Annual Resident Research Day 2025: Friday, May 9th
On Friday, May 31st, 2024 the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery held its Annual Residents' Research Day with Dr. Erin Brown as Visiting Professor and keynote speaker.
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Visiting Professor Dr. Erin Brown
Dr. Erin Brown is a clinical professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of British Columbia, with a specialty interest in hand and wrist surgery as well as reconstructive microsurgery. Prior to medical training his focus was behavioural neuroscience. In addition to clinical care, he has an ongoing interest in medical education, currently completing his term as Chief Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons. He also works as Deputy Editor for JPRAS and is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, which affords him the opportunity to remain engaged in knowledge translation in Plastic Surgery.
Awards
Research Day is always the highlight of our academic year as our residents present their academic pursuits. The Dr. Robert McFarlane Resident Research Award, a prize endowed by the graduates of the Western University Plastic Surgery Teaching program in recognition of Dr. McFarlane who was the founder of the Division and a world-renowned hand surgeon, is awarded to the resident with the best overall research presentation. This year, Dr. Kathryn Minkhorst was the recipient for her paper "NP-110, a RHAMM Function Blocking Peptide Mimetic, Prevents Capsule Fibrosis in a Novel Rodent Model of Radiation-Induced Breast Implant Capsular Contracture." Congratulations Dr. Minkhorst!
Dr. Regina Leung was the recipient of the award for "Best Presentation" this year for her talk entitled "Introducting HoloHands: Development and Assessment of a Holographic Tutor for Surgical Hand Ties". Our residents have gone on to present their research at many national and international forums and have been prize winners at these venues as well. Congratulations Dr. Leung!
The residents presented "The Waldo Stavraky Award for Best Clinical Teacher" to Dr. Tanya DeLyzer this year. Congratulations Dr. DeLyzer!
