Congratulations to the following winners of the 2026 Department of Medicine Resident Research Day!
Best Oral Presentation, PGY1-7 (2 awarded): Michael MacNeill (PGY-4)
Supervisor: Dr. Jenny Ho
Title of abstract: Post-Renal Transplant Erythrocytosis: A Regional Transplant Centre Retrospective Review
Best Oral Presentation, PGY1-7 (2 awarded): Ahmed Mohammad (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Dr. Qasim Khan
Title of abstract: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as a Bridge to Solid Organ Transplantation: A Systematic Review of Metabolic Optimization and Transplant Eligibility
Best Oral Presentation, Undergrad or Postgrad Student Category (1 awarded): Garth Blackler (PhD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Tom Appleton
Title of abstract: Reprogramming pathologic synovial macrophages and fibroblasts with semaglutide in knee osteoarthritis
Best Poster Presentation, PGY1-3 (2 awarded): Christopher McChesney (PGY-3)
Supervisor: Dr. John Basmaji
Title of abstract: Impact of Short-Acting Beta-Blockers on the Outcomes of Patients With Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Best Poster Presentation, PGY1-3 (2 awarded): Graham Lean (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Drs. Radha Joseph and Erin Spicer
Title of abstract: Reducing 30-Day Readmissions Following Acute Respiratory Hospitalizations: A Quality Improvement Initiative Targeting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Best Poster Presentation, PGY4-7 (1 awarded): Monica Boctor (PGY-4)
Supervisor: Dr. Stan VanUum
Title of abstract: Beyond Conventional Treatment: A Case Series of the Use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion in the Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency
Best Poster Presentation, MSc/MD/Undergrad (1 awarded): Syeda Taliya Rizvi (MD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Raffael Zamper
Title of abstract: Unexpected Left Coronary Artery Occlusion After SAVR Presenting as Refractory Post-Bypass Ventricular Failure
Best Poster Presentation, PhD/Post-Doctoral/Clinical Fellow (1 awarded): Sofya Ulanova (PhD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Lillian Barra
Title of abstract: Pro-Inflammatory T-Cell Responses to Homocitrullinated Peptides in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Margaret Banks Research Prize in Geriatric Medicine (1 awarded): Daniel Cui (MD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu
Title of abstract: Cerebral Blood Flow and Amyloid and Tau Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Scoping Review of Regional Associations
Quality Improvement Research Award (1 awarded): Graham Lean (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Drs. Radha Joseph and Erin Spicer
Title of abstract: Reducing 30-Day Readmissions Following Acute Respiratory Hospitalizations: A Quality Improvement Initiative Targeting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Best Oral Presentation, PGY1-7 (2 awarded): Michael MacNeill (PGY-4)
Supervisor: Dr. Jenny Ho
Title of abstract: Post-Renal Transplant Erythrocytosis: A Regional Transplant Centre Retrospective Review
Best Oral Presentation, PGY1-7 (2 awarded): Ahmed Mohammad (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Dr. Qasim Khan
Title of abstract: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as a Bridge to Solid Organ Transplantation: A Systematic Review of Metabolic Optimization and Transplant Eligibility
Best Oral Presentation, Undergrad or Postgrad Student Category (1 awarded): Garth Blackler (PhD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Tom Appleton
Title of abstract: Reprogramming pathologic synovial macrophages and fibroblasts with semaglutide in knee osteoarthritis
Best Poster Presentation, PGY1-3 (2 awarded): Christopher McChesney (PGY-3)
Supervisor: Dr. John Basmaji
Title of abstract: Impact of Short-Acting Beta-Blockers on the Outcomes of Patients With Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Best Poster Presentation, PGY1-3 (2 awarded): Graham Lean (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Drs. Radha Joseph and Erin Spicer
Title of abstract: Reducing 30-Day Readmissions Following Acute Respiratory Hospitalizations: A Quality Improvement Initiative Targeting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Best Poster Presentation, PGY4-7 (1 awarded): Monica Boctor (PGY-4)
Supervisor: Dr. Stan VanUum
Title of abstract: Beyond Conventional Treatment: A Case Series of the Use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion in the Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency
Best Poster Presentation, MSc/MD/Undergrad (1 awarded): Syeda Taliya Rizvi (MD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Raffael Zamper
Title of abstract: Unexpected Left Coronary Artery Occlusion After SAVR Presenting as Refractory Post-Bypass Ventricular Failure
Best Poster Presentation, PhD/Post-Doctoral/Clinical Fellow (1 awarded): Sofya Ulanova (PhD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Lillian Barra
Title of abstract: Pro-Inflammatory T-Cell Responses to Homocitrullinated Peptides in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Margaret Banks Research Prize in Geriatric Medicine (1 awarded): Daniel Cui (MD Student)
Supervisor: Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu
Title of abstract: Cerebral Blood Flow and Amyloid and Tau Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Scoping Review of Regional Associations
Quality Improvement Research Award (1 awarded): Graham Lean (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Drs. Radha Joseph and Erin Spicer
Title of abstract: Reducing 30-Day Readmissions Following Acute Respiratory Hospitalizations: A Quality Improvement Initiative Targeting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
