Named appointments and positions

Chairs, Professorships, Directorships, Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries and Studentships

We are grateful to all donors for their support in establishing our named positions. Platinum Chairs are uniquely established by donors at the $5-million level.

  • Tony and Shari Fell Platinum Chair in Arthritis Research – Dr. Mohit Kapoor

    Loretta A. Rogers Heart Function Chair – Dr. Heather Ross

    Greg Wilkins – Barrick Chair in International Surgery – Dr. Mojgan Hodaie

  • Soham & Shaila Ajmera Family Chair in Molecular Diabetes Research – Dr. Minna Woo

    Dr. Daniel C. Andreae Chair in Transformational Healthcare Education – Dr. Michael O’Leary

    Maria H. Bacardi Chair in Transplantation – Dr. Elmar Jaeckel

    Barbara Baker Chair in Leukemia and Related Diseases – Dr. Vikas Gupta

    Baxter Chair in Health Technology and Commercialization – Dr. Paul Santerre

    Dr. Robert S. Bell Chair in Health Research – Appointment in progress

    BMO Financial Group Chair in Health Professions Education Research – Dr. Cynthia Whitehead

    Owen & Marta Boris Chair in Stem Cell Vision Research – Dr. Allan R. Slomovic

    David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Interventional Neuroradiology – Appointment in progress

    Robert Campeau Family Foundation / Dr. C. H. Tator Chair in Brain and Spinal Cord Research – Dr. Michael Fehlings

    Chair in Cardiac Regenerative Medicine, McEwen Stem Cell Institute – Dr. Stephanie Protze

    Gladstone and Maisie Chang – Herbert Ho Ping Kong Chair in Teaching of Internal Medicine – Appointment in progress

    Chang–Ho Ping Kong Chair in Complex Care Innovation – Appointment in progress

    William Coco Chair in Surgical Innovation for Lung Cancer – Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku

    Cope Family Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Health System Innovation – Dr. Cathy Craven

    Copland Family Chair in Vitreoretinal Surgical Innovation – Appointment in progress

    Coriat Family Chair in Rehabilitation Service Innovation – Dr. Mark Bayley

    Crean Hotson Chair in Skull Base Surgery – Appointment in progress

    Peter A. Crossgrove Chair in General Surgery – Dr. Timothy Jackson

    Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research – Dr. Nicole Woods

    The Dalglish Chair in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome – Appointment in progress

    Dan Family Chair in Neurosurgery – Appointment in progress

    James and Mary Davie Chair in Lung Injury, Repair and Regeneration – Dr. Mingyao Liu

    Alfredo & Teresa De Gasperis Chair in the Surgical Management of Heart Failure – Appointment in progress

    Angelo & Lorenza De Gasperis Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery Research – Dr. Piroze Davierwala

    Antonio & Helga De Gasperis Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research – Dr. Maral Ouzounian

    Helga and Antonio De Gasperis Chair in Blood Cancer Stem Cell Research – Dr. John Dick

    Nicki and Bryce Douglas Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery – Dr. Christian Veillette

    Driscoll Family Chair in Digestive Health – Dr. Louis Liu

    Driscoll Family Chair in Digestive Health Research – Appointment in progress

    Drucker Family Chair in Diabetes Research – Dr. Gary Lewis

    George & Terrie Eaton Family Chair in Transplant Infectious Diseases Research – Dr. Atul Humar

    Chair in Electrophysiology Leadership – Dr. Andrew Ha

    R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Cardiac Anaesthesia – Dr. Wilton van Klei

    R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Nephrology – Dr. Christopher Chan

    R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Transplantation Research – Dr. Deepali Kumar

    R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Vascular Surgery – Dr. Graham Roche-Nagle

    Gloria and Seymour Epstein Chair in Cell Therapy and Transplantation – Dr. Jonas Mattsson

    Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research in Primary Care – Dr. Karen Tu

    Fleck / Tanenbaum Chair in Prostatic Diseases – Dr. Robert Hamilton

    Francis Family / Dr. Jenny Heathcote Chair in Liver Research – Dr. Jordan Feld

    Francis/Lecker Family Chair for Innovation in Clinical Liver Research – Appointment in progress

