A DECADE OF INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION - 2011-2021 DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS - MCGILL UNIVERSITY
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2011-2021
A Decade of Innovation and
Transformation
Department of
Pediatrics
Table of 41 Chapter 3: Defining ourselves 86 Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) 147 Emergency Medicine
87 General Pediatrics 149 Endocrinology and Metabolism
42 Mission–Vision–Values
contents
89 Subspecialty residents and fellows
151 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
43 Governance 90 Philanthropy
153 General Pediatrics
45 Strategic Planning Initiative 91 Research
91 Associate Chair, Research 156 Hematology–Oncology
3 Message from the Chair – Michael Shevell 46 Renewal Day events
93 External salary support awards, 157 Infectious Diseases–Microbiology
47 Communications McGill Awards, endowed chairs 2011–2021 159 Neonatology–Montreal Children’s Hospital
5 Chapter 1: Invited comments
94 Jack Cole Chair, Cole Foundation
49 Chapter 4: Our missions 161 Neonatology–Jewish General Hospital
6 Historical Perspective: Nicolas Steinmetz
95 Nicolas Steinmetz-Gilles Julien Chair in
50 Clinical network 163 Nephrology
8 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Social Pediatrics in the Community
Vice-Principal and Dean David Eidelman 50 Associate Chair, Clinical Operations 96 James Edmund Dodds Chair in Pediatrics 164 Neurology
52 Associate Chair, Outreach (reactivation) 166 Respirology
9 McGill University Health Centre:
53 Clinical partners 100 CHILD-BRIGHT SPOR
PDG Pierre Gfeller and aPDG Martine Alfonso 168 Rheumatology
53 Surgery 101 External grants
10 Directorate of Professional Services: 170 Departmental PhD scientists and
55 Psychiatry
Ewa Sidorowicz and Robert Barnes 103 List of h-index holders 40 and above with associate members
56 Nursing
number of citations
12 Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation: 57 Clinical innovations
104 Research clusters and profiles 175 Chapter 7: Appendices
Katrin Nakashima and Renée Vézina 57 The Children’s Clinic (TCC)
105 Basic research 176 Appendix I: sample departmental
58 Intermediate Complexity Coordination
112 Outcomes and health service acknowledgments
13 Chapter 2: Our people and Navigation (I-CCAN) Service
115 Translation 182 Appendix II: retirements, resignations
14 Faculty 2021 59 Complex Care @Home for Children
122 Patient oriented and deaths (2011-2021)
website 125 Policy
17 By the numbers: our demographics 182 Retirements and resignations
60 DocTocToc
21 Leadership 2011-2021 126 Advocacy 183 Deaths
61 Centre for Excellence in Adolescent
21 Executive Committee: members, Severe Obesity (CEASO) 126 A Hand to Hold 183 Former Department Chairs-Chiefs
present and past 62 Heart & Hands Pediatric Clinic 128 Minnie’s Hope 184 Department members
21 Division Directors 63 Pro-bono medico-legal clinic 129 Neurologically determined death (NDD) 188 Former Department members
22 Departmental members in local 63 Champions for Patient Safety and organ donation
leadership positions 64 Medical Staff Services Association 130 Newborn hearing screening and early
22 Faculty Innovation Fund intervention
22 Hospital 65 Gene therapy
131 Finance, Associate Chair
22 Research Institute 66 Clinical informatics
67 Clinical snapshots 132 Administration, Associate Director – Ex-Officio
23 Recruitments 2011-2021
Member Administrative Excellence Centre–AD
69 Education
29 Promotions 2011-2021
69 Associate Chair, Education
33 Awards and recognition 133 Chapter 5: Operational challenges
71 Educational innovations
34 External organizations 134 Financial
71 Wendy MacDonald Chair in Pediatric
35 McGill University Medical Education 135 Moving to the Glen
35 Faculty 72 Department Educational Leadership 136 Cuts to PEMs and clinical volumes
36 Department Committee (DELC)
36 Hospital 137 Saudi crisis
73 MCHF and MSSA funded residents and
37 Equity, diversity, inclusion fellows; “Shevell Scholars-Boursiers 138 COVID-19 pandemic
38 Women-in-Leadership Task Force Shevell”
40 Indigenous Health Professions Education 76 H-KAP Fellows 139 Chapter 6: Division Directors reports
40 Office of Social Accountability and 77 Goldbloom Fellows 140 Adolescent Medicine
Community Engagement 79 Women in Leadership bursaries
141 Allergy–Immunology–Dermatology
80 Global Child Health Program
82 Institute for Pediatric Simulation 143 Cardiology
84 Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) 145 Critical Care Medicine
Message from the Chair
Michael Shevell
MDCM FRCP FCAHS
disruptive challenge immediately in its path forward: the avoiding micromanagement, but still providing cohesive
I remember the moment well. once in two generations move of all clinical, educational oversight. I trusted individuals to actualize themselves
and research operations to a new site (Glen). and I was never disappointed.
It was Wednesday September 7, 2011, coincidentally my
Simultaneously with preparing for the move to take This Decade Report is meant as both a historical record
mother’s 90th birthday. Interim Dean Samuel Benaroya of
place in 2015, I set to work immediately building with and a celebration. On both of these elements it is
the Faculty of Medicine (as it was then known) at McGill Departmental members what I call the foundation of resolutely about people as it’s their stories that should
had asked that I be available for a phone call at 12:30 p.m. the organization: mission-vision-values, governance, be recalled and celebrated. The themes around which
culture, and budgeting, embracing fundamental principles the report is organized are change, innovation and
to discuss the decision of the Chair-Chief of Pediatrics
of inclusion, transparency, objectivity, consensus and transformation.
Selection Committee. accountability. A solid foundation would enable us to
The key question that should be asked of any individual
counter any operational challenges that would come our
is: did you leave things better than how you found
way and allow us to build a soaring structure of academic
I awaited the call in my cluttered office at A-514 in what had been my them? I think there is no doubt that collectively the
accomplishment.
professional home since starting on faculty and staff in 1991, surrounded Department of Pediatrics at McGill and the MCH-MUHC
by what can best be described as my collected tchotchkes (staff and I deliberately held back on strategic planning until the is in a far better place in 2021 than it was in 2011. The
trainees of a certain age can easily conjure up the image). As always Sam move was complete and we had accommodated to members of the Department can all take pride in this.
was prompt. I don’t recall a word of what was actually said, but the gist our new physical space and could envision, and dare
was that after a process lasting four years and two search committees I A torch is now passed to the next generation of
I say dream of, new possibilities previously precluded
had been selected and would be starting on November 1. leaders and members and I have no doubt that our
by physical and technological limitations. And dream
accomplishments will inspire them to achieve even loftier
we did, with this second strategic portion emphasizing
The call ended. There was a brief moment of the elation of personal heights than we have scaled. I look forward to cheering
clinical and educational innovations, expanding research
accomplishment, then the dread and weight of expectations and them on.
robustness, and recruitment across the breadth of the
‘imposter’ syndrome rapidly set in. My path in academia had been that of
Department.
a clinician-investigator. I had no educational administrative experience.
