Academic Achievements & Awards

Gerson-Sanders Award. Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine at the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Dr. Don Melady

International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2021 Best Paper Award. Drug treatments for COVID-19: A living systematic review and network meta-analysis. Dr. Shelley McLeod

International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2021 Best Paper - Evidence into Practice Award. Creation of a novel evaluation tool to manage conflicts of interest in clinical practice guideline panels. Dr. Shelley McLeod

Society of Academic Emergency Medicine 2021 Research Plenary. Venous thromboembolism in patients discharged from the emergency department with ankle fractures: A population-based cohort study. Dr. Keerat Grewal

The Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine Education Career Achievement Award.  This award recognizes someone who has made a significant and sustained contribution to education in the field of Geriatric EM education. Dr. Don Melady

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2021 Award for Medical Journalism. Dr. Catherine Varner

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2021 Research Plenary: The Best of Canadian EM Research (Plenary 2). Intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among anticoagulated elderly patients seen in the emergency department: A population-based cohort study. Dr. Keerat Grewal

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2021 Research Plenary: The Best of Canadian EM Research Top New Investigator Abstract Award. Intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among anticoagulated elderly patients seen in the emergency department: A population-based cohort study. Dr. Keerat Grewal

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2021 CanVECTOR Research Award. Venous thromboembolism in patients discharged from the emergency department with ankle fractures: A population-based cohort study. Dr. Keerat Grewal

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2021 Top Resident Research Award. Kang S, McLeod SL, Walsh C, Grewal K. Patient characteristics and outcomes associated with cancer diagnosis in the emergency department: A systematic review.

Member of the Ontario Health R5 Pandemic Response Table. Dr. Howard Ovens

Promotion to Full Professor in Emergency Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag

Department of Family and Community Medicine Award for Research Mentorship. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Shelley McLeod

Division of Emergency Medicine Award of Excellence in Emergency Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Dave Dushenski

Division of Emergency Medicine Award of Excellence for Excellence in Research/Quality Improvement in Emergency Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Shelley McLeod

Appointment to Assistant Professor. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, program of Clinical Epidemiology & Health Care Research, University of Toronto, Toronto. Dr. Shelley McLeod

Canadian Institutes of Health: Research Member of the College of Reviewers. In recognition of an accomplished research career, demonstrated track record of excellence, and dedication to peer review. Dr. Jacques Lee and Dr. Shelley McLeod