    Peter Gilgan Chair in Neuroregeneration Research – Appointment in progress

    Dr. Dafna D. Gladman Chair in Psoriatic Arthritis Research – Dr. Vinod Chandran

    GoodHope Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Chair in Translational Medicine – Dr. Hance Clarke

    GoodLife Fitness Chair in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Prevention – Dr. Paul Oh

    J. Bernard Gosevitz Chair in Arthritis Research – Dr. Raj Rampersaud

    Gerry and Tootsie Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration – Dr. Taufik Valiante

    Harold & Esther Halpern Chair in Neurosurgery – Appointment in progress

    J. Douglas and Tennys Hanson Chair in Limb Preservation – Appointment in progress

    Milton Harris Chair in Adult Macular Degeneration – Dr. Michael Brent

    Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong Chair in General Internal Medicine – Dr. David Frost

    Dr. Charles H. Hollenberg Chair in Medicine – Dr. Kathryn Tinckam

    Lily and Terry Horner Chair in Autoimmune Liver Disease Research – Dr. Gideon Hirschfield

    Alan and Susan Hudson Cornerstone Chair in Neurosurgery – Dr. Andres Lozano

    Toby Hull Chair in Fibrillation Research – Dr. Vijay Chauhan

    Chair in Infectious Diseases Leadership – Dr. Susy Hota

    Donald K. Jackson Chair in Lung Transplant Research – Dr. Shaf Keshavjee

    Donald K. Johnson Chair in Vision Research – Dr. Valerie Wallace

    KITE Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research – Dr. José Zariffa

    Krembil Chair in Drug Discovery in Alzheimer’s Research – Dr. Donald Weaver

    Krembil Family Chair in Neurology – Dr. Hans Katzberg

    Krembil-Rossy Chair in Molecular Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases – Dr. Antonio Strafella

    Kress Family Chair in Esophageal Cancer – Dr. Jonathan Yeung

    Piyush Kumar and Usha Agarwal Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research – Appointment in progress

    Lang Family Chair in Urologic Innovation – Dr. Dean Elterman

    Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Chair in Kidney Transplant Research – Appointment in progress

    LeGresley Chair in Transplant Oncology – Dr. Gonzalo Sapisochin

    Pamela M. Lehn & D. Scott Dyer Chair in Lung Research – Appointment in progress

    Longo Family Chair in Liver Cancer Research – Dr. Arndt Vogel

    Lillian Love Chair in Women’s Health – Dr. Tracey Colella

    Catherine Manson Chair in Movement Disorders – Dr. Connie Marras

    James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery – Dr. Thomas Forbes

    Robert R. McEwen Chair in Cardiac Regenerative Medicine, McEwen Stem Cell Institute – Dr. Michael Laflamme

    John Kitson McIvor Chair in Diabetes Research – Dr. Sara Vasconcelos

    Medtronic Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery – Dr. Allan Okrainec

    Nadir and Shabin Mohamed Chair in Innovation in Team-Based Primary Care Research – Appointment in progress

    Melanie Munk Chair in Advanced Echocardiography Imaging – Dr. Wendy Tsang

    Melanie Munk Chair in Cardiac Intensive Care Clinical Trials – Appointment in progress

    Melanie Munk Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery – Dr. Tirone David

    Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Chair in Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics – Dr. Maral Ouzounian

    Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Medical Director Chair – Dr. Barry Rubin

    Peter Munk Chair in Complex Aortic Therapy – Dr. Clint Robbins

    Peter Munk Chair in Structural Heart Disease Intervention – Dr. Eric Horlick

    Chair in Neuromodulation and Multidisciplinary Care – Dr. Alfonso Fasano

    Philip S. Orsino Chair in Leukemia Research – Dr. Brian Raught

    F.G. Pearson – R.J. Ginsberg Chair in Thoracic Surgery – Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku

    Pfizer Chair in Cardiovascular Research – Dr. Heather Ross

    R. Phelan Chair in Translational Liver Research – Dr. Jordan Feld

    Porter Family Chair in Healthcare Innovation – Appointment in progress

    Prosserman Family Chair in Neuromuscular Research – Appointment in progress

    Elisabeth Raab Early Career Research Chair in Neurofibromatosis – Dr. Suganth Suppiah

    RBC Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing Research – Dr. Tieghan Killackey

    ResMed Chair in Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine – Dr. Frances Chung

