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Canadian Society of
O T O L A R Y N G O L O G Y -
Head and Neck Surgery



Canadian Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Fund


COHNS FUND MISSION STATEMENT

  • To promote, organize and support educational activities, studies and research in the field of otolaryngology.
  • To promote otolaryngology health care across Canada.
  • To cooperate with universities and other educational institutions in sponsoring and establishing a stimulating environment for those who wish to further their knowledge of the specialty.
  • To carry on or support medical research in the field of otolaryngology.
  • To solicit, receive or collect funds to further the objectives mentioned herein.


  • 2011/2012 EXECUTIVE BOARD

    PRESIDENT
    Dr. S. Mark Taylor, HALIFAX, NS

    VICE-PRESIDENT
    Dr. Jeffrey Harris, EDMONTON, AB

    SECRETARY
    Dr. Corey Moore, LONDON, ON

    TREASURER
    Dr. Martin Corsten, OTTAWA, ON

    PRESIDENT, CSOHNS
    Dr. Robert Burke, CALGARY, AB

    IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT, CSOHNS
    Dr. Dale Brown, TORONTO, ON

    SECRETARY, CSOHNS
    Dr. Peter Spafford, SASKATOON, SK

    TREASURER, CSOHNS
    Dr. Sam Daniel, MONTREAL, QC

    AWARDS CHAIR, CSOHNS
    Dr. John Yoo, LONDON, ON



    BRIEF HISTORY

    The COHNS Fund was created in 1992. It is a registered charitable organization. The founding members include...

    Dr. Derek Birt, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Michael Hawke, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Howard Lampe, London, ON
    Dr. Conrad LeBrun, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Derald Oldring, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Melvin Schloss, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Irwin Stewart, New Westminster, BC
    Dr. Jeremy Woodham, Vancouver, BC


    CANADIAN FELLOWSHIP GRANT PROGRAM

    The COHNS Fund and the Society's Fellowship Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the
    2011 / 2012 Canadian Fellowship Grants -

    DR. STEPHANIE JOHNSON (University of Ottawa) has received the COHNS Fund/GlaxoSmithKline Fellowship Grant to do a head and neck surgery oncology fellowship at the University of Toronto under the direction of Dr. Jeremy Freeman.

    DR. KRISTIAN MacDONALD (Dalhousie University) is the recipient of the COHNS Fund Fellowship Grant to do a rhinology fellowship at the University of Toronto, under the direction of Dr. Ian Witterick.

    Congratulations to both candidates. We would like to acknowledge and thank GlaxoSmithKline for their partial support of this program.

    Canadian Fellowship Grant Program - Guidelines & Application


    Reminder: The Fund's Mini-fellowship Program. This initiative is meant for ACTIVE members of the Society who wish to enhance their expertise in certain areas of the specialty or who would like to acquire new surgical techniques. The guidelines have been revised to include funding for “hands-on” courses. For further information as well as an application form, please go to Mini-fellowship Application.



    Donations

    The Executive would like to encourage members of the Society to consider making a contribution to the Canadian Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Fund's "Circle of Donors".

    Donations are organizaed as follows...
  • Platinum - $1,000 & over
  • Gold - $750 & over
  • Silver - $500 & over
  • Bronze - $250 & over
  • General - under $250

    Your contribution are cumulative and will be recognized in the annual meeting program and in Society and Fund newsletters. A tax-deductible receipt will be issued amounts $25.00 and over.


    Use PayPal to make online contributions by clicking on the button below.

    For those who wish to give by MAIL  
    click here
     to download a DONATION CARD.



    CIRCLE OF DONORS

    The COHNS Fund would like to greatfully acknowledge the generous support provided by -

    CIRCLE OF DONORS: May 2010 to May 2011
    PLATINUM
    Dr. Robert Burke, Calgary, AB
    Dr. Jeffrey Harris, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Karen Kost, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Frederick K. Kozak - in honour of Dr. I. Stewart
    Dr. Shabir Mia, Saskatoon, SK
    Dr. Brian Rotenberg, London, ON
    Dr. S. Mark Taylor, Halifax, NS - in memory of Dr. V. Janzen

