COS Awards for Excellence Recipients
| 2024 papers | 1st prize | Dominique Geoffrion (University of Montreal) Inflammatory tear cytokine levels in patients with Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 versus primary angle closure glaucoma |
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| 2nd prize | Winnie Yu (University of Toronto) Cataract surgery complications in individuals who previously received intravitreal injections: a population-based cohort analysis |
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| 3rd prize | Kanchan Sainani (University of Toronto) Evaluation of Visual Outcomes in Retinoblastoma Survivors and Determining Factors Predicting Failure of Vision Salvage |
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| 2024 posters | 1st prize | Ness Little (University of Toronto) Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Mediated Expression of Bcl-xL Attenuates Apoptosis in Human Corneal Endothelial Cells |
| 2nd prize | Chris Zajner (University of Western Ontario) Patterns of Extraocular Muscle Enlargement in Graves’ Disease and Acromegaly |
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| 3rd prize | Sheetal Pundir (McGill University) Concentration-Dependent Structural Effects of Pilocarpine on the Anterior Segment of the Eye |
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| 2023 papers | 1st prize | Lia Huo (University of Toronto) Sustained Release of Sh3-RdCVF to Rescue Cone Photoreceptor Death in Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| 2nd prize | Bryon McKay (University of Toronto) 2-Year Evaluation of Subretinal Fluid Drainage Techniques in Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Primary Rhegmatogenous RetinalDetachment (ELLIPSOID-2 Study) |
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| 3rd prize | Oluwadara Onasanya (University of Manitoba) The Incidence of post intravitreal injection endophthalmitis with and without anterior chamber paracentesis |
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| 2023 posters | 1st prize | Evan Michaelov (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry) A Randomized, Controlled Comparison of 180° vs. 360° Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Open Angle Glaucoma and Glaucoma Suspects |
| 2nd prize | Tina Felfeli (University of Toronto) Evaluating the Long-Term Biological Stability of Cytokine Biomarkers in Ocular Fluid Samples |
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| 3rd prize | Manlong Xu (University of Toronto) SLE patients may be more likely than RA patients to tolerate a high cumulative dose of hydroxychloroquine without developing retinopathy |
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| 2022 papers | 1st prize | Dr. Henry Liu Transfer Learning using Macular OCTA to Differentiate LHON Vasculature from Normal Vasculature |
| 2nd prize | Dr. Austin Pereira A Comparison of the Toronto Artificial Intelligence Model for Intraocular Lens Power Calculation to 12 Preoperative Cataract Formulas: A Preliminary Validation Study |
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| 3rd prize | Dr. Mariam Issa Ophthalmic Findings in Marginally Housed Women in a Canadian Urban City Dr. Raheem Remtulla Leveraging Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Visual Acuity Improvement in Response to Occlusion Therapy in Amblyopic Eyes. |
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| 2022 posters | 1st prize | Dr. James (Jake) Armstrong Corneal Hysteresis and Central Corneal Thickness: A Significant Association with SIBS Microshunt Surgical Outcomes |
| 2nd prize | Dr. Jonathan El-Khoury Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis versus Penetrating Keratoplasty following a Single Failed Corneal Graft |
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| 3rd prize | Dr. Jessica Cao Novel 63µm ab interno gelatin microstent versus conventional 45µm microstent: Early results |
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| 2021 papers | 1st prize | Tina Felfeli, University of Toronto The Virucidal Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine and Chlorhexidine Ophthalmic Solutions Against SARS-CoV-2 |
| 2nd prize | David J. Mathew, Toronto Western An improved chronic ocular hypertension circumlimbal suture model in rats |
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| 3rd prize | Dominique Geoffrion, McGill University Tear film cytokine profiles of Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 patients with and without glaucoma |