    The Fondation Baxter and Alma Ricard Chair in Neurosurgery – Dr. Ivan Radovanovic

    Loretta Anne Rogers Chair in Eating Disorders – Appointment in progress

    Loretta Rogers Chair in Immuno-Bioengineering – Dr. Slava Epelman

    Martha Rogers Chair in Heart Failure Training & Education – Dr. Michael McDonald

    Ted Rogers and Family Chair in Heart Function – Dr. Phyllis Billia

    Ted Rogers Chair in Heart Function Outcomes – Dr. Douglas Lee

    Rose Family Chair in Palliative Medicine and Complex Care – Dr. Ebru Kaya

    Harry Rosen Chair in Diabetes and Regenerative Medicine Research, McEwen Stem Cell Institute – Dr. M. Cristina Nostro

    The Rossy Chair in PSP Research – Dr. Gabor Kovacs

    Sandra Rotman Chair in Health Sector Strategy – Prof. Brian Golden

    Lily Safra Chair in Movement Disorders – Dr. Anthony Lang

    Saunderson Family Chair in Acquired Brain Injury Research – Dr. Robin Green

    Schroeder Chair in Pain Assessment and Rehabilitation – Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare

    J. Gerald Scott / David G. Whitmore Chair in Haematology and Gene Therapy Research – Dr. Peter Gross

    Smith & Nephew Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Research – Dr. Nizar Mahomed

    Marion and Gerald Soloway Chair in Brain Injury and Concussion Research – Dr. Carmela Tartaglia

    Jay and Sari Sonshine Chair in Stroke Prevention and Cerebrovascular Brain Health – Dr. Aleksandra Pikula

    Speck Family Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases – Dr. Sharon Walmsley

    Belinda Stronach Chair in Breast Cancer Reconstructive Surgery – Dr. Toni Zhong

    Barbara G. Stymiest Chair in Rehabilitation Technology Research – Dr. Babak Taati

    Anne and Max Tanenbaum Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience – Dr. Peter Carlen

    R. R. Tasker Chair in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery – Dr. Suneil Kalia

    Scott Taylor Chair in Lung Cancer Research – Dr. Frances Shepherd

    Dr. Graham Trope Chair in Glaucoma Research – Dr. Jeremy Sivak

    Dr. Murray B. Urowitz Chair in Lupus Research – Dr. Zahi Touma

    Dr. Ajay Virmani Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Dr. Heather Baltzer

    E.D. Wigle Chair in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Research – Appointment in progress

    Wilkins Family Chair in Neurosurgical Brain Tumour Research – Appointment in progress

    Wise Family Chair in Colorectal Surgical Innovation – Dr. Sami Chadi

    Wolf Family Chair in Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry – Dr. Christos Ganos

    Wolfond Chair in Digital Health – Dr. Joseph Cafazzo

    Wolfond-Krembil Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research – Dr. Lorraine Kalia

  • Bitove Foundation Professorship in Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Dr. Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez

    Brompton Funds Professorship in Interventional Cardiology – Dr. Sanjog Kalra

    Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation Professorship in Mesothelioma Research – Dr. Marc de Perrot

    The G. Raymond Chang Professorship in Ambulatory GIM Education – Dr. Thomas MacMillan

    David & Stacey Cynamon Professorship in Cardiovascular Surgery Innovation and Education – Dr. R. J. Cusimano

    H. Barrie Fairley Professorship in Critical Care – Dr. Robert Fowler

    David & Elyssa Feldberg and Family Professorship in IBD Research – Dr. Parul Tandon

    Reuben and Florence Fenwick Family Professorship in the Medical Management of Heart Failure – Dr. Carolina Alba

    GSK Research Professorship in Respiratory Healthcare Delivery – Dr. Lianne Singer

    Iranian Canadian Pioneers Professorship in Neurooncology – Dr. Farshad Nassiri

    Merck Frosst Canada & Co. Professorship in Arthritis Research – Appointment in progress

    Melanie Munk Professorship in Aortic Biomechanical Research – Dr. Jennifer Chung

    Professorship in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Research – Dr. Aliya Gulamhusein

    Don and Nita Reed Professorship in Hand Surgery – Dr. Heather Baltzer

    Ron Tepper Professorship in Thoracic Surgery Education – Dr. Laura Donahoe

  • Medical Director, Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre – Dr. Tessa Ringer

    Executive Director, Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine – Dr. Andrew Boozary

    Krembil Brain Directorship in Genetic Epilepsy Research – Dr. Danielle Andrade

    Merck Frosst Directorship in Diabetes Education – Dr. Phil Segal

    Director, Temerty Advanced Surgical Education and Simulation Centre – Dr. Allan Okrainec

    Director, Temerty / Chang Telesimulation Centre – Dr. Allan Okrainec

  • The following list constitutes Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries and Studentships at the Pewter ($100,000) level and above.

