Congratulations to Dr. Christian Kames!
Magnetic resonance imaging scientist Dr. Christian Kames from Dr. Alexander Rauscher’s UBC MRI lab has won the 2016 International Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Reconstruction Challenge for creating the best method currently available. QSM is a technique that turns an MRI scan into a high resolution map of magnetic properties of biological tissues. Due to its […]
Congratulations to Dr. Dianna Louie!
Dr. Dianna Louie is one of the recipients of the inaugural UBC Postgraduate Faculty and Staff Wellness Award that honours faculty and staff members in Postgraduate Medical Education who demonstrate leadership in resident wellness. All residents across the province were invited to nominate a staff or faculty member for the award. This award recognizes faculty […]
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Metzger!
The Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) has awarded Dr. Daniel Metzger the DR. HARVEY GUYDA EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. CSEM will be recognizing Dr. Metzger’s excellence in teaching and his significant contribution to the teaching of endocrinology on: October 29, 2016 12:45PM – 1:30PM Westin Ottawa, Governor General III Congratulations to Dr. […]
Welcome to Dr. Pavan Judge
Pavan was born and raised in Vancouver. He completed medical school at the University of Sydney. From there, he went on to complete his pediatric residency at the University of Saskatchewan at Royal University Hospital. Thereafter, he returned to Vancouver where he completed his pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at BC Children’s Hospital. His areas of […]
Vancouver Summer Program in Medicine: Clinical Research and Clinical Skills
International Exposure The Vancouver Summer Program in Medicine is a unique opportunity for aspiring health professionals to learn with their peers from around the world. Having over 140 medical students from 11 countries and 30 different universities leads to an enriching environment that develops culturally sensitive physicians and scientists. This international aspect allows our leading […]
The Pharmacy Informer – Fall 2016 Edition
The Spring 2016 edition of the Pharmacy Informer is hot off the press! The Pharmacy Informer is a quarterly newsletter that contains important updates and highlights from the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC, Department of Pharmacy. The Fall edition includes: Medication Use in Lactation Resources Empiric Antimicrobial Guidelines Update Chlorpromazine Injection FloraBABY® for […]
Welcome to Dr. Johnathan Wong to the Division of Neonatology
Dr. Wong joined the department in September as Clinical Faculty in the Division of Neonatology. Jonathan was born and raised in Vancouver and moved to Ontario for his studies. He completed his paediatric residency at Queen’s University and a Neonatal-Perinatal medicine fellowship at the University of Toronto. In terms of academic interests, he is focusing […]
Welcome to Dr. Manish Sadarangani
Dr. Manish Sadarangani will be joining the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Medical Director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center at CFRI. He completed his DPhil with the Oxford Vaccine Group in the UK, developing novel vaccine candidates for protection against group B meningococcal disease, and […]
Welcome to Dr. Alysha Dedhar
Dr. Dedhar was born and raised in Vancouver, BC and completed her Undergraduate education at McGill University in Montreal. She then returned to Vancouver to complete both medical school and my residency training in Paediatrics through the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dedhar is an outdoor enthusiast, which makes Vancouver the perfect home. On her […]