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, Drs. Laura Dawson, Eileen Rakovitch, May Tsao, Mike Milosevic, and 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 Annual General Meeting 2023!

New Appointments

• Muhammad Nauman Malik, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncologist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Annie Hsu, Assistant Professor, Medical Physcist and Associate Head of Medical Physics at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
• Jennifer Kwan, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncologist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Joanna Javor, Assistant Professor, Radiation Therapist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Catherine Vanderwater, Lecturer, Radiation Therapist at Royal Victoria Hospital
• David Kirsch, Professor, Radiation Oncologist and Director of Radiation Medicine Program (RMP)at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Yat Tsang, Associate Professor, Radiation Therapist and Director of Radiation Therapy at Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Michelle Nielsen, Assistant Professor, Medical Physicist at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
• Humza Nusrat, Assistant Professor, Medical Physicist at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
• Dana Keilty, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncologist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Senior Promotions

Associate Professor

• Ali Hosni, Radiation Oncologist Clinician Investigator at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• David Shultz, Radiation Oncologist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• William Tran, Radiation Therapist and Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
• Jillian Tsai, Radiation Oncologist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Derek Tsang, Radiation Oncologist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
• Robert Weersink, Medical Physicist and Clinician Scientist at UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

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Award Winners 2023

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

• 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 for Outstanding Research Potential

• William Tran

Pamela Catton Award for Inter-Professional Education & Care

• Lori Holden