At the hospital level I had been Division Director of my ‘home’ Division of I realized very early in my mandate that the three most
Pediatric Neurology for less than three years. Nothing in my experience important elements of any organization are its people,
or education prepared me for what I was now trusted with managing and its people, its people. I saw my role as Chair-Chief to I have tried to be as comprehensive, thorough and
more importantly leading. I had asked: there was no playbook to learn be an enabler unlocking value, and a catalyst creating complete as possible in this reporting, however no doubt
from and orient myself with what was expected. I was on my own. opportunities. To encourage and facilitate great ideas there are errors and omissions. Our reporting can only
brought forward by remarkable people so that these represent the information that has been made available
I did know that I had been preceded by giants and pioneers in pediatrics
ideas are realized. To recruit well in a way that was a to the Chair-Chief’s office from varied multiple sources
since the mid-20th century: Alton Goldbloom, Alan Ross, Mary Ellen
win on multiple fronts that consistently added new over the past decade. I take responsibility and offer my
Avery, Keith Drummond, Richard Hamilton, Harvey Guyda. I did know
value to the organization as a whole. Leadership was to apologies for any errors and omissions which are entirely
that the Department had many skilled and committed members with a
be a distributive model about empowering individuals non-intentional.
passion for child health, education and research. However, it was not
in their sector to achieve the best for their people and Michael Shevell MDCM FRCP FCAHS
yet an organization primed for the 21st century world with an enormous
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Historical Perspective
Nicolas Steinmetz MDCM, MPH, FRCP, Former Executive
Director, Montreal Children’s Hospital
Change being a constant, every decade can chart change. However,
few are truly transformational. For the McGill-MCH Department of
Pediatrics, the decade 2011 to 2021 has transformed the statements
in the MCH Mission from being aspirational into living realities both
in their operational structure and in their practice.
Students, residents and staff have always has been inspiring and contributed to a
been encouraged to innovate, to see sense of pride throughout the child health
how patients’ health is influenced by the community.
community in which they live, to advocate
The care for children has been expanded
for better safety and better care both
beyond the bedside and the clinic to the
in hospital and in society at large. Fifty
repair of developmental damage due to the
years ago efforts for child protection and
toxic stress in environments unfavourable
promoting the adoption of safety closures
to normal development; to pro bono law
for prescription drug containers to prevent
services to correct injustices impacting
accidental poisoning of young children
the health of children and families; to
were usually personal ones, without
address health needs of children in remote
organizational support or funding or
regions of Quebec, as well as in countries
academic content or evaluation of merit.
far away; to evidenced-based advocacy for
Invited
The Department’s Chair-Chief traditionally hearing screening in newborns; to caring
covered all the bases by him or herself. for the emotional needs of young children
With increasing expectations and greater (“A Hand to Hold”); to promote the respect
complexity of the job, committees were of the rights of children; to teach a new
added from time to time but they lacked generation of indigenous health workers.
comments
a coherent orientation and purpose. It is Such activities, heretofore not considered
in the past decade that the positions of to be part of the medical mandate, are
Associate Chairs with clear mandates now enshrined as part of the Department’s
were formalized with the expectation responsibility to look after and promote
of bringing about improvements the health of all children going beyond
through innovations within all of the the repair of damage already done by
Department’s sectors of activity. There engaging the community and being
6 Historical Perspective: 9 McGill University Health 12 Montreal Children’s was funding, research, evaluation and accountable for it. The innovations span
Nicolas Steinmetz Centre: PDG Pierre Gfeller Hospital Foundation: importantly communal recognition. the space from addressing poor housing
8 Faculty of Medicine and aPDG Martine Alfonso Katrin Nakashima and The wide participation by staff that has to gene therapy.
and Health Sciences: 10 Directorate of Professional Renée Vézina made possible the development of new
programs and activities added to the
Vice-Principal and Dean Services: Ewa Sidorowicz
core of the Department’s commitments
David Eidelman and Robert Barnes
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Reflections on a
The 2015 move to the new facilities at The Council for Services to Children and
the Glen provided modern spaces and Adolescents working with an enlightened
equipment as well as brought obstetrical Board and Administration have together
and neonatal care into close proximity
to the benefit of mothers and newborns,
created an administrative framework that
guarantees the continued development
decade like no other
especially in situations of high-risk,
thus creating the largest and most
of the Department of Pediatrics of the
Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
comprehensive “mère-enfant” services within the larger context of the MUHC. David Eidelman MDCM, Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean
in Quebec.
There is a palpable pride and confidence of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
The Research Institute, with its Centre among the staff that is new and that points
for Translational Biology, Centre for towards a bright future.
In any organization, each administration is faced with a unique set of
Health Outcomes Research, and Centre
for Innovative Medicine guarantees
The Department should justifiably challenges and opportunities. For both the Department of Pediatrics
be proud of a decade of substantive
the Department’s continued research and the Faculty, the period 2011 to 2021 was exceptionally unique.
innovation and transformation well beyond
successes on the cutting edge of new
what could be reasonably expected.
knowledge.
Out of the gate, the Shevell administration with the Faculty. And, as shown in the
was presented with one of the greatest recent Royal College review, educational
opportunities ever for the Department of excellence remains a hallmark of the
Pediatrics: the move of the Children’s to Department of Pediatrics.
the new Glen Campus. The Department
At the end of the decade, the Department
and the entire MCH community rose to
once again rose to the occasion
the occasion. From the perspective of the
“There is a palpable
during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Faculty, the opening of the Glen Campus
caring for adult patients in the PICU.
launched us into the 21st century, with the
It maintained teaching and research
Department of Pediatrics, together with
excellence throughout, despite the
pride and confidence
the RVH, leading the way.
limitations imposed by unprecedented
New facilities also meant new ways of circumstances.
doing things. The Department overhauled
among the staff that
The measure of any administration is
its governance, successfully advancing
whether they leave the organization in
both equity and transparency. A robust
better shape than when they started. In
strategic plan was developed and
this case, there is absolutely no doubt.
is new and that points
implemented. Successful recruitment
The Department has moved from strength
ensured renewal and continued academic
to strength and is well prepared for its next
success. Numerous creative projects
set of challenges and opportunities.
were developed, including the Children’s
towards a bright Clinic and DocTocToc, both in partnership
future.”
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McGill University Health Centre Directorate of Professional Services
Pierre Gfeller, President and Executive Director, MUHC, and Ewa Sidorowicz, Director of Professional Services, MUHC,
Martine Alfonso, Associate President and Executive Director, 2009-present
MUHC
What an incredible decade of challenges met, opportunities seized,
Whenever institutional leaders reflect on the past, it is crucial to do negativity overcome and consolidation for the mission of the MUHC
so with the immediacy of the present and the distant future in mind. as a centre of expertise for the lifespan!
Only then can achievements and failings, as well as opportunities and
Photo by
threats illuminate the transfer of knowledge and experience. As the Director of Professional Services brio by Dr. Elene Khalil, a member of
Stephen Liben I have had the privilege to serve and the Department of Pediatrics. The DPS
contribute to the advancement of our was also instrumental in regrouping the
As leaders of the McGill University had wiggle room in shiny new shoes,
organization since February 2009. laboratory structure under one umbrella,
Health Centre, it is therefore our hope but teams were still running to identify
Over the years, I have had the support and thus positioning the MUHC favorably
that this report illustrates the vision all that was different and all that was
of many talented individuals such as when the time came to implement our
and tenacity of those who envisaged, still required. Then people hit their
Dr. Timothy Meagher as Associate Optilab cluster. Many talented managers
executed and adjusted a strategic plan stride, advancing each aspect of our
Director General of Medical Affairs, have been and are part of the Directorate.
apace of emergent issues, under the academic health centre’s mission. Their
and several associate Directors of Their strong work ethic and engagement
astute leadership of Dr. Michael Shevell, second wind was reinforced by major
Professional Affairs, Dr. Matt Kalina and with the objectives of the organization
for the Department of Pediatrics and the recruitment, state-of-the-art equipment
Sylvie Douyon for the RVH and MGH, provide an important contribution to the
Montreal Children’s Hospital. and meaningful recognition of people’s
Dr. Mark Angle at the Neuro, Dr. Gaston fabric of our MUHC family.
contributions. Ultimately, a tremendous
From our vantage point, the Department Drapeau, Dr. Louis-Marie Simard,
amount of good was accomplished. With the move to the Glen site and
and hospital as a whole stand boldly in Dr. Antoine Hoang and more recently
the more recent heightened sense of
2021 at an auspicious crossroad whose Recently, our shoes have been Dr. John Angelopoulos at the Lachine
urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic,
signpost points the way forward while experiencing some wear and tear. Hospital, and of course Dr. Micheline
it is heartwarming to see our adult and
marking an outgoing pediatrician-in- For example, we have had to keep going Ste-Marie and more recently greatly
pediatric clinicians come together to learn
chief’s good works. That multidisciplinary despite the COVID-19 pandemic while appreciated, Dr. Robert Barnes at
from each other and strive to improve
teams and support staff may be in a more incidents around the globe have forced the MCH.
patient trajectories across the lifespan.
comfortable position to continue aspiring us to look inwards and take tangible steps
The DPS office oversees the organization This is probably one of the most promising
to lead and innovate is due to steadfast to become more equitable, diverse and
of medical resources regarding legacies of this turbulent and constructive
efforts over the last 10 years to attract inclusive. Throughout the myriad twists
recruitments and leadership selection but decade.
and retain talented people, strengthen and turns, the Department of Pediatrics
also over the years has managed different
practices and partnerships, and make and the Children’s strong sense of The future is most definitely
areas of the hospital. Amongst some
a compelling impact on children and collective purpose has gone undeterred. looking bright!
highlights I would like to mention that a
adolescents’ pressing healthcare needs. Its teams’ shoes are always laced up and
few years ago the DPS was the “incubator”
ready to transform health care. This is
In the years leading up to 2015, progress for the MUHC Directorate of Education.
how we will take the leap into the next
could be compared to people forging It now reports to our PDG and is led with
decade.
ahead with blistered toes from too-small
shoes. After the move to the Glen site,
things felt better because toes now
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Directorate of Professional Services Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation
Robert Barnes, Associate Director of Professional Services, Katrin Nakashima & Renée Vézina, Montreal Children’s
2014-present Hospital Foundation
It is too easy, particularly in the midst of a pandemic emergency, to get The last decade has been among the most eventful periods for both the
caught up in the pressures and problems of the moment. It is too rare Children’s and the MCH Foundation. The Foundation closed its $100+
to appreciate the big-picture progress of an organization in such an million campaign in 2012 to help build the new Children’s. In 2019,
environment. We celebrate here an opportunity to do just that, as we we launched the most ambitious pediatric campaign in Quebec with
look back on a decade of remarkable achievement of the Department of an objective of raising $200 million in seven years to find unexpected
Pediatrics at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University ways to heal and give young patients back their fighting spirit.
Health Centre.
Working hand in hand with hospital disabilities. A fleet of new Giraffe
This report is full of successful names and the Shriners Hospital. The mutual clinical leadership and our generous donors, incubators, the Cardiohelp ECMO system,
numbers and milestones that contribute support and academic partnerships we are realizing projects that will shape difficult airway carts, ultrasounds and the
to the overall appreciation of excellence continue to be forged with our colleagues pediatric care for generations to come. telehealth network are just a few of the
in academic pediatric medicine. Ten at Hôpital Ste-Justine to the benefit of equipment and technology projects made
Our accomplishments over the last
years ago, we were balancing worried all children in Quebec. This pandemic possible over the decade. Finally, we set
10 years are numerous and demonstrate
uncertainty and eager anticipation as has taught us just how much we can the groundwork for our current campaign
the community’s unwavering support.
we prepared for “The Move” from our accomplish in so little time when good will that will set new standards of care in
Three university Chairs were established
legacy site on Tupper Street to our brand and courage lead us to fulfill our calling as neurosciences, cardiology, services for
in general pediatrics, medical education
new facilities at the Glen Site. Strict dedicated health care professionals. children with medium complexities, sleep
and social pediatrics, allowing the hospital
government pressures on our permitted lab and respiratory medicine, hematology-
We are truly only getting started in to maintain its leadership in these domains
physician numbers and on our outpatient oncology, and neonatology. The campaign
our project to excel in the transition of and ensure the recruitment of the best
clinical volumes from the years-outdated is on track to reach its goal thanks to
adolescent patients with complex medical candidates in the future. We secured
Plan Clinique were overcome with creative generous pledges from corporate and
conditions into fully informed, competent funding for CHILD-BRIGHT, a national
flexibility to care for patients both inside individual donors, and members of the
and confident young adult patients. Our research network led by the MCH aimed
and outside the walls of our building, and MCH team.
strengthening partnerships within the at creating a brighter future for children
with persistent coherent advocacy for
MUHC family will be key to the success of with brain-based developmental
corrections where warranted.
this project.
The move to our new
There remain known and unknown
facilities has made obvious
challenges that await the Department of
the opportunities for
Pediatrics, but the experience detailed in
additional cooperation and
this report is an impressive launching pad
coordination with our adult
for another decade of success. We cannot
partners within the MUHC,
wait to celebrate what’s to come.
