
Holmes, Emma
MD (Calgary), FRCPC
Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC
Affiliation(s): East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Interior Health
Research and Scholarly Interests: Hematopathology, transfusion medicine, CAR-T cell monitoring, immune globulin utilization
Clinical Interests: Diagnostic and clinical pathology; hematopathology; transfusion medicine and appropriate blood product utilization
Dr. Emma Holmes is a Diagnostic and Clinical Pathologist at East Kootenay Regional Hospital (Interior Health) in Cranbrook, BC, and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC. She completed undergraduate degrees in Zoology and Physical Anthropology, both with distinction, at the University of Calgary in 2014, followed by her Doctor of Medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine in 2019. She then completed her residency in Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology at the University of Calgary, where she served as Chief Resident, and went on to complete a fellowship in Hematopathology in 2025. Dr. Holmes became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2025 and joined East Kootenay Regional Hospital in 2026. Her research has included the monitoring of circulating CAR-T cells by RT-PCR, presented at the Canadian Conference on Lymphoproliferative Disorders, and a review of immune globulin indications and utilization in Southern Alberta, presented at the Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine. She has also published in the CMAJ, the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, and Papillomavirus Research.
Academic Background
- Fellowship, University of Calgary, Hematopathology. 2025
- Residency, University of Calgary, Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology. 2024
- MD, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine. 2019
- BSc, University of Calgary, Zoology (with Distinction). 2014
- BSc, University of Calgary, Physical Anthropology (with Distinction). 2014
Awards and Recognition
- Poster Competition Finalist, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Annual General Meeting. 2017
- Biological Science Undergraduate Research Presentation Award, University of Calgary. 2014
- Jason Lang Memorial Scholarship, Alberta Advanced Education & Technology. 2014
- Louise McKinney Scholarship, Alberta Advanced Education & Technology. 2013
- Dean’s List, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary. 2012–2014
- Dean’s List, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary. 2012–2014
Publications
Research Interest
- Hematopathology
- Lymphoproliferative disorders
- Monitoring of CAR-T cell therapy
- Molecular laboratory testing (RT-PCR)
- Transfusion medicine
- Immune globulin indications and utilization
Current Projects In My Lab Include
Teaching Interest
Dr. Emma Holmes’s teaching interests focus on medical education in pathology and hematopathology.