Sandhu, Neelam

Sandhu, Neelam

MD, MSc, FRCPC, DABP(AP)

Academic Rank(s): Clinical instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC

Affiliation(s): North Island Hospital Comox Valley, Courtenay

Research and Scholarly Interests: Informatics

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgical Pathology

Neelam.Sandhu@islandhealth.ca

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Dr. Neelam Sandhu is a graduate of the University of British Columbia Island Medical Program and completed her five-year residency in Anatomical Pathology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. She went on to pursue subspecialty training with an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Oncological Surgical Pathology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, followed by a second fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Pathology at Erie County Medical Center under the mentorship of Dr. Margaret Brandwein, a world-renowned expert in this subspecialty.

Originally from Victoria, Dr. Sandhu is proud to call Vancouver Island home. Since completing her fellowship training, her practice has focused primarily on gastrointestinal, dermatopathology, breast, genitourinary, and gynecologic pathology, while also encompassing a significant volume of lung, head and neck, oral/dental, and cytopathology cases. She holds a Clinical Instructor appointment with the University of British Columbia and is actively engaged in teaching medical students and residents across multiple levels of training.

 

Academic
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Academic Background

  • BSc With Distinction (Coop), Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, 2003
  • MSc, Health Informatics, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, 2005
  • MD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2010
  • Anatomical Pathology Residency, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2015
  • Oncological Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, 2016
  • Head & Neck Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, 2017
  • FRCPC (Anatomical Pathology) & Diplomat of the American Board of Pathology – Anatomic Pathology (DABP)
  • New York State Certificate of Qualification in Histopathology & Cytopathology

Awards and Recognition

  • University of British Columbia MD Students Tuition Bursary Fund (2007-2010)
  • University of British Columbia George R. Yates Memorial Entrance Bursary 11/2006
  • University of British Columbia Ruth Winona Tomlinson Bursary 09/2007
  • University of Victoria Fellowship for Graduate Studies (Academic) 09/2004
  • University of Victoria/Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Grant (Academic) 11/2004
  • Gordon Fields Memorial Scholarship (Academic & Service) 05/2004
  • University of Victoria Blue & Gold Circle Award (Academic & Service) 05/1999, 05/2002
  • Kiwanis: Bob Andrews District Foundation Scholarship (Academic & Service) 04/2002
  • Circle K Society of Distinguished Collegians (Academic, Service & Leadership) 04/2002
  • Circle K National Dean’s List Scholarship (Academic & Service) 04/2001
  • Kiwanis: District Circle K Matching Scholarship (Academic & Service) 04/2001
  • B.C. Ferry Corporation President’s & Union Scholarships (Academic & Service) 09/1999 & 09/1998, 09/2004
  • University of Victoria Tom Perry Award for Social Responsibility (Academic & Service) 08/1999
  • YWCA Woman of Distinction Scholarship (Academic & Service) 06/1998
  • George F. Hixon Fellowship (Leadership) 06/1998 & Semi-Finalist Canadian Merit Scholarship (Service) 06/1998

Publications

Selected Publications

  • Cockcroft S, Sandhu N, Norris AC. The Impact of National Culture on Consent and Right of Access to Personal Health Information. Health Informatics Journal. Vol. 15, No. 3, 229-243. 09/2009. Secondary author, original concept

Meeting Abstracts – Posters or Oral Presentations

  • Sandhu N, Bogner P. Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma: A SEER Database Analysis. Roswell Park Cancer Institute annual research report requirement. University of Buffalo. Buffalo, NY. 05, 2016. Primary author, original concept
  • Epidemiology, Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Patients with Unresectable Stage III/IV Melanoma in Canada – Retrospective, longitudinal study at hospitals and  oncology centres in Canada. Dr. Kenneth Wilson, Dr. Andrew Attwell; Dr. Neelam Sandhu on behalf of Vancouver Island Cancer Centre (BCCA). 10/2010. Principal data collector
  • Cockcroft S, Sandhu N, Norris AC. The Impact of National Culture on Consent and Right of Access to Personal Health Information. ISHMIR 2008: 13th International Symposium for Health Info. Mgmt Research. Auckland, New Zealand. Secondary author, original concept
  • Protti D, Sandhu N. National Strategies for Health Informatics in Canada, United Kingdom and Denmark Abstract SHI 2005: 3rd Scandinavian Conference on Health Informatics; 4th International Conference on the Management of Healthcare & Medical Technology. Aalborg, Denmark. 08/2005. Secondary author, original concept
  • Sandhu N. National Health Information Management/Information Technology Priorities – An International Comparative Study (MSc Thesis). University of Victoria. Victoria, BC. 08/2005. Primary author, original concept
  • National Health Information Management/Information Technology Priorities – An International Comparative Study Presentation. eHealth Canada Conference. (Vancouver, BC; 06/2006) Primary author, original concept
  • National Health Information Management/ Information Technology Priorities – An International Comparative Study Poster Presentation. British Computer Society Healthcare Computing Conference. Harrogate, England. Primary author, original concept
Research
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Research Interest

  • Oncological Surgical Pathology
  • Head & Neck Surgical Pathology
  • Health Informatics and Electronic Medical Records
  • Database related comparative cohort studies

Current Projects In My Lab Include

Teaching
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Teaching Interest

  • Anatomical Pathology
  • Oncological Surgical Pathology
  • Head & Neck Surgical Pathology
  • Health Informatics and Electronic Medical Records