    GOLD
    Dr. Joseph Chen - in honour of Dr. M. Schloss

    SILVER
    Dr. David Cook, Rossland, BC
    Dr. Robert Lan, Windsor, ON - In memory of Dr. J. Berecz
    Dr. Wayne Matthews, Calgary, AB
    Dr. Robert Rae, Saint-John, NB
    Dr. Holly Stevens, Penticton, BC
    Dr. Donna Sutherland, Winnipeg, MB - In honour of Dr. R. Watson
    Dr. Gregory Thompson, Fredericton, NB
    Dr. Brian Westerberg, Vancouver, BC

    BRONZE
    Dr. Peter Alberti, Toronto, ON - In memory of Dr. D. Bryce
    Dr. Manohar Bance, Halifax, NS
    Dr. James Baxter, Burlington, ON
    Dr. Brian Blakley, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Philip Curry, Syndey River, NS
    Dr. Nabil Fanous, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Rob Hart, Halifax, NS
    Dr. Paul Kerr, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Elizabeth Lange, Calgary, AB - In memory of Dr. J.D. Campbell
    Dr. Gigi Osler, Winnipeg, MB - In memory of Dr. R. Stillwater
    Dr. Kathryn Roth, London, ON - In honour of Dr. H. Lampe's retirement
    Dr. Steven Siomra, Blackstock, ON
    Dr. Tim Wallace, Amherst, NS

    GENERAL
    Dr. Sushma Amin, St. Catharines, ON
    Dr. Janet Balderston, Lethbridge, AB
    Dr. Martin Black, Montreal, QC - in honour of Sidney & Tillie Black
    Dr. David Briant, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Tim Brown, Halifax, NS
    Dr. William Campbell, Sidney, BC
    Dr. Tineyi Chikukwa, Regina, SK
    Dr. Martin Corsten, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Sam Daniel, Montreal, QC - In honour of Drs. S. Frenkiel & M. Schloss
    Dr. Gabriel Fuoco, Peterborough, ON
    Dr. Richard Gall, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Warren Giberson, Moncton, NB
    Dr. Stephen Hall, Kingston, ON
    Dr. William Henderson, Fredericton, BC
    Dr. Michael Hier, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Benjamin Hoyt, Fredericton, NB
    Dr. Elizabeth Jeney, Hamilton, ON
    Dr. William Kaul, Richmond Hill, ON
    Dr. Joseph Kostiuk, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Richard Lafleur, Kirkland, QC
    Dr. Gordon LeBoldus, London, ON
    Dr. Richard Liu, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Stanley Mah, Coquitlam, BC
    Dr. John Manoukian, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Alex Marsh, Owen Sound, ON
    Dr. Corey Moore, London, ON
    Dr. Robert North, Brampton, ON
    Dr. William Novick, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Paul Odell, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Robert Ogilvie, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Arone Pabbies, Red Deer, AB - In honour of Dr. D. Sutherland
    Dr. Jamie Rappaport, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Diane Reid, Ancaster, ON
    Dr. Alex Riddell, Orangeville, ON
    Dr. Ralph Ruby, London, ON - In honour of Dr. D. Brown
    Dr. Nita Scherer, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Robert Seemann, Stony Plain, BC
    Dr. J. Michael Smith, North Vancouver, BC
    Dr. Melvin Schloss, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Jean-Philippe Vaccani, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Keith Walling, Halifax, NS


    CIRCLE OF DONORS: 2006 - 2010
    PLATINUM
    Dr. Robert Burke, Calgary, AB - In memory of Dr. J.D. Campbell
    Dr. David Cook, Rossland, BC
    Dr. Martin Corsten, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Robert Dickson, Vancouver, BC In honour of Dr. Glen Kong
    Dr. Joseph Dort, Calgary, AB - In honour of Dr. Frank Robson
    Dr. Nabil Fanous, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Saul Frenkiel, Montreal, QC In honour of Dr. James Baxter
    Dr. Gabriel Fuoco, Peterborough, ON
    Dr. Jeffrey Harris, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Paul Kerr, Winnipeg, MB - In honour of Dr. David Brodovsky
    Dr. Karen Kost, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Frederick K. Kozak, Vancouver, BC - In honour of Dr. Irwin Stewart
    Dr. Robert Lan, Windsor, ON - In memory of Joseph Berecz
    Dr. Beth Lange, Calgary, AB - In honour of Dr. J.D. Campbell
    Dr. Joseph Marsan, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Emad Massoud, Halifax, NS - In honour of Dr. Elhamy Attia
    Dr. Wayne Matthews, Calgary, AB
    Dr. Shabir Mia, Saskatoon, SK
    Dr. Robert Rae, Saint John, NB
    Dr. Brian Rotenberg, London, ON
    Dr. Hadi Seikaly, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Holly Stevens, Penticton, BC - In honour of Dr. Patrick Gullane
    Dr. Donna Sutherland, Winnipeg, MB - In honour of Dr. Ron Watson
    Dr. S. Mark Taylor, Halifax, NS - In memory of Dr. V. Janzen
    Dr. Garth Wagner, Calgary, AB In memory of my parents and Dr. J.D. Campbell
    Dr. Brian Westerberg, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. Erin Wright, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Brian Westerberg, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. John Yoo, London, ON - In memory of Dr. Robert Greenway

