“Kudos and Congratulations” recognizes achievements by faculty, residents and trainees in the Department of Surgery. Please send items to be included to alice.mui@ubc.ca
85. – Floppy Larynxes and Sleepy Children
Congratulations to: 
Dr. Neil Chadha ( Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery ) who has received several grants to support some important, randomized control trials (RCT). From the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon Projects Competition, Dr. Chadha has been funded to run a RCT investigating proton pump inhibitor therapy for laryngomalacia (floppy larynx) in infants. Dr. Chadha has also received funding from the American Association of Orthodontics and the UBC Faculty of Dentistry for a RCT investigating tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy versus maxillary expansion in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
posted : 2013-May-27
84. – Academic Gowns 2013
Dean Stuart, Drs. Van Laeken and Kestle
Recently the Faculty of Medicine held a “Gowning Ceremony” recognizing the individuals who have been promoted to either Clinical Professor/Professor by presenting them with an academic gown. It is a significant milestone in one’s career to reach this level.
Congratulations to four of our faculty members honoured that night
* Dr. Kevin Bush (Plastic-Surgery)
* Dr. Nick Carr (Plastic-Surgery)
* Dr. Chee Thong (Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
and * Dr. Nancy Van Laeken (Plastic-Surgery)
Pictured from left to right: Dean- Dr. Gavin Stuart, Dr. Nancy Van Laeken
and Head Department of Surgery- Dr. John Kestle
posted : 2013-May-25
83. – The COMPASS Project
Congratulations to: 
Dr. Bernard Lee (pictured) a Clinical Research Fellow with Dr. Winkle Kwan
of the Division of Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics at the BC Cancer Agency-Fraser Valley Centre
for being awarded an ACURA grant from the Canadian Association for Radiation Oncology.
The funding will support the COMPASS project:
The Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Assessment on Sexual Health for Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men.
posted : 2013-May-15
82. – Award for Career Planning
Congratulations to: 
Damian J. Duffy Executive Director of the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, is pleased to announce that UBC President Stephen Toope and the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS) has awarded him and his team an AMS Innovative Projects Team Grant in support of “Developing Career Planning and Networking Opportunities for Undergraduate and Medical Students”. Mr. Duffy acknowledges his faculty and student colleagues below who helped to author the proposal
- Dr. Geoffrey Blair, Chair – Surgery Undergraduate Committee, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Mr. Eric Carreras, Student, UBC Faculty of Science
- Mr. Jordan Cheng, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Dr. Norbert Froese, Head, Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, BC Children’s Hospital
- Dr. Erik Skarsgard, Head – Department of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital
- Ms. Jessica Holland, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Ms. Diana Song, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Mr. Jake Hiebert, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Mr. Michael Stein, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Ms. Vivian Leung, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Ms. Mehta, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Ms. Kitt Turney, Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Ms. Navraj Chima. Student, UBC Faculty of Medicine
posted : 2013-May-6
81. – CIHR Health Professional Student Award
Congratulations to : 
Dr. Robert Olson, Assistant Professor, Division of Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics at the BC Cancer Agency in Prince George and to Randi Woodbeck (pictured) a first year medical student in the Northern Medical Program. Randi has been awarded a CIHR Health Professional Student Award to work on a project this summer with Dr Olson titled: “Exploring bottlenecks in the diagnostic and treatment pathway for lung cancer patients in northern British Columbia”.
posted : 2013-May-6
80. – 2013 Trainee Clinical Investigator Awards
The Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation is extremely proud to recognize the success of UBC Surgery trainees in the 2013-2014 Trainee Clinical Investigator Seed grants competition. These awards are provided by the Innovations in Acute Care and Technologies Cluster at the Child and Family Research, and provide seed funds for research projects engaged in by trainees in association with a faculty member mentor.
| Trainee | Faculty Mentor | Project Name | Amount of Award |
| Dr. Brent Chang ENT Resident |
Neil Chadha | Sialendoscopy for treatment of juvenile recurrent parotitis | 4,000 |
| Mr. Nathan O’Hara Master of Health Administration Student |
Doug Courtemanche | Improving the Quality and Safety of International Child Health through Technology | 4,000 |
| Dr. Jennifer Stanger Pediatric Surgery Fellow |
Geoffrey Blair | Access to Care and outcomes in pediatric appendicitis in British Columbia | 3,970 |
| Dr. Peter Woerdeman Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow |
Doug Cochrane | Craniofacial self image and well being after non-syndromic, single suture craniosynostosis treatment in infancy: a long-term outcome study | 4,000 |
| Dr. Claudia Malic Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellow |
Cynthia Verchere | Retrospective Review of Incidence of Pharyngoplasty After Cleft Palate Repair | 1,050 |
posted : 2013-May-2