2021 Year End Newsletter
We are pleased to share the 2021 Surgery Year End Newsletter which celebrates the accomplishments of the UBC Department of Surgery.
Damian Duffy wins a 2021 UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award
Damian Duffy is the recipient of a UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award which recognizes outstanding mentorship and coaching provided to the Co-op student by their supervisor. There were 1500+ supervisors in the program and 77 supervisors received this award. Damian is the Executive Director of the Office of Pediatric Surgical Education and Innovation (OPSEI).
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sharadh Sampath
Dr. Sharadh Sampath co-founded a non-profit called ElevATE Society which recently launched the CultivATE food truck.
2021 Chung Research Day
Congratulations to Dr. Chang and Dr. McGuire for their prize-winning presentations at the annual Chung Research Day
2021 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
Several Department of Surgery faculty members were honoured.
Dr. Zach Sagorin Awarded MCC’s Dr. M. Ian Bowmer Award
Dr. Zach Sagorin is a PGY1 Resident in General Surgery.
Surgical Foundations CRASH
Surgical Residents participating in CRASH.
Dr. Andrew Thamboo $90,000 Mitacs Accelerate Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Thamboo (Otolaryngology) who has received a 90 K Mitacs Accelerate grant to support a research fellow in his project: “Developing a surrogate marker to asthmatic tissue: the nasal cavity”.
Dr. Olson Appointed as Associate Head, Research and Recipient of a Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Olson, Division of Radiation Oncology
2021 Academic Year End Newsletter
We are pleased to share the Department of Surgery’s 2021 Academic Year End Newsletter.