Schaeffer, David
MD, FRCPC
Academic Rank(s)
Associate Professor, Head & Medical Director, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver – Acute Services
Affiliation(s)
VGH/VCHRI
Dr. Schaeffer is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at University of British Columbia and the Head of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), where he practices as a gastrointestinal pathologist. Dr. Schaeffer obtained his medical degree from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. After a residency program in Anatomical Pathology in Vancouver he completed his gastrointestinal pathology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Schaeffer is the co-director of Pancreas Centre BC and the Pancreatic Cancer Research Chair at Vancouver General Hospital. He has an active research program focusing predominately on translational research in colonic and pancreatic cancer.
Academic Background
- University of Toronto, Clinical Fellow. 2011-2012
- The University of British Columbia, Anatomical Pathology – Resident. 2006-2011
- The University of British Columbia, Postdoctoral Fellow. 2004-2006
Awards and Recognition
Publications
Research Interest
- Colorectal Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Cancers
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
Current Projects In My Lab Include
Teaching Interest
As discipline lead for gastrointestinal pathology at Vancouver General Hospital, Dr. Schaeffer is actively involved in training programs for both medical students and residents.