    GOLD
    Dr. Peter Alberti, Toronto, ON

    Dr. James Baxter, Burlington, ON - In memory of Drs. Douglas Bryce and Patrick Doyle
    Dr. Martin Black, Montreal, QC - In memory of Sidney & Tillie Black
    Dr. Joseph Chen, Toronto, ON - In honour of Dr. Melvin Schloss
    Dr. Philip Curry, Sydney River, NS
    Dr. Mark Samaha, Montreal, QC - In honour of Drs. A. Katsarkas & M. Schloss
    Dr. Tim Wallace, Amherst, NS - In memory of Dr. Robert Greenway

    SILVER
    Dr. V. Bharadwaj, Kitchener, ON
    Dr. Andrew Debreceni, Oakville, ON - In memory of Dr. Hugh Barber
    Dr. Philip Curry, Sydney River, NS
    Dr. Andrew Debreceni, Oakville, ON - In memory of Dr. Hugh Barber
    Dr. Robert Irvine, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. Gordon LeBoldus, London, On In memory of Drs. Robert Greenway and John Rounthwaite
    Dr. Navin Prinja, North Bay, ON
    Dr. Ralph Ruby, London, ON In memory of Drs. Robert Greenway, Thomas Martin & Victor Janzen; in honour of Dr. Dale Brown
    Dr. Steve W. Siomra, Blackstock, ON - In memory of Dr. Hugh Barber
    Dr. Gregory Thompson, Fredericton, NB
    Dr. S. Joseph Warshawski, Calgary, AB

    BRONZE
    Dr. Peter Adamson, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Manohar Bance, Halifax, NS - In honour of David Tomlinson
    Dr. Martin Black, Montreal, QC - In memory of Sidney & Tillie Black
    Dr. Brian Bakley, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Mindy Black, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Philip Cole, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Sam Daniel, Montreal, QC - In honour of Dr. M. Schloss and Dr. S. Frenkiel
    Dr. F. DeSouza, Mississauga, ON
    Dr. Dominique Dorion, Sherbrooke, QC
    Dr. Rob Hart, Halifax, NS
    Dr. Joseph Kostiuk, Edmonton, AB - In memory of Dr. Stan Warshawski
    Dr. David Kramer, Victoria, BC
    Dr. Richard Liu, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. John Manoukian, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Alex Marsh, Owen Sound, ON
    Dr. Gamil Menkarios, Hamilton, ON - In memory of Dr. M. Mendelsohn
    Dr. Patrick Murphy, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. William Novick, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Serge Paradis, Stoke, QC
    Dr. Gigi Osler, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Diane Reid, Hamilton, ON
    Dr. Kathryn Roth, London, ON - In honour of Dr. Howard Lampe's retirement
    Dr. Nader Sadeghi, Falls Church, VA
    Dr. Melvin Schloss, Montreal, QC - In honour of Drs. Saul Frenkiel and Martin Black
    Dr. Holly Stevens, Penticton, BC
    Dr. Garth Wagner, Calgary, AB - In memory of my parents
    Dr. Jeffrey Werger, Markham, AB

