Shopsowitz, Kevin
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, VGH
Affiliation(s): VGH
Clinical Interests: hematopathology, machine learning in diagnostic pathology, molecular diagnostics
Kevin Shopsowitz, MD, PhD, FRCPC, is a Hematopathologist at Vancouver General Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. With a unique background combining chemistry and medicine, he completed his PhD at UBC followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT before pursuing his medical degree and hematopathology residency. Dr. Shopsowitz’s research focuses on applying machine learning approaches to hematologic diagnostics, particularly in minimal residual disease detection for hematologic malignancies.
Academic Background
- Residency, Hematopathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2024
- MD, Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2020
- Postdoc, Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 2016
- PhD, Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2012
- Diploma, Mandarin, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2007
- BSc (Hons), Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2007
Awards and Recognition
Publications
Research Interest
- Hematopathology (AML, B-ALL, lymphomas, flow cytometry)
- Machine Learning in Diagnostic Pathology (MRD detection, data analysis)
- Molecular Diagnostics (genotype-phenotype relationships)
- Clinical Chemistry and Materials Science (RNA-based materials, nanoparticles)
Current Projects In My Lab Include
Teaching Interest
Resident/Fellow Training