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Research in Focus: Lynnie Correll 

Research in Focus: Lynnie Correll 

Meet Dr. Lynnie Correll, Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC, whose work aims to empower children and families to better manage stressors surrounding medical procedures through a co-designed, evidence-based mobile app.

Research in Focus: Donald Griesdale 

Research in Focus: Donald Griesdale 

Meet Dr. Donald Griesdale, Associate Professor at UBC, whose most recent study intersects critical care, clinical epidemiology, and neuroscience in an effort to improve neurologic outcomes for ARDS patients receiving VV-ECMO.

Dr. John Boyd Appointed as New Associate Professor and Recipient of the Professorship in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 

Dr. John Boyd Appointed as New Associate Professor and Recipient of the Professorship in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 

Congratulations to Dr. John Boyd on his appointment as a new Associate Professor and on being named the recipient of the Professorship in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics!

Research in Focus: Anshula Ambasta 

Research in Focus: Anshula Ambasta 

Meet Dr. Anshula Ambasta, whose work blends quality improvement, patient safety, and implementation science to understand and modify current healthcare processes with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

Research in Focus: Janny Ke

Research in Focus: Janny Ke

Dr. Janny Ke shares insights from her latest study on predicting postoperative complications, revealing how timing-based risk prediction could reshape recovery for surgical patients and improve outcomes after surgery.

Dr. Amrit Singh appointed as new Vice Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Dr. Amrit Singh appointed as new Vice Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Congratulations to Dr. Amrit Singh on his new appointment as new Vice Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

Research in Focus: Teresa Skelton

Research in Focus: Teresa Skelton

Driven by a shared vision for improving pediatric care, Dr. Teresa Skelton and her colleagues are reimagining how transfusion medicine is taught to the next generation of clinicians.

Research in Focus: Matthew Turnock

Research in Focus: Matthew Turnock

Discover how Dr. Matthew Turnock is bridging aerospace medicine, anesthesiology, and fluid dynamics to help shape safe anesthesia protocols in space and our understanding of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.

Congratulations to Dr. Sukhpal Brar, Clinical Assistant Professor at Royal Columbian Hospital

Congratulations to Dr. Sukhpal Brar, Clinical Assistant Professor at Royal Columbian Hospital

Congratulations to Dr. Sukhpal Brar, Clinical Assistant Professor at Royal Columbian Hospital on being named a 2025 Champion of Philantropy for the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation By demonstrating their philanthropic commitment and making important contributions in support of the Foundation’s mission, Dr. Brar, a member of Royal Columbian Hospital has distinguished himself by encouraging his […]

Congratulations to members of our Department who were successfully promoted as of July 1, 2025

Congratulations to members of our Department who were successfully promoted as of July 1, 2025

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is pleased to extend congratulations to our clinical faculty members who were successfully promoted effective July 1, 2025 2025 clinical Promotions Approved for Promotion from Clinical Instructor to Clinical Assistant Professor Simon Burrows – Lions Gate HospitalHeather Cadenhead – St. Paul’s HospitalKatherine Mittermaier – Vancouver General HospitalCole Wong […]