Alberta News - Canadian Dermatology Association

October 2014
Alberta News
Catherine Zip, MD, FRCPC
The snow has melted, and we have cleaned up many broken branches from our untimely
September snow storm. True to Alberta weather tradition, we are now enjoying above average
temperatures.
As for news, a lot has happened in Dermatology in the past few months in Alberta.
Congratulations to Dr. Loretta Fiorillo, who is the new director of the Dermatology residency
program at the University of Alberta. She practices pediatric dermatology in Edmonton and
for many years served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Alberta Society of Dermatologists. There is
an ongoing search for a new divisional director in Edmonton, and a final decision is expected
soon.
Dr. Chuck Lortie has completed a Mohs fellowship and has opened his Mohs surgery practice.
Drs. Gord Jung and Doug Wu completed their residencies at the University of Alberta in June.
Dr. Jung is now practising in Vancouver and Dr. Wu is doing a cosmetic fellowship in San
Diego.
Congratulations as well to Dr. Mike Kalisiak, who is the 2014 recipient of the RCPSC Prix
d’excellence Award. The award recognizes Fellows who have made significant contributions
in providing outstanding patient care to their patients and the community in which they
practice. His practice In Calgary is focused on skin cancer prevention and treatment. He is
very actively involved in the Alberta Medical Association and has co-chaired an organization
aiming to protect youth and adults from the damaging effects of tanning beds.
Dr. John Arlette was rewarded the Continuing Medical Education Top teacher at the
University of Calgary for 2013.
At the recent CDA in Toronto, Dr. Regine Mydlarski received the CDA-RFS Clinical Teaching
Award for Faculty and a PARA Clinical Teaching Award. Dr. Kayi Li, a dermatology resident in
Calgary, was awarded the CPD Best Resident Poster Presentation Award.
The residency program in Calgary is now in its fifth year and currently has 15 residents.
Dr. Carly Kirshen has relocated from Ottawa to Calgary and has joined our group at the
Dermatology Centre. Dr. Vim Prajapati has joined the Institute for Skin Advancement in
northwest Calgary after completing a fellowship in pediatric dermatology at Harvard Medical
School.
Last but certainly not least, Dr. Rick Haber, Chief of the Section of Dermatology at the
University of Calgary, has returned after a 6-month sabbatical in Australia. He spent his
sabbatical working with Dr. Dedee Murrell, a dermatologist in Sydney who is a world expert in
epidermolysis bullosa. He plans to set up a multidisciplinary EB clinic in Calgary.
Editorial Board /
Conseil de rédaction
National editor/
Rédacteur en chef
Charles W. Lynde, MD
Markham, ON
Chief Executive Officer /
Chef de la direction
Chantal Courchesne
Ottawa, ON
Regional editors /
Rédacteurs régionaux
Robert Jackson, MD
Ottawa, ON
Paul Kuzel, MD
Edmonton, AB
Benjamin Barankin, MD
Toronto, ON
Ian Landells, MD
St. John’s, NL
G. Daniel Schachter, MD
Toronto, MD
Marc Bourcier, MD
Moncton, NB
Catherine McCuaig, MD
Montréal, QC
Victoria Taraska, MD
Winnipeg, MB
Nicole Hawkins, MD
Saskatoon, SK
Kathleen Moses, MD
Ottawa, ON
Catherine Zip, MD
Calgary, AB
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