Surgery Grand Rounds

UBC Department of Surgery Rounds are typically scheduled from 7-8am on the second Wednesday every month from September to June.

**Please Note** – For the month of December- Grand Rounds will take place on December 17, 2025 and will be held jointly with the Department of Orthopaedics.
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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December 17, 2025 | 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM

Title: Biomarkers and Biobanking for Spinal Cord Injury and the Translational Research Applications for Orthopaedics

Presenter: Dr. Brian Kwon

Brian Kwon, MD, FRCSC, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Spinal Cord Injury
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Spine Surgeon, Vancouver Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital
Dvorak Chair in Spine Trauma
Director, Vancouver Spine Research Program

Bio: Dr. Brian Kwon is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at UBC, the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Spinal Cord Injury, and holds the endowed Dvorak Chair in Spine Trauma. He is an attending spine surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, and serves as the Co-Director of Research for the Vancouver Spine Program. As a surgeon-scientist and the past Chair of the AO Spine Knowledge Forum in Spinal Cord Injury, he is particularly interested in the bi-directional process of translational research for spinal cord injury. He leads a research program focused on translation at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), which he also became Director of in July 2024.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Establish what a biomarker is
  • Discuss what the contexts of use for biomarkers are
  • Outline the role of biobanking in translational research

Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/98863943396?pwd=Uyt2dzhrWjBSRzR6N0g1VzVHSk9Tdz09

2025/2026 Dates

September 10, 2025 – Dr. Arman Abdalkhani, MD FRCSC, Undergraduate Surgical Education
October 8, 2024 – Drs. Rola Ajjawi and Faizal Haji, Surgical Education Scholarship
November 12, 2025 – Dr. Andrea Pusic
December 17, 2025 (Presented jointly with Dept of Orthopedics) – Dr. Brian Kwon, Biomarkers and Biobanking for Spinal Cord Injury and the Translational Research Applications for Orthopaedics
January 14, 2026 – Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin, Strategic Plan Town Hall
February 11, 2026 – Dr. Abraham Alexander, Radiation Oncology
March 11, 2026 – not booked yet
April 8, 2026 – not booked yet
May 13, 2026 – not booked yet
June 10, 2026 – not booked yet

Archived Grand Rounds Presentations (Videos)

Access recorded presentations here: UBC Canvas

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Video-recorded Grand Rounds presentations are posted on the UBC’s e-Learning System and accessible with a UBC Campus-Wide Login (CWL) account.