August 2014 McGill University Program Update Jean-Philppe Lacroix, MD, PGY2 & Elena Netchinporouk, MD, PGY3 New Graduates McGill Dermatology is proud to be graduating its largest team of Dermatologists this year! Drs. Mathieu Powell, Barbara Miedzybrodzki, Mohammad Almohideb, Majid Foorozan and Dimitrios Kyritsis are all moving on to bigger and better projects this summer! Congratulations and best wishes to them all as they start their fellowships or private practices. New Residents McGill is also excited to welcome our newest members to our ever-growing team! Drs. Amy Cao, Claudia Flores Echaiz, Naif Aljahani and Maha Alkofide have all kicked off their R1 year. We are also thrilled to welcome Dr. Camille Loranger from the University of Sherbrooke to join our program as a PGY-2. Also, three fellows will be joining our division – Dr. Khuzama Al-Falah in Surgical Dermatology, Dr. Maisa Al-Falah in Contact Dermatitis and Dr. Mathieu Powell in Medical Dermatology. Dr. Roni Munk has re-joined McGill Dermatology as a faculty member at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Dr. Munk has completed advanced training in laser dermatology and will split his time between academic and private practices. Research Big congratulations are also due to Dr. Carolyn Jack, Dr. Ivan Litvinov, and Dr. Denis Sasseville, in their success and growth in basic research in CTCL and psoriasis at McGill. Dr. Carolyn Jack and Dr. Sasseville were awarded sizable research grants from the Canadian Dermatology Foundation, while Dr. Litvinov was the recipient of the prestigious Barney Usher Research Award in Dermatology and the Canadian Professors of Dermatology award during the 2014 CDA annual meeting. Also, Dr. Sasseville has been appointed to the Experimental Medicine Graduate Program and his lab is welcoming a new M.Sc. graduate student, Dr. Elena Netchiporouk. McGill was especially fertile during the past year. We are proud to announce the birth of FIVE beautiful children. In December, Dr. Raqiya Al Rajaibi welcomed Hadeel and Dr. Aida Al-Khalili welcomed Adnan and Sultan. Dr. Kevin Pehr and his spouse welcomed Normandie in March and Dr. Monica Stanciu welcomed Alice in May! Congratulations to all new parents and we look forward to the arrival of some more additions in the 2014-2015 academic year to our growing Dermatology family! Important Academic Events First and foremost, Kudos to Dr. Therese El-Helou (McGill University) and Dr. Catherine McCuaig for making the 2014 Atlantic Dermatological Conference a huge success. Also, as part of a great tradition, Dr. Sasseville led McGill, Laval and University of Montreal residents this year on a tour of Montreal Botanical Gardens where we all learned about plants that cause phytophotodermatitis. Furthermore, McGill Dermatology is partnering with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation (CLF) to pioneer the first patient education forum in the province on September 13, 2014. Together with CLF, we will be launching a bilingual Canadian version of the Cutaneous Lymphoma guide in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned for this and for more publications coming out of McGill in this exciting field of research. Editorial Board / Conseil de rédaction National editor/ Rédacteur en chef Regional editors / Rédacteurs régionaux Robert Jackson, MD Ottawa, ON Paul Kuzel, MD Edmonton, AB Charles W. Lynde, MD Markham, ON Benjamin Barankin, MD Toronto, ON Ian Landells, MD St. John’s, NL G. Daniel Schachter, MD Toronto, MD Executive director / Directeure générale Marc Bourcier, MD Moncton, NB Catherine McCuaig, MD Montréal, QC Victoria Taraska, MD Winnipeg, MB Chantal Courchesne Ottawa, ON Peter R. Hull, MD Saskatoon, SK Kathleen Moses, MD Ottawa, ON Catherine Zip, MD Calgary, AB Statements and opinions expressed in the CDA eBulletin reflect the opinions of the authors and not necessarily the CDA. 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