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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Mark Sinyor Psychiatrist

A. Date Curriculum Vitae is Prepared: October 2012

B. Biographical Information

Primary Office Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2075 Bayview Ave. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5 Telephone 416-480-6100 x83722 Cell phone 416-735-3268 Fax 416-480-6878 Email [email protected] / [email protected]

1. EDUCATION

Degrees

2003-2007 Doctor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2002-2003 Master of Science, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Supervisor: MC Goh

1998-2002 Honours Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Postgraduate, Research and Specialty Training

2007-2012 Residency, Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Qualifications, Certifications and Licenses

2007-Present Medical License, Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 86682

2008 Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC), Medicine, Medical Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 108835

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2. EMPLOYMENT

Current Appointments

CLINICAL

2012-Present Psychiatrist, Student Health and Wellness, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough,

Ontario, Canada.

Provided consultation and follow up to students with a wide variety of mental illness.

HOSPITAL

2012-Present Staff Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Various clinical activities related to the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program.

UNIVERSITY

2012-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Previous Appointments

RESEARCH 2004 Medical Student Summer Research Student, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health

Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wrote research proposal, conducted literature review, assembled database of antidepressant trials, performed analyses and write-up of results. Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Levitt.

2001 Undergraduate Summer Research Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Studied antibody/antigen binding of a microcontact printed biological diffraction grating using lasers and atomic force microscopy. Supervisor: Dr. MC Goh.

2000 Undergraduate Summer Research Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Studied polyelectrolyte multilayer films using atomic force microscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy and liquid electrophoresis. Supervisor: Dr. MC Goh.

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3. HONOURS AND CAREER AWARDS

Distinctions and Research Awards

INTERNATIONAL

Received

2010 NCDEU New Investigator Award, National Institute of Mental Health/American Society for

Clinical Psychopharmacology, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Research Award, Psychiatry Awarded for excellence in research by a junior investigator. Total Amount: $1,200 USD

NATIONAL

Received

2011 Association of Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada (ACPC) Annual Research Award, ACPC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Research Award, Psychiatry

Awarded annually for high quality research by a resident which shows evidence of innovative thinking. Total Amount: $1,000 CAN

2010 2010 CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Prize, The Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation/

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Research Award, Medicine Awarded annually for the best resident research project conducted during a RCPSC/CFPC

training program at each Canadian medical school. Total Amount: $1,000 CAN

LOCAL

Received

2001 Astra Zeneca Summer Research Poster Session Prize, Department of Chemistry, University

of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Research Award, Chemistry Award for outstanding summer research. Total Amount: $200 CAN

2000 Astra Zeneca Summer Research Poster Session Prize, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Research Award, Chemistry

Award for outstanding summer research. Total Amount: $200 CAN

Teaching Awards

LOCAL

Received

2012 Sunnybrook Psychiatry Resident Grand Rounds Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presentation Award, Psychiatry

Awarded for best grand rounds by a resident in psychiatry. Total Amount: $100 CAN

2011 Robert Jaunkalns Resident Undergraduate Teaching Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences

Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Teaching Award, Psychiatry Awarded to the psychiatry resident with the most outstanding contribution to undergraduate

medical education. Total Amount: $200 CAN

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2009 Sunnybrook Psychiatry Resident Grand Rounds Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presentation Award, Psychiatry

Awarded for best grand rounds by a resident in psychiatry. Total Amount: $100 CAN

2008 Peters-Boyd Academy Resident Teaching Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Teaching Award, Medicine

Awarded to residents for outstanding contribution to undergraduate medical education.

Student/Trainee Awards

NATIONAL

Received

2001 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Award to support research by undergraduates in science programs. Total Amount: $4,000 CAN

2001 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Award to support research by undergraduates in science programs. Total Amount: $4,000 CAN

PROVINCIAL/ REGIONAL

Received

2002 The Government of Ontario/Martin Moskovits Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, Government of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Graduate Award, Chemistry

Award to support graduate work in science programs. Total Amount: $15,000 CAN

LOCAL

Received

2007 Dr. Benjamin W. Appleton Prize in Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Medical School Award, Medicine

Convocation award for a graduate who has demonstrated special interest and achievement in the field of Psychiatry, on the nomination of the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry.

