2023 Annual General Meeting

The University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology (UTDRO) is thrilled to share the remarkable time we had at the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The AGM was not just a meeting, but a celebration of excellence and achievements among our outstanding faculty members within our department.

We are deeply grateful to our exceptional co-hosts, Michelle Nielsen and Dr. Andrew McPartlin as well as our key speakers, Dr. Laura Dawson, Dr. Eileen Rakovitch, Dr. May Tsao, Dr. Mike Milosevic, and Dr. Fei-Fei Liu, whose commitment and enthusiasm played a pivotal role in making the AGM a resounding success. Their leadership and dedication set the stage for the event and exceeded all expectations.

With that being said, we would like to invite everyone to join us in congratulating our newly appointed faculty, faculty who have earned a senior promotion, and lastly, all of our UTDRO award winners listed below from our 2023 Annual General Meeting!

New Appointments

• Muhammad Nauman Malik
• Annie Hsu
• Jennifer Kwan
• Joanna Javor
• Catherine Vanderwater
• David Kirsch
• Yat Tsang
• Michelle Nielsen
• Humza Nusrat
• Dana Keilty

Senior Promotions

• Ali Hosni
• David Shultz
• William Tran
• Jillian Tsai
• Derek Tsang
• Robert Weersink

Award Winners

Leadership & Development Awards

• Cummings Educational Leadership Award – Cate Palmer
• Professional Leadership & CME Award
  • Richard Tsang
  • Barbara-Ann Millar

Education Awards – Medical Radiation Sciences Program

• Best Lecturer – James Loudon
• Excellence in Classroom Teaching – Zabin Mawji
• Excellence in Research Supervision – Kieng Tan

Education Awards – Undergraduate Medical Education  

• Outstanding Contribution to the Program – Charles Catton
• Best Clinical Teaching – Anne Koch

Education Awards – Postgraduate Medical Education     

• Advocacy and Leadership – Melanie Davidson
• Excellence in Research Supervision
  • Danielle Rodin
  • Rebecca Wong

Education Awards – Classroom Teaching Award

• Classroom Teaching Award
  • Amandeep Taggar
  • Eric Leung
  • Srinivas Raman

Research Awards

• Best Annual Research Performance – Derek Tsang
• Excellence in Research – Sophie Huang
• Excellence in Research Leadership – Arjun Sahgal

Rising Star Award

Rising Star Award – William Tran

Pamela Catton Award

Pamela Catton Award for Inter-Professional Education & Care – Lori Holden