Young investigator award for clinical research Wednesday, October 07, 2020 Congrats to CCTG investigator Biniam Kidane for his recognition award, the Aubie Angel Young Investigator Award in Clinical Research: This represents the University of Manitoba’s highest award for young faculty members who have attained a national and international reputation in their research accomplishments. Dr. Kidane is a Thoracic and Foregut Surgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches to benign and malignant thoracic/foregut disease. He was recruited to Manitoba to establish an advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy program for thoracic diseases. He completed his MD at the University of Toronto and his General Surgery Residency at Western University where he was presented with the G.E. Meads Award for Clinical Excellence and Teaching as well as several research awards and grants. He then completed Thoracic Surgery Residency at the University of Toronto, where he was honoured with the Pearson Teaching and Research Awards. He completed a Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology at McMaster University. His focus during this graduate training was on research methodology in randomized and nonrandomized studies