2005 & 2006 Dr. F.J. Colling O.B.E. Memorial Scholarship (yrs II & III), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Medical School Award, Medicine

Awards for high academic standing at University of Toronto Medical School. Total Amount: $180 CAN

2002 Ivan Szak Prize in Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Awards for the highest graduating cumulative GPA in a Chemistry specialist program.

2002 Harold Willett Stewart Memorial Scholarship, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, University College

Awarded to a University College student pursuing graduate studies. Total Amount: $3,000 CAN

2001 David McLaren Scholarship in Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Awarded for outstanding achievement in a chemistry specialist program.

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2001 Sarah C. & William G. Gollop Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Awarded for outstanding achievement in a chemistry specialist program.

2001 Dr. James A. & Connie P. Dickson Scholarship in Sciences & Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Science and Mathematics

Award that recognizes the best University College students enrolled in science and mathematics

programs. Total Amount: $250 CAN

2000 Reuben Wells Leonard Scholarship for Physical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Scholarship recognizing excellence in the physical sciences. Total Amount: $500 CAN

2000 L.V. Redman Scholarship in Mathematics and Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Undergraduate Award, Chemistry

Scholarship recognizing excellence in the mathematics and chemistry.

Professional Associations

2010-Present Member, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigations

2009-Present Member-in-Training, Canadian Psychiatric Association, 314954

2008-Present Member-in-Training, American Psychiatric Association, 1011700

2007-Present Resident Member, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 729172

2007-Present Member, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 86682

2003-Present Member, Canadian Medical Association, 129393

2003-Present Member, Ontario Medical Association, 0974709

Administrative Activities

INTERNATIONAL

International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide 2011-ongoing Member, “Group 1: Prevalence and Characterization of Suicide and Suicide Attempts in

Bipolar Disorder” Tasked with synthesizing epidemiological evidence on suicide and suicide attempts in bipolar

disorder (with Laura Andrade, Kyooseob Ha, and Lars Kessing).

LOCAL

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2010-2012 Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry Resident in charge of teaching, mentoring and organizing residents and medical students in

the department (shared with Upasana Krishnadev from July 2011 - June 2012).

University of Toronto

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2011 Member, Mood Disorder Day Organizing Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Residency Program,

Helped plan and develop the theme, schedule and program for a new academic day devoted to mood disorders for psychiatry residents.

2011 Reviewer, Cardiac Surgery Program Internal Review, Faculty of Medicine, Residency

Program, Met with program director, site coordinators, residency committee and residents. Helped

create a detailed program review document outlining strengths and weaknesses.

2005-2006 3rd Year Representative (elected), Peters Boyd Academy, Faculty of Medicine, MD Program,

Organized events, provided liaison between medical students and faculty.

2005-2006 Chief Editor, Essentials of Clinical Examination Handbook (5th Ed.), University of Toronto

Medical Society, Faculty of Medicine, MD Program, Planned, oversaw and edited an update to this 420 page book. Helped organize 100+ faculty

and student editors and illustrators over the course of one year.

2004-2005 Co-chair, Community Relations Committee, Cuts for Cancer program, University of Toronto,

Faculty of Medicine, MD Program, Involved in fundraising, advertising, media recruitment and event coordination.

2004-2005 Member, Organizing Committee for 2003 Chemical Biophysics Symposium, University of

Toronto, Department of Chemistry, Involved in fundraising and organization of this international conference.

Peer Review Activities

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Senior Copy Editor

2004-2005 University of Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ), University of Toronto Medical School

Writer/Editor

2004-2005 The Droopy Lid, University of Toronto Medical School

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS

Reviewer

2012-Present CMAJ, Number of Reviews: 1

2012-Present American Journal of Public Health, Number of Reviews: 1

2012-Present Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Number of Reviews: 1

2012-Present Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Number of Reviews: 1

2012-Present The Journal of Mind-Body Regulation, Number of Reviews: 1

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2011-Present British Journal of Psychiatry, Number of Reviews: 1

2010-Present BMJ, Number of Reviews: 2

AWARD REVIEWS

Reviewer

2011 CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Prize Adjudication Committee, Department of Medicine

Reviewed scholarly manuscripts/applications and helped to select the winner of this prize.

