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Awards & News

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2024 Best Oral Presentation 

Kate Kazlovich,

PhD Candidate

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May, 2024

Congratulations to Kate on receiving the Best Oral Presentation on her presentation on "Efficacy Evaluation of the Remote Surgical Skill Training with the Marshall Ill Thoracic Surgery Simulation Training Kit" at the Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference. 

2024 Translational Research E-Poster Presentation Award 

Dr. Fumi Yokote,

MD, PhD

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May, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Yokote on receiving the Translational Research Award on her e-Poster titled "A Novel Technique for Accurate Small Lung Tumor Localization Using the MOLLI System" at the 50th annual Gallie Day.  

U of T Engineering 150 Fall Video Series: Pursuit

Kate Kazlovich

PhD candidate

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November, 2023

Congratulations to Kate Kazlovich in being featured in the U of T 150 years of Engineering video for her contributions in Thoracic surgery medical education. 

Click here to watch the video!

Wildcat Graduate Scholarship

Andrew Effat,

PhD candidate

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August, 2023

Congratulations to Andrew for receiving the Wildcat Graduate Scholarship to support his thesis project.

Poster of Excellence Award

Andrew Effat,

PhD candidate

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July, 2023

Congratulations to Andrew for receiving the Poster of Excellence Award at the 18th International Photodynamic Association (IPA) World Congress for the poster: Investigating the Effects of a Temperature-dependent Photodynamic Dose: A Numerical Study.

Best Poster Presentation Award 


Dr. Shinsuke Kitazawa,

MD, PhD

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June, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Kitazawa on receiving the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 31st European Association of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting on his presentation titled: Feasibility of computed tomography-derived surgical margin assessment in ex-vivo porcine sublobar lung resection model.

Best Clinical Engineering Poster

Andrew Effat,

PhD candidate

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June, 2022

Congratulations to Andrew for receiving the Best Clinical Engineering Poster at the Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference (ToBE) for the poster: Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy of Lung Lesions Near Large Vessels: A Numerical Study.

Mary Gertrude I'Anson Scholarship

Andrew Effat,

PhD candidate

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August, 2021

Congratulations to Andrew for receiving the Mary Gertrude I'Anson Scholarship to support his thesis project.

Queen Elizabeth II / Thomas Noakes Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology

Andrew Effat,

PhD candidate

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July, 2021

Congratulations to Andrew for receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology to support his thesis project.

Whitebread Scholarship Fund: Dr. Jesse Keshin Graduate Student award

Andrew Effat,

PhD candidate

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July, 2021

Congratulations to Andrew for receiving the Dr. Jesse Keshin Graduate Student Award to support his thesis project.

17th Annual Pearson Day Winner

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate

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May, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has won the best Basic Science Presentation Award on virtual 17th Annual Pearson Day.

2021 Gallie Bateman Award

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate

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May, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has received Gallie Bateman Award for his SSTP E-Poster Presentation.

 The 21st World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Video Festival Award

Dr. Tsukasa Ishiwata,

MD, PhD 

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Nov, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Tsukaza who has received The Best Scientific Content for the 21st World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Video Festival Award.

Hold’em for Life Clinician Scientist Awards

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate

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July, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has received Hold'em for Life Clinician Scientist Award, a 2-year scholarship (2020-2022) for his Thesis Project on Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping.

CIHR Doctoral Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate

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May, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has received CIHR Doctoral Award and a 3-year scholarship (2020-2023) for his Thesis Project on Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping.

James and Mari Rutka Surgeon Scientist Training Program Scholarship Award

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate
(General Surgery Resident, Toronto)

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April, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has received Scientist Training Program Scholarship Award for his Thesis Project on Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping.

3rd Japan Medical Research and Development Grand Prize The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award

Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku,

MD, PhD

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January, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Yasufuku who has received the Grand Prize from the Minister of Health, Japan for developing EBUS-TBNA system.

 The Chris Bolliger Award

Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku,

MD, PhD

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October, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Yasufuku who has received The Chris Bolliger Award for his research on “Flexible 19-Gauge Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Needle: First Experience, Respiration".

CHEST Educator Designation

Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku,

MD, PhD

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October, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Yasufuku who has been distinguished as a CHEST Educator Designation by The American College of Chest Physicians International Conference.

Prestigious TGHRI Postdoctoral Fellow Award

Dr. Tsukasa Ishiwata,

MD, PhD

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2019

Congratulations to Dr. Tsukasa who has received the Prestigious TGHRI Postdoctorial Fellow Award for his research achievement on "The establishment of Transbronchial Photothermal Therapy for Lung Cancer"

Margaret and Nicholas Fodor Fellowship

Andrew Effat​,

PhD candidate

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2017

Congratulations to Andrew who has received the Margaret and Nicholas Fodor Fellowship for his Academic Achievement in Graduate studies of Biomaterial & Biomedical Engineering.

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate

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2017

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for his Thesis Project on Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping.

Ministry of Health Clinician Investigator Program Fellowship

Dr. Alexander Gregor,

MD, PhD candidate

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2017

Congratulations to Dr. Gregor who has received the Ministry of Health Clinician Investigator Program Fellowship for his Thesis Project on Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping.

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