Congratulations to Dr. Nada Jabado, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and a researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), who received the University of British Colombia's Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research for her transformational work in treating childhood brain cancers.

Classified as: pediatrics, Cancer, Research
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Published on: 3 Nov 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Rima Rozen, the recent recipient of CIHR funding for the project titled: Supplementation of folic acid or methyltetrahydrofolate to reduce developmental anomalies in a new mouse model for the MTHFR 677C>T polymorphism. This grant is for 5 years, total $845,326.

Congratulations to Dr. Myriam Srour, the recipient of a five-year grant totaling $1,116,000 for her project titled: The physiological, molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying lateralization of motor control.

Classified as: pediatrics
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Published on: 30 Oct 2020

The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Jarred Garfinkle, appointed Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology.

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Published on: 30 Oct 2020

The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Amaryllis Ferrand, appointed Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology.

Classified as: pediatrics, neonatology
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Published on: 11 Sep 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Anne Marie Sbrocchi, Associate Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics, on her selection to the Faculty Honor Roll for Educational Excellence. The following quote from a colleague aptly summarizes Dr. Sbrocchi's excellence and aptitude for teaching;

Classified as: pediatrics
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Published on: 14 Aug 2020

Each year, the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences awards three prestigious prizes, Maude Abbott, Haile. T. Debas and Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize, to deserving faculty members, which celebrate exceptional contributions to our tripartite mission of education, research and service to society, as well as the legacy of McGill luminaries who continue to inspire us today.

Classified as: pediatrics, Neurology, maud abbott
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Published on: 7 Aug 2020

The Department of Pediatrics is happy to announce, effective September 1, 2020, Dr. Hema Patel will commence her first 5-year mandate as Division Director for General Pediatrics.

Classified as: pediatrics, general pediatrics
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Published on: 2 Jul 2020

The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest members, Dr. Matthew Donlan and Dr. Helena Evangeliou.

Dr. Matthew Donlan was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics.

Classified as: pediatrics, general pediatrics
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Published on: 30 Jun 2020

The Department of Pediatrics is happy to announce Dr. Laurent Legault, Associate Professor, will assume the Directorship of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism as of July 1, 2020.

Dr. Legault's clinical and research focus over his professional career has been on Type I Diabetes Mellitus and the challenge of pediatric obesity. He has been quite innovative in his efforts and indeed has played a key role in the development of a closed loop pancreas that with its introduction will substantially change practice and management.

Classified as: pediatrics, endocrinology, metabolism
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Published on: 29 Jun 2020

Dr. Richard Gosselin, Associate Professor, has been selected as the Division Director of Neonatology for the Montreal Children’s Hospital-MUHC. Dr. Gosselin has been Interim Director since March 1, 2021, and his mandate will begin for a 5-year initial term on July 1, 2021.

Classified as: pediatrics, neonatology
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Published on: 17 Jun 2020

The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Stephanie Mourad who has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology.

Classified as: Stephanie Mourad, pediatrics, hematology, Oncology
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Published on: 16 Jun 2020

Dr. Adrian Dancea has been appointed to a third and final mandate as Division Director of Pediatric Cardiology with the term to commence on July 1, 2020.

A medical graduate of the University of Ottawa, Dr. Dancea completed his pediatric residency and cardiology subspecialty training at McGill University and the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH). Along the way he also picked up a Physician Executive MBA (University of Tennessee). An accomplished interventional pediatric cardiologist (training at UCSF), Dr. Dancea has led his Division since 2009.

Classified as: pediatrics, Cardiology, Adolescent Medicine, allergy, immunology, dermatology
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Published on: 11 Jun 2020

Dr. Delphine Collin-Vézina has been awarded a $2.5 million SSHRC Partnership grant over 7 years to set up and run the Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care.

Classified as: pediatrics
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020

Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics' Division of Emergency Medicine, publishes book, "Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada", that is an exploration of anti-Indigenous systemic racism in Canadian health care and the medical establishment's role in colonial genocide.

Classified as: pediatrics, emergency medicine
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020

Dr. Gabriel Altit, Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology, has been nominated as Member of the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Committee on the Fetus and Newborn (COFN) which helps to define standards of care in neonatology in Canada. For more information about the history and mission of this committee please visit: https://services.aap.org/en/community/aap-committees/committee-on-fetus-and-newborn/

Classified as: pediatrics
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Published on: 22 May 2020

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