Our Faculty Members are Co-Authors of Recent Guidelines.
Dr. Christopher Fordyce is the Co-Primary Author of the Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association on the Prevention of Complications in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. For access to the article, please click here. Dr. Margot Davis is the Co-Primary Author of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society / Canadian Heart Failure Society Joint Position Statement
Dr. Jason Andrade Presented and Published EARLY-AF.
Dr. Jason Andrade presented the practice-changing late breaker EARLY-AF study at the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Sessions in November, and is also the first author on the simultaneous publication of the study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Together with the STOP-AF First study, EARLY-AF suggests that first-line treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Vancouver General Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital recognized in Newsweek!
We are proud to announce that Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, and St. Paul’s Hospital were all recognized by Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2020”. These three of our major hospitals were listed within the top 25 hospitals in Canada. Please click here for the article. Vancouver General Hospital has also
Exciting Updates from Vancouver General Hospital.
Vancouver General Hospital has secured $1,000,000 in funds to support our cardiology fellows. As well, the hospital has secured $500,000 to support mid career researchers. Lastly, work has begun on a core echocardiography research lab. Stay tuned for more updates.
SportsCardiologyBC (SCBC) Year in Review
Despite the challenges in 2020 brought forth by the pandemic, SportsCardiologyBC (SCBC) has been busy and has had a fruitful year. Here are the 2020 updates: The SportsCardiologyBC (SCBC) team has continued to focus on improving health in the physically active community while keeping them safe. For the first part of the year, our
Dr. Michael Tsang is the new BC representative on the CSE Board.
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Tsang, a Clinical Assistant Professor in our Division of Cardiology, on his new role as the BC representative on the Canadian Society of Echocardiography (CSE) Board of Directors. Dr. M. Tsang completed advanced echocardiography and research training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His clinical expertise and research interests include
UBC Cardiology is excited to provide an update on our Hearts in Rhythm Organization
The Hearts in Rhythm Organization, more commonly known as “HiRO”, is an interdisciplinary network of Canadian heart rhythm specialists, researchers, genetic counsellors, nurses, and patients and family partners. Through the integration of clinical excellence, research, and patient engagement, HiRO is committed to improving the detection and care of patients and families
Our Academic Rounds and Lecture Series are now on Zoom
We are pleased to resume our Academic Rounds and Lecture Series. Given the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, these highly anticipated weekly discussions and Grand Rounds presentations were temporarily suspended and have now resumed using the ZOOM online platform. For the updated schedule, please click here.
Dr. Teresa Tsang Leads Fundamental Research on the COVID19 Pandemic
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Teresa Tsang for the approval of funding for her research project Pandemic Preparedness for COVID Wave 2. Her team will receive close to $100,000 from the UBC Faculty of Medicine to deliver a report on transition to work from home (WFH) impact. This report will map key research processes
Dr. Andrew Krahn receives this year’s Scientific Achievement Award
Dr. Eric Yoshida, President of the Vancouver Community of Care Medical Staff Association and the Vancouver Physician Staff Association congratulated Dr. Andrew Krahn, the UBC Division Head of Cardiology on being this year’s recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award. This award, as well as numerous other awards, were established in the late 1980s and displayed
Dr. Darwin Yeung Receives the Mitacs Training Research Award
Dr. Darwin Yeung, our newest Divisional member, has been selected to receive a Mitacs Training Research Award, which provides funding for graduate students to undertake a short-term paid research training internship. He will be completing his Master of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and using the grant support from
Dr. Teresa Tsang Leads UBC Cardiology in our fight against COVID19
Minister Patty Hajdu, federal Minister of Health, congratulated Dr. Teresa Tsang, the Associate Head Research, Department of Medicine, on receiving funding through CIHR for her COVID-19 research “Point of Care Heart-Lung Imaging for Patients Presenting with COVID-19 Symptoms: Artificial Intelligence Precision Modeling for Prediction of Outcomes”. Her endeavour will deepen the understanding of the disease
Dr. David Wood is the new Division Head of Cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital
It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome Dr. David Wood as the new Head of the Division of Cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital. He comes with a wealth of leadership and research experience, and is also the physician lead of the new Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation –Centre d’Innovation Cardiovasculaire (CCI-CIC). He follows the reign
We are committed to patient care during the COVID19 Pandemic
Patients are advised to understand the symptoms of the new coronavirus that causes the COVID19 disease, as well as know when to go to their family doctor or emergency room for testing. Please call 8-1-1 for advice, or visit http://www.bccdc.ca for updated information. If you are due for a cardiology appointment, please await notification as your
The UBC Cardiology Program receives recommendation for full accreditation by the Royal College
Under the leadership of Dr. Graham Wong, our Program Director for the UBC Adult Cardiology Training Program, we underwent a full review with Royal College accreditors, who then recommended that our program receive full accreditation by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. The surveyors were impressed with the calibre of our program and particularly