and with our orthopedic
next-door neighbours at
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Faculty
+ Dr. Guillaume Sébire, James + Dr. Elene Khalil, MUHC Director
Edmund Dodds Chair in Pediatrics of Education
+ Dr. Jacquetta Trasler, Distinguished + Dr. Lajos Kovacs
2021 James McGill Professor
+ Dr. Davinia Withington
+ Dr. Preetha Krishnamoorthy,
Program Director, UGME Clerkship
+ Dr. Claire LeBlanc
Professors
Associate Professors + Dr. Denis Leduc
+ Dr. Farhan Bhanji
+ Dr. Najma Ahmed + Dr. Laurent Legault
+ Dr. Nancy Braverman
+ Dr. Reza Alizadehfar + Dr. Patricia Li
+ Dr. Bethany Foster
+ Dr. Louise Auger + Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan
+ Dr. Carolyn Freeman
+ Dr. Ilana Bank, Specialty Director + Dr. Loydie Majewska
+ Dr. Paul Goodyer, James McGill of Education, SIM Centre + Dr. Christine McCusker
Professor
+ Dr. Claudette Bardin, + Dr. Jane McDonald
+ Dr. Ronald Gottesman, Wendy H-KAP Fellow + Dr. Hugh McMillan
McDonald Chair in Pediatric
+ Dr. Marie Josée Béland, + Dr. John Mitchell
Medical Education
H-KAP Fellow
+ Dr. Indra Gupta, Interim Deputy + Dr. Dorothy Moore, H-KAP Fellow
+ Dr. Lorraine Bell
Scientific Director, RI-MUHC + Dr. Véronique Morinville
+ Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan
+ Dr. Lillian Hechtman + Dr. Diane Munz, Goldbloom Fellow
+ Dr. Geneviève Bernard
+ Dr. Nada Jabado, CRC Tier I + Dr. Meranda Nakhla
+ Dr. Dominic Chalut
+ Dr. Larry Lands + Dr. Francisco Noya
+ Dr. Laurel Chauvin-Kimoff
+ Dr. Stephen Liben + Dr. Maryam Oskoui
+ Dr. Gaëlle Chédeville
+ Dr. Bruce Mazer, Associate + Dr. Thérèse Perreault
+ Dr. Evelyn Constantin
Scientific Director, Federal + Dr. Laurie Plotnick, Associate
+ Dr. Aurore Côté Chair (Education)
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
+ Dr. Adrian Dancea + Dr. Chantal Poulin
+ Dr. Apostolos Papageorgiou
+ Dr. Mylène Dandavino, Associate + Dr. Janet Rennick
+ Dr. Hema Patel
Chair (Clinical Operations)
+ Dr. Robert Platt, Albert Boehringer + Dr. Charles Rohlicek
+ Dr. Giuseppina Di Meglio
I Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology + Dr. Earl Rubin
+ Dr. Geoffrey Dougherty,
Our
+ Dr. Constantin Polychronakos + Dr. Laura Russell
Goldbloom Fellow
+ Dr. Pramod Puligandla + Dr. Aimee Ryan, Associate Dean,
+ Dr. Alexander Dubrovsky
+ Dr. Janusz Rak, Jack Cole Biomedical BSc, Graduate and
+ Dr. Kolja Eppert, CRC Tier II Postdoctoral Affairs
Chair in Pediatric Oncology and
+ Dr. Daniel Faucher + Dr. Ana Maria Sant’Anna
Hematology
people
+ Dr. Patricia Fontela, Associate + Dr. Anne Marie Sbrocchi
+ Dr. Frank Rauch
Chair (Research)
+ Dr. Saleem Razack, Director, + Dr. Rilla Schneider
+ Dr. Patricia Forbes, H-KAP Fellow
Office of Social Accountability + Dr. Rosie Scuccimarri
+ Dr. Emmett Francoeur, Executive
+ Dr. David Rosenblatt + Dr. Adam Shapiro
Associate Chair (Partnerships and
+ Dr. Rima Rozen, James McGill Network) + Dr. Myriam Srour
Professor + Dr. Julie St-Pierre
+ Deborah Friedman, Assistant
+ Dr. Marina Salvadori Dean of Student Affairs + Dr. Blair Whittemore,
14 Faculty 2021 23 Recruitments 2011-2021 + Dr. Guilherme Sant’Anna H-KAP Fellow
+ Dr. Cynthia Goodyer
17 By the numbers: 29 Promotions 2011-2021 + Dr. Sam Shemie + Dr. Richard Gosselin + Dr. Pia Wintermark, William
our demographics + Dr. Michael Shevell, Department + Dr. Catherine Henin Dawson Scholar
33 Awards and recognition
Chair; Harvey Guyda Chair in + Dr. Samara Zavalkoff
21 Leadership 2011-2021 + Dr. Robert Stanley Hum
37 Equity, diversity, inclusion Pediatrics
+ Dr. David Zielinski
+ Dr. Fatemeh Jafarian
2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 14
Assistant Professors + Dr. Jarred Garfinkle + Dr. June Ortenberg + Dr. David Waxman + Dr. Dionne King + Dr. Charles Larson
+ Dr. Tamara Gafoor + Dr. Esli Osmanlliu + Dr. Sandra Woods, H-KAP Fellow + Dr. Allison Kukhta + Dr. Véronique Latraverse
+ Dr. Sharon Abish
+ Dr. Shuvo Ghosh + Dr. Bradley Osterman + Dr. John Yaremko + Dr. Audrey Lafontaine + Dr. Carole O’Beirne
+ Dr. Holly Agostino
+ Dr. Naomi Goloff + Dr. Caroline Ouellet + Dr. Alicia Lambrinakos-Raymond + Dr. Emilie Riou
+ Dr. Gerald Ahronheim
+ Dr. Gabriel Altit
+ Dr. Catherine Goudie + Dr. Nathalie Ouellette Emeritus professors + Dr. Chloé Langlois-Pelletier + Dr. Richard A Schreiber
+ Dr. Marie-Michèle Gaudreault- + Dr. Jesse Papenburg + Dr. Mimi Madeleine Belmonte + Dr. Marie-Hélène Landreville + Dr. Lauren Segal
+ Dr. Robert Barnes
Tremblay + Dr. Katryn Paquette + Dr. Jocelyn Lavigne + Dr. Anne-Marie Vincent
+ Dr. Julie Bartholomew + Dr. Robert Brouillette, H-KAP
+ Dr. Andreea Gorgos + Dr. Raphaël Paquin + Dr. Philip Lawandi
+ Dr. Louis Beaumier Fellow + Dr. Matthieu Vincent
+ Dr. Anne-Marie Gosselin + Dr. Ermelinda Pelausa + Dr. Dorothée Leduc
+ Dr. Marc Beltempo + Dr. Vazken Der Kaloustian
+ Dr. Anne-Marie Goyette + Dr. Michelle Pepin + Dr. Maya Leitner, Goldbloom Fellow
+ Dr. Rislaine Benkelfat + Dr. Francis Glorieux Associate Members
+ Dr. Ilana Greenstone + Dr. Chi-Minh Phi + Dr. Jean Lemonde
+ Dr. Margaret Berry + Dr. Harvey Guyda (Internal to McGill)
+ Dr. Elizabeth Hailu + Dr. Hernan Porras + Dr. Deborah Loyer
+ Dr. Victoria Bizgu + Dr. Feige Kaplan
+ Dr. Marie Brossard-Racine
+ Dr. Fahed Halal + Dr. Robert Primavesi + Dr. Suzanne Malaab
+ Dr. Shirley Blaichman, Goldbloom + Dr. Michael Kramer, H-KAP Fellow + Dr. Franco Carnevale
+ Dr. Lara Hart + Dr. David Rabin + Dr. Matthew Maygar
Fellow + Dr. Barry Pless + Dr. Delphine Collin-Vézina, Nicolas
+ Dr. Philip Hedrei + Dr. Maria Ramsay + Dr. Leopold Medou
+ Dr. Manon Boutin, H-KAP Fellow + Dr. Charles Scriver Steinmetz-Gilles Julien Chair in
+ Dr. Samir Hussain + Dr. Surabhi Rawal + Dr. Mustapha Mourad
+ Dr. Adam Bretholz + Dr. Gloria Tannenbaum Social Pediatrics in the Community
+ Dr. Gilles Julien + Dr. Claudia Renaud + Dr. Julie Nadeau-Lessard
+ Dr. Daniel Brody + Dr. Harriet Tenenhouse + Dr. Sherif Emil
+ Dr. Luc Jutras + Dr. Catherine Rich + Dr. Aisling O’Gorman
+ Dr. Helen Bui + Dr. Gordon Watters + Dr. Isabelle Gagnon
+ Dr. Eva Soos Kapusy + Dr. Elisa Ruano Cea + Dr. Andrea Perello
+ Dr. Benjamin Burko + Dr. Robert Gagnon
+ Dr. Christos Karatzios + Dr. Michelle Ryan + Dr. Anna-Maria Preziosi
+ Dr. Brett Burstein Faculty Lecturers + Dr. Lucyna Lach
+ Dr. May Khairy + Dr. Christine Sabapathy + Dr. Marie-Noël Primeau
+ Dr. Sarah Campillo + Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald
+ Dr. Louise Koclas + Dr. Nicole Audet
+ Dr. Anne-Marie Canakis + Dr. Bayane Sabsabi + Dr. Samuel Quansah
+ Dr. Silvana Barone, Goldbloom Fellow + Dr. Michael MacKenzie
+ Dr. Lianne Kopel + Dr. Kent Saylor, Director, + Dr. Kathryn Samaan
+ Dr. Lola Cartier-Borys + Dr. Annette Majnemer, Vice Dean
+ Dr. Nadine Korah Indigenous Health Professions + Dr. Sophie Bergeron
+ Dr. Maria de Tiscar Cavalle-Garrido + Dr. Gaëlle Sadani of Education, Faculty of Medicine
+ Dr. Richard Lalonde Education, Faculty of Medicine + Dr. Estelle Chétrit, Assistant Dean of
+ Dr. Laurence Chapuy + Dr. Marcel Sévère, Goldbloom Fellow + Dr. Michael Malus
+ Dr. Jade Séguin MDCM Admissions, Goldbloom Fellow
+ Dr. Marie-Astrid Lefebrve + Dr. Edmond Shahin, Goldbloom
+ Dr. Elise Couture + Dr. Kelly Martin
+ Dr. Wissam Shalish + Dr. Virginie Clavel
+ Dr. Geneviève Legault Fellow
+ Dr. Carl Cummings + Dr. Katherine Maurer
+ Dr. Mitchell Shiller, Associate Chair + Dr. Karine Clément
+ Dr. Christine Lejtenyi + Dr. Vicki Scholten
+ Dr. Audrey Dadoun + Dr. Joe Nemeth
(Finance) + Dr. Yohann Couture
+ Dr. Sara Long-Gagné + Dr. Bindu Suresh
+ Dr. Samantha Dankoff + Dr. Ruth Russell
+ Dr. Karen Sigman + Dr. Alexandre Déragon
+ Dr. Audrey Lovett + Dr. Shadi Tamur
+ Dr. Matthew Donlan + Dr. Denise Keiko Shikako-Thomas
+ Dr. Terry Sigman, Director, + Dr. Janie Desrochers
+ Dr. Suzanne MacDonald + Dr. Peter Urbanski
+ Dr. Aida Daoud Continuing Professional + Dr. Raven Dumont-Maurice
+ Dr. Angeliki Makri + Dr. Theresa Zhou
+ Dr. Mary Decell Development Affiliate Members
+ Dr. Henriette Fortin
+ Dr. Ruth Mandel + Dr. Betty Zylbergold
+ Dr. Marylin Desjardins + Dr. Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay (External to McGill)
+ Dr. Samuel Freeman
+ Dr. George Mandich
+ Dr. Tanya Di Genova + Dr. Jitka Stankova + Dr. Geneviève Gaëtan + Dr. Martin Bitzan
+ Dr. Dubravka Diksic
+ Dr. Wadi Mawad Adjunct Professors
+ Dr. Naomi Stein + Dr. Marie-Hélène Gagnon + Dr. Tamara Cohen
+ Dr. Elaine Medoff + Dr. Angela Alberga
+ Dr. Marie-Emmanuelle Dilenge + Dr. Robert Sternszus + Dr. Rola Ghaddar + Dr. Emmanouil Rampakakis
+ Dr. Barbara Miedzybrodzki + Dr. Alexandre Barbier
+ Dr. Jessica Duby + Dr. Jessica Stewart + Dr. Tania Giannone
+ Dr. Catherine Millar + Dr. Fréderic Dallaire
+ Dr. Harley Eisman + Dr. Aparna Suvrathan
+ Dr. David Mitchell
+ Dr. Rania Gosselin-Papadopoulos Post-Retirement
+ Dr. Julius Erdstein + Dr. Stephen Treherne + Dr. Nurlan Dauletbayev
+ Dr. Marie-Pier Guilbault + Dr. Franziska Baltzer, Associate
+ Dr. Gillian Morantz + Dr. Hélène Dubreuil
+ Dr. Helena Evangeliou + Dr. Olivia Tse, Assistant Dean, + Dr. Julie Hébert, Goldbloom Fellow Professor, H-KAP Fellow
+ Dr. Johanne Morel + Dr. David Dufresne
+ Dr. Jae-Marie Ferdinand Resident Professional Affairs
+ Dr. John Hortop + Dr. Gary Pekeles, Associate
+ Dr. Stephanie Mourad + Dr. Hannah Elfassy
+ Dr. Amaryllis Ferrand + Dr. Jennifer Turnbull
+ Dr. Simon Hotte Professor
+ Dr. Kenneth Myers
+ Dr. Gaétan Filion + Dr. Suzanne Vaillancourt + Dr. Nana Graves
+ Dr. Salva Sadeghi Janbahan + Dr. Bernard Rosenblatt, Associate
+ Dr. Kim-Anh Nguyen + Dr. Catherine Vézina
+ Dr. Sylviane Forget + Dr. Thomas Lahiri Professor, H-KAP Fellow
+ Dr. Sabrina Jeanty
+ Dr. Catherine Nolin + Dr. Julia von Oettingen
+ Dr. Sabrina Rodrigues Furtado + Dr. Anie Lapointe
+ Dr. Dyan Kimia
+ Dr. Nina Nouraeyan + Dr. Sarah Waterston
+ Dr. Audrey Gadoury-Levesque
+ Dr. Francois Olivier
15 | 2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 16
By the numbers: Total Faculty (CAS & TT)
our demographics (April 2021)
CAS & TT Statistics CAS Statistics TT Statistics
65% Professors
35% 36% Associate 64% 28% Assistant 72%
Number of Average Number of Average Number of Average (17) (9) (21) Professors (38) (29) Professors (75)
Status Members Age Members Age Members Age
Full Time Faculty 189 50 166 49 23 61
Assistant Professor 104 45 103 45 1 39
Associate Professor 59 54 53 53 6 59
Professor 26 63 10 64 16 63
Male Female
Male FT Faculty 67 52 54 50 13 64
Male Assistant Professor 29 44 29 44 0 0
Male Associate Professor 21 55 18 55 3 66
Male Professor 17 62 7 60 10 64
14% 7% 26%
Male > Age 60 19 66 10 65 9 67 (26) (9) (17)
Male < Age 60 48 47 44 46 4 54
Female FT Faculty 122 49 112 48 10 57 Rank
55% Rank 62% 31%
Rank 43%
(104)
31% Female (75) Male
(21) (29)
Female Assistant Professor 75 45 74 45 1 39 31% (38)
Female Associate Professor 38 53 35 53 3 57 (59)
31%
Female Professor 9 64 3 71 6 60 (21)
Female > Age 60 26 66 22 67 4 65
Female < Age 60 96 44 90 44 6 52
Physician > 60 years old 45 66 32 66 13 67 Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Physician < 60 years old 144 45 134 45 10 52
FT=Full Time CAS=Contract Academic Staff TT=Tenure Track 100
96
80
35% Gender 65% 60
48
(67) (122)
40
26
19
20
0
Male > Age 60 Male < Age 60 Female > Age 60 Female < Age 60
Male Female (Average 66) (Average 47) (Average 66) (Average 44)
Age and Gender Distribution
17 | 2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 18Total Faculty (CAS) Total Faculty (TT)
70% Professors 30% 34% Associate 66% 28% Assistant 72% 62% 38% 50% Associate 50% Assistant 100%
(7) (3) (18) Professors (35) (29) Professors (74) Professors
(10) (6) (3) Professors (3) Professors (1)
Male Female Male Female
6% 3%
(10) (3)
4%
13% (1)
(7) 10%
(1)
32% 62% 31% Rank 66% Rank 54% 70% 60% Rank 77% Rank 23%
Rank (35) (74) Rank 26%
(53) (103) Female Male (29) (16) (6) Female (10) Male (3)
33% (6) 30%
(18) (3)
Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professors Associate Professors Assistant Professors
100 90 10 9
80 8
33% 67% 57% 43%
6
Gender 60 Gender 6
(54) (112)
44 (13) (10)
4 4
40 4
22
20 10 2
0 0
Male > Age 60 Male < Age 60 Female > Age 60 Female < Age 60 Male > Age 60 Male < Age 60 Female > Age 60 Female < Age 60
Male Female (Average 65) (Average 46) (Average 67) (Average 44) Male Female (Average 67) (Average 54) (Average 65) (Average 52)
Age and Gender Distribution Age and Gender Distribution
19 | 2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 20Leadership Division Directors Departmental members
in local leadership positions
2011-2021 Adolescent Medicine
+ Julius Erdstein MDCM,
Hematology-Oncology
+ David Mitchell MDCM, Department members frequently assume important positions of
FRCP FRCP local leadership at the Faculty, Hospital and Research-Institute level.
