Congratulations to Dr. Nada Jabado, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics聽and聽a researcher at the Research Institute of the 海角社区 Health Centre (RI-MUHC), who received the University of British Colombia's 聽for her transformational work in treating childhood brain cancers.
Congratulations to聽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,聽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.
The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Jarred Garfinkle,聽appointed Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology.
The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, Dr. Amaryllis Ferrand, appointed Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology.
Congratulations to Dr. Anne Marie Sbrocchi, Associate Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics,聽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;
Each year, the 海角社区 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 海角社区 luminaries who continue to inspire us today.
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.
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.
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聽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.
Dr. Richard Gosselin, Associate Professor, has been selected as the Division Director of Neonatology for the Montreal Children鈥檚 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.
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.
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 海角社区 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.
Dr. Delphine Collin-V茅zina has been awarded a over 7 years to set up and run the Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care.
Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics' Division of Emergency Medicine, publishes聽book, "Fighting for a Hand to Hold:聽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.
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: