Dr. James Hong Kwon Kimme passed away on June 22, 2024
Our department is saddened to announce the passing of Dr. James Hong Kwon Kimme on June 22, 2024. Dr. Kimme started his career at Richmond General Hospital in 1979 and moved to BC Women’s Hospital (formally Grace Hospital) in 1982. He was appointed as a Clinical Instructor in the Department in July 1982. During his tenure […]
Congratulations to members of our Department who received a CIHR Spring Project Grant!
Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman, Assistant Professor – was recently awarded a 5-year Canadian Institutes of Health Project Grant valued at $803,250 to support his project entitled “The contribution of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 to cerebral blood flow homeostasis in Alzheimer’s disease”. Dr. David Fedida, Professor – was recently awarded a 5-year Canadian Institutes of Health Project […]
Dr. Paulina Scheuren, PhD -Postdoctoral Fellow awarded a 3 year Michael Smith Health Research BC Health Research Fellowship (2023)
Congratulations to Dr. Paulina Scheuren (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. John Kramer’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3 year Michael Smith Health Research BC Health Fellowship to support her research project entitled “Spinal cord temperature as a measure of neuroinflammation in the human spinal cord” A lay summary can be found – https://healthresearchbc.ca/award/spinal-cord-temperature-as-a-measure-of-neuroinflammation-in-the-human-spinal-cord/
Dr. Paulina Scheuren, PhD -Postdoctoral Fellow awarded a 3 year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024)
Congratulations to Dr. Paulina Scheuren (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. John Kramer’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her research project entitled “Spinal cord THERMOmetry as a noval measure of neuroinflammation after spinal CORD pathology (ThermoCORD)” A lay summary can be found – https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=492513&lang=en
Dr. Zishan Cui, PhD -Postdoctoral Fellow awarded a 3 year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024)
Congratulations to Dr. Zishan Cui (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Colin Dormuth’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her research project entitled “Determine the optimal opioid treatment modality for patients with concurrent opioid and stimulant use disorder using population-based data in British Columbia: A trial emulation)” A […]
Dr. Matthew Wiens awarded a 5 year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Wiens, Assistant Professor who was recently awarded a 5 year Canadian Institutes of Health Project Grant valued at $1,526.175 to support his research project entitled “Smart Discharges in children over 5: Expanding a personalized public health approach to improving discharge care in resource limited settings” A lay summary: In resource-limited countries, […]
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Congratulations to our faculty and trainees who were recognized for their achievements at the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ society meeting in Victoria – June 7 – 10 2024 in Victoria, BC
Best Abstract Winner AWARD FOR BEST ABSTRACT IN OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA (ANESTHESIOLOGIST) Dr Juliana Barrera, Clinical Fellow, BC Women’s Hospital Anesthesia Practice During Elective Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Prospective Observational Study
Congratulations to our 2024 graduating Anesthesia Residents!
The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is pleased to extend congratulations to our graduating Anesthesia residents. Serenity AberdourHamish BodnarÉmilie ChanAkal GrewalRachel GuoVivien HuJack HuangTalon JonesJiin KimMario KovacevicVlad KovalikAmir SiddiquiKamal SidhuKresimir Ukalovic On June 19, 2024, the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics hosted its 2024 Resident Awards Night, where we were able to acknowledge […]