Executive Committee + Franziska Baltzer MD + Blair Whittemore MD, These appointments reflect well both on these individuals but also on
members, present FRCP the departmental community. The efforts of these leaders and their
accomplishments in these challenging positions is a cause for both
Allergy-Immunology-
and past Dermatology Infectious Diseases- notice and celebration.
+ Christine McCusker MD, Microbiology
Department Chair
FRCP + Earl Rubin MDCM, FRCP Faculty Hospital (MCH-MUHC)
+ Michael Shevell MDCM, FRCP, FCAHS
+ Bruce Mazer MD, FRCP + Jane McDonald MD, FRCP
Vice-Dean Director
Executive Associate Chair,
+ Annette Majnemer (Education) + Robert Barnes (Professional
Partnerships and Network Cardiology Neonatology-MCH Services)
+ T. Emmett Francoeur MDCM, FRCP
+ Adrian Dancea MD, FRCP + Richard Gosselin MD, Associate Dean + Elene Khalil (Education)
Associate Chair, Clinical Operations FRCP
+ Annette Majnemer (Director, + Micheline Ste-Marie
Critical Care Medicine + Thérèse Perreault MD,
+ Mylène Dandavino MDCM, MSc, School of Physical & (Professional Services)
MHPe, FRCP + Saleem Razack MD, FRCP FRCP Occupational Therapy)
+ Harley Eisman MDCM, FRCP + Ronald Gottesman + Aimee Ryan (Biomedical BSc, Chair-Council of Physicians,
MDCM, FRCP Neonatology-JGH Graduate and Postdoctoral Dentists & Pharmacists
Associate Chair, Research
+ Apostolos Papageorgiou Affairs) + Tanya Di Genova
+ Patricia Fontela MD, PhD Emergency Medicine MD, FRCP
+ Pramod Puligandla
+ Maryam Oskoui MDCM, FRCP (Interim) Assistant Dean
+ Laurie Plotnick MDCM,
+ Bruce Mazer MDCM, FRCP Nephrology
FRCP + Estelle Chétrit (Admissions) Research Institute
Associate Chair, Education + Harley Eisman MDCM, + Bethany Foster MD, FRCP + Evelyn Constantin
Executive Director-Chief
+ Laurie Plotnick MDCM, FRCP FRCP + Martin Bitzan MD, FRCP (Postgraduate Medical
Scientific Officer
+ Saleem Razack MD, FRCP Education)
Endocrinology & + Bruce Mazer (Interim, MUHC)
Neurology + Deborah Friedman
Associate Chair, Finance Metabolism (Student Affairs-Schools of + Jacquetta Trasler (MCH)
+ Maryam Oskoui MDCM,
+ Mitchell Shiller MDCM, FRCP + Laurent Legault MD, Communication Disorders,
FRCP
+ Adrian Dancea MD, FRCP FRCP Nursing and Physical & Deputy Director-Deputy
+ Guillaume Sébire MD,
Occupational Therapy) Chief Scientific Officer
+ John Mitchell MD, FRCP FRCP
Associate Director, Administration - + Saleem Razack (Admissions) + Indra Gupta (Interim)
Ex-Officio Member AEC-AD + Constantin Polychronakos + Chantal Poulin (Interim)
MD, FRCP + Ana Sant’Anna (Admissions) + Bruce Mazer
+ Anna Maria Henderson (Interim) MD, FRCP
+ Olivia Tse (Resident Professional
+ Cassandra Fusco
Gastroenterology and Affairs)
Respirology
Associate Chair, Outreach, 2011-2016 Nutrition
+ Larry Lands MDCM, FRCP
Director
+ Aurore Côté MD, FRCP + Terry Sigman MDCM,
FRCP + Saleem Razack (Office of Social
Rheumatology
Associate Chair, Special Projects, 2011-2016 Accountability and Community
+ Claire LeBlanc MD, FRCP Engagement)
+ Robert Brouillette MD, FRCP General Pediatrics
+ Bruce Mazer (Interim) + Kent Saylor (Indigenous Health
+ Hema Patel MD, FRCP MDCM, FRCP
Associate Chair, Informatics, 2011-2016 Professions Education)
+ Geoffrey Dougherty
+ Mitchell Shiller MDCM FRCP
MDCM, FRCP
21 |Recruitments Assistant Professor + Marie-Michèle Gaudreault- + Claudia Renaud (Cardiology)
Tremblay (Nephrology) + Elisa Ruano Cea (General
+ Holly Agostino (Adolescent
+ Andreea Gorgos (General Pediatrics)
2011-2021
Medicine)
Pediatrics) + Michelle Ryan (MCH-Neonatology)
+ Gabriel Altit (MCH-Neonatology)
+ Anne-Marie Goyette (General + Christine Sabapathy
+ Julie Bartholomew (JGH-
Pediatrics) (Hematology-Oncology)
Neonatology)
Michael Shevell, Chair + Elizabeth Hailu (MCH- + Bayanne Sabsabi (MCH-
+ Marc Beltempo (MCH-
Neonatology) Neonatology)
An academic community must renew itself Neonatology)
continually through astute recruitment. + Samir Hussein (Emergency + Anne Marie Sbrocchi (General
+ Rislaine Benkelfat (General
Medicine) Pediatrics)
In the Quebec system, recruitment is tightly Pediatrics)
+ Lianne Kopel (Respirology) + Rilla Schneider (Gastroenterology
controlled by the Ministry of Health and Social + Geneviève Bernard (Neurology)
+ Nadine Korah (General Pediatrics) and Nutrition)
Services (MSSS) through the Permis d’effectifs + Daniel Brody (Emergency
médicaux (PEM) system. Only when a PEM Medicine) + Marie-Astrid Lefebvre (Infectious + Jade Séguin (Emergency
Diseases and Microbiology) Medicine)
is open or secured through derogation can + Brett Burstein (Emergency
Medicine) + Genevieve Legault (Neurology) + Adam Shapiro (Respirology)
recruitment be undertaken. Recruitment is
also particularized to the needs of the division + Laurence Chapuy + Patricia Li (General Pediatrics) + Wissam Shalish (MCH-
(Gastroenterology and Nutrition) + Sara Long-Gagné (General Neonatology)
doing the recruitment. Not only must a specific
+ Audrey Dadoun (Emergency Pediatrics) + Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay
clinical skill set be sought, but also a match
Medicine) + Audrey Lovett (Allergy, (Neurology)
established between individual qualities and
+ Mylène Dandavino (General Immunology, Dermatology) + Myriam Srour (Neurology)
the particular divisional culture. We are always
Pediatrics) + Angeliki Makri (Endocrinology + Robert Sternszus (General
recruiting not for the short term, but for the
+ Matthew Donlan (General and Metabolism) Pediatrics)
entire academic lifespan that can be up to
Pediatrics) + Wadi Mawad (Cardiology) + Aparna Suvrathan (Neurology)
30 years in duration. Recruitment has been
+ Marylin Desjardins (Allergy, + Barbara Miedzybrodzki (Allergy, + Jennifer Turnbull (Emergency
driven primarily by the Division Director in the
Immunology, Dermatology) Immunology, Dermatology) Medicine)
past decade, but also formulated within the
+ Tanya Di Genova (Critical Care) + Gillian Morantz (General Pediatrics) + Catherine Vézina (Hematology-
context of broader departmental strategic
+ Jessica Duby (MCH-Neonatology) + Stephanie Mourad (Hematology- Oncology)
goals. These goals in the past decade have
+ Kolja Eppert (Hematology- Oncology) + Julia von Oettingen
been focused on disseminating clinical
Oncology) + Kenneth Myers (Neurology) (Endocrinology and Metabolism)
investigators throughout the Department,
+ Helena Evangeliou (General + Catherine Nolin (General
widely fostering educational excellence and
Pediatrics) Pediatrics)
related scholarly activity, and enabling ongoing Associate Professor
+ Amaryllis Ferrand (JGH- + Nina Nouraeyan (JGH-
clinical innovation that challenges us to always + Stanley Hum (General Pediatrics)
Neonatology) Neonatology)
