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Dr Alana Flexman – Clinical Associate Professor BCAS Dr Pieter Swart Perioperative research award – $10,000 RESPonsive Nature-Driven Imagery to Reduce Delirium afTEr Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RESPITE Trial) Dr Teresa Skelton – Clinical Associate Professor Perioperative Blood Management Research Award (PBM) – $20,000 Nutritional optimization in pediatric varus-derotational osteotomy: an observational…

BEST ABSTRACT Winner Award for best abstract in AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA – Dr Helen Parker, Clinical Fellow, BC Women’s Hospital The Impact of Virtual Reality on Patient Satisfaction during Ambulatory Hysteroscopy:  A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

CAS – Humanitarian Award KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA Jason McVicar, MD, FRCPC is Métis from the Red River Settlement in Manitoba. He was born in the Northwest Territories and raised in western Manitoba. He pursued his medical studies at the University of Manitoba and anesthesia residency at Queen’s University, followed by a fellowship in regional anesthesia…

Congratulations to Dr. Bethany Kondiles (Postdoctoral Fellow as of August 1, 2025 in Dr. Kip Kramer’s lab) who was awarded a 2 year Craig H Neilsen Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her research project entitled “PRECiSe-SCI: Pre-clinical Research to Enhance Clinical Success in Spinal Cord Injury” Decades of efforts to find cures for spinal cord…

On May 27, 2025, the Academic Gowns and Emeriti Recognition Ceremony was held by the UBC Faculty of Medicine to honor faculty members who had recently been promoted to the ranks of Professor, Clinical Professor, or Professor of Teaching, and to recognize those who had been granted Emerita or Emeritus status.  In the Department of Anesthesiology,…

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is pleased to extend congratulations to our graduating Anesthesia residents. Rachel BlairMichelle ChuangAlex (Jamie) HeadDavid LiKimberly LiJames MatthewsRobin MawsonAlex McLeanNilufer NourouzpourDavid OlmsteadNikunj PatelJacob PellingCale TempletonDannielle TinkerRobertson VenemaWilliam YaoPaul Yen On June 11, 2025, the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics hosted its 2025 Resident Awards Night, where we…

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is pleased to extend congratulations to our graduating Pain Medicine residents Noah AlexanderSam Brophy On June 11, 2025, the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics hosted its 2025 Resident Awards Night, where we were able to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of our residents, including the graduating…

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is pleased to extend congratulations to our graduating Family Practice Anesthesia residents Sairvan FernandesJacek OrzylowskiEthan (Bei Yuan) Zhang On June 11, 2025, the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics hosted its 2025 Resident Awards Night, where we were able to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of our…

We wish to extend congratulations to this year’s Pharmacology graduates: Master of Science in Pharmacology Janet Jia He Zhang Bachelor of Science, Major in Pharmacology Darya BateniDonya BateniWayne BaoJosh DyceEdward HuangMandy LiCarly LinAmy LiuMido LuoKia RashidiRavinder SheenaNima TeymouriBoxon ZhangJeffrey Zhang

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Ansermino who was awarded a BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute / Institute of Global Health at BCCH – CHIPS grant valued at $1,500,000 to support his proposal entitled “Smart triage and smart QI (Quality Improvement) Smart Triage and QI Dr. Ansermino and partners at Wallimu (Uganda), the Kenya Medical Research Institute,…

Congratulations to Dr. Wesam Farag (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship to support his research project entitled “Targeting G Protein-Coupled Receptors to Improve Neurovascular Coupling in Alzheimer’s Disease” A lay summary can be found – https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=516614&lang=en

Congratulations to Dr. Gillian Goobie (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Tillie-Louise Hackett’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3 year Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research to support her research project entitled “Identifying environmentally sensitive targets in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis”.The Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research (PBF) is intended to support the development of outstanding…

2024/2025 UBC Killam Teaching Prize We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Tillie Louise Hackett is a recipient of the 2024/2025 UBC Killam Teaching Prizes This award is to recognize an individual demonstrating excellence and dedication to teaching and commitment to students Dr. Tillie-Louise Hackett exemplifies excellence as an educator and mentor. Over the…

Congratulations go to Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman who is being recognized by the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT).  Dr. Abdelrahman will be recognized with the 2024/2025 Junior Investigator Award at the Society’s 2025 Annual Conference in Vancouver – Jun 2 – 5, 2025.  The Junior Investigator Award is awarded annually to recognize significant contributions…

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics extends congratulations to Dr. Darryl Knight on his recent reappointment as President, Providence Research; Vice President, Research and Academic Affairs at Providence Health Care and Associate Dean, Research, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine for a five-year term effective to June 30, 2029. Dr. Knight is…

Congratulations to Drs. Pascal Bernatchez, Colin Dormuth and Matthew Wiens who were recently awarded 4 & 5-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant from the Fall 2024 competition Dr. Pascal Bernatchez, Associate Professor – was recently awarded a 5-year Canadian Institutes of Health Project Grant valued at $914,175 to support his project entitled “Activation…

Congratulations to Dr. Matthias Gorges, Associate Professor who was awarded a MSHRF Convening & Collaborating Award to support his proposal entitled “Co-developing a needs-derived research strategy toward forming a Digital Health Research Centre at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital” MSHRF Convening & Collaborating (C2) Program supports teams of health researchers and research users to co-develop…

Congratulations to Dr. Catrina Loucks who was awarded a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award to support her research focussed on Improving pain management for children using patient-specific genetic information. In children, ongoing pain can interfere with brain development, disrupt behaviour and increase the risk of chronic pain. This can be particularly devastating in…

Congratulations to Dr. Paulina Scheuren (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. John Kramer’s laboratory) who was awarded the 2024 Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her research project entitled “Spinal cord temperature as a non-invasive measure of neuroinflammation in the human spinal cord” Summary:  Dr. Scheuren’s work seeks to provide in-vivo evidence of neuroinflammation in the human spinal cord,…