Dr. Robert J. Ginsberg Resident Research Award (For Top Podium Presentation)
In memory of Dr. Robert Ginsberg (1940 – 2003), this award was established in 2003 and is presented for the most outstanding resident research presentation given at the annual meeting. Dr. Ginsberg was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, who became one of the most recognized icons in thoracic oncology. He was the instigator of clinical trials in thoracic surgery.
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Dr. André Duranceau Resident Research Award (For Top Poster Presentation)
This award was created in 2015 and named after Dr. Duranceau, when he presented the award at the CATS meeting in September 2016. Dr. Duranceau is among the pioneers in esophageal function studies.
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Previous Resident Research Award Recipients
| Year | Award | Authors | Institute | Title |
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| 2019 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Tehreem Khalid | University of Alberta | Automatic referral of suspicious findings detected on thoracic CT scan decreases delays in care without compromising referral quality. |
| 2019 | Duranceau Resident Research Poster Award | Dr. Vaibhav Gupta | University of Toronto | Variation in receipt of therapy and survival with provider-volume in non-curative esophago-gastric cancer: a population-based analysis. |
| 2019 | People's Choice Award | Dr. Fabrizio Minervini | McMaster University | Outcomes of patients discharged home with a chest tube following anatomical lung resection: A multicenter cohort study |
| 2018 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Danielle Hylton | McMaster University | The Canada Lymph Node Sonographic Score: National Validation of a Sonographic Score to Determine the Probability of Malignancy in Mediastinal Lymph Nodes at the Time of Endoscopic Ultrasound Assessment |
| 2018 | Duranceau Resident Research Poster Award | Dr. Vaibhav Gupta | University of Toronto | Tools for Individualized Survival Prediction in Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer |
| 2017 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Peter Malik | McMaster University | Incentive Spirometry With Physiotherapy Vs. Physiotherapy Alone for the Prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| 2017 | Duranceau Resident Research Poster Award | Dr. Danielle Hylton | McMaster University | Breaking Barriers to Preconditioning Trial in Thoracic Surgery |
| 2016 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | C. Mann, E. Vallieres, A.S. Farivar, R.W. Aye, B.E. Louie | Swedish Medical Center and Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington. | Salvage resection after high-dose radiation therapy for NSCLC |
| 2016 | Duranceau Resident Research Poster Award | Dr. Vaibhav Gupta | University of Toronto | Pneumonectomy outcomes at a level 1 thoracic surgery centre and community teaching hospital in Ontario |
| 2015 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | J. Agzarian, L. Schneider, W.C. Hanna, C. Finley, C. Schieman, L.A. Linkins, M. Crowther, M. De Perrot, T. Waddell, Y. Shargall | McMaster University | Incidence of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis following major lung resection: a prospective multicentre incidence study |
| 2015 | Duranceau Resident Research Poster Award | Dr. Navjit Dharampal | University of Calgary | Has the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in thoracic surgery improved? |
| 2014 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. S. Coughlin | Western University | Is it safe to wait? The effect of surgical wait times on survival in non-small cell lung cancer. |
| 2013 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. J. Edwards | University of Calgary | A novel approach to thoracic surgery workforce planning: are we training too many or too few. |
| 2013 | Duranceau Resident Research Poster Award | Dr. Biniam Kidane | Western University | Use of intraoperative steroids reduces major respiratory complications after pneumonectomy |
| 2012 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. W.C. Hanna | University of Toronto | A new paradigm in the follow-up after curative resection for lung cancer |
| 2011 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. L. Lee | McGill University | Estimating the risk of prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection using a simple scoring system. |
| 2010 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. JD Spicer | University of Montreal | The role of neutrophils in lung cancer metastases: friend or foe? |
| 2009 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Colin Schieman | University of Calgary | Can preoperative computed tomography of the chest predict completeness of the major pulmonary fissure at surgery? |
| 2008 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. D. Alshehab | University of Ottawa | Role Of Intrapleural Tissue Plasminogen Activator And Streptokinase In Management Of Complicated Pleural Effusions. |
| 2007 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Maurice Blitz | University of Calgary | The evolution of thoracic surgical literature. |
| 2006 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Alexander Lee | University of Western Ontario | Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy |
| 2005 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Patrick Nechala | University of Calgary | A Retrospective Analysis Of The Clinical Performance Of Anterior Mediastinoscopy. |
| 2004 | Ginsberg Resident Research Award | Dr. Dalilah Fortin | University of Western Ontario | Esophageal Perforation: A Twenty Two Year Experience. |