Nafisi, Houman

MD, MSc

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

Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Anatomical pathology, Breast pathology, Digital pathology

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houman.nafisi@viha.ca

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MSc, University of Ottawa, Neuroscience. 2008
MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. 1997

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Anatomical pathology, breast pathology, digital pathology

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Simons, Janet

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Biochemist, St. Paul’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary

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janet.simons@providencehealth.bc.ca

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I grew up in Kingston, Ontario, but also spent significant portions of my childhood in New York City, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Following my Bachelor’s of Science in Honours Biochemistry from the University of Waterloo, I completed my medical school and residency training in Internal Medicine and Medical Biochemistry at McMaster University. After my residency training, I moved to Vancouver to join the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at St. Paul’s Hospital.

In addition to my laboratory practice, I continue to enjoy clinical work in Internal Medicine. I am particularly interested in helping both the clinical services and the laboratory increase efficiency by improving communication and achieving better mutual understanding. When not in the hospital, I enjoy cycling, hiking, and exploring Vancouver’s

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BSc Hons Biochemistry, University of Waterloo
MD, McMaster University
FRCPC, Internal Medicine
FRCPC, Medical Biochemistry

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Chami N, Simons J, Sweetman A, Don-Wauchope AC. Rates of inappropriate laboratory test utilization in Ontario. Clin Biochem, 2017
Simons J, Don-Wauchope AC. Evaluation of natriuretic peptide recommendations in heart failure clinical practice guidelines. Clin Biochem 2016, 49(1):8-15.
Simons J, Don-Wauchope AC. Reshaping Recommendations: Making clinical practice guidelines work for pathologists. The Pathologist 2014, 4:28-32.
Simons J, Beach L, Clark L, Kavsak PA. Matrix and bilirubin interference for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I. Clin Chim Acta 2015, 442:49-51.
Simons J, Holbrook AM, Don-Wauchope AC. Successful reintroduction of statin therapy after statin-associated rhabdomyolysis. Journal of Clinical Lipidology 2015, 9(4):594-6.

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Cardiac Biomarkers
Lipids
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Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Clinical chemistry
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Myocardial infarction
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Tan, Rusung

MD, PhD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Professor Emeritus, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Investigator Emeritus, BC Children’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): BCCH

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roo@mail.ubc.ca

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Rusung Tan (MD) was appointed as the inaugural Clinical Service Chief of the Department of Pathology at Sidra Medical and Research Center in April 2014. As Chief of Pathology, Dr. Tan will be responsible for leading a team of medical, scientific and technical professionals to ensure the safety and excellence of laboratory diagnostic services at Sidra. The Department of Pathology encompasses a wide range of disciplines including anatomical pathology, clinical biochemistry, hematopathology, genetics and microbiology and collaborates with clinical departments to provide the best and highest possible care to women and children.

Dr. Tan received his medical degree from University of British Columbia (UBC) and completed his PhD at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK. He joined the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC in 1999 becoming Professor in 2007. Dr. Tan is the previous Head of Pathology at Children’s and Women’s Hospital and has been the Head of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research at the Child and Family Research Institute since 2004. Dr. Tan is an international authority in understanding the role immune cells in the primary immunodeficiency, X-linked lymphoproliferative disease and in the study of autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes. His group was the first to show that quantification of autoimmune T cells in peripheral blood can predict onset of diabetes, and one of the first to show that mutations of SLAM-associate protein lead to NK cell defects and impaired development of NKT cells.

Dr. Tan has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship in Medicine and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Scholar award.

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Setiadi, Audi

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, BC Children & Women’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): BC Children’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology

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audi.setiadi@cw.bc.ca

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I earned my BSc degree in Cell Biology & Genetics at University of British Columbia in 2007 and medical degree at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) in 2012. After graduating from medical school, I returned to Vancouver to pursue a residency in Hematopathology at UBC. Some of my interests and projects I worked on in the past include: minimal residual disease assessment of B-lymphoblastic leukemia using flow cytometry with Dr. Suzanne Vercauteren at BC Children’s Hospital and exploring the prognostic roles of chromosomal microarray and next generation sequencing in myelodysplastic syndromes with Dr. Aly Karsan at BCCA. My previous work at St. Paul Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital have equipped me with diverse skills in Hematopathology and Immunology, including flow cytometry, special coagulation, transplant immunology and histocompatibility testing.

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FRCPC (Hematological Pathology), 2012 – 2017
MD McMaster University Medicine 2012
BSc Cell Biology & Genetics (Co-op Education Program Graduated with Distinction) University of British Columbia 2008

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Myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms
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Roth, Andrew

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | BCCA, Department of Molecular Oncology | PI, UBC Department of Computer Science

Affiliation(s): BC Cancer Research Centre

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer, Informatics

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aroth@bccrc.ca

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Dr. Andrew Roth, PhD (UBC) is an assistant professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Computer Science. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the application of statistical machine learning to problems in high dimensional cancer biology. This research program encompasses the development of computational methods for studying clonal population structures and tumour evolution, as well as methodological work in computational statistics. His work in computational biology has been published in Nature Methods and applied in high profile studies of breast and ovarian cancer published in Nature and Nature Genetics. Dr. Roth will provide expertise in bioinformatics analysis. In particular, he will focus on developing computational approaches for studying the spatial and temporal dynamics of the malignant-cell immune interface.

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PhD. Bioinformatics, UBC. 2015
BSc with Hons. University of British Columbia, Departments of Physics and Mathematics. 2009

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2013 Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award
2009 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada – Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship Masters Award
2009 Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Bioinformatics Training Program Scholarship
2008 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada – Undergraduate Student Research Award

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My research is primarily focused on the development and application of statistical and machine learning methods for analysing cancer omics data. The methods I develop leverage probabilistic graphical models and non-parametric Bayesian methods to extract biologically interpretable quantities from complex datasets. I am also interested in developing computationally efficient inference algorithms to fit these models. I am particularly interested in variational and sequential Monte Carlo methods. These two themes support the ultimate goal of my research which is to understand evolutionary cancer biology.

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Yang, Hui-Min

BSc (Br.Col.), MD (Vanderbilt)

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Professor, UBC

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Gastrointestinal systems, Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology

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hyang@providencehealth.bc.ca

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Dr. Yang, originally from Taipei and Vancouver, has completed her medical school training at Vanderbilt University, and AP/CP pathology residency and gastrointestinal/liver pathology fellowship at UCLA. From 2010-2013, she was a staff anatomic pathologist at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia and a faculty member at University of British Columbia. From 2013-2017, she was an attending pathologist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Dr. Yang currently works at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia and enjoys close collaborations with her pathology and clinical colleagues in Canada, Germany and the United States. Dr. Yang’s research interest is in histomorphology as well as molecular pathology of rare diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

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MD Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine 2005
BSc Chemistry, University of British Columbia 2001

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Bahmanyar, Mohammad

MD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Blood Research, Cancer, Hematological Malignancies

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mbahmanyar@providencehealth.bc.ca

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Dr. Bahmanyar is a board-certified Hematopathologist, currently practising as a Hematopathologist at St. Paul’s Hospital.