C. Academic History

1. RESEARCH STATEMENTS

2011-Ongoing Suicides by all Methods in Toronto, A review of coroner records to examine the demographic and clinical factors as well as the circumstances surrounding suicide by all methods in Toronto with the aim of informing future suicide prevention strategies (Co-investigators: Schaffer A, Howlett A, Messner M.).

2011-Ongoing Sequenced Placebo then Antidepressant Randomized Controlled Trial (SPARC Trial) for Mild to Moderate Major Depressive Disorder, A novel trial design to both treat and separate placebo responders and non-responders (Co-investigators: Schaffer A, Levitt AJ.).

2010-Ongoing The Relationship between Weather and Suicide Death in Ontario, A study comparing coroner’s records with weather databases throughout Ontario to determine which factors influence and predict suicides. (Co-investigators: Levitt AJ, Schaffer A, Dixon, G, Same, M.).

2009-Ongoing Content Analysis of Suicide Notes in Toronto, A quantitative and qualitative examination of suicide notes in coroner’s records for suicides by overdose and by other methods in Toronto. (Co-investigators: Schaffer A, Zaheer J, Howlett A, Links P.).

2011-2012 Investigation of clozapine as an under-recognized treatment for both schizophrenia and suicidality. (Co-investigators: Remington G, Agid O, Foussias G.).

2010-2011 Comparing the Mental Health of Israeli War Journalists with North Americans and Europeans, A study examining differences in demographic and psychological profiles between Israeli war journalists and a matched control group of journalists from other nationalities. (Co-investigators: Levaot Y, Feinstein A.).

2009-2011 The Relationship between Dosage and Sponsorship in Antidepressant Clinical Trials, A study examining antidepressant trials to determine if sponsorship is influencing trail design and outcomes (Co-investigators: Schaffer A, Smart K, Levitt AJ, Lactôt KL, Grysman N.).

2009-2010 Preventing Suicide by Overdose in Toronto, A study examining coroner’s records to determine trends in lethal overdoses. (Co-investigators: Howlett A, Schaffer A, Cheung AH.).

2009-2010 The Mental Health of Female War Journalists, A study examining gender differences in a previously collected database containing demographic and psychological profiles of war journalists. (Co-investigator: Feinstein A.).

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2004-2010 Evaluation of the Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier as a Means of Preventing Suicide, The first comprehensive evaluation of a suicide barrier’s effectiveness. (Co-investigator: Levitt AJ.).

2008-2009 Reviewing the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) Trial, Synthesized and critiqued this information for a review paper. (Co-investigators: Schaffer A, Levitt AJ.).

2004-2009 The Effect of Study Design on Outcomes in Antidepressant Efficacy Trials, A study examining how the number of study arms and the inclusion of a placebo group affected trial outcomes. (Co-investigators: Levitt AJ, Cheung AH Schaffer A, Dowlati Y, Lactôt KL.).

2000-2003 1. Studies of in vitro Native Collagen Fibrillogenesis, 2. Diffraction Based Antigen Detection Using a Microcontact Printed Antibody Grating, 3. Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: Thickness, Roughness, Morphology and Zeta Potential, Studies examining a variety of biological and chemical substrates and processes using Atomic Force Microscopy. (Co-investigator: Goh MC.).

2. RESEARCH AWARDS

Grants, Contracts and Clinical Trials

PEER-REVIEWED GRANTS

Funded

2011 Principal Investigator. “Understanding Suicides in Toronto: A Comparison of Suicide Victims With and Without a History of Suicide Attempts.” Physicians' Services Inc. (PSI) Foundation. Resident Research Grant. [Grant/Account Number] - Pending. Principal Investigator: Sinyor, Mark. Collaborators: Schaffer A, Howlett A, Cheung AH. $20,000 CAN. Research Grant A project examining coroner’s records to determine risk factors differentiating people who die from suicide with and without a history of suicide attempts.

