The Division of General Surgery has a strong record of academic productivity in trauma surgery, breast oncology, endocrine surgery, colorectal surgery, global health, and planetary health, and emerging research programs in a spectrum of other clinical areas. We are beginning to merge our research programs and academic agendas with innovation principles from business transformation, design thinking, and learning health systems to address complex, real-world, and systemic surgical challenges across BC and around the world.
Ongoing Research
- Christopher R. Baliski
- Clinically based endocrine and surgical oncology research
- Outcomes research in breast cancer and melanoma
- Wait times reporting and access to surgical cancer care
- Ross D Brown
- Trauma training/education
- Hypothermia/shock resus in swine model
- Naisan Garaway
- Hypothermia/shock resus in swine model
- Dalhbir Jangra
- Mountain Bike injuries
- Megan K. Levings
- Cellular immunology with a specialized interest in understanding how T cells regulate tolerance to self and non-pathogenic foreign proteins, and translating that knowledge into clinically applicable protocols in the setting of transplantation.
- P Terry Phang
- Clinical research on management of colorectal cancer (imaging, pathology, guidelines, adjuvant radiation strategies, outcomes), clinical outcomes for diverticulitis, clinical database methodology for quality improvement and education