In the News! Wearable technology for respiratory disease monitoring
A new technique developed by UBC Orthopaedics Assistant Professor, Dr. Babak Shadgan, can help clinicians monitor vital signs in patients recovering from respiratory diseases using a wearable near-infrared spectroscopy sensor.
Faculty Spotlight – Babak Shadgan
Dr. Babak Shadgan is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia (UBC), a faculty member at the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering, and a principal investigator at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), where he is directing the Clinical Biophotonics Laboratory.
Dr. Babak Shadgan to Serve as Medical Director at 2022 Common Wealth Games
As an official representative from Canada, Dr. Babak Shadgan, a faculty member of the Department of Orthopaedics, is assigned to direct medical coverage of Olympic Styles Wrestling Competitions at the 2022 Common Wealth Games, held in Birmingham, UK, August 2–8, 2022. He will supervise and lead an expert medical team—consisting of orthopaedic surgeons, emergency physicians, […]
UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury
A new multidisciplinary team—named Mend the Gap—is working on a novel approach that may someday help people with spinal cord injury. The Mend the Gap team recently received $24 million from Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Transformation stream to investigate using biomaterials—and soft gels in particular—to heal the injury.
SBME Propels Series | Success Starts with the End in Mind: Human-Centered Design & Clinical Applications
UBC Orthopaedics faculty, Drs. Babak Shadgan and Pierre Guy, will explore their experiences integrating engineering and medicine throughout the research process at next week’s SBME Propels session!