Dr.Bahmanyar received his medical degree in Shiraz, Iran, followed by post-graduate residency training in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) at Kerman University in Iran. He practiced as a Pathologist in Iran before he commenced his residency training in Hematological Pathology at the University of Toronto. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Dr. Bahmanyar’s area of practice includes Hematological pathology with special interest in bone marrow pathology and Transfusion medicine. He is actively engaged in medical student and resident teaching both at the UBC and other institutions. His area of research interest is primarily focused on morphology, flow cytometry, and cytogenetics of hematological malignancies including multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative neoplasm and acute leukemia. The other areas of his research activities include Transfusion Medicine concerning the management of massive hemorrhage, adverse consequences of transfusion, and transfusion related-errors.

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Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC), Hematological Pathology. 2017
Board-certified, Hematological Pathology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). 2017
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC). 2015
Pre-Board-certified, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, College of Pathologists and Laboratory Physicians of Iran. 2009
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, MD. 2005

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Hematological malignancies including multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, and acute leukemia as well as Transfusion Medicine

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Structured blood smear and bone marrow morphology, blood transfusion and coagulation teaching for Hematology/Hematopathology residents and medical students.

Horst, Basil

MD, PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomic Pathologist/Dermatopathologist, VGH

Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer, Genetics genomics proteomics and related approaches, Skin Conditions, Mechanisms of melanoma development and response to therapy, Population genetics

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basil.horst@vch.ca

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I completed my medical degree and Dr. med. thesis at the Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Muenster, Germany, and worked as a resident in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery prior to a basic science postdoctoral fellowship in Dermatology/Epithelial Biology at Stanford University. I subsequently completed a Pathology residency at Columbia University and a fellowship in Dermatopathology at UCLA. From 2009-2017, I worked as a dermatopathologist and physician-researcher in the Department of Dermatology/Dermatopathology at Columbia University.

I joined the Department of Pathology at Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia in September 2017. I have a special interest in characterizing melanocytic tumors at the molecular level and my basic science studies focus on melanoma development, mechanisms of metastasis and response to therapy.

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PhD, University Munster, Germany. 2001
MD, Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Munster, Germany. 2000

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Mechanisms of melanoma development and response to therapy, Cell-matrix interactions in skin cancer, Population genetics

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Whellams, Diana

MD, MPH, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC | Medical Microbiologist, Fraser Health

Affiliation(s): Fraser Health

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diana.whellams@medportal.ca

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Born and raised in Ottawa, I completed a BSc at Trent University in Ontario in 2006 and an MPH at Simon Fraser University here in Vancouver in 2009. I attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario for medical school and a residency in Medical Microbiology ending in 2017. After my training, I returned to the Vancouver area to work as a microbiologist at LifeLabs.

My professional interests include antibiotic susceptibility testing, laboratory quality, and teaching.

Outside of work, you might find me hiking with my husband, horseback riding, or curled up with a good book beside our pet cat, Lulu and our dog, Matty

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Fellowship, Medical Microbiology, McMaster University 2017
MD McMaster University 2012
MHSc ( Master of Public Health, Global Health stream) Simon Fraser University 2009
BSc Trent University 2006

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Pathology 467: Basic Microbiology for Infection Control – co-instructor
Pathology 327: Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology and Parasitology – lecturer (Gram-positive bacteria)

Wang, Gang

MD, PhD, FRCPC

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

Affiliation(s): BC Cancer Agency (Clinical Side)

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer, Knowledge translation, Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology, Molecular pathology

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gang.wang1@bccancer.bc.ca

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Dr. Wang is a surgical pathologist specializing in genitourinary pathology. He earned his MD from Tongji Medical University and completed his Ph.D. and Anatomic Pathology residency at UBC. Following a fellowship in GU Pathology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Wang commenced his role as a consultant pathologist at BC Cancer in 2017. Currently, he serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC, heads the Department of BC Cancer Pathology, and leads as the principal pathologist of BC Cancer GU BioBank.

Recognized as a prominent clinician-scientist and academic pathologist, Dr. Wang boasts an impressive publication record, with over 60 peer-reviewed original articles featured in esteemed journals such as Nature Communications and the American Journal of Surgical Pathology. Additionally, he has contributed to two book chapters and has been invited as a speaker for various conferences, garnered numerous awards from UBC Health, Faculty of Medicine, and Pathology department.

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Phd (Pathology) The University of British Columbia. 2009
MSc Tongji Medical College (Surgery) 2002
MD Tongji Medical College (Clinical Medicine ). 1997

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I am active in teaching for residents, medical students and undergraduate students.

Tavassoli, Peyman

MD, PhD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Pathologist, Richmond Hospital

Affiliation(s): Richmond Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Applied Research, Gastrointestinal systems

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peyman.tavassoli@vch.ca

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I obtained my MD in Tehran, Iran, subsequently gaining clinical and research experience before my move to Canada, where I undertook post-doctoral training at the Vancouver Prostate Centre receiving my PhD in 2010. I completed a General Pathology residency program at UBC, achieving FRCPC certification in 2015. I then pursued a one-year Urological pathology fellowship at the Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, returning in July 2016 to be appointed as a consultant pathologist at the BC Cancer Agency, a position I held for 18 months. I also had the privilege to work in Kelowna General Hospital until my recruitment to Richmond Hospital.

In addition to my interest in GU, I also have special interest in Breast pathology. My current goals are to enhance communication between pathologists and clinicians, and to establish research clinical collaborations for patient care.

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PhD, University of British Columbia, 2010
MD Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran 1996

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Smith, Tyler

MSc, MD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, Vancouver General Hospital

Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital

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tyler.smith@vch.ca

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I was born in Edmonton and raised in Kelowna. I then attended the University of Victoria where I majored in Biochemistry and was fortunate to experience four 4-month research work terms in molecular biology labs. After a year of backpacking, I entered medicine at UBC. Although many areas of medicine caught my interest, in the end I settled on pathology – it just fit really well with my scientific background and love of diagnostic thinking. Although I started residency at UBC in general pathology, I quickly realized that hematopathology was what I wanted to do for a career. I love it’s mixture of morphology, lab management, frequent interactions with clinicians, and the evolving role of flow cytometry and genetic diagnostics. After completing a two year fellowship in thrombosis and hemostasis, I joined the VGH Division of Hematopathology. My areas of interest largely center around laboratory coagulation, utilization management, and maintaining strong communication links between clinicians and the lab.

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MHSc and Thrombosis/hemostasis Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 2013
FRCP(C), University of British Columbia, 2011
MD, University of British Columbia, 2006
BSc (Biochemistry), University of Victoria, 2001

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Shapiro, Aaron

PhD, F-ABFT

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Associate Scientific Director, Provincial Toxicology Centre, BC Centre for Disease Contro

Affiliation(s): BC Centre for Disease Control

Research and Scholarly Interests: Forensic Toxicology, Patterns of Drug Use, Mass Spectrometry, Novel Drug Identification and Characterization

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aaron.shapiro1@phsa.ca

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I am a forensic toxicologist responsible for oversight of analysis and interpretation of drugs, alcohol, and poisons in post-mortem samples submitted by the BC Coroners Service. I completed a BSc at the University of Guelph in Biomedical Toxicology, an MSc at the University of Northern BC in Interdisciplinary Studies, and a PhD at the University of Toronto in Pharmaceutical Sciences. I worked as a forensic toxicologist at the Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences where I focused primarily on death investigations for the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario. I joined the Provincial Toxicology Centre in August 2017 to meet increasing demands arising from the opioid crisis. My current research interests include knowledge translation and data sharing to provide proactive solutions and rapid responses to drug-related issues.

