Kaur, Sukhbir

Kaur, Sukhbir

BMedSc MSc PhD FRCPath EuSpLM FCACB NRCC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Consultant Clinical Biochemist and Laboratory Director, LifeLabs Medical Laboratories

Affiliation(s): LifeLabs Medical Laboratories

Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Chemistry, Kidney Disease, Cardiac Biomarkers, Endocrinology, Point of Care Testing, Mass Spectrometry, Method Development, Quality Improvement, Utilisation Management, Primary Care & Rural Laboratory Medicine

Sukhbir.Kaur1@lifelabs.com

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Dr Sukhbir Kaur holds a BMedSc degree in medical science and PhD in cell and molecular biology from the University of Birmingham (UK), and an MSc degree with distinction in clinical biochemistry from the University of Manchester (UK). Dr Kaur completed her training as a UK Health & Care Professions Council registered Clinical Scientist within the National Health Service in England. Dr Kaur has worked in diverse clinical settings in the UK and Canada ranging from tertiary care centres to rural hospitals. Dr Kaur currently works at LifeLabs Medical Laboratories as a Clinical Biochemist and Laboratory Director. Dr Kaur is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in the UK and the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. She is also a registered European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine and a registrant of the National Registry of Certified Chemists in the United States. Dr Kaur’s subspecialty interests include point of care testing, kidney disease, cardiac biomarkers, endocrinology, mass spectrometry based specialist testing, cancer, autoimmunity, laboratory medicine in rural communities and in primary care settings.

 

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Academic Background

  • BMedSc, University of Birmingham, Medical Science, 2007
  • PhD, University of Birmingham, Molecular Angiogenesis, 2011
  • MSc (Distinction), University of Manchester, Clinical Biochemistry, 2014

Professional Qualifications

  • UK Health & Care Professions Council registered Clinical Scientist, 2014
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), 2018
  • European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine (EuSpLM), 2019
  • Fellowship of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (FCACB), 2020
  • National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC), 2024

