Dr. David Wood is the new Division Head of Cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital
It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome Dr. David Wood as the new Head of the Division of Cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital. He comes with a wealth of leadership and research experience, and is also the physician lead of the new Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation –Centre d’Innovation Cardiovasculaire (CCI-CIC). He follows the reign
We are committed to patient care during the COVID19 Pandemic
Patients are advised to understand the symptoms of the new coronavirus that causes the COVID19 disease, as well as know when to go to their family doctor or emergency room for testing. Please call 8-1-1 for advice, or visit http://www.bccdc.ca for updated information. If you are due for a cardiology appointment, please await notification as your
The UBC Cardiology Program receives recommendation for full accreditation by the Royal College
Under the leadership of Dr. Graham Wong, our Program Director for the UBC Adult Cardiology Training Program, we underwent a full review with Royal College accreditors, who then recommended that our program receive full accreditation by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. The surveyors were impressed with the calibre of our program and particularly
Dr. Tara Sedlak Wins the 2020 Canadian Women’s Heart Health Advocacy Award
We are extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Tara Sedlak has won the 2020 Canadian Women’s Heart Health Advocacy Award. This prestigious award recognizes Dr. Sedlak’s advocacy work in improving the vascular health of women in Canada, as well as her work in mobilizing women and healthcare professionals to reduce the risk of heart, brain, and
One of our Chief Cardiology Residents is selected for the UBC Clinician Investigator Program
The Division congratulates one of our Cardiology Trainees Dr. Thomas Roston on being selected for the UBC Clinician Investigator Program. This is a funded two-year research program. Dr. Roston has contributed tremendously to the UBC Cardiology Postgraduate Training Program as one of our outgoing chief residents and will be continuing his training at Harvard Medical
Dr. Tara Sedlak Hosts Women’s Heart Health Day
We hope you wore Red on February 13 in support of Women’s Heart Health Day! Dr. Tara Sedlak, the Medical Director of the Leslie Diamond Women’s Heart Health Clinic, hosted this successful event in conjunction with the Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance. See Red Panel spoke about women’s heart and brain health
Sudden Death Syndrome
Learn about Sudden Death Syndrome and the potential genetic implications in this video featuring Dr. Andrew Krahn, the Head of UBC Division of Cardiology at https://www.healthchoicesfirst.com/videos/sudden-death-syndrome.