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PhD, (Pharmaceutical Sciences) University of Toronto 2014
MSc, (Toxicology) University of Northern British Columbia 2008
BSc, (Biomedical Toxicology) University of Guelph 2005

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Forensic Toxicology
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Sunderland, Nicholas

MD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, Kelowna General Hospital

Affiliation(s): Kelowna General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer

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nicholas.sunderland@interiorhealth.ca

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Staff at Kelowna General Hospital within interior health in the capacity of a general hematopathologist, following a general pathology residency and hematopathology / transfusion medicine fellowship through UBC and VGH since 2016. I grew up in Kamloops, B.C. My areas of interest and practice include a wide spectrum of community / tertiary HP such as lymphoproliferative disorders, coagulation and transfusion medicine, general morphologic hematology including bone marrows as well as consult work for the region. I am also involved in quality improvement and some administrative tasks within the department including intermittent outreach work for smaller sites, as well as teaching activities spanning 2^nd year medical students to off service and hematopathology residents. I spend my spare time with diverse active pursuits seasonally dependent, gardening, woodworking, as well as with family and pets.

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2016 Hematopathology / transfusion medicine fellowship, UBC/VGH
2015 FRCPC, General Pathology, UBC
2010 MD, University of Western Ontario
2006 BScH in Biochemistry, Queen’s University

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UBC Okanagan undergraduate medical students: first/second year shadowing and hematology CPC sessions, 4th year electives
UBC Hematopathology residents: community site for residency program
Off-service residents: UBC family medicine resident rotations

Sekirov, Inna

MD, PhD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control

Affiliation(s): BC Centre for Disease Control

Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology

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inna.sekirov@bccdc.ca

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Dr. Inna Sekirov is a Medical Microbiologist at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory and holds a Clinical Assistant Professor appointment with the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic she has become involved in a variety of SARS-CoV-2 serology-related projects, including serosurveillance initiatives. Serological approaches and their utility for public health and clinical diagnostics continue to hold a special place in her heart.

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MD/PhD (Microbiology), The University of British Columbia 2011
BSc The University of British Columbia 2003

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PUBMED Dr. Inna Sekirov

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Abu-Abed, Suzan

MD, PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Staff Pathologist, Royal Jubilee Hospital

Affiliation(s): Royal Jubilee Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Gastrointestinal Pathology

suzan.abu-abed@islandhealth.ca

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MD. University of Toronto 2006
PhD. Queen’s University 2002
BSc. Queen’s University 1996

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Adegbola, Tunde

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Affiliation(s): Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Gastrointestinal Pathology

tunde.adegbola@viha.ca

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MD. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 1992

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Informal teaching of pathology resident on elective rotation in Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. I am also involved in informal teaching of allied health science students (nursing, radiation oncology technicians and paramedics).

Burton, Teralee

PhD, MSc

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Clinical Biochemist, Kelowna General Hospital, Interior Health

Affiliation(s): Kelowna General Hospital

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teralee.burton@interiorhealth.ca

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PhD University of Manitoba (Biochemistry and Med Genetics) 2009
MSc University of Manitoba ( Biochemistry and Med Genetics) 2003
BSc with Hons University of Manitoba (Zoology) 2000

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Chercover, David

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

Affiliation(s): Lions Gate Hospital

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david.chercover@vch.ca

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After graduating from University of British Columbia in 1978 with a degree in medicine and interning in Montreal, Dr. Chercover did locums for 3 years in the Fraser Valley and the Northwest coast of BC. During that time, he repeatedly bumped into Dr. David Hardwick, a fellow UBC alumnus and MAA Board Director, who advised him to consider pathology.

After four years as a resident at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and UBC Hospital, and a year in the VGH Department of Hematopathology, Dr. Chercover became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in both Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Pathology.

Since then, Dr. Chercover has been a staff member at Lions Gate Hospital, where he happily does mostly surgical pathology.

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MD. University of British Columbia 1978

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Yousefzadeh-Davani, Ehsan

MD, MSc, PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology, UBC | General Pathology, Penticton Regional Hospital

Affiliation(s): Penticton Regional Hospital

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ehsanydavani@gmail.com

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American Board of Pathology Certification (APCP) 2015
Diplomat of American Board of Pathology (APCP)
Royal College of Canada General Pathology Board (2014)
Fellow Royal College of Canada (FRCPC)
Fellow College of American Pathologists (FCAP)
Fellow American Society of Clinical Pathology (FASCP)
Residency in General Pathology, UBC 2009-2014
Post-doctoral research coordinator/ BCCDC/ TB and Social Network Analysis 2006-2008
PhD, Department of Medicine/Experimental Medicine, UBC 2002-2005
MSc, Department of Medicine/ Experimental Medicine, UBC 2000-2002
US Medical license certification (ECFMG) 1999
MD, Isfahan Medical University, Iran 1986-1993

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Fibrinogen decreases cardiomyocyte contractility through an ICAM-1-dependent mechanism. Boyd JH, Chau EH, Tokunanga C, Bateman RM, Haljan G, Davani EY, Wang Y, Walley KR. Crit Care. 2008;12(1):R2. doi: 10.1186/cc6213. Epub 2008 Jan 3.
Cardiac ICAM-1 mediates leukocyte-dependent decreased ventricular contractility in endotoxemic mice. Davani EY, Boyd JH, Dorscheid DR, Wang Y, Meredith A, Chau E, Singhera GK, Walley KR. Cardiovasc Res. 2006 Oct 1;72(1):134-42. Epub 2006 Jul 14.
Novel regulatory mechanism of cardiomyocyte contractility involving ICAM-1 and the cytoskeleton. Davani EY, Dorscheid DR, Lee CH, van Breemen C, Walley KR. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2004 Sep;287(3):H1013-22. Epub 2004 Apr 15.
Insulin-like growth factor-1 protects ischemic murine myocardium from ischemia/reperfusion associated injury. Davani EY, Brumme Z, Singhera GK, Côté HC, Harrigan PR, Dorscheid DR. Crit Care. 2003 Dec;7(6):R176-83. Epub 2003 Oct 10.

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Lai, Chi Kien

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

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital

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clai39@providencehealth.bc.ca

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MD (MDCM) McGill University 1999

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Musaji, Andrei

MD (FRCPC), PhD, D (ABMM)

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Island Health

Affiliation(s): Royal Jubilee Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology

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musand@yahoo.com

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Experienced Resident Physician with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Clinical Research, Medical Devices & BioAssay development, Vaccines, Oncology, and Hematology.

Strong healthcare services professional with a Medical Doctor degree from USMF and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Immunology and Hemtology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Certified in 2017 as a Medical Microbiologist by the Royal College of Canada and as a Clinical Microbiologist by the American Board of Medical Microbiology.