Awards and Recognition

Publications

  • Shaw JLV, Arnoldo S, Bouhtiany I, Brinc D, Brun M, Collier C, Fuezery A, Fung AWS, Huang Y, Kaur S, Knauer M, Kostantin E, Labrecque L, Leung F, Thakur V, Venner A, Yip P and De Guire V. Recommendations for the integration of standardized quality indicators for glucose point-of-care testing. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 2025;63(10): 1965-1973. https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2025-0448
  • Shaw JLV, Arnoldo S, Kaur S, Knauer MJ, Leung F, Paul H, Thakur V, Brinc D. Precision of point of care glucose meter measurements in the context of neonatal hypoglycemia. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxae049
  • Shaw JLV, Arnoldo S, Beach L, Bouhtiauy I, Brinc D, Brun M, Collier C, Kostantin E, Fung AWS, Füzéry AK, Huang Y, Kaur S, Knauer M, Labrecque L, Leung F, Shea JL, Thakur V, Thorlacius L, Venner AA, Yip PM, De Guire V. Establishing quality indicators for point of care glucose testing: recommendations from the Canadian Society for Clinical Chemists Point of Care Testing and Quality Indicators Special Interest Groups. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2023-0147
  • Flowers KC, Darragh-Hickey C, Kaur S, Allen GT, Shipman AR, Shipman KE. Investigative algorithms for disorders affecting plasma sodium: a narrative review. JLPM 2022;7:26
  • Flowers KC, Allen GT, Darragh-Hickey C, Kaur S, Shipman AR, Shipman KE. Investigative algorithms for disorders affecting plasma potassium: a narrative review. JLPM 2022;7:25
  • Allen GT, Flowers KC, Shipman AR, Darragh-Hickey C, Kaur S, Shipman KE. Investigative algorithms for disorders affecting acidosis: a narrative review. JLPM 2022;7:24
  • Allen GT, Shipman AR, Darragh-Hickey C, Flowers KC, Kaur S, Shipman KE. Investigative algorithms for disorders affecting alkalosis: a narrative review. JLPM 2022;7:23
  • Darragh-Hickey C, Flowers KC, Shipman AR, Allen GT, Kaur S, Shipman KE. Investigative algorithms for disorders affecting chloride: a narrative review. JLPM 2022;7:22
  • Darragh-Hickey C, Kaur S, Flowers KC, Allen GT, Shipman AR, Shipman KE. Investigative algorithms for disorders affecting magnesium: a narrative review. JLPM 2022;7:21
  • Mattman A, Vallance H, Kaur S, Burton T, Fung A. Meter bias correction is a remedy for inter-meter differences in hypoglycemia recognition rates. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2022 Jul 1;27(6):382-383 https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxac037
  • Taher J, Randell EW, Arnoldo S, Bailey D, De Guire V, Kaur S, Knauer M, Petryayeva E, Poutanen SM, Shaw J, Uddayasankar U, White-Al Habeeb N, Konforte D. Canadian society of clinical chemists (CSCC) consensus guidance for testing, selection and quality management of SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care tests. Clin Bio. 2021 May https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2021.05.010
  • Kalaria T, Buch H, Agarwal M, Chaudhari R, Gherman‐Ciolac C, Chopra R, Okeke V, Kaur S, Hughes L, Sharrod‐Cole H, Ford C, Gama R. Morning serum cortisol is superior to salivary cortisone and cortisol in predicting normal adrenal function in suspected adrenal insufficiency. Clin Endo. 2020 Dec https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.14388
  • Kalaria T, Agarwal M, Kaur S, Hughes L, Sharrod-Cole H, Chaudhari R, Gherman-Ciolac C, Chopra R, Okeke V, Ford C, Buch H, Gama R. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression – The value of salivary cortisol and cortisone in assessing hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal recovery. Ann Clin Biochem. 2020 Nov;57(6):456-466.
  • Kaur S, Ford C, Gama R. BÜHLMANN Calex® Cap for the faecal extraction of calprotectin – Fit for purpose? Ann Clin Biochem. 2020 Jul;57(4):332-333.
  • Kaur S. High sensitivity cardiac troponin and the under-diagnosis of myocardial infarction in women: prospective cohort study. Ann Clin Biochem. 2015 Sept;52(5):622.
  • Kaur S, Shipman AR, Shipman KE. The positive impact of the new NICE lipid guidelines on cardiovascular disease risk management in psoriasis patients. Br J Dermatol. 2015 Nov; 173(5):1327-8.
  • Ketha H, Kaur S, Grebe SK, Singh RJ. Clinical applications of LC-MS sex steroid assays: evolution of methodologies in the 21st century. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2014 Jun;21(3):217-26.
  • Leszczynska K, Kaur S, Wilson E, Bicknell R, Heath VL. The role of RhoJ in endothelial cell biology and angiogenesis. Biochem Soc Trans. 2011 Dec;39(6):1606-11.
  • Kaur S, Leszczynska K, Abraham S, Scarcia M, Hiltbrunner S, Marshall CJ, Mavria G, Bicknell R, Heath VL. RhoJ/TCL Regulates Endothelial Motility and Tube Formation and Modulates Actomyosin Contractility and Focal Adhesion Numbers. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011 Mar;31(3):657-64.
  • Armstrong LJ, Heath VL, Sanderson S, Kaur S, Beesley JF, Herbert JM, Legg JA, Poulsom R, Bicknell R. ECSM2, An Endothelial Specific Filamin-A Binding Protein That Mediates Chemotaxis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008 Sep;28(9):1640-6.
Research
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Research Interest

  • Clinical chemistry
  • Cancer
  • Blood research
  • Biomarkers
  • Cell biology
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Point-of-care testing
  • Immunology testing
  • Kidney dysfunction
  • Endocrinology
  • Method development
  • Clinical laboratory quality improvement
  • Test utilisation management
  • Clinical applied research
  • Translational research
  • Clinical diagnostic testing

Current Projects In My Lab Include

Teaching
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Teaching Interest

  • Laboratory medicine
  • Clinical research