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Annual Report 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 A Cover image: Anna Kobylianskii, OBGYN Resident Design: Green Living Enterprises Printing: Flash Reproductions B UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 43 CHAIR’S CREMS STUDENTS & SUMMER STUDENTSHIP AWARDS 3 MISSION STATEMENT CREMS Students Summer Students 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 53 EVENTS, SIGNIFICANT 7 OUR PEOPLE: FACULTY, STAFF, HONOURS & AWARDS & TRAINEES 2016–2017 34th Annual Research Day Primary Appointments Faculty Professional Development Day 2016 Cross Appointments Graduation Ceremony & Alumni Event Administrative Staff Significant Honours & Awards Residents Clinical Fellows 69 RESEARCH GRANTS & INVESTIGATIONS Committees Peer-reviewed Grants 15 HOSPITAL STATISTICS 77 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 17 DIVISION REPORTS Original Research Core Obstetrics & Gynaecology Clinical Practice Guidelines Gynaecologic Oncology Books & Book Chapters Maternal-fetal Medicine 91 INVITED LECTURES & Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology International Lectures Urogynaecology National Lectures 29 PROGRAM REPORTS Local Lectures Undergraduate Medical Education 105 PRESENTATIONS Residency Training Program International Abstract Presentations Fellowship Training Programs National Abstract Presentations Continuing Medical Education Local Abstract Presentations Global Health and Advocacy 124 COMMON ABBREVIATIONS 39 COMMITTEE REPORTS Promotions & Awards Committee Research Committee ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE John Kingdom Department Chair Gareth Seaward Rachel Spitzer Vice Chair, Quality Vice Chair, Global Improvement & Patient Women’s Health & Safety (QIPS) Advocacy Heather Shapiro Kellie Murphy Vice Chair, Vice Chair, Research Education Education Administration Research Divisions Mark Yudin Filomena Meffe Nelson Cabral Arthur Zaltz Director, Clinical Faculty Development Business Manager Core OBGYN Research Rajiv Shah Jeannette Moniz Irisz Paupera Theodore Brown Allan Covens Program Director, Undergraduate Department Deputy Chair, Gynaecologic Undergraduate Program Coordinator Executive Assistant Research Committee Oncology (GynOnc) Education Michele Farrugia Caroline Sutherland Kristen Gane Theodore Brown Residency Program Residency Program Academic Reproductive Director Coordinator Appointments Endocrinology & Assistant Infertility (REI) Rory Windrim Lisa Allen Joseph George Continuing Paediatric & Fellowship Professional Adolescent Coordinator Development Gynaecology (PAG) Nanette Okun Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Patricia Lee Urogynaecology 2 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission Our mission is to generate game-changing research, The Department would like to thank the improve standards of care, advance public policy, following individuals for their contributions and prepare the physicians and leaders of tomorrow to the creation of this report: in ways that transform the health of women locally, nationally and around the world. • Nelson Cabral • Irisz Paupera Our Vision • Jeannette Moniz As a unified department, we aim to develop, • Caroline Sutherland fully leverage and integrate ground-breaking • Kristen Gane research, knowledge and practice in obstetrics • Joseph George and gynaecology from across our extensive • Ashley Lanys network to transform women’s health locally, • Michael Browne nationally and around the world. ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR WELCOME to our 2016-2017 Annual Faculty Professional Development Day at Vaughan Estates on November 11, 2016. Our guest speakers Report prepared by our Communications were Dr. Brian Murray, who spoke about “Sleep: Specialist, Michael Browne. This is the 4th Your Health and Clinical Practice” and Dr. Karen report from me as Chair. Each forms the Leslie, who spoke about how to ensure that academic careers are both successful and fulfilling. The basis for our Self-Study report, covering the theme for the day was exploring topics on faculty 5-year period 2012–2017, in advance of our mentorship and wellness. The day concluded with External Review, February 26–27, 2018. our awards ceremony, where yet again, many talented individuals across all our hospital sites were recognized for their outstanding contributions. Continuing our tradition of