Dr. Walter J. Hannah Clinician Scientist Award in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Est. 2002

Walter J. Hannah, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Walter Hannah has dedicated over thirty years to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. A superb administrator, Dr. Hannah served as Chairman of the Department from 1981 to 1992. Other positions held by Walter Hannah, namely, Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Women’s College Hospital (1966-1986), and Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Toronto General Hospital (1990-1992) attest to his leadership skills. In addition, he established the Genesis Research Foundation in 1983 and served with distinction as Founding Chair until 1992.

The Dr. Walter J. Hannah Clinician Scientist Award in Obstetrics and Gynaecology was established at the University of Toronto in 2002. It is through the generosity of all donors participating as family members, friends and alumni that the WJH Award has been created. Genesis congratulates these individuals for their vision in creating this award to support OB/GYN Residents enrolled in Graduate Studies.

The Genesis Research Foundation wishes to especially thank Dr. Mary and Dr. Walter Hannah and to acknowledge the following Organizations who have made generous donations to Genesis in support of the WJH Fund.

Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Henry White Kinnear Foundation
The many individual Friends and Alumni of the University of Toronto, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology