Pathology Residency Program
The UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is the academic home to a wide variety of exceptional individuals who create and convey knowledge related to the causes (etiology) and mechanisms (pathogenesis) of disease, enabling translation into improved diagnosis, prognosis and management of patients and populations (service). This in large part defines the “business” we are in. The Department has major roles in undergraduate medical and residency education, continuing professional development-knowledge translation (CPD-KT), and in the education of allied health professions.
Current ResidentsSpecialties we offer:
PLEASE NOTE: Medical Biochemistry is now a subspecialty and applications are submitted through the CaRMS subspecialty match. https://www.carms.ca/en/residency/msm/Podcasts: interviews with PDs
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September 1st, 2020 | 01:43:25 |Fellowships
Unfortunately, there are no UBC funded fellowships in Pathology. However, fellowships funded by a specific hospital site are sometimes available. These include cytopathology at the BC Cancer Agency, general surgical pathology through Royal Columbian Hospital, and possibly GI pathology through Vancouver General Hospital. Enrollment in such a fellowship is at the discretion of the individual preceptor. Fellowships funded through external agencies (eg. IMG residents wishing to complete additional training in a specific area or CMG residents funded by an agency to complete additional training in a specific area) are sometimes available at the discretion of the individual preceptor. In the past, such fellowships have been completed in Bone & Soft Tissue, Head & Neck, Breast, Gynecologic, Gastrointestinal & Hematopathology. Although we do provide certificates of completion, fellowships are not credentialed by the Royal College. Pls contact Shelley Berkow, Residency Program Manager for more information.Where in the world are our graduates?
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Hussam Bukhari (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Yale Fellowship![]()
Kimberly Hamilton (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Toronto Fellowship![]()
Jenny Chu (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: VGH Fellowship![]()
Yi Ariel Liu (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:Houston Fellowship![]()
Carl Ren (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Yale Fellowship![]()
Julia Naso (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Rochester Minnesota Fellowship![]()
Lisa Borretta (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Virginia Fellowship![]()
Ann Tran (HP)
Current job:Staff HP, Surrey Memorial Hospital![]()
Basile Tessier-Cloutier (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:Gynecologic pathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Current job: McGill University Health Center![]()
Sammy Au (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:GU fellowship at Indiana University Current job: Abbottsford Regional Hospital![]()
Mike Steel (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:GI & Liver fellowship, University of Toronto Current job: Surrey Memorial Hospital![]()
Raymond Yip (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:GI & Liver fellowship at University of California Current job: Royal Jubilee Hospital![]()
Kyra Berg (AP)
Fellowship:GI & Liver fellowship at Stanford Current job: Staff pathologist, Kelowna General Hospital![]()
Bhupinder Johal (HP)
Current job: Staff HP, Kelowna General Hospital![]()
Eric McGinnis (HP)
Current job: Staff HP, Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Adrian Levine (NP)
Current job: CIP – Sick Kids, Toronto![]()
Alisa Abozina (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:Breast Fellowship, Univ of Alberta Current job: Abbottsford Regional Hospital![]()
Ellen Cai (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Gynecology Fellowship, Stanford, CA Current job: Kelowna General Hospital![]()
Deidre Ongaro (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: GU Fellowship, Stanford, CA Current job: Brampton Civic Hospital, Brampton, Ontario![]()
Jennifer Pors (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:Gynecology Fellowship, Stanford, CA Current job: BC Cancer![]()
Fatemeh Derakhshan (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Experimental/Mol Fellowship at MSKCC (Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Centre, New York), and then Breast Pathology also at MSKCC, in AY21-22 Current job: Columbia University, New York![]()
Eric Eckbo (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Staff Medical Microbiologist at CHEO Ottawa![]()
Victor Yuen (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Staff Medical Microbiologist, Victoria![]()
Lisa Li (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Medical Microbiologist at Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Kenrry Chiu (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York under Dr. Rhonda Yantiss for 2019-2020. Current job: Staff Pathologist, Royal Columbian Hospital![]()