D. Publications

1. MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS

1. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Levitt AJ. Effect of a Barrier at Bloor Street Viaduct on Suicide Rates in Toronto: Natural Experiment. BMJ 2010; 341, c2884. Impact Factor 13.471 Examined suicide prevention at the second most frequented bridge for suicide next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This is the most comprehensive study of a suicide barrier to date and the first study to show a statistically significant increase in suicides at other locations when suicide was restricted at a suicide hotspot. This has important implications for our understanding of suicide and for future suicide prevention strategies.

2. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Levitt AJ, Cheung AH, Schaffer A, Kiss A, Dowlati Y, Lactot KL. Does Inclusion of a Placebo Influence Response to Active Antidepressant Treatment in Randomized Controlled Trials? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2010; 71, 3:270-279. Impact Factor 5.023. Demonstrated that study design influences patient expectations in antidepressant clinical trials which is in turn affecting outcomes. This is work identified a novel source of confounding in randomized controlled trials which needs to be addressed in future work.

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3. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Smart K, Levitt AJ, Lactot KL, Grysman N. Sponsorship, Antidepressant Dose and Outcome in Major Depressive Disorder: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2012; 73, 2:e277-e287. Impact Factor 5.023. Demonstrated that industry sponsored medication arms are dosed relatively higher than non-sponsor medication arms and that this influences antidepressant RCT outcomes favouring sponsor medications. This is the first study to demonstrate this sort of dosing bias in psychiatric research and has important implications for how trials are designed and results reported in the future.

4. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Howlett A, Cheung AH, Schaffer A. Substances Used in Completed Suicide by

Overdose in Toronto: An Observational Study of Coroner’s Data. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2012; 57, 3:184-191. Impact Factor 2.497. Identified risk factors for completed suicide by overdose as well as medications commonly used in suicide death by overdose in an effort to promote improved suicide assessment and prevention strategies. This study identified several drugs that are more commonly used for suicide in Toronto and provides important guidance to psychiatrists, family doctors, pain specialists, cardiologists and pharmacists in terms of how to identify and minimize risk.

5. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Feinstein A. War, Journalism and Psychopathology: Does Gender Play a Role? Traumatology 2012; 18, 1:29-36. Impact Factor A study demonstrating high rates of psychiatric illness but also resiliency particularly in female reporters who have worked in Iraq, Afghanistan and other warzones. This study identified unusually uniform rates of mental illness between genders and suggests that women who pursue war correspondence and other high-risk occupations may provide important clues regarding resilience to trauma.

2. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

1. Co-Author. Remington G, Agid O, Foussias G, Hahn M, Rao N, Sinyor M. Clozapine’s Role in First-Episode

Schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry (in press). Impact Factor 12.759.

2. Co-Principal Author. Levaot Y, Sinyor M, Feinstein A. Psychological Distress in Israeli Journalists. Israel Journal of Psychiatry (in press). Impact Factor 0.74.

3. Co-Principal Author. Rosenbluth M, Sinyor M. Off-label use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Personality Disorders.

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 2012; 13, 11:1575-1585. Impact Factor 2.403.

4. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Howlett A, Cheung AH, Schaffer A. Substances Used in Completed Suicide by Overdose in Toronto: An Observational Study of Coroner’s Data. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2012; 57, 3:184-191. Impact Factor 2.497.

5. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Feinstein A. War, Journalism and Psychopathology: Does Gender Play a Role?

Traumatology 2012; 18, 1:29-36. Impact Factor

6. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Smart K, Levitt AJ, Lactot KL, Grysman N. Sponsorship, Antidepressant

Dose and Outcome in Major Depressive Disorder: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2012; 73, 2:e277-e287. Impact Factor 5.023.

7. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Levitt AJ. Effect of a Barrier at Bloor Street Viaduct on Suicide Rates in Toronto: Natural

Experiment. BMJ 2010; 341, c2884. Impact Factor 13.471

8. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Levitt AJ. The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression

(STAR*D) Trial: A Review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2010; 55, 3:126-135. Impact Factor 2.497.

