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Dr. Christina Luong succeeds in the Heart and Stroke Grant-in-Aid competition.
Congratulations to Dr. Christina Luong on her success at the Heart and Stroke Grant-in-Aid competition. Her proposal is entitled: Machine Learning Empowered Cardiac Ultrasound for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Congratulations to Dr. Lynn Straatman, selected as an “Exceptional Preceptor.”
Dr. Lynn Straatman is recognized as an Exceptional Preceptor for the UBC Palliative Care Program. She was chosen by Family Practice Residents as having significantly contributed to their learning and overall experience in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Outgoing Division Head Dr. Andrew Krahn Welcomes our New Division Head, Dr. Jasmine Grewal
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jasmine Grewal as Head, UBC Division of Cardiology, for a five-year term effective February 16, 2023. Dr. Grewal is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Obstetrics Program and the Virani Provincial Adult Congenital Heart Program (VPACH). She serves as President of the
Our Upcoming Lead (Chief) Cardiology Resident Dr. Miles Marchand Receives the 2023 CMA Young Leader’s Award
Our second year Cardiology Resident and also upcoming Lead (Chief) Cardiology Resident Dr. Miles Marchand is one of 2 resident recipients of this year’s 2023 CMA Young Leaders Award. From the CMA Website: https://www.cma.ca/get-involved/awards/awards-young-leaders “The Awards for Young Leaders are given out to up to six CMA members each year: two students, two residents and
Learn about our Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO) team headed by Dr. Andrew Krahn.
Please see the attached document about The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO), a Canadian network dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of inherited heart conditions, standardizing care, and preventing the tragedy of sudden cardiac death (SCD). An integral part of HiRO is our focus on knowledge translation (KT). This was founded by our outgoing Head,
Our research colleague Arnold Ryomoto receives the Research Excellence Staff Award.
We would like to highlight our research colleague, Arnold Ryomoto from the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation. He is one of the recipients of the Research Excellence Staff Award 2023 from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI). This organization recognizes the outstanding contributions of long-term research staff. This year’s inaugural Research Excellence Staff Award (RESA) acknowledges
Our Director of Research Operations Dr. Vishaldeep Sidhu wins a Dean’s Staff Award.
Dr. Vishaldeep Sidhu, our division’s Director of Research Operations for the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation – Centre d’Innovation Cardiovasculaire (CCI-CIC), wins a Dean’s Staff Award. This award honours exceptional staff who have demonstrated strong alignment with the Faculty of Medicine values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity. Read more about this achievement here.
Our Second Year Cardiology Fellow Dr. Miles Marchand has been awarded the 2022 CCSA Charles Kerr Award.
Please join us in congratulating our second year Cardiology fellow Dr. Miles Marchand as the well-deserved recipient of the 2022 CCSA Charles Kerr Award.
Dr. Graham Wong Authors New Scientific Statement.
Dr. Graham Wong, director of the Vancouver General Hospital Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, is an author for the most recent American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Mechanical Circulatory Support. You can read the article here.
Dr. Darwin Yeung will be presenting at the UBC Medicine Experimental
The UBC Department of Medicine and Experimental Medicine Program 2022 Research Expo is coming up on May 2, 2022! Dr. Darwin Yeung from the Division of Cardiology will be giving a presentation. Twitter, registration and website links below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBCDoM/status/1519025587423113217?s=20&t=5p4wgwCSf2NTyHD4DQI-cA Registration: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Ril7AR2cSVqFXU Website: https://medicine.med.ubc.ca/register-now-for-the-2022-ubc-department-of-medicine-and-experimental-medicine-office-research-expo/
Dr. Marc Deyell leads a new procedure for Atrial Fibrillation at St. Paul’s Hospital.
Dr. Marc Deyell performed the first-in-BC atrial fibrillation ablation at St. Paul’s Hospital, using the breakthrough Globe System technology to navigate into the patient’s heart, quickly map the rhythm disturbances, deliver the ablation, and verify that it was successful while still in the heart, all done in real time. You can read the news story
Dr. Graham Wong Wins Another Teaching Award.
Dr. Graham Wong has been awarded the Class of 2022 Teaching Excellence Award for the 2021/2022 academic year by the Medical Undergraduate Society at the UBC Faculty of Medicine. He was nominated by students and voted as the winner by students, recognizing his accomplishments, and his dedication and passion to medical education. His award will
Dr. Jacqueline Saw has been nominated for the Admirable YWCA Women of Distinction Awards – please help vote for her cause!
The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards is presented by Scotiabank, nationally recognizing and honouring extraordinary women leaders and businesses. Our Faculty member Dr. Jacqueline Saw has been nominated for her tremendous work in the research and care of patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) around the world, under the award category of Health and
St. Paul’s Hospital Cardiologist Dr. Mustafa Toma made a guest appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
In celebration of Heart Month, Dr. Mustafa Toma, the Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program at St. Paul’s Hospital, was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show on February 22, 2022 for a surprise reunion with actor and heart transplant recipient Jason Gray-Stanford. Jason is an award-winning Vancouver actor known for his roles on
Updates on Surrey Memorial Hospital
We are delighted to present the updates and changes at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Dr. Calvin Tong, Co-Director of the Heart Function Clinic, has initiated a Cardiac Amyloid Clinic, which is a first in Fraser Health. Dr. Tong has specialty training in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation from Stanford University. Dr. Tong also has expertise in