In the News! Dena Shahriari receives Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar award
The Scholar Program is designed to support early career researchers as they establish independent research careers, form their own research teams and develop research programs that advance cutting-edge health solutions.
Faculty Spotlight – Adrian Huang
Meet Dr. Adrian Huang – Clinical Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and an Orthopaedic Surgeon at St. Paul’s Hospital.
Faculty Spotlight – Tym Frank
Meet Dr. Tym Frank! Dr. Frank is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and an Orthopaedic Upper Limb Surgeon at Burnaby Hospital. Dr. Frank completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at UBC in 2016 and went on to complete two clinical fellowships: the first focusing on upper limb arthroscopy and reconstruction and the second on upper limb reconstruction and trauma.
EDI Spotlight – Shafique Pirani
In our forth spotlight of our four-part introductory EDI Spotlight Series, we speak with Clinical Professor Shafique Pirani. For the month of July, each Monday we are featuring an interview with a UBC Department of Orthopaedics member about how equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) appears in their life.
Brian Kwon receives a C$2.4M grant from the United States Department of Defense for SCRIBBLE clinical trial and rapid testing to predict acute spinal cord injury severity and outcome
UBC researchers, led by Dr. Brian Kwon, have identified two blood proteins—neurofilament-light chain (NF-L) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)—that can be used to classify the severity of spinal cord injury and predict the extent of neurologic recovery of patients.