Daniel Owen (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Pathology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Current job: Staff Pathologist, Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Jessica Saunders (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship:Pediatric Pathology fellowship in Seattle at Seattle Children's Hospital. Current job: Staff Pediatric Pathologist, BCCH![]()
Ema Todorovic (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Head and Neck Fellowship – Toronto General Hospital, Supervisor: Dr. Ilan Weinreb Current job: Head & Neck pathologist - Foothills Medical Center, Calgary![]()
Catherine Cheng (Medical Biochemistry)
Current job: Medical Biochemist, Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Hamish Nicolson (Hematopathology)
Current job: St Paul’s Hospital – Hematopathologist![]()
Krista Marcon (Hematopathology)
Current job: Vancouver General Hospital – Hematopathologist![]()
Maryam AlBakri (Hematopathology)
Fellowship: Fellowship in Flow Cytology, Supervisor: Dr Suzanne Vercauteren![]()
Tyler Hickey (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Forensic Pathology Fellowship (Royal College Program through University of Toronto and Ontario Forensic Pathology Services) Supervisor – Dr Iayantha Herath Current job: Staff Forensic Pathologist: Provincial Forensic Pathology Unit in Toronto![]()
Catalin Taraboanta (Anatomical Pathology)
Current job: Staff Pathologist - East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, BC![]()
Noorah Al Madani (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Clinical Fellow – Gynecological Pathology Fellowship, VGH. Supervisor Dr Lien Hoang![]()
Sarah Cherian (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Staff Medical Microbiologist at the University Hospitals in Cleveland, USA![]()
Yazeed Alwelaie (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: 2018-20: Cytopathology Fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia July 2020: Staff position at King Fahad Medical City (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia![]()
Lawrence Lee (Anatomical Pathology)
Current job: Staff Anatomical Pathologist at Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Eric Bol (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Forensic Pathology; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Edmonton Current job: Forensic Pathologist, Calgary![]()
Maziar Riazy (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Renal Pathology; University of Washington, Seattle Current job: Pathologist (Renal), St Paul’s Hospital![]()
Inna Sekirov (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Staff Medical Microbiologist, Mycobacteriology/TB Program Head: BCCDC Public Health Lab, Vancouver![]()
Shazia Masud (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Staff Medical Microbiologist, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health Authority![]()
Audi Setiadi (Hematopathology)
Current job: Staff Hematopathologist:BC Children’s Hospital![]()
Habib Moshref Razavi (Hematopathology)
Current job: Staff Hematopathologist: Fraser Health, Vancouver![]()
Gang Wang (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Genitourinary Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA Current job: Staff Anatomic Pathologist, BC Cancer Agency![]()
Brandon Sheffield (Anatomical Pathology)
Current job: Pathologist, William Osler Health System, Ontario![]()
Susanna Zachara (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Renal Pathology, Foothills Hospital with the University of Calgary Current job: Pathologist (Medical Renal), St Paul’s Hospital![]()
Eman Khan (Hematopathology)
Current job: Hematopathologist at the national guard hospital in Jeddah, Saudi![]()
Shadhiya Al Khan (Hematopathology)
Fellowship: Transfusion Medicine, UBC Current job: Hematopathologist at Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman![]()
Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen (Neuropathology)
Current job: Neuropathologist, VGH![]()
Tyler Verdun (General Pathology)
Current job: Staff Pathologist- Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories, Edmonton![]()
Lien Hoang (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Gynaecologic pathology- New York Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Current job: Staff Anatomic Pathologist, Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Joyce Leo (Anatomical Pathology)
Fellowship: Gyne & Breast Pathology Current job: Staff Pathologist: Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria![]()
Michael Payne (Medical Microbiology)
Current job: Medical Microbiologist, Co-Section Head, and LHSC IPAC Medical Leader, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario![]()
Ramesh Saeedi (Medical Biochemistry)
Current job: Staff Medical Biochemist, Royal Columbian Hospital![]()
Sophia Wong (Medical Biochemistry)
Current job: Staff Medical Biochemist Vancouver General Hospital![]()
Nick Sunderland (General Pathology)
Fellowship: UBC Hematopathology/ Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Current job: General & Hematopathologist, Kelowna General Hospital, British ColumbiaMeet our Staff
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