Alumni Profile – Dr. Jennifer Nevin
Meet Dr. Jennifer Nevin! A graduate of the UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program.
Island Health pilot project improves surgical patient recovery
UBC Orthopaedics Clinical Instructor, Dr. Duncan Jacks, is the lead orthopaedic surgeon under Island Health’s new Victoria Enhanced Recovery Arthroplasty (VERA) program. The program involves a new way of controlling pain and anesthesia before, during, and after surgery, to reduce post-surgical pain and shorten patient recovery time. With hip and knee replacements in high demand, […]
Spinal cord injury research at UBC receives $48M grant
UBC researchers, Dr. Brian Kwon, Dr. Babak Shadgan, and Dr. Chris West, are part of an international team that has received a $48 million grant (US$36.5M) for research aiming to improve long-term outcomes for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The five-year project—made possible through a grant from the United States Defence Advanced Research Project […]
Dr. Brian Kwon wins inaugural Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Prize
UBC Orthopaedics Professor, Dr. Brian Kwon, is one of three winners of the inaugural Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Prize!
Back to school 2020!
Learn more about how the UBC Faculty of Medicine is transforming how we teach and learn during the COVID-19 pandemic.