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Oct 2021

A global leader: recognizing cardiologist Dr. John Webb’s outstanding achievements

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Featured from PHC News: ​ As a medical student at the University of British Columbia, Dr. John Webb gravitated towards the heart. It was an organ you could literally see move and function, and mechanical problems you could fix. That fascination kick-started a career in cardiology that has seen Dr. Webb become a global leader Read More »

Oct 2021

Featured from The Daily Scan: “ENDOSCOPIC EXPERTISE HELPS ST. PAUL’S GI PATIENTS AVOID SURGERY”

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Roland Haynes is no stranger to the threat of colorectal cancer. So when a large growth, known as a polyp, was discovered in his gastrointestinal tract, the 79-year-old wasn’t surprised. “My father had colon cancer and that puts me at risk,” says Haynes. “My father did have surgery…they actually took out over 12 inches of his Read More »

Oct 2021

Dr. Don Sin receives BC Knowledge Development Funding

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Dr. Don Sin (Division of Respiratory Medicine) has received BC Knowledge Development Funding for his project “Enabling Precision Health in COPD” The B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) will help provide researchers access to the latest technology, tools and equipment and will drive innovation in British Columbia. The research projects will contribute to B.C.’s economic plan to rebuild Read More »

Oct 2021

Dr. James Lan recipient of a 2021 MSFHR Scholar Award

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The PHC Department of Medicine is pleased to report that Dr. James Lan, Division of Nephrology, has been named a 2021 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar Award recipient The MSFHR Scholar Program is designed to support early-career researchers as they establish independent research careers, form their own research teams and develop research programs that advance Read More »

Dr. Anita Palepu, UBC & PHC DOM Department Head, inducted as a 2021 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
Oct 2021

Dr. Anita Palepu, UBC & PHC DOM Department Head, inducted as a 2021 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow

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Dr. Anita Palepu, UBC & PHC Department head and Professor (Division of General Internal Medicine) has been inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Induction into the CAHS as a Fellow is considered one of the highest honours within Canada’s academic community. CAHS Fellows, who serve as unpaid volunteers, are nominated by their Read More »