Announcing the 2026 Department of Psychiatry Award Winners
We are pleased to share the nominees and winners of our 2026 Department Awards. These awards reflect the commitment of our faculty and learners to excellence in research, education, and the services they provide to our communities.
Department Award Winners and Nominees
Congratulations to all our winners!
Abraham Miller Undergraduate Teaching Award
Nominees:
Matthew Boyle
Jason Fishman
Elise Hall
Tatiana Valverde da Conceicao Winner:
Jason Fishman
Allen B. Tennen Award for Excellence in the Teaching and Supervision of Psychotherapy
Nominees:
Kenneth Schwartz
Carmen Wiebe Winner:
Carmen Wiebe
Award for Resident Teaching in Undergraduate Education
Nominees:
Nabil Hawwa
Stanley Wong Winner:
Nabil Hawwa
Best Accomplishment by a Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry
Nominees:
Reinhard Aguilar
David Freedman
Erene Stergiopoulos Winner:
David Freedman
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Leadership Award
Winner:
Victoria Anderson
Cleghorn Award in Schizophrenia Studies
Winner:
Halima Faisal
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Resident Award
Nominees:
Jason Baek
Michael Dennis
Maggie Hulbert
Andrew Lee
Laura Rivera Winner:
Laura Rivera
Department of Psychiatry Administrative Excellence Award
Winner:
Karianne Mintz
Dr. Cintia Vontobel Padoin Memorial Award for Excellence in Infant & Preschool Psychiatry
Winner:
Hawraa Almahmeed
Dr. Harvey Moldofsky Postgraduate Travel Fellowship Award
Winner:
Stanley Wong
Dr. Sol J. Goldstein Advocacy Award in Child-Adolescent Psychiatry
Winner:
Victoria Anderson
Ennis Scholarship in Medicine for Breast Cancer Treatment
Winner:
Hilary Pang
Excellence/Innovation in Faculty Development Program Award
Nominees:
Clinician Teacher Mentorship Group - Jovana Martinovic, Tracy Sarmiento, and John Teshima
Targeted Faculty Development to Improve Teaching Outcomes and Adaptive Expertise Development for Pre-Clerkship Students in a Low-Fidelity Simulation - Lu Gao, Jana Lazor (in memoriam), Certina Ho, Justin Lee and Anna Nguyen Winner:
Clinician Teacher Mentorship Group - Jovana Martinovic, Tracy Sarmiento, and John Teshima
Forensic Psychiatry Subspecialty Excellence in Teaching Award
Nominees:
Justice Beverly Brown
Maryana Kravtsenyuk Winner:
Justice Beverly Brown
Fred Lowy Award in Psychosomatic Medicine, Resident or Fellow
Nominees:
Ryma Bendel
Hilary Pang
David Wiercigroch
Stanley Wong Winner:
David Wiercigroch
George Voineskos Mentorship Award in Psychiatry
Nominees:
Cedric Gabilondo and Melissa Lee
Noha Abdel Gawad and Hilary Pang
Margaret Hahn and Emily Smith
Ishrat Husain, Andreea Chiorean, Brett Jones, and Stanley Wong
Benoit Mulsant and Helena Kim
Amanda Sawyer and Alexandra Morra
Sophie Soklaridis and Holly Harris
John Teshima and Matthew Boyle
Juveria Zaheer and June Lam Winner:
Sophie Soklaridis and Holly Harris
Harinder K Gaind Bending the Arc Award
Nominees:
Meng-Chuan Lai
Gaurav Mehta Winner:
Meng-Chuan Lai
Henry Durost Award for Excellence in Creative Professional Activity
Nominees:
Robin Green
Christian Schulz-Quach
Rosalie Steinberg Winner:
Christian Schulz-Quach
Ivan L. Silver Award for Excellence in Continuing Mental Health Education
Nominees:
Toward Equity and Advocacy in Mental Health (TEAM) Scholarship Day - Adriana Carvalhal and June Lam
What do New Practitioners Need from Continuing Professional and Practice Development? - Michael Mak, Certina Ho, Eulaine Ma, Anna Nguyen, Justin Lee, Rabia Zaheer, and Zhengbang Yao Winner:
Toward Equity and Advocacy in Mental Health (TEAM) Scholarship Day - Adriana Carvalhal and June Lam
Juliusz, Dorota and Zofia (Zosia) Frist Annual Memorial Prize in Neuropsychopharmacology
Ethan Mah
Krushnaa Sankhe
Hui Jue (Janet) Wang Winner:
Krushnaa Sankhe
Kevin Gordon Rankin Memorial Award
Nominees:
Andreea Chiorean
Peri Fenwick
An Yi (Annie) Yu Winner:
Peri Fenwick
Lighthouse Psychiatry Award
Nominees:
Victoria Anderson
Vincent Tang Winner:
Vincent Tang
Medical Alumni Association Dr. Liz Gillespie Memorial Award
Winner:
David Dai
Man Pang Lau Award In Psychiatry
Nominees:
Ibrahim Mohammad
Bomi Park Winner:
Ibrahim Mohammad
Marie Mara Award for Resident Advocacy
Nominees:
Christopher Kitamura
Aislynn Torfason Winner:
Aislynn Torfason
Paul E. Garfinkel Award for Best Fellowship Supervisor
Nominees:
Omair Husain
Nicole Kozloff
Amit Rotem Winner:
Omair Husain
Paul Steinhauer Award for Best Postgraduate Teacher in Child and Youth Mental Health
Nominees:
Kevin Gabel
Daniel Gorman
Arfeen Malick
Katie Zhu Winner:
Arfeen Malick
Robin Hunter Memorial Award
Nominees:
Ziad AlSaadi
Ryma Bendel
Jeanette Hui
Stanley Wong Winner:
Stanley Wong
Robin Hunter Postgraduate Teaching Award
Nominees:
Phoebe Bao
Nitin Chopra
Milena Gosk
Smrita Grewal
Elise Hall
Ayal Schaffer
Rosalie Steinberg
Aislynn Torfason
Carmen Wiebe Winner:
Aislynn Torfason
Susan Lieff Geriatric Teaching Award
Nominees:
Antonia Cappella
Gina Eom
Alan Fung
Phil Gerretsen
Dan Huynh
Sanjeev Kumar
Emerson Marinas
Mark Rapoport Winner:
Emerson Marinas
Teresa Mak Memorial Award
Nominees:
Weam Sieffien
Stanley Wong Winner:
Weam Sieffien
Zofia Pakula Social Justice Award
Nominees:
Victoria Anderson
Ibrahim Mohammad Winner:
Victoria Anderson
