Dr. Stone Traveling Fellowship

Rewarding the top resident research presenter

The Dr. Stone Traveling Fellowship is named after Dr. Robert Stone, who was the head of our department from 1993-2006.

The Dr. Stone Traveling Fellowship is awarded to the 1st place resident, at our Annual Departmental Research Day.  It is a cash prize of up to $2,500 to aid in travel expenses to secure fellowship training after residency. We have been very fortunate to have Dr. Stone come to Research Day in the past to congratulate the winner personally.  

Inauguration of the Dr. Stone Traveling Fellowship was 2006.  It's Receipient was Dr. Ansar Hassan. 

Past winners

Year 1st place resident
2024 Dr. Mark MacLean, Neurosurgery
2023 Dr. Anna Duncan, Plastic Surgery
2022 Dr. Joel Bierer, Cardiac Surgery- CIP
2021 Dr. Chad Purcell, Otolaryngology
2020 Dr. Catherine Deshaies, Cardia Surgery - CIP
2019 Dr. David Forner, Otolaryngology
2018 Dr. Ashley Drohan, General Surgery -CIP
2017 Dr. Ben Taylor, Otolaryngology
2016 Dr. Timothy Phillips, Otolarygology
2015 Phil Magown, Neurosurgery - CIP
2014 Amanda Murphy, Plastic Surgery - CIP
2013 Fawaz Makki, Otolaryngology
2012 Phil Magown, Neurosurgery -CIP
2011 Scott Livingston, General Surgery - CIP
2010 Devon Richardson, General Surgery - CIP
2009 Michael Bezhuly, Plastic Surgery
2008 Jane Watson, General Surgery- CIP
2007 Lara Williams, General Surgery - CIP
2006* Ansar Hassan, Cardiac Surgery 
2005 Chris Drover
2004 Rakesh Arora
2003
S. Christie/A. Skaro
2002 A. Skaro
2001
Sean Christie
2000 J.F. Legare
1999 C. Ikejiani
1998 W. Leong
1997 Vivek Mehta
1996 N. Yoshida
1995 Stacey O'Blenes
1994 C. Giacomantionio
1993 J. Collicut
1992 R. Kennedy
1991 T. Barnhill
1990 G. Caputy
*2006 was the inaugural year of the Dr. Stone Traveling Fellowship.