Grant Recipients
CanSAGE is thrilled to acknowledge past research grant recipients. Learn more about them below.
2023-2024 Early Career Investigators Grant Recipients
![Gale-awards Emily Mardian](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Gale-awards.jpg)
Dr. Jenna Gale, MD, MSc, FRCSC
University of Ottawa Assistant Professor, The Ottawa Hospital dept OBGYN, Ottawa Fertility Centre (OFC) Fertility Specialist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Scientist, Ottawa, Ontario
Mentor: Sukhbir Sony Singh MD, FRCSC
Project: A prospective single site study of the effectiveness of Assessment of Sonographic Suggestion of Endometriosis via Soft Signs among Fertility patients: The ASSESS Fertility Study
![Nguyen-awards Olga Bougie](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nguyen-awards.jpg)
Dr. Dong Bach Nguyen, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Victoria Hospital – Glen Site, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal, Quebec
Mentor: Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, MD, FRCSC (Ed), FRCOG
Project: Estetrol drospirenone to Reduce the Average Size of Endometriomas (ERASE)
![Habte-awards Emily Mardian](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Habte-awards.jpg)
Dr. Ruth M. Habte, MD
PGY4 in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Mentor: Mohamed Bedaiwy, MD, PhD, FACOG, FRCSC
Project: Exploring a Personalized Approach to the Medical Management of Endometriosis Using Clinical and Molecular Determinants
2023-2024 Research Grant Recipient
![Horwood-awards Emily Mardian](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Horwood-awards.jpg)
Dr. Geneviève Horwood, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Mentor: Sukhbir Sony Singh MD, FRCSC
Project: Understanding the Association between Chronic Pelvic Pain and Intimate Partner Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study to Better Gynecologic Care through Patient Narratives
2022-2023 Research Grant Recipients
![goldberg Emily Mardian](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/goldberg.jpg)
Dr. Hanna Goldberg, MD, MS
Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology (PGY4), University of Toronto, Ontario
Mentor: Dr. Ally Murji MD, MPH, FRCSC
Project: Iron Deficiency and Endometriosis – A Missed Opportunity?
![maheaux-lacroix-award Olga Bougie](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/maheaux-lacroix-award.jpg)
Dr. Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, MD-PhD FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Clinician Investigator, Gynecologist, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine Université Laval, Québec
Mentor: Dr. Emmanuel Bujold, MD FRCSC
Project: Understanding the variations in clinical presentations of endometriosis: a pilot study
2021-2022 Research Grant Recipients
![can-sage-web-supporting-past-grants-and-awards-past-winner-1 Emily Mardian](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/can-sage-web-supporting-past-grants-and-awards-past-winner-1.jpg)
Dr. Emily Mardian, MD
PGY1, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Mentor: Dr. Mathew Leonardi, MD, FRCSC
Project: Predicting bladder-to-uterus adhesions in patients undergoing a hysterectomy using preoperative ultrasound—a diagnostic accuracy study
![can-sage-web-supporting-past-grants-and-awards-past-winner-2 Olga Bougie](https://cansage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/can-sage-web-supporting-past-grants-and-awards-past-winner-2.jpg)
Dr. Olga Bougie, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario
Mentor: Dr. Graeme Smith, MD, PHD
Project: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among gynecologic surgeons and assessment of ergonomic risk factors in the operating room environment
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