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Grant Recipients

CanSAGE is thrilled to acknowledge past research grant recipients. Learn more about them below.

2023-2024 Early Career Investigators Grant Recipients

Emily Mardian

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

Olga Bougie

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)

Emily Mardian

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

Emily Mardian

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

Emily Mardian

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?

Olga Bougie

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

Emily Mardian

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

Olga Bougie

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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