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| 2021 posters |
1st prize | Ali Salimi (McGill University), Mohamed Abu-Nada, Paul Harasymowycz Comparative Evaluation of Cataract Surgery with and without Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents in Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma: One-Year Results |
| 2nd prize | Susan Ruyu Qi (University of Laval), Roxanne Arsenault, Fayçal Zine-Eddine, Emily Boyer, Valérie Gagné, Anne-Sophie Allard-Bernard, Marie-Ève Légaré, Mathieu Mercier Immediately Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS): A Canadian Tertiary Care Centre Experience |
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| 3rd prize | Nolan Chem (University of British Columbia), Geoffrey Law, Simon Warner, Frederick Mikelberg Role of Corneal Hysteresis in Pigment Dispersion Syndrome |
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| 3rd prize | Saerom Youn (Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry), Stephanie Cote, Monali Malvankar, Cindy Hutnik. Machine learning and artificial intelligence based diagnosis of glaucoma: A systematic review and meta analysis |
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| 2020 papers | 1st prize | Carolina L. M. Francisconi, Dalhousie University Retina Displacement following Pneumatic Retinopexy vs Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (ALIGN STUDY) |
| 2nd prize | Yusuf Ahmed, University of Toronto Multi-centre comparison of the Toronto Portable Perimeter to the Humphrey Field Analyzer |
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| 3rd prize | Rachel Curtis, Queen’s University Smartphone compatible versus conventional ophthalmoscope; a randomized crossover educational trial |
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| 2020 posters | 1st prize | Angela (An Qi) Chang, Hong Liu, Ge Ge, Xinyi Li, Karin Luiza, Gordon Laurie, Wankei Wan, Cindy M. L. Hutnik Abstract #106 – Lacritin peptide (N-94) conjugated solid silica nanoparticles as a novel drug delivery system for dry eye disease |
| 2nd prize | Prem Nichani, Marko Popovic, Matthew B. Schlenker, Iqbal (Ike) Ahmed Abstract #33 – Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery: A selected review of landmark studies |
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| 2nd prize | Matthew Fung, James Armstrong, Cindy M. L. Hutnik Abstract #211 – Validation of a Bioartificial Tenon’s Capsule Tissue Model for High Throughput Novel Drug Testing |
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| 3rd prize | Siddharth Nath, Carl Shen, Alex Koziarz, Laura Banfield, Mark A. Fava, William G. Hodge Abstract #221 – Accelerated versus conventional corneal collagen cross-linking for corneal ectasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials |
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| 2019 papers | 1st prize | Jacob Rullo, Queen’s University Intraocular antibodies as a novel target for understanding and treating vascular diseases of the eye |
| 2nd prize | James J. Armstrong, University of Western Ontario Acetylation of COX-2: An immunoresolving therapy Alexander L. Pearson, University of Ottawa A large international study of LHON epidemiology |
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| 3rd prize | Jennifer L. Gao, Dalhousie University Comparison of the diagnostic sensitivity of macular ganglion cell layer thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness, and Bruch membrane opening-minimum rim width in detecting glaucoma |
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| 2019 posters | 1st prize | Jim T. Denstedt, University of Western Ontario Improving glaucoma surgery with the small molecule ALK-5 inhibitor SB-431542 |
| 2nd prize | Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato, Université de Montréal Long term visual outcomes of the Boston keratoprosthesis type I |
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| 3rd prize | Qinyuan (Alis) Xu, University of British Columbia Amyloid-ß localization in the human retina: Exploring potentials of early and non-invasive ocular detection of Alzheimer’s disease |
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| 2018 papers | 1st prize | Jordan Isenberg, Université de Montréal Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A (PPIA) – a novel biomarker of multi-episodic (recurrent) ocular toxoplasmosis |
| 2nd prize | James J. Armstrong, University of Western Ontario Acetylsalicylic acid reduces collagen contraction, remodelling and myofibroblast proliferation in Tenon’s Capsule tissue mimetic |