celebrating our trainees, This year’s recipients of our Education and Research our report showcases our expanding summer student Awards and our Undergraduate and Postgraduate program, guided by our Research Committee. Teaching Awards are listed in this report at page 66. This year we had 8 University of Toronto medical We have continued to formally celebrate our students participate in the CREMS Summer Student faculty members who were successful with their Research program, with an additional 11 students Senior Promotions, effective July 1st, 2017. Dr. supported via the Chair’s Summer Student program. Ellen Greenblatt was promoted to full Professor. You can read about their projects in this report at Consequently in the past 4 years, 6 out of 7 of our pages 43–52. newly-minted full professors have been women, sending an important signal of encouragement to Thanks to the leadership of Filomena Meffe and her our trainees and junior faculty members. team, we had a very successful and well-attended 4 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR In December 2016, Dr. Donna Steele received our completion of one or more years of clinical Department’s APOG Carl Nimrod Educator of the fellowship training. At the evening, Dr. Alan Year Award. Bocking also gave a wonderful expression of thanks to Dr. Donna Steele, who was a fantastic residency Research Day in May 2017 was yet another great program director for the period 2012–2017. She is success, with over 100 abstracts and over 300 followed by Dr. Michele Farrugia. attendees. My deep thanks to Nelson Cabral, the administration team, and hospital administrators Our 2018 Alumni and Graduation event will also and volunteers, for their superb contribution to the be held at Hart House on June 14th. This event will smooth execution of this event which remains a be made special by the presentation and launch of highlight in our year. Special thanks go to our Vice our publication documenting the 175-year history of Chair, Research, Kellie Murphy, and her committee, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the especially to Ted Brown and Mark Yudin, who University of Toronto. I do hope that you will mark together with our administration team orchestrated your calendars to come to this event, concluding my a world-class event, scientifically on par with any initial 5-year appointment as Department Chair. international meeting. Dr. Dorothy Shaw from the University of British Columbia was our Henderson I would like to briefly focus on and thank our Lecturer with the title, “How Evidence Informs excellent administration team here at 123 Edward Advocacy for Women’s Health: A Lifelong Journey.” Street, led by our Business Officer, Nelson Cabral. As of summer 2016, we welcomed Ms. Ashley Lanys The Department continues to support the key to focus on supporting our Global Health initiatives transition from senior trainee to junior faculty under the direction of Dr. Rachel Spitzer. position in their first 3–4 years. Each award provides support in the form of protected academic time. Each of our 5 areas of focus identified in our strategic This past academic year, we awarded Dr. Stefania plan 2014–2019 continues to develop. This year, our Ronzoni, a new faculty member at Sunnybrook Global Women’s Health program at Moi University, Health Sciences Centre, with a Junior Faculty Award in Eldoret, Kenya, celebrates its 10th anniversary for three years. under the direction of our Vice Chair in Global Women’s Health and Advocacy, Dr. Rachel Spitzer In June 2017, we concluded our academic year with in partnership with our field director, Dr. Astrid our annual Graduation and Alumni Event. This time Christoffersen-Deb. In June 2017, I am pleased to we had over 260 graduates, their families, and faculty report that the Kimel Foundation generously agreed members in attendance. Many thanks to our past- to extend their support for a further 4 years, allowing Chair, Dr. Alan Bocking, for his thoughtful address us to equally support our efforts to provide sub- to the graduates. We were delighted that one of our specialty training in both Gynaecologic Oncology oldest residency training program graduates, Dr. Bill and in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. You can read Whittaker (graduated 1959), was in attendance with more about this expanding connection between our his daughter, and came to the microphone to share a university and