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9. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Levitt AJ, Cheung AH, Schaffer A, Kiss A, Dowlati Y, Lactot KL. Does Inclusion of a

Placebo Influence Response to Active Antidepressant Treatment in Randomized Controlled Trials? Journal of Clinical

Psychiatry 2010; 71, 3:270-279. Impact Factor 5.023.

10. Principal Author. Sinyor M. My Patient the Nazi. CMAJ 2009; 181, 8:502-503. Impact Factor 9.015.

11. Co-Principal Author. McAloney R, Sinyor M, Dudnik S, Goh MC. Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Salt Effects

on Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Film Morphology. Langmuir 2001; 17:6655-6663. Impact Factor 4.268.

Books Edited

1. Chief Editor. Filate W, Leung R, Ng D, Sinyor M (Eds). Essentials of Clinical Examination Handbook. 5th Edition, 2005. University of Toronto Medical Society.

Editorials

1. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Remington G. Is Psychiatry Ignoring Suicide?: The Case for Clozapine. (Guest Editorial) Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 32, 3:307-308. Impact Factor 4.857.

2. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Levitt AJ. Why Antidepressant Clinical Trials Fail: The Role of Expectations. Clinical Investigation. 1, 9:1207-1209. Impact Factor – N/A.

Letters to Editor

1. Principal Author. Sinyor M. Evolutionary approach highly informative but should not be overstated. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2012; 57, 5: 336-337. Impact Factor 2.497.

2. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Levitt AJ. Re: The absence of a placebo group is a serious limitation of the STAR*D trial. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2011; 56, 2:126-127. Impact Factor 2.497.

Other Publications (Master’s Thesis)

1. Principal Author. Sinyor M. Parallel Studies of in vitro Native Collagen Fibrillogenesis: Cold Start, Warm Start and Dialysis Assembly Pathways Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy. University of Toronto, 2003.

3. NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

1. Co-Principal Author. Feinstein A, Sinyor M. Women War Correspondents: Different in so many Ways. Nieman Reports 2009; 63, 4:24-25.

2. Principal Author. Sinyor M. Superbugs: How the Biggest Threat to Your Patients Could Be You. The Pulse 2005; 1:3.

4. SUBMITTED PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

1. Principal Author. Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Cheung AH. Means Restriction as a Suicide Prevention Strategy: Lessons

Learned and Future Directions. In “Combating Suicide in the 21st Century: An international, multi-disciplinary

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anthology of suicide-focused research”. Editors: Links P, Zaheer J. (submitted)

E. Presentations and Special Lectures

1. INTERNATIONAL

Abstracts and Other Papers

March 2012 Poster. Suicide by overdose in a bipolar disorder cohort. 5th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD). Istanbul, Turkey. Authors: Schaffer A, Sinyor M, Howlett A, Cheung AH.

May 2011 Presenter. How do the Odds of Receiving a Placebo Impact Antidepressant Trial Results? (Lecture as part of the symposium “Why Do Antidepressant Trials Fail?”). American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Presenters: Khan A, Brown W, Sinyor M, Rutherford B, Mischoulon D.

June 2010 Poster Presenter. Does Sponsorship Influence Dosing in Randomized Controlled Trials of Antidepressants for Major Depressive Disorder? A Meta-Analysis. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health, 50

th Annual New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit

(NCDEU) Meeting. Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Authors: Sinyor M, Schaffer A, Smart K, Levitt AJ, Lactot KL. Also accepted as one of the NCDEU’s Best Posters of 2009 for inclusion in the 2010 NCDEU online Poster Session 3 at CMEinstitute.com.

Media Appearances

March 9, 2012 Interviewed, by Christine Svendsen for segments on the NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) Daily Radio News and website regarding the proposed plan to put barriers on hundreds of bridges throughout Norway and the strengths and limitations of suicide barriers.

July 1, 2011 Featured, in the American Psychiatric Association’s Psychiatric News article: “Placebos much more than pretend medications”.