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PhD, Biomedical Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium 2004
MD, General Medicine, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova 1999

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Current research interests include:

Metabolic mass spectrometry for diagnosis of bacterial diseases
Physical waves for control of bacterial infections in vitro & in vivo

Historical research interests included:

Autoimmune disease modulation by viral infection
Mass spectrometry for diagnostics of autoimmune disease
In vitro testing systems for contact allergic dermatitis
Clinical research of bio-defense products

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Riazy, Maziar

MD, PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Renal Pathologist, St. Paul’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Gastrointestinal systems, Medical Renal Pathology, Renal allograft pathology, Vascular biology, Personalized medicine, predictive and prognostic biomarkers, Digital pathology, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

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mriazy1@providencehealth.bc.ca

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In pursuit of an academic life, after receiving my MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, I moved to beautiful British Columbia to start my PhD at UBC, with a focus on lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and vascular biology. Alongside research, I was involved with medical and dental undergraduate teaching in areas such as principals of human biology, problem-based learning, doctor, patient, and society (DPAS), and clinical skills. During my PhD, I also learned that pathology is the most fulfilling area of medicine for me and started my postgraduate medical training at the University of British Columbia in Anatomical Pathology. The complexity of diagnostic Renal Pathology, utilization of multiple modalities to study a small fragment of tissue from different perspectives, requirement for a solid understanding of clinical aspects, and close interaction with the nephrologists drew me to Renal Pathology. I completed my renal pathology fellowship at University of Washington in Seattle in 2018, after which I moved back home to join the pathology department at St. Paul’s Hospital. Since March 2020, I have been an Associate Member of the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine at UBC. My research interests are broad with an emphasis on translational research, personalized medicine, digital pathology and application of artificial intelligence to augment diagnostic pathology workflow and identify diagnostic and prognostic markers.

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MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
PhD, University of British Columbia
Anatomic Pathology Residency, University of British Columbia
Renal Pathology Fellowship, University of Washington

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Selected Publications

Book Chapter:

Lang S, Riazy M, Hung A, Blydt-Hansen TD;(2021) Rejection Challenges: Diagnosis and Management. In: Twombley K.E. (eds) Challenges in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74783-1_3

Journal Publications:

Ting JA, McRae SA, Schwartz D, Barbour SJ, Riazy M; “Lipoprotein Glomerulopathy, First Case Report from Canada” International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease. In Press 2022.
Ting JA, Hung A, McRae S, Barbour SJ, Copland M, Riazy M;”Podocyte Infolding Glomerulopathy, First Case Report from North America” Can J Kidney Health Dis . 2021; 8:20543581211048357.
Minelli C*, Riazy M*, Ohashi R, Kowalewska J, Leca N, Najafian B, Smith KD, Nicosia RF, Alpers CE, Akilesh S, “Early Transplant Arteriopathy in Kidney Transplantation” Transplant Proc . 2021; 53:1554-1561. (*: equal contribution)
Landsberg A, Riazy M, Blydt-Hansen TD, “Yield and utility of surveillance kidney biopsies in pediatric kidney transplant recipients at various time points post-transplant” Pediatr Transplant. 2021; 25:e13869. doi: 10.1111/petr.13869. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
Adrian B Levine, et al. “Synthesis of diagnostic quality cancer pathology images by generative adversarial networks” J Pathol. 2020; 252:178-188.
Andeen NK, Troxell ML, Riazy M, Avasare, RS, Lapasia J, Jefferson JA, Akilesh S, Najafian B, Nicosia RF, Alpers CE, Smith KD. “Fibrillary glomerulonephritis:Clinicopathologic features and atypical cases from a multi-institutional cohort” Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019; 14:1741-1750.
Ouro A, Arana L, Riazy M, Zhang P, Gomez-Larrauri A, Steinbrecher UP, Duronio V, Gomez-Muñoz A. “Vascular endothelial growth factor mediates ceramide 1-phosphatestimulated macrophage proliferation” Exp Cell Res. 2017;361(2):277-283.
Kalloger SE*, Riazy M*, Tessier‐Cloutier B, Karasinska JM, Gao D, Peixoto RD, Samimi S, Chow C, Wong H, Mackey JR, Renouf DJ, Schaeffer DF. “A predictive analysis of the SP120 and 10D7G2 antibodies for human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (hENT1) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with adjuvant gemcitabine” J Pathol Clin Res. 2017; 3(3): 179–190. (*: equal contribution)
Riazy M, Kalloger SE, Sheffield BS, Renata D. Peixoto RD, Li-Chang HH, Scudamore CH, Renouf DJ, Schaeffer DF. “Mismatch repair status may predict response to adjuvant chemotherapy in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma” Mod Pathol. 2015;28(10):1383-9.
Zhang P, Riazy M, Gold M, Tsai SH, McNagny K, Proud C, Duronio V. “Impairing eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase activity decreases atherosclerotic plaque formation” Can J Cardiol. 2014;30(12):1684-8.
Lam MCW, Singham J, Hegele RA, Riazy M, Hiob MA, Francis G, Steinbrecher UP. “Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis” Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2012;6(2):429-37.
Riazy M, Lougheed M, Adomat HH, Guns ES, Eigendorf GK, Duronio V, Steinbrecher UP. “Fluorescent adducts formed by reaction of oxidized unsaturated fatty acids with amines induce macrophage growth” Free Radic Biol Med. 2011;51(10):1926-1936.
Riazy M, Chen JC, Yamamato Y, Yamamato H, Duronio V, Steinbrecher UP. “OxLDL mediated survival of macrophages does not require LDL internalization or signalling by major pattern recognition receptors” Biochem Cell Biol. 2011;89(4):387-95.
Chen JH, Riazy M, Wang SW, Dai JM, Duronio V, Steinbrecher UP. “Sphingosine kinase regulates oxidized low density lipoprotein-mediated calcium oscillations and macrophage survival” J Lipid Res. 2010;51(5):991-8.
Schaeffer DF*, Riazy M*, Parhar KS, Chen JH, Duronio V, Sawamura T, Steinbrecher UP. “LOX-1 augments oxLDL uptake by lysophosphatidylcholine-stimulated murine macrophages but is not required for oxLDL clearance from plasma” J Lipid Res. 2009;50(8):1676-84. (*: equal contribution)
Chen JH, Riazy M, Smith EM, Proud CG, Steinbrecher UP, Duronio V. “Oxidized LDL mediated marophage survival involves Elongation Factor-2 Kinase” Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009;29(1):92-8.
Riazy M, Chen JH, Steinbrecher UP. “VEGF secretion by macrophages is stimulated by lipid and protein components of OxLDL via PI3-kinase and PKCζ activation and is independent of OxLDL uptake” Atherosclerosis. 2009;204(1):47-54.

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Medical Renal Pathology
Renal allograft pathology
Vascular biology
Personalized medicine, predictive and prognostic biomarkers
Digital pathology, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, and their utility in personalized medicine and augmentation of clinical workflow

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Rodriguez-Capote, Karina

MD, PhD, FCACB

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Clinical Biochemist, Interior Health Authority

Affiliation(s): Kelowna General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology

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karina.rodriguez-capote@interiorhealth.ca

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PhD, Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada 2005
MSc, Medical Specialization in Clinical, Biochemistry Medical University of Havana, Havana, Cuba 1997
MD, Medical University of Havana, Havana, Cuba 1993

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Clinical Biochemistry
Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine
Quality Assurance
Hemoglobinopathy and thalassemia investigation
Oxidative Stress
Pulmonary Surfactant

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Sandhu, Neelam

MSc, PhD

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

Affiliation(s): Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace

Research and Scholarly Interests: Informatics

Clinical Interests:

neelam.sandhu@northernhealth.ca

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I am a BC native who spent early childhood on Salt Spring island before moving to Victoria BC. I completed my BSc and MSc at the University of Victoria in Health Information Science and Health Informatics. I then attended medical school at UBC and went off to Edmonton, Alberta for my anatomical pathology residency program at the University of Alberta. I then went to Buffalo, NY to complete two fellowships in oncological surgical pathology and head and neck pathology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Erie County Medical Center. After spending some time working in Atlantic Canada as an anatomical pathologist, I have returned to the West Coast in 2018 to become a member of the pathology staff at St. Paul’s Hospital. I am passionate about travel and seeing the many wonders of the world! My life bucket list goal is to visit 100 countries and by next year I will be at nearly 90% of that goal!

