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Trainee Awards:

2022   “Best Resident Research Award” awarded to Dr. Marinela Grabovac, Resident, for presenting: “Impact of Deferred Cord Clamping on Mortality and Severe Neurological Injury in Twins born at <30 Weeks Gestation,” at the Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology RT Weaver Research Day; 2022 Apr 06.

2021   “Best SOGC junior members – Obstetrics Oral Presentation” awarded to Mr. Kiran Ninan, BHSc, MSc candidate, for presenting: “Long-term neurodevelopmental and psychological outcomes after prenatal exposure to antenatal corticosteroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” at 77th Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; 2021 Jun 22. (national conference).

2017    “Best SOGC junior members – Obstetrics Poster Presentation” at 73rd Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; 2017 Jun 22; Ottawa, ON. (national conference) Awardee Dr. Jarde, Postdoctoral Fellow.

2017    Graduate Program Award at the Health Sciences Research Plenary 2017, McMaster University; Awardee PhD student Dr. Tetsuya Isayama.

2016     Graduate Student Award at the Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology RT Weaver Research Day Oct 2016; Awardee PhD student Dr. Tetsuya Isayama. 

2016     “Best Junior Member Obstetrics Poster” at 72nd Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; 2016 Jun 14-17; Vancouver, B.C. (national conference) Awardee Dr. Jarde, Postdoctoral Fellow.

2016     “Best Oral Award” at the University of Toronto Neonatal Research Day April 2016; Awardee PhD student Dr. Tetsuya Isayama.

2015     “Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award” at the Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology RT Weaver Research Day Nov 2015; Awardee Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Alexander Jarde

2015    “1st place New Professional Oral Presentation Award” at the 2015 Canadian Obesity Summit April 2015; Awardee Ms. Olha Lutsiv, MScPH

2012    “Church and Dwight Medical Student Award” for best Oral Presentation at the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) Annual Clinical Meeting Jun 2012; Awardee Ms. Olha Lutsiv

2012    “Best Oral Presentation by a Health Care Student” at the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 68th Annual Clinical Meeting Jun 2012; Awardee Ms. Olha Lutsiv

2012    “Best Fellow Presentation” at Annual Departmental RT Weaver Research Day Jun 2012; Awardee MFM Fellow Dr. Michelle Morais

2011    “Best Student Award” at the Annual Departmental RT Weaver Research Day Nov 2011. Award made possible by Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health; Awardee Ms. Olha Lutsiv

2008    “Best Resident Research Paper” at Annual Departmental Research Day Nov 2008; Awardee Dr. Caroline Best

Awards for Dr. Sarah McDonald:

Canada Research Chair (Tier II)

2017    Harold A. Kaminetzky Prize Paper for 2016
The Best Article from a Non‐U.S. Researcher in the top ranked obstetrics journal, Obstetrics & Gynecology  (Antenatal corticosteroid therapy before 24 weeks of gestation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 2016;127:715–25)

2009-14    CIHR New Investigator Salary Award

2009-14    Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) New Investigator Award
Salary support for 5 years, total $300 000; awarded but not accepted due to CIHR award

2013    The Canadian Association for Medical Education
Certificate of Merit for outstanding contributions to medical education

2011    CIHR Expert Alert
Selected by CIHR for press release as a CIHR-funded researcher with expertise in Maternal Obesity and Gestational Weight Gain

2010    Awards Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD)
Université of Montréal selected publication as 1 of top 10 best scientific papers and critical reviews published on early childhood development in 2010 (Overweight and obesity in mothers and risk of preterm birth and low birth weight infants: a systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ 2010;341:c3428. doi:10.1136/bmj.c3428)

2010    AJKD certificate for one of the most downloaded articles of 2010
Kidney Disease After Preeclampsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Kidney Dis 2010;55(6):1026-39.

2009    CIHR prize for Rising Star in Perinatal Research

2009    Best poster in Obstetrics
(The Recurrence Risk of Severe Preeclampsia: A Population-Based Cohort) Society of Obstetrics & Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 65th Annual Clinical Meeting, Jun 2009

2007    Best poster in Gynaecology
Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 63rd Annual Clinical Meeting, Jun 2007

2002    Best Obstetrics Junior Members Paper
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 58th Annual Clinical Meeting, Jun 2002