA, Inclusive Patient Engagement Prize
Jonathan Somerville, Alberta Medical Association, Medal for Excellence and Achievement in Rural/Remote Medicine
Heather Armson, Alberta Medical Association, Medal for Distinguished Service
Vesta Michelle Warren, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Family Physician of the Year Award
Amanda Wang, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Outstanding New Professional Award
Lee Rehak, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Recognition of Excellence
Omid Pour-ahmadi, Alberta College of Family Physicians, Recognition of Excellence
Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging, Betty Havens Prize in Knowledge Mobilization
Calgary Stroke Team, Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation (ASTech), Research Team of the Year
Community Awards
Serena Orr, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Joe Kendal, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40
David Langelier, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Leah Mayo, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Adam Muzychuk, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Ana Nikolic, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40
Tito Daodu, WXN’s Global Alliance for Inclusive Leadership, Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 (Professional)
Ranita Manocha, South Asian Inspiration Awards, Outstanding Achievement in STEEM
Nicole Johnson, Canada International Black Women of Excellence, Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch
Julie McKeen and Peter Sargious, Diabetes Canada, National Advocacy Leadership Award
David Campbell, Diabetes Canada, Innovator Award
Arthur Clark, City of Calgary, Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Award
Lisa Welikovitch, WXN’s Global Alliance for Inclusive Leadership (GAIL) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 (Professional)
Oluwabukola Salami, Government of Alberta, Alberta Immigrant Impact Award – Career and Academic Contributions
Cody Dunne, Citizen CPR Foundation, Top 40 Under 40 Award
Marvin Fritzler, Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 7 Over 70 Award
University of Calgary Awards
Cheryl Barnabe, Killam Annual Professorship
Suzanne Tough, Killam Annual Professorship
Marcello Tonelli, Order of the University of Calgary
Pamela Roach, Killam Emerging Research Leader Award and Grant
Fabiola Aparicio-Ting, McCaig-Killam Teaching Award
Chantelle Zimmer, University of Calgary EDIA Award for 2025 in the Management and Professional category
Tyler Williamson, Arch Awards
Hude Quan, Arch Awards
Jessalyn Holodinsky - Students' Union teaching excellence award, Cumming School of Medicine Award
Meaghan Edwards, Students' Union teaching excellence award, Cumming School of Medicine Award
Cam Teskey, Students' Union honourable mention, Cumming School of Medicine
Cumming School of Medicine Awards
Vithya Gnanakumar, Undergraduate Medical Education
Julia Haber, Postgraduate Clinical Education
Gordon McNeil, Continuing Medical Education
Ronak Kapadia, Long Term Education Contributions
Collin Luk, Research (Basic Science)
Eliana Castillo, Research (Clinical)
Geoffrey Gotto, Research (Clinical)
Ranita Manocha, Research (Clinical)
Amy Metcalfe, Cumming School of Medicine Alumni of Distinction Awards, Research
Ian Walker, Cumming School of Medicine Alumni of Distinction Awards, Education
Garnet Cummings, Cumming School of Medicine Alumni of Distinction Awards, Service
Student Awards
Nikhil Srivalsan, Avenue Magazine, Top 20 under 20
Branavan Manoranjan, Alberta Neurosurgical Society - Basic Science Research Award
Runze Yang, Alberta Neurosurgical Society - Basic Science Research Award
Jenna Mann, Alberta Neurosurgical Society - Clinical Research Award
Laurel Ford, 2025 Rural Medical Student Awards
Adam Guthrie, 2025 Rural Medical Student Awards
Janelle Wai, 2025 Dr. Chuck Carson Memorial Endowment
Isabelle Poitras, Banting Postdoctoral Researchers 2024-2025
Arazdeep Minhas, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Jessica Scheufen, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Madison Fullerton, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Zainab Khan, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Eddie Guo - CMA Award for Young Leaders (student)
Chaten Jessel - Dr. Brian Brodie Organizational Leadership Development Award (student)
Katarzyna Dudek, Killam Postdoctoral Laureates
Isabelle Poitras, Killam Postdoctoral Laureates
Kapilan Panchendrabose, 2025 Family Medicine Resident Leadership, Alberta College of Family Physicians
Erin Zader, Student Leadership Rising Star Award, Alberta College of Family Physicians
Megan Kinzel, 2025 Killam First Year Predoctoral Laureates
Anees Bahji, 2025 Killam Second Year Predoctoral Laureates
Eddie Guo, Alberta's Top 30 Under 30, Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC)
Staff Awards
Craig Doram, Service to People and Partners
Janice Mackay, Service to People and Partners
Sarah Ashton, Service to People and Partners
Kelly Larkin-Kaiser, Service to People and Partners
Sabine Mortiz, Operational Excellence
Bronwen Parry, Operational Excellence
Lori Grant, Operational Excellence
Jennifer Dotchin, Operational Excellence
Jennifer Gilroy, Operational Excellence
Crystal Boisselle, Operational Excellence