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| 3rd prize | Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato, University of Toronto The use of eyemasks for reducing neonatal stress following dilated retinal examination |
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| 2018 posters | 1st prize | Xinyi Li, University of Western Ontario Bioactive protein-conjugated silica nanoparticles as a drug delivery system for dry eye disease |
| 2nd prize | Jade Marie Lasiste, McGill University CITED1: A potential regulator of metastasis in uveal melanoma |
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| 3rd prize | Parnian Arjmand, University of Ottawa Fibrin glue and internal limiting membrane abrasion for optic disc pit maculopathy |
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| 2017 papers | 1st prize | Sina Khalili, University of Toronto The effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection on growth and organ development of the neonate: In-vivo study |
| 2nd prize | Victoria C. Leung, University of Toronto Corneal collagen cross-linking in the management of keratoconus in Canada: A cost-effectiveness analysis |
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| 3rd prize | Ioannis S. Dimopoulos, University of Alberta Gene therapy for choroideremia: Initial results |
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| 2017 posters | 1st prize | Jade M. Lasiste, McGill University Metformin inhibits survival, migration, and vascular endothelial growth factor production in uveal melanoma cells |
| 2nd prize | Carl Shen, McMaster University Fragility of results in randomized control trials in ophthalmology |
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| 3rd prize | Husayn Gulamhusein, McMaster University Standalone ab interno gelatin stent with MMC versus standalone trabeculectomy with MMC: Post-operative patient experience and healthcare utilization |
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| 2016 papers | 1st prize | Mark Seamone, Dalhousie University The role of VEGF-A in exogenous endophthalmitis: a potential target for immunomodulation |
| 2nd prize | Carl Shen, University of Toronto Characterization of changes in corneal endothelial cell density in early childhood |
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| 3rd prize | Alice Zhang, McGill University Choroideremia is a systemic disease with lymphocyte crystals and plasma lipid and RBC membrane abnormalities |
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| 2016 posters | 1st prize | Parnian Arjmand, University of Ottawa Flashes and floaters: a survey of Canadian ophthalmology residents’ practice patterns |
| 2nd prize | Stephanie Cote, University of Calgary Outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve mechanism removal |
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| 3rd prize | Yogesh Patodia, Western University Clinical effectiveness of currently available low-vision devices in glaucoma patients with moderate to severe vision loss |
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| 2015 papers | 1st prize | Manjool Shah, University of Toronto Use of a 45-µm ab-interno subconjunctival gel-stent with adjunctive mitomycin-C for the treatment of uncontrolled open angle glaucoma |
| 2nd prize | Julie Morin, Université de Montréal Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants treated with bevacizumab for severe retinopathy of prematurity |
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| 3rd prize | Gary Yau, Queen’s University The association of intraocular pressure on visual function in papilledema from idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
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| 2015 posters | 1st prize | Raageen Kanjee, University of Manitoba Six-year prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy and cost-effectiveness of teleophthalmology in Manitoba |
| 2nd prize | Adrian C. Tsang, University of Ottawa Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine retinopathy: a systematic review evaluating the multifocal electroretinogram as a screening test |
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| 3rd prize | Wendy (Wan) Wang, Western University The interaction of primary human trabecular meshwork cells with metal alloy candidates for micro-invasive glaucoma surgery |
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| 2014 papers | 1st prize | Yufeng (Nancy) Chen, University of Western Ontario Patient appropriate health literacy educational materials in ophthalmology |
