Faculty member winners of external research awards will be listed on the Faculty's Research and Innovation web page.
2025 External Award Recipients
The Faculty of Medicine is well represented in awards programs and at the University, local, national and international levels. Here we list some of our faculty members who have received such honours.
Dr. Darlene Kitty
Dr. Darlene Kitty, Director of the Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous Program, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her dedication to culturally safe clinical care, advocacy, and mentorship of Indigenous medical learners.
Dr. Jodi Edwards
Dr. Jodi Edwards, associate professor at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has earned the 2024 Early Career Researcher of the Year Award presented by uOttawa’s Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Dr. Talal Al-Atassi
Dr. Talal Al-Atassi, assistant dean of Postgraduate Medical Education and director of the Cardiac Surgery Residency Program in the Department of Surgery, has been named one of the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade’s Forty Under 40 award recipients.
Dr. James Downar
Dr. James Downar, professor in the Department of Medicine, was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his contributions to hospice and palliative care in Canada.
Dr. Frank Knoefel
Dr. Frank Knoefel, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his dedication to advancing dementia care and developing and evaluating technologies that support aging in place.
Dr. Robin Parks
Dr. Robin Parks, professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his outstanding contributions in the neuromuscular field.
Dr. Rashmi Kothary
Dr. Rashmi Kothary, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his outstanding contributions in the neuromuscular field.
Dr. Alex MacKenzie
Dr. Alex MacKenzie, professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his outstanding contributions in the neuromuscular field.
Dr. Kevin Burns
Dr. Kevin Burns, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of his exemplary contributions in the field of nephrology and kidney research.
Janet Hatcher Roberts
Janet Hatcher Roberts, adjunct professor at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her work to champion health and equity locally and globally through efforts to reduce injustices and uplift disadvantaged communities.
Dr. Arthur Leader
Dr. Arthur Leader, adjunct professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to fertility technologies and Holocaust education.
Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden
Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
Dr. Ian Graham
Dr. Ian Graham, professor at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
Dr. Lynne Leonard
Dr. Lynne Leonard, adjunct professor at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her significant role in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Canada.
Dr. Alykhan Abdulla
Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
Dr. Deborah Siegal
Dr. Deborah Siegal, associate professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Department of Medicine, has been awarded the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation’s (CSCI) 2025 Joe Doup Young Investigator Award, for her work in addressing anti-coagulant-related bleeding, preventing strokes in cancer patients, and reducing blood clots in in critically ill patients.
Dr. Christine Landry
Dr. Christine Landry, director of the Undergraduate Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Accreditation, and clinical pharmacist at Hôpital Montfort, has been awarded the Association des communautés francophones d’Ottawa (ACFO Ottawa)’s Intervenante en santé de l’année (Health Worker of the Year) award.
Dr. Jerry Maniate
Dr. Jerry Maniate, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Innovation in Medical Education (DIME), has received the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Mid-Career Achievement Award2025. This award recognizes a mid-career CAME member who demonstrates a continued pattern of meaningful contribution to medical education.