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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

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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

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

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

Hirsch-Reinshagen, Veronica

MD, PhD

Academic Rank(s):Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Human neuropathology, neuropsychiatric disorders, traumatic spinal cord injury, neuropathology of neurointensive care; histology; immunohistochemistry, digital spatial profiling of proteins

Clinical Interests: include neuropathology, with a specific focus on the histopathological changes in the central nervous system, particularly those involving astrocytes, related to conditions such as traumatic spinal cord injuries

veronica.hirsch@vch.ca

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Dr. Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen is a neuropathologist with a research focus on the histopathological changes that underlie a number of central nervous system disorders including traumatic spinal cord injury. She is particularly interested in the changes that astrocytes, an important type of supporting cell in the brain, undergo in these conditions. She attained her medical degree in Chile and her Ph.D. in neurosciences at UBC. She then refined her clinical and research training by completing specialty training in neuropathology and the two-year UBC Clinician Investigator Program. She has since become a consultant neuropathologist at Vancouver General Hospital and an assistant professor in UBC’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Her main research tools include histology and correlations between clinical presentation, imaging changes and pathological findings.

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PhD, Experimental Pathology, UBC. 2007
MD, Medicine (Graduated with highest honours) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2002

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Some of Dr. Hirsch-Reinshagen’s awards and accomplishments include: Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Award for outstanding efforts to resident academic and professional education and/or mentorship (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, 2022)

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Coe, Bradley

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Laboratory Scientist, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital and Health Centre

Affiliation(s): BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital

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bcoe@bccrc.ca

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PhD, University of British Columbia (Cancer Genetics and Development al Biology). 2008
BSc, University of British Columbia (Microbiology and Immunology). 2001

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Chen, Dilys

MB BCh, DABP, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomic Pathologist, Royal Columbian Hospital

Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital

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dilys.chen@fraserhealth.ca

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Born and raised in Alberta, I obtained my undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Toronto and my Masters degree in Pathology at the University of Manitoba. I moved to Ireland where I attended medical school at University College Cork. Upon graduating medical school I moved to Boston Massachusetts where I completed 5 years of postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School which included a 3-year Anatomic Pathology residency, a 1-year fellowship in Breast Pathology and a 1-year fellowship in Dermatopathology. In addition to my clinical work, I enjoy teaching medical students, residents and technical staff. Starting in 2018, I joined the Department of Pathology at the Royal Columbian Hospital where I work as an Anatomic pathologist.

Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, swimming, yoga, traveling and spending time with my family and friends.

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MB BCh BAO. University College Cork School of Medicine, National University of Ireland. 2013
MSc. University of Manitoba. 2005
BSc. University of Toronto. Human Biology. 2002

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Lano, Ian Marie

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Dermatopathologist, Kelowna General Hospital

Affiliation(s): Kelowna General Hospital

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ianlanomd@gmail.com

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Dubland, Joshua

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Scientist, Newborn Screening and Biochemical Genetics Laboratories, BC Children’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): BCCH

Research and Scholarly Interests: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition, Genetics genomics proteomics and related approaches, Mass spectrometry, Newborn screening, Inborn errors of metabolism, Lipidology & cardiovascular disease, Lysosomal storage disorders

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joshua.dubland@cw.bc.ca

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Dr. Dubland completed his BSc in chemistry at Simon Fraser University, followed by an MSc in organic chemistry at the University of Toronto. He was then employed as a research associate in the pharmaceutical industry for 4 years, working at both BRI Biopharmaceutical Research Inc. and QLT Inc. Work in the pharmaceutical industry focused on bioanalytical mass spectrometry development, validation, and data acquisition to support clinical and preclinical drug trials. Following this, Dr. Dubland completed his PhD in Experimental Medicine at UBC where his research focused on cellular mechanisms of lipid accumulation and removal in atherosclerosis. Dr. Dubland is currently a Laboratory Scientist in the Newborn Screening and Biochemical Genetics Laboratories at BC Children’s Hospital.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia. 2018
PhD (Experimental Medicine), University of British Columbia. 2018
MSc (Organic Chemistry), University of Toronto. 2010
BSc (Chemistry), Simon Fraser University. 2007

Awards and Recognition

2019 Young investigator educational grant from Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Lab
2018 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology travel award for young investigators
2018 CIHR travel award – Institute Community Support in partnership with Institute of Circulatory & Respiratory Health
2017 Canadian Lipoprotein Conference graduate student presentation award
2017 Canadian Society for Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology travel award
2016 Canadian Lipoprotein Conference graduate student presentation award

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Mass spectrometry
Newborn screening
Inborn errors of metabolism
Lipidology & cardiovascular disease
Lysosomal storage disorders

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Advances in mass spectrometry are the primary driving force behind the increasing number of inborn-errors of metabolism screened population-wide. The Newborn Screening laboratory at BC Children’s Hospital utilizes mass spectrometry for screening 45,000 newborns annually for a panel of 24 treatable disorders. Initial screening involves the analysis of dried blood spot cards by flow injection mass spectrometry. For a subset of conditions, abnormal screens are followed up with a second tier analysis using liquid chromatographic separations followed by mass spectrometry to increase analytical specificity and confirmation of diagnosis. My current research focuses on the development of novel mass spectrometry based assays for clinical diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism.

Additional research interests include applications of mass spectrometry and other next generation analytical technologies for biomarker and drug target discovery. Investigation of inherited lipid metabolism disorders, lysosomal storage disorders, and environmental stress factors associated with lifetime cardiovascular disease risk are of particular interest.

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Klein Geltink, Ramon

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Blood research, Cancer, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition

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Ramon.KleinGeltink@bcchr.ca

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I grew up in the east of the Netherlands, and obtained my Bachelors in biomedical sciences in Deventer, The Netherlands. I left the Netherlands in 2005 for my PhD training in molecular biology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, USA, in Prof. Gerard Grosveld’s lab, in the department of Genetics, studying the role of mTOR signaling in tumorigenesis.

In 2015 I started my post-doctoral training in T cell metabolism at the Max Planck Institute in Freiburg, Germany in the department of Immunometabolism. I was trained by Prof. Erika Pearce, one of the world leaders and pioneers in the field of Immunometabolism.

In 2019 I was recruited to Vancouver to join the department of Pathology and Laboratory medicine and BCCHRI to start my own research program in immunometabolism. My research program at UBC/BCCHRI aims to characterize nutrient-sensing pathways in T cells. We use biochemical and metabolomic techniques to understand what fuel is needed for immune cell function, and how immune cells sense the fuel that is available in their environment.