| 2nd prize | Joshua Teichman, University of Ottawa Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of povidone-iodine in reducing bacterial load prior to cataract surgery when pre-treated with gel versus drops |
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| 3rd prize | Yiannis Iordanous, University of Western Ontario Cost-effectiveness analysis of iStent and phacoemulsification versus glaucoma medications in the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) |
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| 2014 posters | 1st prize | Caitlin Chang, University of Western Ontario The role of gap junctions in survival of mechanically stressed primary human trabecular meshwork cells |
| 2nd prize | Vasudha Gupta, McMaster University Safety evaluation of ocular drug delivery formulation: an in vivo approach |
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| 3rd prize | Swati Chavda, University of Western Ontario Quality of evidence for low vision rehabilitation in children |
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| 2013 papers | 1st prize | Talal Alabduljalil, University of Toronto Demonstration of anatomical development of the human macula within the first five years of life using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) |
| 2nd prize | Stephen Dorrepaal, University of Toronto Resistance of ocular flora to gatifloxacin in patients undergoing intravitreal injections – a case-control study |
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| 3rd prize | Nawaaz Nathoo, University of British Columbia Association between glaucoma, glaucoma therapies, and erectile dysfunction |
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| 2013 posters | 1st prize | Stephanie Kletke, McMaster University Educational and vision-assistive smartphone apps for patients: a quantitative evaluation |
| 2nd prize | Jay Ching-Chieh Wang, University of British Columbia Effects of CFH Y402H SNP, age and drusen on cytokine & growth factor levels in post-mortem human vitreous and retina |
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| 3rd prize | Victoria Leung, University of Toronto Investigating the relationship between socio-demographic factors and non-persistence with topical glaucoma medications |
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| 2012 abstracts | 1st prize | David Almeida, Queens University Randomized controlled trial comparing nepafenac, ketorolac and placebo in preventing macular edema after uncomplicated cataract extraction |
| 2nd prize | Vivian Yin, University of Toronto The effect of repeated topical fluoroquinolone use post intravitreal injection for neovascular age-related macular eegeneration (AMD) on ocular surface flora |
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| 3rd prize | Laura Beltran-Agullo, Toronto Western Hospital Faster visual recovery following Ex-PRESS than trabeculectomy: results of a prospective randomized controlled trial |
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| 2012 posters | 1st prize | Weerawat Kiddee, Toronto Western Hospital Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of IOP elevation post intravitreal steroids |
| 2nd prize | M. Nour Haydari, University of Montreal Living model for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy |
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| 3rd prize | Radwan Ajlan, McGill University Risk factors affecting optic nerve head blood flow after therapeutic IOP reduction in patients with open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension |
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| 2011 abstracts | 1st prize | Alexandre S. Reis, Paul H. Artes, Balwantray C. Chauhan, Marcelo T. Nicolela Rates of change in patients with glaucoma and different patterns of optic disc damage |
| 2nd prize | Jason Noble, Navapol Kanchanaranya, Robert G. Devenyi, Wai-Ching Lam The feasibility of air travel for patients with scleral buckles and intraocular gas |
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| 3rd prize | Bethany Durling, Andrew Toren, David Jordan, Steve Gilberg, Vivek Patel Incidence of discordant temporal artery biopsies in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis |
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| 2011 posters | 1st prize | Kailun Jiang, Eleanor To, Jing Z. Cui, Joanne A. Matsubara Assessment of drusen and inflammatory mediators in the post-mortem human eye: An immunohistochemical study |
