Division of Gastroenterology

Awards

Congratulations to the following faculty members on receiving these notable awards and honours:

Education

David Armstrong

Dr. David Armstrong
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Education Excellence Award for 2009 for his contribution to the research and development of educational programs.

 

Administration

David Morgan

Dr. David Morgan
President for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

 

 

Paul MoayyediProfessor Paul Moayyedi
Appointed as Joint Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG) with Dr WD Chey beginning January 2010.

 

Research

Elena VerduDr. Elena Verdú
Operating Grant CAG/CIHR, Project title: "Modulation of intestinal barrier function in gluten sensitivity."

 

 

John WallaceDr. John Wallace
Director of the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, has won the prestigious Premier's Summit Award in Medical Research.  Read article   View video

 

David ArmstrongDr. David Armstrong
Innovation Grant, Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization, $200,000. Project title:The McMaster HHS IBD Clinic - An Integrated, Advanced Practice-Nurse-Based, Patient-Centred, Chronic Care Model for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

 

Stephen CollinsDr. Stephen Collins
CCFC Research Leadership Award.This prestigious award from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada was presented at the recent IBD 2009 meeting for exceptional contributions to the Foundation and to the IBD research community over the past 25 years.

 

Richard HuntDr. Richard Hunt
Delivered the prestigious Bockus Lecture at the 2009 World Congress of Gastroenterology

 

 

Waliul KhanDr. Wali Khan
CFI award over $250,000

 

 

Elena VerduDr. Elena Verdú
2010 J. A. Campbell Research Award from the Canadian Celiac Association

 

 

Premysl BercikDr. Premysl Bercik
AFP Internal Career Research Award