Dr. Frances Chung Receives 2024 Chinese Canadian Legend Award

The Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine congratulates Dr. Frances Chung, who was honoured with the 2024 Chinese Canadian Legend Award for her exceptional contributions to science. The award was presented to her by the Chinese Canadian Legends Association during the Chinese Canadian Legend Award Gala on August 17, 2024.

In 2023, Dr. Chung was also recognized as “Inventor of the Year” by UHN, becoming the first Chinese Canadian female scientist and only the second female scientist overall to receive this accolade. Additionally, she was ranked among Canada’s top 30 female scientists in 2023, being the only Chinese Canadian on the list. In both 2022 and 2023, Research.com named her one of the top 1,000 female scientists in the world.