By closely collaborating with Clinicians and Clinician scientists at BCCHR we are aiming to apply the findings to design better treatments for children with immune related diseases.

Outside of the lab I am a (very) amateur photography enthusiast, with a special interest in wildlife photography.

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PhD. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2014
BSc. Saxion Hogeschool Ijselland, Deventer,The Netherlands. 2002

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My research program aims to better understand how the immune system can be used to treat childhood diseases. In children with cancer, the immune system is no longer able to rid the body of cancerous cells. In children with autoimmune diseases the immune system gets rid of healthy cells of the body. We are particularly interested in the metabolism of immune cells. Metabolism consists of all the chemical processes that occur within a living organism that maintain life. In immune cells, this means that building blocks (metabolites) need to be brought in to allow the duplication of a cell by making all crucial parts of new cells. In fast growing immune cells this is especially demanding, since they need to duplicate themselves very rapidly to protect against attacks on the normal function of our bodies by, for instance, infections or cancer. This requires a variety of building blocks, and a lot of energy. For this process, cells can acquire these building blocks from their environment, or make them via intricate biochemical pathways. When the right building blocks are not available, immune cells fail to increase in numbers and cannot perform their job.

We use biochemical and metabolomic techniques to understand what fuel is needed for immune cell function, and how immune cells sense the fuel that is available in their environment.

By closely collaborating with Clinicians and Clinician scientists at BCCHR we are aiming to apply the findings to design better treatments for children with immune related diseases.

Infographic: “Improving Children’s Immune Systems to Overcome Deadly Diseases”
Created for the CIHR competition. Click the image to view in larger size.

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Onell, Rodrigo

MD FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, Providence Health Care

Affiliation(s): St Paul’s Hospital

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ronell@providencehealth.bc.ca

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PhD. University of Alberta. 2006
BSc. University of Alberta, Medical Laboratory Science with Distinction. 2000

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White, Steven

MD, PhD, MPH

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC | Lead Forensic Pathologist, BC Coroners Service

Affiliation(s): BC Coroners Service | Centre for Heart Lung Innovation

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Forensic and autopsy pathology, Cardiovascular pathology, Sudden death, Forensic toxicology

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steven.white@gov.bc.ca

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I am the Lead Forensic Pathologist for the BC Coroners Service and am board-certified in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology.

After obtaining my BS in Molecular Biology and MPH in Epidemiology from Tulane University, I completed an MD/PhD program at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. My research in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology involved studying cellular differentiation of the cardiac pacemaking and conduction system using embryonic stem cells.

I completed residency in Anatomic Pathology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), followed by a Forensic Pathology fellowship at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office in Chicago, subsequently working as an Assistant Medical Examiner and Cardiovascular Pathology Consultant for the office.

My primary research interests involve cardiovascular pathology, genetics, and sudden, unexpected death in children and young adults.

I enjoy teaching medical students and residents and sharing my enthusiasm for forensic and autopsy pathology and collaborating on related research projects.

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MD. Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. 2007
PhD. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. 2004
MPH. Epidemiology. Tulane University School of Medicine. 1998

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PubMed articles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/109qvKDyr8lQC/bibliography/public/

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Below are areas of interest. However, I welcome research collaboration ideas in any area related to forensic or autopsy pathology.

Forensic and autopsy pathology
Cardiovascular pathology
Sudden, unexpected death in infants, children, and young adults
Genetics of sudden death
Forensic toxicology

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Pyatibrat, Sergey

MD, DABP, FCAP, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomic Pathologist, Royal Columbian Hospital

Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Gastrointestinal systems

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sergey.pyatibrat@fraserhealth.ca

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I was born and raised in Saint-Petersburg Russia where I received my medical degree. After graduation, I moved to Boston Massachusetts, where I completed a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology followed by a fellowship in Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology at Harvard Medical School. Upon completion of my pathology training, I joined the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The University of Ottawa. While in Ottawa, I established myself as an expert in Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Breast Pathology over three years of subspecialty sign-out. I have always been passionate about teaching and I am always ready to share my knowledge with trainees. Another area of interest is Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement in Anatomic Pathology. I joined the Royal Columbian Hospital as an Anatomic Pathologist in 2018. Outside of work,

I enjoy spending time with family, traveling, hiking and road cycling.

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MD Saint-Petersburg I.P. Pavlov State Medical University. 2006

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Razavi, Habib Moshref

MD, PhD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Staff Hematopathologist, Fraser Health Authority

Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Blood research, Cancer

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habib.moshrefrazavi@fraserhealth.ca

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Dr. Razavi is a UBC trained hematopathologist working in Fraser Health Authority (Royal Columbian Hospital). His previous academic profile includes undertaking undergraduate and graduate degrees from University of Toronto and UWO where he obtained his PHD in pharmacology and critical care medicine. Prior to medical school at the University of Ottawa, he trained as a post doctoral fellow in physiology. Following medical school and briefly training in Anesthesiology he switched residency tracks to complete a hematopathology residency at the University of British Columbia. He is a board certified fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). His professional interests include all areas of benign and malignant hematology, transfusion medicine, coagulation disorders and hemoglobinopathy among others. He is actively involved in resident teaching and resident-lead research projects.

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Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC), Hematological Pathology. 2017
Board-certified, Hematological Pathology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). 2017
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC). 2016
Doctor of Medicine, UOttawa. 2010
Post Doctoral Fellowship, Physiology and Translational medicine, Texas A&M. 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmacology, UWO. 2003.
Master of Science, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UofT. 1998.
Bachelor of Science, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UofT. 1995.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=habib+moshref+razavi

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A case of bony lytic lesions in a patient with Gaucher disease. Clin Case Rep. 2019;00:1–4.
Unusual presentation of Burkitt-like lymphoma with 11q aberration in an elderly patient. Blood 2019 133:381
Effects of macrophage inducible nitric oxide synthase in murine septic lung injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 290(6):L1164-72
Pulmonary Oxidant Stress in Murine Sepsis is Due to Inflammatory Cell Inducible Nitric Oxide. Crit Care Med. 33(6):1333-9.
Modulation of Apoptosis by Nitric Oxide: Implications in Myocardial Ischemia and Heart Failure. Pharmacol Ther. 106(2):147-62.
Pulmonary Neutrophil Infiltration in Murine Sepsis: Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide synthase. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 170(3):227-33.
Effects of nebulized diethylenetetraamine-NONOate in a mouse model of acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. Chest. 122(6):2127-36.
Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in pulmonary microvascular protein leak in murine sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 165(12):1634-9.
Effects of inhaled nitric oxide in a mouse model of sepsis-induced acute lung injury. Crit Care Med. 30(4):868-73.

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Research interests include medical education and use of social media in pathology education.

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Dr. Razavi is involved in teaching lab science and medical students, residents and fellows. The scope of his teaching includes areas of benign and malignant hematology, coagulation, transfusion medicine etc.

