Results – 2024 Department of Pediatrics Celebrate Research Day (CRD)
The annual Department of Pediatrics Celebrate Research Day was a great success, showcasing the tremendous work that our trainees have completed this past year. This year’s winners showed outstanding talent, and with their mentors, presented high quality research. [See Full List] Revisit all the abstracts and posters in the 2024 CRD booklet: https://med-fom-pediatrics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/04/CRD-2024-Event-Booklet-1.pdf Big thanks […]
B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) funding | Dr. Alexander Rauscher
Through another round of B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) funding, the Government of B.C. is providing approximately $52.3 million to support infrastructure for 25 research projects at five post-secondary institutions, including the University of British Columbia, University of Victoria (UVic), Simon Fraser University (SFU), University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and British Columbia Institute of […]
Leadership announcement: Dr. Mona Patel, Associate Head, Education | Department of Pediatrics, UBC & BCCH
We are celebrating Dr. Mary Bennett’s successful tenure as the Department’s Associate Head, Education. Her impact in enhancing our undergraduate and postgraduate education programs across the province is lasting. We are grateful for the support she provided to so many of us in this role. The Department of Pediatrics thanks Dr. Bennett for her leadership […]
Leadership announcement: Dr. Laura Sauvé, Assistant Head, Clinical Partnerships | Department of Pediatrics, UBC & BCCH
Dr. Laura Sauvé will be taking on a new senior leadership position with the Department of Pediatrics. Effective April 1 2024, Dr. Sauvé will assume the role of Assistant Head, Clinical Partnerships for the Department of Pediatrics. In her new appointment, she will be working closely with departmental leaders and faculty to create a provincial […]
C17 Research Grant Competition 2023/2024
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Deyell, her project, “Impact of Body Composition and Pharmacogenomics on Toxicity and Survival Outcomes in Childhood Bone Sarcoma,” received a 100% Fund Grant Award from C17 Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders in the 2023/2024 competition. C17, is an organization composed of the institutionally appointed heads of the sixteen pediatric hematology, oncology, […]
Faculty Spotlight | Dr. Thiviya Selvanathan, Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology
Updated April 30 2024 Meet Dr. Thiviya Selvanathan, Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia and Staff Neurologist at BC Children’s Hospital. She is a Pediatric Neurologist with additional subspecialty training in Neonatal Neurology. She completed her residency and fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. […]
Faculty Spotlight | Dr. Cyrus Boelman, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology
Meet Dr. Cyrus Boelman, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia and Staff Neurologist BC Children’s Hospital. Dr. Boelman’s research focuses primarily on Epilepsy in the pediatric population, as well as epilepsy genetics. He has had 6 research projects funded over the past 12 years, and he has had […]
The American Pediatric Society 2024 Election Results
We are excited to announce that Dr. Steven Miller has been elected to the APS Council! Steven Miller, MDCM, FRCPC, FRSC, is Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at The University of British Columbia, and Chief of Pediatric Medicine at BC Children’s Hospital. He serves as Chair of the Institute Advisory Board for […]
The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Rauscher! Together with his Co-Lead, Dr. Piotr Kozlowski of the Department of Radiology / Urologic Sciences, their proposal for a Field Camera and Shim System for Precision MRI was awarded a grant by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The Innovation Fund provides continued investments in infrastructure, across the full spectrum […]
Diagnostic Neurophysiology (EEG & EMG)
Meet the Diagnostic Neurophysiology (EEG & EMG) Team or EEG Department because the most common test they perform is an EEG (electroencephalogram). Neurophysiology a highly regarded tertiary service at BC Children’s Hospital. Although this Department is operationally independent of the Division, all of the medical staff in the Department are neurologists. This year, the service […]