J.W. Knox Ritchie Research Awards
Annual awards for best trainee presentation at Research Day
In early May, we hold the department's annual Research Day, our showcase of the ongoing research in obstetrics and gynaecology by trainees. The J. W. Knox Ritchie Research Awards are awarded for best presentation during the day, categorized by trainee level and podium or breakout session, with one for video.
Trainees are residents, clinical fellows, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students or U of T medical students whose research supervisor is affiliated with the department. They are the primary author of the research they present research and have performed the majority of the work.
2025 winners
Podium Presentations
Medical Student
Siobhan Wilson, “The Accuracy of the sFlt-1/PlGF Ratio Assay in Predicting Time-to-Delivery in Patients with Preeclampsia”
Graduate Student
Adam Boros-Rausch, “Preventing Preterm Labor in Mice by Suppressing Intra-Amniotic Inflammation”
Resident
Justin Lim, “Survival outcomes of MLH1 promoter hypermethylated endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analyses ”
Clinical Fellow
Simen Vergote, “Natural progression and effect of prenatal sirolimus on cardiac rhabdomyomas”
Breakout Sessions
Medical Student
Sophia Rahimi, “A New Reference for Umbilical Artery Doppler in the Second and Third Trimesters”
Graduate Student
Sachin Matadeen, “Analysis of lipid cargo in small extracellular vesicles of placental origin from preeclamptic and small for gestational age pregnancies”
Resident
Yannay Khaikin, “Intravaginal vitamin C for the treatment and prevention of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
Clinical Fellow
Vesna Sokol Karadjole, “Selective fetal growth restriction and perinatal outcomes in dichorionic compared with monochorionic twin pregnancies”
People’s Choice Award, Best Video
Sarah Freeman, “Laparoscopic Surgical Management of Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy: The Retrograde Milking Technique”