Zolein, Majid

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, UBC | Pathologist, Interior Health, Pathologist, Coroners Service – Province of British Columbia

Affiliation(s): Penticton Regional Hospital

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Majid.Zolein@interiorhealth.ca

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Marcon, Krista Marie

MD FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, Vancouver General Hospital

Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Blood research, Quality Improvement and Assurance, Utilization Management

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Krista.Marcon@vch.ca

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Twitter: @KristaMarcon

You might say Pathology is in my blood. I was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario by a Blood Bank Technologist (mother) and cytotechnologist (father). I came to beautiful British Columbia for University, and fell in love with Pathology during my Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc.) program. Following my undergraduate program, I worked for a year as an immunohistochemistry technologist at the Genetic Pathology Evaluation Centre (GPEC) and decided to pursue medical school. Throughout my medical school career I was drawn not only to Pathology, but came to love learning about hematology as well. I decided to marry the two interests and pursue a career in Hematological Pathology. While in residency training, I pursued extra training in laboratory quality management and completed the UBC POLQM Laboratory Quality Management Certificate course. Following residency, I joined the VGH division of Hematopathology. My interests lie in quality improvement and utilization management.

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Master of Science in Healthcare Quality, Queen’s University 2020-2022
Hematological Pathology Residency, University of British Columbia 2019
Doctor of Medicine, University of British Columbia 2013
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc), UBC 2008

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Dehghan N, Marcon K, Sedic T, Dutz JP, Beck DB, Chen LYC “Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome: fevers, myalgia, arthralgia, auricular chondritis, and erythema nodosum.” The Lancet. Volume 398, Issue 10300 (2021): 621.

McGinnis E, Guo RJ, Marcon K, Berry B, Coupland R, Meneghetti V, Morrison D, Onell R, Steele L, Trudeau J, Wong M, Shih AW. “Adaptations of transfusion systems to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada: early experiences of a large tertiary care center and survey of provincial activities”. Transfusion (2021).

Al Moosawi, M., Marcon, K. “Bone marrow involvement by CD1a-negative langerhans cell histiocytosis with associated hemophagocytosis”. Int J Hematol (2021).

Gauiran DTV, Marcon K, DeMarco ML, Fung AWS, van der Gugten G, Mattman A, Carruthers MN, Song KW, Chen LYC. “IgG4 plasma cell myeloma without clinical evidence of IgG4-related disease: a report of two cases.” Hematology, Volume 25, Issue 1 (2020): 335-340.

Kalloger SE, Kobel M, Leung S, Mehl E, Gao D, Marcon K, Chow C, Clark BA, Huntsman DG, Gilks CB. “Calculator for ovarian carcinoma subtype prediction.” Modern Pathology. Volume 24, Issue 4 (2011): 512-521.

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Hutspardol S, Boyd L, Sham L, Kalar D, Marcon K, Shih A. “The impacts of a new antibody investigation algorithm on reducing in false-positive warm autoantibody detection at a tertiary care centre in British Columbia, Canada”

Oral Abstract – International Society of Blood Transfusion Conference – 2022

Clark A, Czapala C, Fong A, Marcon K. Improving Transfusion Reaction Reporting at Vancouver General Hospital – A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Oral Abstract – UBC Department of Medicine Resident Research Day – June 2021

Roland K, Isac G, Markin T, Lee F, Marcon K, Hudoba M. “Reducing unnecessary WBC differentials and slide reviews on ICU blood orders.”

Abstract – Choosing Wisely Canada Virtual National Meeting – 2020

Marcon K, Chen K, Zhang XY, Shih A, Roland K, Smith T. “Impact of pre-printed order implementation for prothrombin complex concentrates: a quality assurance audit.”

Oral Abstract – AABB Annual Meeting – Boston, MA – October 2018

Oral Abstract – UBC Pathology Day – Vancouver, BC – May 2018

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Fleming, Kirsten

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Associate Member, UBC Department of Dermatology and Skin Science

Affiliation(s): Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Skin Conditions

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Kirsten.Fleming@islandhealth.ca

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MD, University of British Columbia, 2008
BSc, University of British Columbia, 1999

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Bilimoria, Farshaad

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Forensic Pathologist, BC Coroners Service

Affiliation(s): Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Brain and Neuroscience, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Forensic and Autopsy Pathology, Death Scene Investigation, Neuropathology, Cardiovascular Pathology, Forensic Toxicology

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Farshaad.Bilimoria@gov.bc.ca

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I am an Forensic Pathologist for the BC Coroners Service and am board-certified in Anatomic, Clinical, and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. I obtained a Bachelors of Medical Laboratory Science from the University of British Columbia in 2010. After, I went to St. George’s University School of Medicine on the island of Grenada and graduated with an MD in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, I was in Pittsburgh PA where I completed my residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology in the Allegheny Health Network pathology department. From 2018 to 2019, I was with the King County Medical Examiner Office in Seattle WA where I completed my Forensic Pathology fellowship.

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Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program, King’s County Medical Examiner’s Office/ University of Washington Seattle, Washington, USA. June 2019
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program, Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium Program Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. June 2018
Doctor of Medicine, ECFMG Certification, St. George’s University School of Medicine Grenada, West Indies. May 2014
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. May 2010

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Research interests include: Forensic and Autopsy Pathology, Death Scene Investigation, Neuropathology, Cardiovascular Pathology, Forensic Toxicology

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Cheng, Catherine

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Biochemist, Vancouver General Hospital

Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital

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catherinevalerie.cheng@vch.ca

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2018-2019 Medical Biochemistry Residency, University of British Columbia
2014-2018 Internal Medicine Residency, University of British Columbia
2010-2014 Doctorate in Medicine, University of Ottawa
2007-2010 Master of Science, Biochemistry, University of Toronto
2003-2007 Honours Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Windsor

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Wroblewski, Julius

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, UBC | Pathologist, St. Paul’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital | Mount Saint Joseph Hospital

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jwroblewski@providencehealth.bc.ca

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Born and received primary education in Brandon, Manitoba. General Practice work in Montreal, Quebec (1979-1981). Pathology practice in Calgary, Alberta (1986-1987), Stratford, Ontario (1987-1993), Vancouver, BC (1993-present).

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Two years Pre-Med at Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba (1972-1974)
MD degree from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1978)
Residency training in Anatomic Pathology at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (1982- 1984)
Residency training in General Pathology at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (1984-1986)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Certification in General Pathology (1986), Anatomic Pathology (1988)
American Board of Pathology – Certification in Anatomic/Clinical Pathology (1989)
Royal College of Pathologists (UK) – Certification in Histopathology (1992)

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Levett, Paul

PhD, DSc, (Dip)ABMM, FCCM

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Clinical Virologist, BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory

Affiliation(s): BC Centre for Disease Control

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paul.levett@bccdc.ca

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Doctor of Science, Clinical and Public Health Microbiology University of Surrey. 2013
PhD Medical Microbiology University of Luton. 1985
BSc Microbiology University of Surrey. 1980

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Yan, Matthew

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, UBC | Medical Officer, Canadian Blood Services, Vancouver | Transfusion Medicine Physician, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey

Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Blood research, Informatics

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matthew.yan@blood.ca

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Dr. Matthew Yan is a clinical hematologist with a focus in transfusion medicine. He completed his medical school at University of British Columbia, which was followed by residency training in Internal Medicine and Adult Hematology at the University of Toronto. This was followed by a 2-year Royal College area of focused competency diploma in Transfusion Medicine. He is currently practicing as a transfusion medicine physician for the Fraser Health Authority, and as a medical officer for Canadian Blood Services.