| 2nd prize | Jamil Jivraj , Imran Jivraj, Christopher Rudnisky, Matthew Tennant Prevalence of depression and quality of life impairment in patients with age related macular degeneration |
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| 3rd prize | Sheila A. Marco, Karim F. Damji, Christopher Rudnisky Combined cataract and glaucoma surgery: endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation versus trabeculectomy |
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| 2010 abstracts | 1st prize | Dean T. Jeffery Vascular risk factors in patients with retinal emboli |
| 2nd prize | Hannah Chiu Breaking down barriers in communicating complex Retinoblastoma information: Can pictures be the solution? |
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| 3rd prize | Toby Chan Intrastromal versus topical moxifloxacin in a rabbit model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis |
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| 2010 posters | 1st prize | Stephanie Proulx Tissue engineering of a posterior corneal substitute using the self-assembly approach |
| 2nd prize | Toby Chan Descemet – stripping automated endothelioal keratoplasty versus triple procedure: A comparative case series on visual outcome an complications |
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| 3rd prize | Boram Hong Visual function in school age children with a history of prematurity: Preliminary resultsMalcolm Gooi Morning vs. evening adherence to once-daily glaucoma medication |
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| 2009 | 1st prize | Kay Lam, University of Toronto |
| 2nd prize | Kenman Gan, University of Alberta | |
| 3rd prize | Corey Smith, University of Western Ontario | |
| 2008 | 1st prize | Jason Blair, MD, University of Ottawa |
| 2nd prize | Darana Yuen, MD, University of Western Ontario | |
| 3rd prize | Tariq A. Alasbali, MD, University of Toronto Adnan Pirbhai, MD, University of Western Ontario |
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| 2007 | 1st prize | Farzin Forooghian, MD, University of Toronto |
| 2nd prize | Feisal Adatia, MD, University of Toronto | |
| 3rd prize | David Almeida, MD, Queen’s University | |
| 2006 | 1st prize | Rajeev Muni, MD, University of Toronto |
| 2nd prize | Alexander Tan, MD, Dalhousie University | |
| 3rd prize | Jovina See, MD, Dalhousie University | |
| 2005 | 1st prize | Varun Chaudhary, MD, University of Western Ontario |
| 2nd prize | Farzin Forooghian, MD, University of Toronto | |
| 3rd prize | Natasha Yepes, MD, University of Toronto | |
| 2004 | 1st prize | Alain Proulx, MD, University of Western Ontario |
| 2nd prize | Hussein Hollands, University of British Columbia | |
| 3rd prize | Robert J. Campbell, MD, University of Ottawa | |
| 2003 | 1st prize | Khalid Hasanne, MD, Queen’s University |
| 2nd prize | Lesya Shuba, MD, Dalhousie University | |
| 3rd prize | Anthony M. Carlsson, MD, Queen’s University Robert J. Campbell, MD, University of Ottawa |
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| 2002 | 1st prize | Bernard R. Hurley, MD, University of Ottawa |
| 2nd prize | Kupura Krishnadev, BSc, University of Toronto | |
| 3rd prize | Robert Campbell, MD, University of Ottawa | |
| 2001 | 1st prize | Geoff A. Bellingham, MD, University of Western Ontario |
| 2nd prize | Hussein Hollands, MD, Queen’s University | |
| 3rd prize | Toni Nemeh, MD, McGill University | |
| 2000 | 1st prize | Ali F. Hafez, MD, Université de Montréal |
| 2nd prize | Tara A. Young, MD, Univeristy of Toronto | |
| 3rd prize | Michael C. Johnson, MD, University of Alberta | |
| 1999 | 1st prize | Michael Altaweel, MD, Dalhousie University |
| 2nd prize | Sanjay K. Gupta, MD, Univeristy of Ottawa | |
| 3rd prize | Rajinder S. Rathee, MD, Queen’s University | |
| 1998 | 1st prize | Carolyn Anderson, MD, University of British Columbia |
| 2nd prize | Anthony Carlsson, MD, Dalhousie University | |
| 3rd prize | Ike Ahmed, MD, University of Toronto | |
| 1997 | 1st prize | Michele Mabon, MD, Université Laval |
| 2nd prize | Sanjay Sharma, MD, Queen’s University | |
| 3rd prize | Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, Univeristy of Toronto | |
| 1996 | 1st prize | Edward Yu, MD, University of Ottawa |
| 2nd prize | Saeed Al-Yami, MD, University of Ottawa | |
| 3rd prize | Matthew Lee-Wing, MD, University of Ottawa | |
| 1995 | 1st prize | Leland Dhurjon, MD, Dalhousie University |
| 2nd prize | Shane Munro, MD, University of Ottawa | |
| 3rd prize | Peter Kertes, MD, University of Ottawa | |
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