    Alloway Family Distinguished Fellowship

    Mohammad Al Zaibak Fellowships in Parkinson’s Disease

    Elizabeth S. Barford Education Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards for Neuroscience Nursing

    Barnett Family Fellowship in Computational Data Analytics

    Deborah Barrett Fellowship at the Krembil Brain Institute

    The Berg Family Fellowship in Lung Metastases Research & Therapeutics

    Besse Family Fellowship in Heart Failure

    Miriam L. Burnett Electrophysiology Fellowship

    Heather Cartwright Electrophysiology Fellowship

    G. R. Chang Fellowship (West Indies)

    G. Raymond Chang Fellowship in Medical Education

    Dr. Edward Cole Kidney Transplant Fellowship

    Dean Connor & Maris Uffelmann CRANIA Innovation Awards

    Cornea Fellowship

    The Currie Fellowship Program

    Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Fellowship

    Driscoll Family Digestive Health Fellowship

    The Honourable Charles & Anne R. Dubin Scholarship For Nursing Excellence in Family Practice at TWH

    Epilepsy Fellowship

    Dr. Chris Feindel Scholarship Award in Cardiovascular Surgery

    William Michael Foley Scholarship in Vascular Surgery

    Francis Family Fellowship in Liver Research

    Dr. Gabe L. Garay Scholarship

    The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation Advanced Education Fellowship for Nursing

    The Goldberg Family Foundation Dementia Program Fellowship

    The Goldberg Family Foundation Epilepsy Program Fellowship

    The Goldberg Family Foundation Movement Disorders Program Fellowship

    The Goldberg Family Foundation Neurosurgery Program Fellowship

    Al and Malka Green Fellowship Program in Artist’s Health

    Greenberg/Samuel HPB Transplant Fellowship

    William & Nona Heaslip CRANIA Fellowship

    Paul B. Helliwell Foundation – General Surgery Fellowship

    HoPingKong Centre/Innovation Hub Fellowship

    Hosinec Family Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology

    Donald K. Johnson Fellowship Honouring Dr. Graham Trope

    Rev. Dr. R. Stuart & Marion Johnston Fellowship in Women’s Health Research

    Edward and Alice Kernaghan Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation

    Henry White Kinnear Foundation Fellowship Program

    Kirshenblatt Scholarship in Gerontology

    Krembil Nursing Awards and Scholarships

    Lampe Family Fellowships in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Lang Mir-Djalali Fellowship in Movement Disorders Research

    Lichtblau Nursing Scholarship

    Harold James and Doris Bernice Mack Bursary

    Ryan McNeill Fellowship in Joubert Disease Research

    New Hope Foundation Fellowship

    Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. CaRE Clinic Fellowship

    Nursing & Professional Service Staff Scholarship

    O’Born Family Fellowship in Women’s Neurology

    Otis Family Fellowships at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

    Marvi and John C. Ricker Social Work Fellowship in Palliative Care

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Fellowships at the Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in Heart Function

    Rossy Fellowships in PSP and Movement Disorders

    Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Neuro Degenerative Diseases

    Sceats Fellowship in Palliative & Supportive Care

    Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Corneal Fellowship

    Dr. Frances Shepherd Fellowship in Lung Cancer Research

    Spine Fellowship

    The Stewart Family Fellowship for Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome

    Stroke Fellowship

    TD Financial Group Awards for Medical Discovery

    TD Graduate Student Scholarship Endowment

    Nelson Tilander Behavioural Neurology Fellowship within the Memory Clinic at the Krembil Brain Institute, UHN

    Mary & George Turnbull Fellowship

    Maud Rogers Webb-Wilson RN (Class of 1914, TGH) Endowed Nursing Education & Awards

    Greg Wilkins – Barrick Summer Studentship Program