    GENERAL
    Dr. Hani Al-Marzouki, Saudi Arabia
    Dr. Sushma Amin, St. Catharines, ON
    Dr. Don Anderson, Coquitlam, BC
    Dr. Gregory Antoniak, Ottawa, ON - In memory of Dr. Hugh Barber
    Dr. Pierre Arcand, Montreal, QC - In memory of Dr. Lucien Huot; in honour of Dr. Roger Desjardins (DCD)
    Dr. Stuart Archibald, Hamilton, ON
    Dr. Jason Atlas, Cambridge, ON
    Dr. Janet Balderston, Lethbridge, AB
    Dr. Doug Bosch, Calgary, AB
    Dr. David Briant, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Tim Brown, Halifax, NS
    Dr. Peter Brownrigg, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. William Campbell, Sidney, BC
    Dr. Alfredo Campos, Summerside, PE
    Dr. Marisol Carignan, Adstock, QC
    Dr. Tineyi Chikukwa, Regina, SK
    Dr. Kan Yan Chow, Brampton, ON
    Dr. Ian Dempsey, Dartmouth, NS
    Dr. L.T. Diduch, Edmonton, AB - In memory of Dr. Stanley Warshawski
    Dr. J. DiToppa, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Renee Dionne, Gatineau, QC
    Dr. Jean-Jacques Dufour, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Richard Gall, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Andres Gantous, Toronto, ON
    Dr. Jean Gerin-Lajoie, Ottawa, ON - In memory of Dr. Paul Gerin-Lajoie
    Dr. Warren Giberson, Moncton, NB
    Dr. Lynne Girard, Quebec, QC
    Dr. Stephen Hall, Kingston, ON
    Dr, William Henderson, Fredericton, NB
    Dr. Michael Hier, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Benjamin Hoyt, Fredericton, NB
    Dr. Elizabeth Jeney, Hamilton, ON
    Dr. Jeff Jones, Pembroke, ON
    Dr. William Kaul, Richmond Hill, ON
    Dr. William Kudryk, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Richard Lafleur
    Dr. Beth Lange, Calgary, AB
    Dr. Roger Lebel, Pointe-Claire, QC
    Dr. Heather Levin, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. Ralph Lewis, Punxsutawney, PA
    Dr. Neil Longridge, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. Aimee Mabini, Oakville, ON
    Dr. Johnna MacCormick, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Don MacNaughton, Kingston, ON
    Dr. Emerson MacRae, London, ON
    Dr. Stanley Mah, Coquitlam, BC
    Dr. Linda Maxwell, Saint John, NB
    Dr. Corey Moore, London, ON
    Dr. Yvon Morrissette, St. Ferreol-les-Neiges, QC
    Dr. Karim Nazarali, Mississauga, ON
    Dr. Lilly Nguyen, Brossard, QC
    Dr. Fraser Noel, Victoria, BC
    Dr. Robert North, Brampton, ON
    Dr. George Novotny, Toronto, ON - In memory of Dr. Tom Fort
    Dr. Paul Odell, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Robert Ogilvie, Downsview, ON
    Dr. Derald Oldring, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Arone Pabbies, Red Deer, AB - In honour of Dr. D. Sutherland
    Dr. Bruce Povah, Kelowna, BC
    Dr. Jamie Rappaport, Montreal, QC - In honour of Dr. Saul Frenkiel
    Dr. Alex Riddel, Orangeville, ON
    Dr. Kerri Robertson, Brockville, ON
    Dr. Emile Roux, Miramichi,NB
    Dr. James Ruddy, Kentville, NS
    Dr. Wassim Salamoun, Summerside, PE
    Dr. Nita Scherer, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Rob Seemann, Stony Plain, AB
    Dr. Pradeep Shenoy, Campbellton, NB
    Dr. Eddison Sinanan, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. Thomas J. Smith, St. John's, NL
    Dr. J. Michael Smith, North Vancouver, BC
    Dr. Eng Tjan, St. John's NL
    Dr. Trina Uwiera, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. Jean-Philippe Vaccani, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Kim-Loan Vo-doan, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Keith Walling, Halifax, NS
    Dr. John Young, Ottawa, ON



