The Collège Québécois des Médecins de famille has bestowed honours on two physicians from our CIUSSS.
Dr. Mark Karanofsky, a family medicine physician, received the Excellence Award – Contribution to university/hospital/GMF-U life for demonstrating exemplary leadership in clinical, administrative, educational and research areas.
Practicing as a family doctor for 1,500 patients, residents and clients, Dr. Karanofsky is also Director of the Goldman Herzl Family Medicine Centre (GMF-U). Moreover, he heads the Council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists (Conseil des médecins, dentistes et pharmaciens) of the Jewish General Hospital.
“Dr. Karanofsky has been practicing family medicine since 2004, demonstrating exemplary leadership in clinical, administrative, educational and research areas,” according to the Collège. “His dedication is a source of inspiration to many medical students considering a career in family medicine.”
Dr. Hélène Rousseau, a family medicine doctorwho practices at the CLSC Côte-des-Neiges, the Maison Bleue (where she is a founding physician) and at the JGH, is the recipient of the Andrée Gagnon Award. The Collège describes Dr. Rousseau as a clinician-teacher renowned for her humanism, commitment and passion for perinatal care. She is a dedicated and respected teacher of residents, including in rural communities, and frequently takes part in humanitarian missions to train midwives in developing countries.