Announcement, CCS News
Annual Awards Presented During Vascular 2023
November 14, 2023
Each year, the CCS and many of our 14 affiliate organizations recognize members’ exceptional achievements during the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. Following is a list of awards that were presented during Vascular 2023 to celebrate the contributions of current and future leaders across various areas of cardiovascular medicine. Congratulations to all recipients and thank you for your immeasurable contributions to advancing heart health for all!
CCS Member Recognition Awards
Candice Silversides
Achievement Award
Douglas Lee
Research Achievement Award
Anne Williams
Exemplary Leadership in Clinical CV Medicine & Surgery Award
Ratika Parkash
Women in Cardiovascular Medicine / Science Mentorship Award
John Ussher
Dr. Robert E. Beamish Award
Ian Burwash
Distinguished Teacher/Mentor Award
Jacqueline Saw
Dr. Harold N. Segall Award of Merit
Abigail White
Trainee Excellence in Education Award
Catherine Boutet
CCS Sex and Gender-Based Analysis Trainee Abstract Award
Emma Le Nezet
CCS Sex and Gender-Based Analysis Trainee Abstract Award
Jérémy Bernard
CCS Sex and Gender-Based Analysis Trainee Abstract Award
William McIntyre
Young Investigator Award – Clinical Science
CIHR-ICRH / CCS Distinguished & Mid-Career Lecturer Awards
Colleen Norris
CIHR-ICRH/CCS Distinguished Lecturer Award
Jason Andrade
CIHR-ICRH/CCS Mid-Career Lecturer Award
CCS Affiliate Awards
Stephen Fremes
Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons
Achievement Award
Haissam Haddad
Canadian Heart Failure Society
Annual Achievement Award
Anne Fournier
Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association
Dr. Alain Cloutier Annual Achievement Award
Ismail Raslan
Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society
Excellence in Cardiac Critical Care Research Award
Dean Traboulsi
Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology
Outstanding Achievement Award
Gary Small
Canadian Society of Cardiovascular Nuclear and CT Imaging
Dr. Michael Freeman Annual Achievement Award
Andrew Krahn
Canadian Heart Rhythm Society
Annual Achievement Award
Teresa S.M. Tsang
Canadian Society of Echocardiography
Annual Achievement Award
CCS Research Fellowships & Awards
Kelsey McLaughlin
CCS-Pfizer Research Fellowhip Award in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities Experiencing Heart Function Inequities
Jacquie Baker
CCS-Pfizer ATTR-CM Research Fellowship Award
Brandon Helfield
CCS-BMS Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Research Award
Thomas Roston
CCS-BMS Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Research Award
Marie Pigeyre
CCS/HSRLCE/BI-Lilly/Novo Nordisk Cardiometabolic Research Award
CCS Trainee Research Awards
Iulia Iatan
Trainee Research Award – Clinical Science Winner
Abstract Title: Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Canada: Investigating Management Patterns and Clinical Outcomes from the FH Canada Registry
Karina Gasbarrino
Trainee Research Award – Basic Science Winner
Abstract Title: Circulating Sex-Specific Immune and Hormone Markers of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability
Fellows of the CCS
CCSA Dr. Charles Kerr Award Recipients
CCSA Have a Heart Bursary Recipients
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