Congratulations to Kim Marty | 2019 recipient of the UBC President’s Staff Award for Creativity and Innovation
Since joining the Vaccine Evaluation Centre (VEC) as a work study student over 20 years ago, Kimberley Marty has become one of Canada’s most highly-regarded and most skilled data specialists, while building the VEC into a well-recognized international leader for data handling of vaccine trials. As the VEC Senior Data Manager, she coordinates data management and […]
Defining Rare Disorders: A Profile of Dr. Judith Hall | The Scientist Magazine
At a 1978 genetics conference in Montana, Philip Pallister, then the clinical director of the Boulder River School and Hospital, asked medical geneticist Judith Hall and a group of other researchers a rather startling question: Should we dig up a decomposing baby? “This story is ghoulish,” Hall tells The Scientist. The baby had been born with extra fingers, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon!
Dr. Kissoon is the recipient of the 2020 Drs. Vidyasagar and Nagamani Dharmapuri Award presented by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) for exemplary and pioneering achievements in the care of critically ill and injured infants and children. The Society of Critical Care Medicine is pleased to present this distinction during the combined American […]
World Sleep 2019 conference in Vancouver, Sept 20-25
World Sleep Society (founded by World Association of Sleep Medicine and World Sleep Federation) has collaborated with the Canadian Sleep Society to host World Sleep 2019. The venue selected for the congress on sleep medicine from September 20-25, 2019 is the Vancouver Convention Centre. World Sleep 2019 offers a worldwide forum inviting sleep professionals […]
New leadership in the Department of Pediatrics effective Sept 1 2019
**On behalf of Dr. Allison A. Eddy, MD, FRCP(C), Head, UBC Department of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital** Delighted that each of them has agreed to take on new responsibilities and they are already having an impact!
Congratulations to Dr. Edmond Chan!
Congratulations to Dr. Edmond Chan, 2019 Robyn Allen Leadership Award. The Robyn Allen Leadership Award recognizes an individual who has made a unique contribution to the lives of Canadians with food allergy through their efforts in education, advocacy, community building, leadership, or fundraising. Dr. Edmond Chan is a certified practicing pediatric allergist, UBC Clinical Associate […]
Graduate Program in Women’s and Children’s Health Research (Fall 2022)
The Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology are collaborating on the development of an umbrella program for graduate student training in Women’s and Children’s Health Research with streams in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences (RDS), Pediatric Health and Disease, and Women’s Health. Although still in the discovery phase we would like to see this program […]
Happy retirement to Dr. Jeffrey Simons
On May 14, 2019, Dr. Jeffrey Simons career was recognized at the UBC Retirement Celebration at Academic Gowns Event. Dr. Simons played an important role in increasing connections between UBC and BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) that allowed him to build UBC pediatric infrastructure in the north and improve the care of the children in that […]
Congratulations to Dr. Garth Meckler!
CAEP’s Annual Awards recognize excellence in specific areas within emergency medicine, including advocacy, education, research, and professional practice. Nominated by their peers, the final award winners are selected either by a CAEP committee* and/or or the CAEP Board of Directors. This year’s Marilyn Li Pediatric EM Leadership Award was given to Dr. Garth Meckler. Dr. […]
Dr. Alfonso Solimano awarded the 2019 Distinguished Neonatologist Award at CPS conference
The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) recognized outstanding contributions to child and youth health on June 6-9 in Toronto. This year’s Distinguished Neonatologist is Dr. Alfonso Solimano, a medical graduate of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia where he also learned physiology and biophysics as a biology student of Dr. Carlos Monge, a world leader in high altitude research. […]