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MSc Health Information Science, University of Victoria, 2022
Diplomate, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, DRCPSC, Transfusion Medicine, 2019
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, FRCPC, Hematology, 2016
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, FRCPC, Internal Medicine, 2015
MD. University of British Columbia, 2011
BSc. Computer Science; Microbiology & Immunology, 2007

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Yan M, Arsenault V, Pendergrast J. Evaluation of immunohematology knowledge in hematology
trainees. Transfusion 2019; 59(8):2685-2690. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31150568
Cohen R, Ning S, Yan M, Callum J. Transfusion safety: The nature and outcomes of errors in
patient registration. Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2019; 33(2):78-83. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30626535
Yan M, Rydz N, Goodyear D, Sholzberg M. Acquired Factor XIII Deficiency: A Review. Transfusion
and Apheresis Science 2018; 57(6):724-730. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30446212
Ning S, Yan M, Downie H, Callum J. What’s in a name? Patient registration errors and their
threat to transfusion. Transfusion 2018;58(12):3035-3036. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30291752
Yan M, Lin Y, Callum J. British Committee for Standards in Haematology guidelines for aplastic anemia: Single centre retrospective review finds no compelling evidence for the recommended higher platelet count threshold of 20 x 10 9 /L. Br J Haematol 2018;182(2):284-286. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28677840

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Research interests include transfusion errors, adverse transfusion reactions, patient safety, medical education, and health informatics

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Involved in teaching transfusion medicine to medical students, residents and transfusion fellows through didactic teaching and electives/rotations.
Canadian Blood Services education lead for transfusion medicine physician trainees.

McKinnon, Elizabeth

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Forensic Pathologist, British Columbia Coroner’s Service

Affiliation(s): Abbotsford Regional Hospital

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Clinical Interests: dermatopathology, forensic pathology, and improving communication in pathology reporting

Elizabeth.McKinnon@gov.bc.ca

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Dr. Elizabeth McKinnon is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is a board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with specialized training in forensic pathology. Her clinical practice spans multiple hospital sites including Abbotsford Regional Hospital and University Hospital of Northern British Columbia. Dr. McKinnon currently serves as Education Coordinator for the BC Coroner’s Service. Her research interests include dermatopathology, forensic pathology, and improving communication in pathology reporting. She is also involved in educational initiatives and has been active in social media engagement within the pathology community, serving as a Social Media Section Editor for the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

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Fellowship in Forensic Pathology, Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, Dayton, OH, 2018-2019
Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2014-2018
MD, St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies, 2014
BSc (Psychology, Minor in General Theater), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2009

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Forensic pathology
Dermatopathology
Communication and language use in pathology reporting
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Rare and unusual pathological entities
Medical education and student engagement

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Forensic pathology education
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Clinicopathological correlations
Medical student education in pathology
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Integrating pathology into clinical practice

Bashashati, Ali

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Associate Professor, SBME & Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research in the OVCARE

Affiliation(s): BC Cancer

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational pathology, computational genomics, bioinformatics

Clinical Interests: Imaging & Computational Biology

ali.bashashati@ubc.ca

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Dr. Bashashati is currently the director of artificial intelligence (AI) research in the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OVCARE) at BC Cancer as well as a faculty member in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Bashashati’s research area lies at the interface between computational, engineering and biomedical sciences. He is interested in developing machine learning algorithms to combine various sources of ‘omics and imaging data (including digitized pathology slides) in the context of cancer. Dr. Bashashati runs BC’s Translational Digital Pathology AI program and works closely with clinicians and biologists across various health sites. Through AI, they intend to improve pathology efficiency, identify new biomarkers for treatment selection and derive biological insights that can be studied in various disease models in the lab.

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PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), BC, Canada. 2007
MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology), Tehran, Iran. 2002
BSc in Electrical Engineering (Electronics), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. 2000

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Dr. Bashashati’s research area lies at the interface between computational, engineering and biomedical sciences. He is interested in developing machine learning, statistical and signal processing algorithms and software infrastructure to combine various sources of omics and imaging data with major emphasis on discovering novel complex biological information related to different diseases. His research is specifically focused on ovarian and breast cancers as well as lymphoid malignancies and how these cancers evolve and respond to therapies. He has published extensively in cancer genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology and brain computer interface fields and his papers have appeared in top-tier journals such as Nature and Nature Genetics.

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Strong, Emma

PhD, FCCMG

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Clinical Molecular Genetics Traine, BCCH

Affiliation(s): BCCH/BCCHRI

Research and Scholarly Interests: Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology

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emma.strong@cw.bc.ca

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Grynspan, David

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

Affiliation(s): Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Brain and Neuroscience, Obstetrics and Gynecology

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david.grynspan@interiorhealth.ca

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Just published: https://rdcu.be/b1NeZ

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Post-doctorate, Fellowship in Pediatric Pathology, Wayne State University. 2007/6
Post-doctorate, Residency, Anatomical Pathology, University of British Columbia. 2006/6
Doctorate Equivalent, MD, Medicine, University of Toronto. 2000/9
Bachelor’s Honours, Honours Bachelor’s of Science, University of Toronto. 1996/7

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I am a Perinatal Pathologist with research interests in placental pathology in obstetrical
complications and evidence-based approaches to standardized placental assessments and reporting.
Fields of Application: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases
Disciplines Trained In: Pathology
Areas of Research: Intrauterine Developmental Abnormalities, Pathology
Research Specialization Keywords: pathology, developmental biology, pediatric pathology, evidence-based
medicine, placenta, pregnancy complications, translational research
Research Disciplines: Pathology, Neurosciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Cosme, Jake

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Clinical Biochemist, BC Children’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): BCCH/BCCHRI

Research and Scholarly Interests: Molecular Pathology and Cell Biology

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jake.cosme@cw.bc.ca

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Clinical Chemistry Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto. 2019
PhD, Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Program. Department of Physiology, University of Toronto. 2017
HBSc, Neuroscience Specialist (Co-op) and Psychology Minor. University of Toronto. 2011

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Card, Sydney

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

Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital

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sydney.card@fraserhealth.ca

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MD at University of Western Ontario. May 2011
B Sc (Hon) at University of Guelph. April 2007

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Gadkar, Vijay

PhD

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Microbiology, Virology & Infection Control, BCCH

Affiliation(s): BCCH/BCCHRI

Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology

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vijay.gadkar@cw.bc.ca

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2676-3802

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Molecular Diagnostics- Development of Molecular Diagnostics Assays for Clinically Relevant Microorganisms.
Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification (iNAAT) Chemistry- Non-PCR Nucleic Acid Amplification Systems.
Development of Rapid Detection Tests Based on the Point-Of-Need (PON) Diagnostic Model – Focus on Low Resource Markets/Settings.
Application of Third Generation Sequencing Platforms, specifically Minion Platform from Oxford Nanopore, UK, for Rapid Detection of Target Clinical Microorganism(s). Specific Focus on Undiagnosed Pediatric Meningitis (Viral/Bacterial).
Establishment Of Quality Control Practices For Infectious Disease Diagnostic Tests Based On Real-Time PCR & iNAAT Amplification Platforms.

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Laboratory & Class Room Based Teaching Of Diagnostic Assays In Infectious Diseases.
Application of Emerging Technologies like Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification and NextGen Sequencing in Molecular Infectious Disease Testing.
Validation, Verification & Quality Control Practices In Molecular Diagnostic Tests Based on Quantitative Real-Time-PCR Platform.