Sept 23, 2010 Interviewed, by Kate Johnson September 23, 2010 at the Canadian Psychiatric Association

conference regarding my suicide by overdose research which appeared in the following article: “Prescription and Nonprescription Medications Implicated in Overdose Suicides” (Medscape)

July 7, 2010 Interviewed, by Reuters July 7, 2010 regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier, details of which were featured in the following articles: “Suicide Barrier Hasn’t Cut Overall Jump Rates” (Reuters, Reuters India) “Suicide Barriers may not Prevent People from Jumping Elsewhere, Study Finds” (Los Angeles Times) “Suicide Barriers on Bridges may Send Jumpers Elsewhere” (BusinessWeek, U.S. News and World Report, msn.com) “Can Artwork Influence Suicidal Thoughts?” (cnn.com) “Barriers May not Cut Suicides: Study” (AOL News) “Bridge Barrier Fails to Lower Toronto's Suicide Rate Suicide-by-Jumping Rate” (ModernMedicine.com) “Suicide Barriers Don’t Stop Jumpers” (Health24.com) “Suicide Barriers Don’t Really Cut Suicide Rates” (BritainNews.net, DailyIndia.com, BioScholar.com, ScienceCentric.com) “Canadian Study Finds Suicide Barriers Don't Reduce Suicide Rates” (MedIndia.net)

“Barriers on Bloor Viaduct has Lowered the Suicide Rates: Study” (TopNews Arab Emirates)

http://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-heb-suicide-barriers-20100707,0,4711808.story

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/07/13/suicide.locations.barriers/?hpt=Sbin

http://www.medindia.net/news/Canadian-Study-Finds-Suicide-Barriers-Dont-Reduce-Suicide-Rates-71027-1.htm

http://topnews.ae/content/22761-barriers-bloor-viaduct-has-lowered-suicide-rates-study

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2. NATIONAL


September 2010 Speaker. Suicide By Overdose In Toronto: Who Are The Victims, Which Drugs Do They Use And Can They Be Stopped. Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M, Howlett, A.

November 2005 Author (Presentation given by AJ Levitt). Effect of Study Design on Response and Remission Rates in Published Randomized Control Trials of Antidepressant Efficacy (1996-2003). Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Authors: Sinyor M, Levitt AJ, Cheung AH, Schaffer A, Kiss A.

Invited Lectures and Presentations

May 2012 Lecture. Bridge Barriers, Blister-Packing and Beyond: What We Can Learn from Recent

Attempts at the Prevention of Suicide. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Douglas Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

May 2012 Discussant. Placebo effects in clinical trials: The influence of expectancy on health outcomes. Placebos in the Clinic? Fostering Ethical, Educational, Policy and Practical Consensus. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Presenters: Meissner K, Colloca L, Sinyor M.

Media Appearances

July 7, 2010 Interviewed, on Canada AM Live (CTV) regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier.

July 7, 2010 Interviewed, on CBC National Radio regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor

Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier. July 6, 2010 Interviewed, on CTV National News regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor

Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier. July 6, 2010 Interviewed, by the Globe and Mail regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor

Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier and featured in the following article: “Suicide Barrier on Bloor Viaduct Worked, but Jumpers went Elsewhere: Study” (Globe and Mail)

July 5, 2010 Interviewed, on Global News regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor Street

Viaduct Suicide Barrier. July 5, 2010 Interviewed, by the Canadian Press regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor

Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier and featured in the following articles: “British Medical Journal Study: Bloor Street Viaduct Barrier not Lowering Toronto’s Suicide Rate”

and “The Problem with trying to Prevent Suicide is that there’s always another Bridge”

(National Post)

“Suicide Barrier Not Lowering Toronto’s Suicide Rate”

(Montreal Gazette, Regina Leader-Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun,

Victoria Times Columnist, Canada.com)

“Bridge barrier ended jumping deaths, more prevention plans needed: study”

(Amherst Daily News, Pictou Country Nova Scotia News, Winnipeg Free Press, Lethbridge

Herald, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Prince Albert Daily Herald)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/suicide-barrier-on-bloor-viaduct-worked-but-jumpers-went-elsewhere-study/article1630889/

http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Canada---World/Society/2010-07-06/article-1505160/Bridge-barrier-ended-jumping-deaths,-more-prevention-plans-needed%3A-study----/1

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“Suicide Barrier Hasn’t Cut Overall Jump Rates”

(Winnipeg Free Press, Edmonton Sun, Calgary Sun)

3. PROVINCIAL/ REGIONAL


April 2011 Speaker. A Debate: Do Suicide Prevention Strategies Lower Suicide Rates. Ontario Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M, Howlett, A.