Kenya on pages 37–38 and on our few words of wisdom. website. We actively encourage faculty members to consider contributing to this valued program. This summer a total of 13 trainees completed their PGY5 year, transitioning to specialists in Obstetrics I would also like to congratulate the following & Gynaecology. They were accompanied by an individuals who received their faculty appointment additional 27 sub-specialists, graduating following in the 2016–2017 academic year: ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 5 Message from the Chair New Faculty Dr. Robert Casper, former Head of the Division of Appointments 16-17 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at Toronto General and Mount Sinai Hospitals • Odueke Adebayo until 2003, became Emeritus Professor on July • Kayode Ayodele 1st, 2017. Bob is an internationally renowned and • Allison Ball highly innovative REI academic. Bob went on to • Karima Benomran establish the TCART REI facility, together with • Genevieve his clinical fellowship in Reproductive Sciences, Bouchard-Fortier and continued his research career as a Scientist at • Nirmala the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute at Chandrasekaran Mount Sinai Hospital. In 2014, TCART merged • Paul Davies with LifeQuest to form TRIO where his fellowship • Helena Frecker training program will continue until June 30th, • Eve Fried 2019. We thank Bob for distinguishing our • Sheldon Girvitz Department at the national and international levels • Karen Gronau over many years. Our strong REI Division today • Liat Hogen owes much to his talented contributions. • Tianhua Huang • Susan Jia I hope you enjoy the various sections of this • Leah Jutzi report. Our next communications will be our • Quynh Le 5-year self study report, followed then by the • Nucelio Lemos launch of our 175-year history in June 2018. As • Leslie Po this major anniversary approaches for Canada’s • Katherine Pulman largest and premier Department, I sign off with my • Jean-Placide sincere thanks to you all, for your commitments Rababaza to excellent patient care, your countless hours of • Monique Rose student and resident instruction, and your efforts Rahmani to deliver impactful research. • Stefania Ronzoni • Priya Sharma Best wishes, • Samuel Soliman • Prema Vaidyanathan • Laura White John C.P. Kingdom, M.D. Gordon C. Leitch Chair Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 6 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY Our People: Faculty, Staff, & Trainees 2016 –2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 7 PRIMARY APPOINTMENTS Nir Melamed L. Ray Osborne** Richard Pittini Ian Rogers Stefania Ronzoni* Heather Shapiro M. Jonathan Solnik Rachel Spitzer Michael Sved Artin Ternamian Paul Thistle Tim Van Mieghem Suzanne Wong Mark Yudin Arthur Zaltz Assistant Professors Hani Akoury Rebecca Arthur** Oluleke Badmos Allison Ball* * New Appointment | ** New Promotion | ~ Left the department Dec 31st Marshall Barkin Yaakov Bentov Professors Emeriti Jennifer Blake Associate Anne Berndl S. Lee Adamson Theodore J. Brown Professors Dalip K. Bhangu Alan D. Bocking Isabella Caniggia May Alarab Genevieve Bouchard- Rudi Borth Allan L. Covens Howard Berger Fortier* Robert F. Casper Dan Farine Marcus Bernardini Nicolette Caccia AD (Denny) De Petrillo Michael Geary Janet Bodley Kenneth Cadesky Terence Doran John Kingdom, Chair Adrian Brown Crystal Chan Douglas J. Gare Stephen Lye Christine Derzko Astrid Christoffersen-Deb Mary E. Hannah K. Joan Murphy Sarah Ferguson Dennis K. Chu Walter J. Hannah Kellie E. Murphy** Alan Gerulath E. Anne Claessens Gordon M. Lickrish Andras Nagy Lilian Gien** Howard Cohen Ron A. Livingstone Nanette Okun** James Goodwin Barbara Cruickshank JE (Ted) Morgan Craig Pennell Ellen Greenblatt Marie Czikk Jerry Shime Felice Petraglia Elaine Herer Rohan D’Souza J.W. Knox Ritchie Marjorie Dixon Andrea Jurisicova Associate Barry Rosen Sari Kives Jason Dodge Professors Emeriti Greg Ryan Rose Kung Xuesen Dong Gareth R Seaward Nancy Durand Titus Owolabi Nucelio Lemos* Mathew Sermer William A. Easton Clifford L Librach Professors R. Michael Shier Kay Lie Frederic A. Engle Rory Windrim Michele Farrugia Lisa Allen** Danny Lovatsis Wendy Wolfman Tomer Feigenberg Jon Barrett Cynthia Maxwell Helena Frecker* Paul Bernstein Filomena Meffe 8 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
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