Chris Carruthers
Excellence in Medical Leadership Award

2023
Dr. Preston Smith
Dean, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
2022
Dr. John M. Tallon
Co-Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia
2021
Edward Douglas Bell
MD, FRCSC
Associate Executive Director and Managing Director, Safe Medical Care, Canadian Medical Protective Association
2021
Neil E Gibson
OMM, CD, MSC, DOHS, DTMH, CTropMed, CCPE, MD, FACP, FRCPC
Associate Dean, Clinical Faculty, University of Alberta; Retired Colonel, Canadian Armed Forces; Past Governor, American College of Physicians; Past President, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine
2020
Karen Shaw, MD
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
2019
Susan Shaw, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Saskatchewan Health Authority
2018
Gillian Kernaghan, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph’s Health Care
2017
Stewart Kennedy, MD
Executive Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
2016
Gaétan Tardif, MD
Physiatrist-in-Chief and Medical Program Director, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network
2015
Dorothy Shaw, MD
Vice-President, Medical Affairs, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre and Clinical Professor, Departments of Gynaecology & Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
2014
Davy Cheng, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chair/Chief, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London; Professor, Critical Care Medicine, Western University
2013
Jim Worthington, MD
Senior Vice-President, Medical Affairs, Quality and Performance, The Ottawa Hospital
2012
Donald H. Atkinson, MD
Chief of Staff Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
2011
Jack Kitts, MD
CEO and President, The Ottawa Hospital
2010
Dennis A. Kendel, MD
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
2009
Karen Breeck, MD
Detachment Commander Wing Surgeon, Canadian Forces; Occupational and Environmental Health Physician, Ottawa; Past President and Board of Directors, Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC)
2008
Judith Kazimirski, MD
Vice President Medicine, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, NS; Advisory Board, Centre for Health Leadership and Research, Royal Roads University; Board of Directors, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame; Executive Board, Canadian Society of Physician Executives
2007
Charmaine Roye, MD
Board of Directors, Canadian Medical Association (CMA); Credentials Committee and Physician Professional Practice Council, Brantford General Hospital; Member, Women’s Health Policy and Govt Advocacy Committee and Ontario Regional Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; Past Vice President, North America Region, Medical Women’s International Association
2006
Chris Carruthers, MD
The Chris Carruthers Excellence in Medical Leadership Award was launched in honour of the CSPL’s Founding President.