improve the care we provide. Our recruits in + Claire LeBlanc (Rheumatology)
+ Patricia Fontela (Critical Care) + François Olivier (MCH-
the past decade are a shining example of both + Hugh McMillan (Neurology)
+ Sabrina Furtado (JGH- Neonatology)
their individual excellence and the Department + Julie St-Pierre (General
Neonatology) + Maryam Oskoui (Neurology)
qualities as a desired academic destination Pediatrics)
+ Audrey Gadoury-Levesque + Esli Osmanlliu (Emergency
for individuals who truly have a choice about Medicine)
(Allergy, Immunology,
where they will pursue their professional Dermatology) + Bradley Osterman (Neurology) Professor
journey. + Jarred Garfinkle (MCH- + Jesse Papenburg (Infectious + Marina Salvadori (Infectious
Neonatology) Diseases and Microbiology) Diseases and Microbiology)
76 recruitments including 55 female,
20 racialized minorities + Tamara Gafoor (Emergency + Katryn Paquette (MCH- + Guillaume Sébire (Neurology)
Medicine) Neonatology)
All Divisions represented
+ Naomi Goloff (General Pediatrics + Raphaël Paquin (Emergency
[Palliative-Hospice Care]) Medicine)
+ Catherine Goudie (Hematology- + Surabhi Rawal (Hematology-
Oncology) Oncology)
23 | 2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 24Recruitments – Marie-Astrid Lefebvre: After completing my Pediatric Infectious Diseases
(ID) Fellowship at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), the support of the
select personal comments Department of Pediatrics enabled me to pursue a Masters’ degree in Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety at the University of Toronto, as well as an Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC) Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.
Holly Agostino: Joining the Department of Pediatrics has allowed me to reach
I was subsequently recruited to the ID Division at the MCH in July 2016 and have
personal goals in both innovation and advocacy for Canadian adolescents. Since
successfully led the IPC Program since December 2016. Successes of the Program
2016, I have been the clinical program director for the Eating Disorder Program
over the last four years have included: decreased rates of certain healthcare-
at the MCH. Supported by the Department, I have been able to build a program
associated infections, increased hand hygiene compliance on inpatient units, the
that is evidence based, while remaining patient centred. I am fortunate to work
prompt control of several outbreaks (e.g., MRSA and Serratia in the NICU and the
with an outstanding multidisciplinary team and together we have implemented
first-ever VRE outbreak at the MCH), COVID-19 management and continued MCH
evidence-based treatments, advanced research, and improved the patient
representation within the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program,
experience. Working with trainees from the Department of Pediatrics, we have
to name just a few. Those successes would not have been possible without the
been able to explore innovative treatment strategies for patients hospitalized with
support received from the Department of Pediatrics.
anorexia. The Innovation Fund operational support provided by the Department
allowed me to examine how confidential care is provided to adolescents at our
hospital and identify areas for improvement. In 2019, I joined the CPS Adolescent Esli Osmanlliu: Since joining the team in November 2019, the Department
Health Committee and based on my work at the MCH, I have had the opportunity of Pediatrics has supported my path as an early-career clinician-investigator.
to become the lead author on an upcoming CPS position statement focused on This enabled me to pursue a Master’s degree in Epidemiology, with a CIHR-funded
adolescent confidentiality. Moreover, my work within the Department has created thesis soon to be completed. I am also one of the principal investigators for a
opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from across Canada on several study on the social acceptability of digital tracing and exposure notifications apps,
projects on a breadth of adolescent health topics. funded by the International Observatory on the societal impacts of AI and digital
technology (OBVIA). In parallel, the Department facilitated an enriching visiting
scholarship in healthcare operations research at Stanford, focused on telehealth
Stanley Hum: I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work within the
and task automation.
Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children’s Hospital. It has been an exciting
time for me. In 2020, I started my first clinical service as a pediatric hospitalist The Department’s iconic Departmental Acknowledgements are a weekly reminder
after nearly 14 years of pediatric intensive care. I moved from Columbia University of the quality and partnership opportunities within our group. They also represent
in New York City where I was practicing pediatric intensive care but also worked a rich source of inspiration as I pursue an exciting clinical and academic journey
on clinical informatics operational and research projects. I am grateful to my within the Department.
colleagues for welcoming me into my new position in the Division of General
Pediatrics and the Department for welcoming me as the Department’s Chief Jesse Papenburg: Working as an attending physician in Pediatric Infectious
Medical Informatics Officer. The Department helped jump start my informatics Diseases and Medical Microbiology at the MCH since 2011, I have been blessed
endeavours by introducing me to faculty and hospital leadership. I hope to with tremendous opportunities for growth. I am very grateful for the flexibility,
continue my scholarly activities in informatics and help us become leaders in mentorship and support offered to me early in my career, allowing me to pursue
clinical informatics. On a personal note, I am eternally grateful that Jessica and I an MSc in Epidemiology, to develop as a clinician scientist and to obtain an
are once again living together in the same city and living in Canada. I am looking FRQS Junior-1 Clinical Research Scholar award. I love my field of work and it has
forward to when we can socialize normally again after COVID-19 and explore all positioned me to actively contribute to national and provincial guidelines on RSV
that Montreal has to offer. immune-prophylaxis, influenza antiviral treatment and SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics
and treatment. Since 2019, I am also a voting member of the National Advisory
Committee on Immunization, developing vaccine recommendations in Canada,
a challenging but rewarding endeavour (especially during a pandemic!)