June 2010 Lecture. What to Expect When you are Expecting a Placebo. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Whitby

Mental Health Centre, Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

Media Appearances

July 5, 2010 Interviewed, by the Canadian Press regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier and featured in the following articles: “Suicide Barrier Not Lowering Toronto’s Suicide Rate”

(Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star)

“Suicide Barrier Hasn’t Cut Overall Jump Rates”

(London Free Press)

4. LOCAL


June 2012 Author (Presentation given by C Reis). Novel Issue for the Prevention of Suicide Death by Overdose: A Review of Policies and Procedures for the Disposal of Medications Found in the Possession of Deceased Individuals. Harvey Stancer Research Day. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Authors: Reis C, Sinyor M, Schaffer A.

June 2010 Speaker. Suicide By Overdose In Toronto: Who Are The Victims, Which Drugs Do They Use And Can They Be Stopped Harvey Stancer Research Day. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M, Howlett, A.

April 2003 Poster Presenter. Probing Different Pathways to In Vitro Collagen Self-Assembly via Parallel Atomic Force Microscopy and Static Light Scattering Experiments. University of Toronto, Chemical Biophysics Symposium. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Authors: Sinyor M, Goh MC.

August 2001 Poster Presenter. . Diffraction Based Antigen Detection Using a Microcontact Printed Antibody Grating. University of Toronto, Department of Chemistry Astra Zeneca Summer Research Poster Session. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Authors: Sinyor M, Loo RW, Goh JB, Goh MC.

August 2000 Poster Presenter. . Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: Thickness, Roughness, Morphology and Zeta Potential. University of Toronto, Department of Chemistry Astra Zeneca Summer Research Poster Session. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Authors: Sinyor M, McAloney R, Dudnik S, Goh MC.

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March 2012 Presenter/Discussant. Suicide: Research and Prevention (Lecture as part of a speaker series presentation for the public titled “Suicide: Awareness, Coping and Understanding”). Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Toronto, Ontario. Moderator: Schaffer A. Presenters: Sinyor M, Cheung A, Shulman K, Ball S.

May 2011 Lecture. The Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier. Clinical Epidemiology/Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CE/ICES) Conjoint Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

February 2011 Lecture. Suicide by Overdose. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M, Howlett, A.

November 2010 Lecture. The Suicide Barrier Debate: Preventing Suicide at the Bloor Street Viaduct. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

September 2010 Lecture. The Suicide Barrier Debate: Preventing Suicide at the Bloor Street Viaduct. The Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies, Suicide Rounds, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

May 2009 Lecture. What to Expect When you are Expecting a Placebo. Neuroscience Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

Media Appearances

July 12, 2010 Interviewed, live on Toronto’s CIUT FM “Take 5 Program” regarding suicide prevention and my research on the Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier.

July 7, 2010 Interviewed, by the Toronto Star July 7, 2010 regarding suicide prevention and my research on

the Bloor Street Viaduct Suicide Barrier, details of which were featured in the following articles: “Bloor Barrier hasn't affected Suicide Rate, Study Finds” (Toronto Star, HealthZone.ca) “Toronto has many Bridges, but only one with a Big Fence” (Toronto Life)

July 6, 2010 Interviewed, for the Sunnybrook Hospital video news release uploaded to Sunnybrook.ca and

Youtube.com.

Other Presentations

November 2011 Lecture. 11-11-11: Why This Random Date is as Good a Time as Any to Get Serious About Fixing Our Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

February 2011 Lecture. In Our Own Words: Scientology’s Quest to Destroy Psychiatry and How We are Helping Them Do It. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

January 2011 Lecture. Mortality Rounds: What You Should Know about Overdose Suicide. Mood and Anxiety Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

October 2010 Lecture. The Suicide Barrier Debate: Preventing Suicide at the Bloor Street Viaduct. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters:

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/news/gta/article/832889--bloor-barrier-hasn-t-affected-suicide-rate-study-finds

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May 2010 Lecture. Suicide By Overdose In Toronto: Who Are The Victims, Which Drugs Do They Use And Can They Be Stopped. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M, Howlett A.

