Faculty Spotlights – Celebrating National Physicians’ Day | May 1, 2023
National Physicians’ Day is dedicated to recognizing and supporting those who serve in the profession of medicine. It is celebrated on May 1st annually and honors the birthday of Dr. Emily Stowe, the first female physician to practice in Canada. Learn more about our 2023 faculty spotlights: Drs. Marie-Noelle Trottier-Boucher, Anamaria Richardson, and Caron Strahlendorf. […]
Disrupting the Status Quo: Intersecting Inequities Impacting Women in the FoM and Opportunities for Change
On June 7, 2023, Dr. Tatiana Sotindjo will be presenting at the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) 2nd Annual virtual Symposium entitled: “Disrupting the Status Quo: Intersecting Inequities Impacting Women in the FoM and Opportunities for Change.” Register today to hear discussions that explore intersectionality and […]
International partnership supports vaccine research to prevent future outbreaks
“We are comparing antibody responses after different COVID-19 vaccines and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults and children from existing Canadian cohorts,” says Dr. Sadarangani. “This will provide insights on the mechanisms of vaccine protection and how we might improve responses to vaccines in general by modifying their design.” Dr. Manish Sadarangani is among five Canadian […]
Celebrate Research Day, April 14 2023
On April 14 2023, Celebrate Research Day was held at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Simultaneous presentations were held in two rooms with residents and fellows giving oral presentations at a record pace. Dr. Sarah Peters won for Best Resident Research Paper and she advances to the Pediatric Resident Research in Canada competition for […]
Pediatric Dermatology: A Primer
Pediatric Dermatology: A Primer by Dr. Wingfield Rehmus is now available online. This manual covers the basics of treating common skin conditions in children, adolescents, and adults. Co-authored by Dr. Rehmus and several residents and fellows this valuable resource is available for download at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/pedsdermprimer “I am interested in how skin disease affects children and […]
Big congratulations to our incoming 2023 residents!
We couldn’t be more excited to welcome you into our residency community. Enjoy the last leg of your medical school journey and we will see you in July! Cross posted from IG: https://www.instagram.com/ubcpediatricresidents Image © UBC Pediatric Residents. Created by Drs. Meghan Glibbery and Renee Lurie
Committing to change in care: Dr. Saleem Razack, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics
The highest quality health care is equitable, culturally safe and accessible for all. Unfortunately, we still have a lot of work to do to make this a reality — major organizations in Canada have declared racism a public health emergency. Dr. Saleem Razack is a critical care physician and new investigator with BCCHR. He has […]
New Pediatric Fraser Site Director Appointed: Dr. Hemendra Ramdhani
The General Pediatrics Residency Program is happy to announce the development of a new Pediatric Fraser Residency program. The first cohort of two first year residents will start on July 1, 2023. We would like to introduce Dr. Hemendra Ramdhani as the new Pediatric Fraser Site Director. Dr. Ramdhani will work with our Residency program […]
New Clinical Faculty Appointment: Dr. Farbod Bahadori-Esfahani, MD
Welcome to Dr. Farbod Bahadori-Esfahani, MD, Clinical Instructor with the Division of Neonatology. Dr. Bahadori-Esfahani was born in Vancouver and spent his early years growing up in Burnaby. He completed his residency in the United States in Louisiana and his PICU fellowship in Minnesota. He is the newest member of the NICU team at BCCH. […]
New Academic Faculty appointment: Dr. Genelle Lunken (Healey), PhD, RD
Welcome to Dr. Genelle Lunken (Healey), PhD, RD, Assistant Professor with the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Dr. Lunken undertook her PhD in Nutritional Science at Massey University in New Zealand. The aim of her PhD research was to determine what influence habitual dietary fibre intake has on host and gut microbiota responses to […]