25 | 2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 26Michelle Ryan: I was fortunate to be hired by the Department in October 2018.
Over this time, members of the Department have been incredibly supportive in my
endeavour to become more involved in medical education, including supporting
me taking a Master’s in Health Education. I have taken on a new role as Associate
Director of Education for the Division of Neonatology, in addition to my current
roles as Director of NRP and Outreach, Curriculum and Simulation Coordinator
for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Program, and Head of the Simulation,
Education, and Technology Committee for the Pediatric Residency Program
(the opportunities for involvement are seemingly endless). Simulation has
definitely taken a spotlight in many of my education endeavours, including helping
form the MCH NeoSim program, expanding our multidisciplinary in-situ simulation
program to include anticipatory simulations, many interdivisional collaborative
simulations for protocol development and refinement, and using simulation
for EPA testing for our pediatric residents. Our NRP courses continue to be
successful and we are hopeful to reinstitute our Drop-In Sessions. For Outreach
with the CIUSS Ouest de L’Ile, I have developed an educational curriculum
combining didactic and practical teaching on various topics, using applicable
transferred cases to facilitate learning. I look forward to continuing to be a part
of this amazing Department that has been hugely welcoming and supportive of
my personal career path in expanding our educational initiatives.
Myriam Srour: After my residency in Pediatric Neurology at the Montreal
Children’s Hospital, I completed a fellowship in Neurogenetics and a PhD in
Molecular Biology at the Université de Montréal. I was recruited as a Pediatric
Neurologist in the Department of Pediatrics (Division of Pediatric Neurology) in
2010 and as a clinician-researcher at the MUHC-Research Institute in 2015.
My clinical and research focus centres on the genetic and molecular mechanisms
underlying childhood neurogenetic disorders. The support of the Department of
Pediatrics has enabled me to build my research team and set up my laboratory
and be successful as an independent investigator securing external operational
and salary funding supports. I have identified multiple new disease genes and
described clinical and radiologic phenotypes, allowing advanced understanding
of rare diseases, and improved counselling, prognostication and management
of children. I have been encouraged to focus on subspecialty clinics including
the Brain Malformation and Neurogenetics clinics. I was the Pediatric Neurology
Residency Program Director from 2014 to 2018, and received the Teaching
Award from the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery in 2017. I have
also developed and am the Director of the McGill Pediatric Neurogenetics
Fellowship Program that has been steadily attracting, with Departmental support,
high-calibre international trainees. A big heartfelt thank-you to the Department
of Pediatrics for its unwavering support and encouragement over my career
trajectory!
27 | 2011–21: A Decade of Innovation and Transformation | 28Promotions Assistant to Associate Professor + Caroline Quach (Infectious Diseases and
Microbiology)
+ Najma Ahmed (Gastroenterology and Nutrition)
+ Anne Marie Sbrocchi (General Pediatrics)
2011-2021 + Reza Alizadehfar (Allergy, Immunology,
Dermatology) + Rosie Scuccimarri (Rheumatology)
+ Adam Shapiro (Respirology)
+ Franziska Baltzer (Adolescent Medicine)
Michael Shevell, Chair + Ilana Bank (Emergency Medicine) + Myriam Srour (Neurology)
Promotions are the ‘sweet nectar’ of academic life. + Moshe Ben-Shoshan (Allergy, Immunology, + Karen Watanabe Duffy (Rheumatology)
While for most of our Faculty they do not provide a Dermatology) + Pia Wintermark (MCH-Neonatology)
material or financial benefit, they are like awards, an + Geneviève Bernard (Neurology) + Michele Zappitelli (Nephrology)
overt recognition of enduring value and esteemed + Samara Zavalkoff (Critical Care)
+ Farhan Bhanji (Critical Care)
contributions. The Department has been vigorous
+ Gaëlle Chédeville (Rheumatology) + David Zielinski (Respirology)
over the past decade in soliciting and encouraging
+ Evelyn Constantin (General Pediatrics)
deserving members to put themselves forward for
promotion. Members of the Departmental Promotions
+ Adrian Dancea (Cardiology) Associate to Full Professor
Committee and the AEC office have given diligently + Mylène Dandavino (General Pediatrics) + Farhan Bhanji (Critical Care)
of their time and expertise in reviewing promotions + Giosi Di Meglio (Adolescent Medicine) + Nancy Braverman (Medical Genetics)
dossiers and then working with candidates to make + Sasha Dubrovsky (Emergency Medicine) + Bethany Foster (Nephrology)
their dossiers as strong and presentable as possible + Kolja Eppert (Hematology-Oncology) + Indra Gupta (Nephrology)
to ensure success at the Faculty and University level.
+ Patricia Fontela (Critical Care) + Nada Jabado (Hematology-Oncology)
The roster of promotions achieved over the past
+ Bethany Foster (Nephrology) + Stephen Liben (General Pediatrics)
decade is robust numerically and a fair representation
+ Deborah Friedman (Emergency Medicine) + Hema Patel (General Pediatrics)
of our community diversity. Each of these individuals
+ Richard Gosselin (MCH-Neonatology) + Robert Platt (General Pediatrics)
listed can be proud of their accomplishments,
and their respective division and the Department, + Catherine Henin (General Pediatrics) + Pramod Puligandla (Critical Care)
Hospital, Faculty and University grateful for their + Fatemeh Jafarian (Allergy, Immunology, + Janusz Rak (Hematology-Oncology)
contributions across all sectors of academic activity. Dermatology) + Frank Rauch (Medical Genetics)
Traditionally McGill has been perceived as a research + Elene Khalil (Emergency Medicine) + Saleem Razack (Critical Care)
intensive powerhouse, however we have made + Preetha Krishnamoorthy (Endocrinology and + Guilherme Sant’Anna (MCH-Neonatology)
every effort to broaden the scope for promotional Metabolism)
+ Davinia Withington (Critical Care)
consideration to include those with substantive + Laurent Legault (Endocrinology and
accomplishments in education, clinical innovation, Metabolism)
advocacy and knowledge translation. Emeritus Professor
+ Patricia Li (General Pediatrics)
+ Robert Brouillette (MCH-Neonatology)
+ Loydie Majewska (Endocrinology and
Metabolism) + Feige Kaplan (General Pediatrics)
53 individuals promoted including 33 women,
19 racialized minorities + John Mitchell (Endocrinology and Metabolism) + Michael Kramer (Emergency Medicine)
15 of 16 divisions (functional units) represented + Véronique Morinville (Gastroenterology and
Nutrition)
All individuals endorsed and put forward for
+ Meranda Nakhla (Endocrinology and
promotion or tenure by the Departmental
Metabolism)
Promotions-Tenure Committee were ultimately
+ Maryam Oskoui (Neurology)
promoted or awarded tenure
+ Laurie Plotnick (Emergency Medicine)
+ Chantal Poulin (Neurology)
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