March 2010 Lecture. Ladies, You Can’t Fight in Here. This is the War Room!: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Female War Journalist Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

May 2009 Lecture. Don’t Fear the Reaper: Preventing Suicide in Psychiatric Patients. Mood and Anxiety Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

February 2009 Lecture. What to Expect When you are Expecting a Placebo. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Sinyor M.

2004-2005 Educator, at the University of Toronto Medical School’s Public Programming including the Faculty of Medicine Open House and “Mini Med School”, a program teaching the basics of medicine to the lay public, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenters: Various.

F. Teaching and Design

1. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

2002 Teaching Assistant. for Chemistry: Physical Principles (CHM139H), Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 33.

Gave tutorials for 100+ students covering a wide variety of topics including chemical equilibria, thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.

2. UNDERGRADUATE MD

2009-2012 Seminar Leader, Assessment and Management of Patients with Personality Disorders Course, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health & Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 15.

Taught an approach to personality disorders to medical students in small groups (6-15 students).

2011 Tutor, Brain & Behaviour (Problem Based Learning), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 12.

Facilitated student-directed learning about clinical cases involving psychiatry and neurology in a small group (7 students).

2009 Tutor, ASCMII (Art & Science of Clinical Medicine Year II), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 12.

Taught psychiatric history taking skills to medical students in small groups (6 students).

2007-2008 Tutor, ASCMI (Art & Science of Clinical Medicine Year I), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 120.

Taught history taking and physical exam skills to medical students in small groups (6 students).

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3. POSTGRADUATE MD

2012 Seminar Leader, Senior Interview Seminar, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 48.

Observed and gave feedback/group discussion to residents interviewing patients in the oral examination format (10 residents).

2011-2012 Seminar Leader, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Giving Grand Rounds, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 2.

Seminar discussing how to plan and execute an effective grand rounds including interactive learning. Developed with the help of Dr. Ivan Silver, Vice-Dean, U of T Medical School (10 residents).

4. CONTINUING EDUCATION

2011 Workshop Designer/Leader, Suicide in University Students: What You Need to Know, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Hours taught: 3.

Designed and presented a workshop with Dr. T. Rashid for the registrar’s office, faculty and others responsible for students on how lay people can identify individuals at risk and respond appropriately to concerns about suicide (30 attendees).

Clinical Rotations

2012 Supervisor, Orit Zamir. PGY-3 Resident.

Supervised longitudinal elective in which Dr. Zamir saw outpatient mood disorders consultations and follow ups.

2011 Co-supervisor (with Dr. Ayal Schaffer), Crystal Pinto. PGY-2 Resident.

Supervised outpatient general psychiatry experience including observed consults, reviewing patients and other weekly teaching.

2011 Co-supervisor (with Dr. Mark Fefergrad), Laura Williams. PGY-2 Resident.

Weekly supervision of CBT cases.

G. Research Supervision

1. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

2011 Co-supervisor (with Dr. Ayal Schaffer), Michelle Messner, Summer Student, Student's Current Position: Undergraduate, Student's Current Institution: University of Guelf, 3

rd Year. Suicides by

all Methods in Toronto. Awards: Brain Sciences Summer Studentship. Collaborators: Schaffer A, Howlett A. Completed 2011.

2. UNDERGRADUATE MD

2012 Co-supervisor (with Dr. Ayal Schaffer), Marcus Allen, Summer Student, Student's Current Position: Medical Student, Student's Current Institution: University of Toronto, 1

st Year. Suicides

by all Methods in Toronto. Awards: Comprehensive Research Experience for Medical Students (CREMS). Collaborators: Schaffer A, Zaheer J, Reis C. Completed 2012.

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Documents

Toronto Academic Promotional CV Report · Mark Sinyor CV Page 5 of 17 June, 2012 CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT 2001 Sarah C. & William G. Gollop Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry, University