    1992 - 2005 DONATIONS

    Dr. P. Alberti*, Toronto, ON in honour of Dr. P. Fugere
    Dr. P. Arcand*, Montreal, QC in honour of Dr. Roger Desjardins (DCD)
    Dr. E. Attia, Halifax, NS in honour of Dr. E. J. Smith
    Dr. M. Bance, Halifax, NS in honour of Dr. Julian Nedzelski
    Dr. J. D. Baxter*, St-Sauveur, in memory of Drs. G.A.T. Gill , J. Wong & M. Mendelsohn
    Dr. D. Birt*, Toronto, ON
    Dr. M. Black*, Montreal, QC in memory of Sidney & Tillie Black & J. Oprysk
    Dr. J.J Dufour, Montreal, QC
    Dr. R. Burke, Calgary, AB
    Dr. O. Bykowksi*, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. P. Cole*, Toronto, ON
    Dr. R. Cormier, Geneva, NY
    Dr R. Dickson, Vancouver, BC in honour of Dr. G. Kong
    Dr. L.T. Diduch, Edmonton, AB in memory of Dr. J.D. Campbell
    Dr. J. DiToppa*, Edmonton, AB in memory of Dr. R. Mallen
    Dr. P. Doyle, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. J.J. Dufour*, Montreal, QC
    Dr. N. Fanous, Montreal, QC
    Dr. F. Frederick, Regina, SK
    Dr. R. Fenton*, Toronto, ON in memory of Dr. J. K. Brydon Smith
    Dr. S. Frenkiel*, Montreal, QC in honour of Drs. Conrad LeBrun, Howard Lampe & Holly Stevens
    Dr. J. Gerin-Lajoie*, Ottawa, ON in memory of Dr. Paul Gerin-Lajoie
    Dr. W. Giberson, Moncton, NB
    Dr. B. Gosselin, Lebanon, NH
    Dr. R. Greenway, London, ON
    Dr. M. Hier*, Montreal, QC in memory of Dr. Melvin Mendelsohn
    Dr. R. Irvine*, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. E. Katz, Montreal, QC
    Dr. F.K. Kozak, Vancouver, BC in honour of Dr. Patrick Doyle
    Dr. W. Kudryk*, Edmonton, AB
    Dr. H. Lampe*, London, ON in memory of J. Oprysk and in honour of Dr. Holly Stevens
    Dr. R. Lan, Windsor, ON
    Dr. C. LeBrun, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. J. Leclerc, Ste-Foy, QC
    Dr. M. Malonga*, The Congo
    Dr. J. Manoukian*, Montreal, QC
    Dr. D. McCullough, Winnipeg, MB
    Dr. T.D. McKee*, Thunder Bay, ON
    Dr. D. McKercher, Ottawa, ON
    Dr. Y. Morrissette, St-Ferreol-les-Neiges QC
    Dr. M. Morrison*, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. G. Novotny*, Toronto, ON in memory of Drs. G.A.T. Gill, J. McLean & T.C. Fort
    Dr. W. Novick*, Montreal, QC
    Dr. E. O’Connell, Medicine Hat, AB in memory of Dr. J. Routhwaite
    Dr. H. Okuno*, Toyko, Japan
    Dr. D. Oldring*, Edmonton, AB in memory of Drs. P. Quinlan & Jacques Poliquin
    Dr. W. Povah, Kelowna, BC
    Dr. K. Prendergast, Prince George, BC in honour of Dr. T. Maloney
    Dr. J. Rappaport*, Montreal, QC in memory of Dr. Melvin (Mendy)Mendelsohn
    Dr. R. Ruby*, London, ON in memory of Dr. J. Wong & in honour of Drs. C. LeBrun & Howard Lampe
    Dr. J. Ruddy, Kentville, NS
    Dr. M. Schloss*, Montreal, QC
    Dr. S. Siomra*, Blackstock, ON in honour of Drs. H. Barber , W.S. Goodman, & D. Birt
    Dr. G. Smith*, Burnaby, BC
    Dr. J. M. Smith*, Vancouver, BC
    Dr. H. Stevens*, Vancouver, BC in honour of Dr. P. Doyle
    Dr. I. Stewart* New Westminster, BC in honour of the Society’s kindness to me.
    Dr. G. Wagner, Calgary, AB in honour of John Wagner
    Dr. A. Zeitouni*, Dollard d’Ormeaux, QC

    CORPORATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
    Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery*
    GlaxoSmithKline*
    Medtronic Canada*
    Queens University

    *repeat donations



    Fund-raising Activities

    The Executive would like to thank the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery for hosting very successful fund-raising activities over the past 8 annual meetings (Ottawa, Calgary, Quebec City, St. John's, Kelowna, Montreal and Jasper). The net profit from all these events has gone directly to the Fund and have been used to support educational endeavours.

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