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Vik Sridhar
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Sridhar is a Transplant Nephrologist, with additional expertise in cardio-metabolic disease. He will be primarily based at SPH for clinical work, and will be involved in provincial clinical and academic activities in the area of Transplantation. Please see his biography below, and welcome him to UBC Division of Nephrology. After completing […]
Christina Gnanaseelan
Advanced Nephrology Fellow Christina originally comes from Melbourne, Australia and since completing her MBBS at Monash University in 2012, has been working throughout metropolitan and regional Australia. More recently she has completed her Nephrology training in Alice Springs, Darwin and Sydney with a special interest in Interventional Nephrology.
Amali Samarasinghe
Advanced Nephrology Fellow Amali completed her undergraduate medical degree at The University of Western of Australia. She has completed most of her dual general medicine and nephrology training in sunny Perth, Western Australia. She is excited to expand her experience by completing her final year of nephrology training in Vancouver. She has a passion for […]
Eoghan White
Research Transplant Nephrologist Dr. Eoghan White is from Ireland and earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. After completing his training in Internal Medicine he went on to complete Higher Specialist Training in Nephrology in Ireland through the Royal College of Physicians. During this time he also undertook a Masters […]
Shannon Wong
Dr. Wong completed her Internal Medicine and Nephrology training at UBC. She then completed an additional subspecialty fellowship in Home Dialysis through UBC, and currently serves as vice chair on the provincial peritoneal dialysis committee. Dr. Wong is passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement and sustainability within the context of chronic kidney disease and dialysis […]
Janice Borg
Transplant Nephrologist Janice Borg is a 32-year-old from Malta, Europe, and is excited to join the team in Vancouver. She graduated from the University of Malta, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery in 2016 and then completed two years of foundation training at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta. In 2018, she began her basic specialist training […]
Matthew Rowlandson
Transplant Nephrology Fellow Matt Rowlandson completed his nephrology training and fellowship in Australia. He is currently a nephrologist in regional Australia and is excited to begin his sabbatical as a Transplant Nephrology Clinical Fellow. Matt and his young family are looking forward to experiencing life in Vancouver and exploring all that Canada has to offer.
Mohammad Atiquzzaman (Atiq)
Assistant Professor Dr. Mohammad Atiquzzaman (Atiq) is a Research Scientist at BC Renal and an Assistant Professor (Partner) in the Division of Nephrology at The University of British Columbia. He completed his PhD from The University of British Columbia. He is an expert in conducting pharmacoepidemiologic studies using population level health administrative databases. His research […]
Daniel Schwartz
Clinical Assistant Professor Daniel Schwartz is a nephrologist as well as the medical director of the Fraser Health home peritoneal dialysis program. His clinical practice is based at the Royal Columbian Hospital in Fraser Health. He received his training at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Clinical interests include chronic kidney disease, peritoneal dialysis, and […]
Recent “Research in Progress” Evening
UBC Division of Nephrology is committed to integrating clinical care and research to achieve the highest possible outcomes for people living with kidney disease. In order to foster academic excellence and integration, we recently showcases current research and scholarly activities in the division, by students, residents, junior and senior faculty. Title Presenter Supervisor Are the […]
Farah Wehbe
Farah Wehbe completed her medical school and Internal Medicine residency at the Lebanese University. Following that, she pursued further training in Nephrology and Hypertension at the Lebanese American University Medical Center, where she completed the fellowship program, and will be completing Advanced training in Clinical Nephrology fellowship at UBC. In addition to her clinical work, […]
Shawna Mann
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Shawna Mann is a Nephrologist and Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of British Columbia. She completed her Medical School and Internal Medicine Residency at the University of British Columbia. She completed her Nephrology Fellowship in London, at the University of Western Ontario, and followed this with a Transplant Nephrology Fellowship […]
Aditya Kishore
I completed my medical school and internal medicine physician training at the Gold Coast in Australia. I am passionate about medical school education and am excited to be a part of the UBC nephrology program. Outside of medicine I enjoy the great outdoors and look forward to learning how to ski in Canada!
Obaid Amin
Dr. Amin grew up in Toronto and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Yale University School of Medicine. He then went on to do Adult Nephrology residency and subsequent fellowships in Home Dialysis and Hypertension at the University of Ottawa. Following which, he was a Staff Nephrologist at the Saskatchewan Health Authority and was the […]
Tobias Siemens
Tobias is originally from Curitiba, Brazil, where he got his MD from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and his Internal Medicine and Nephrology residency at the Evangelical Hospital Mackenzie (HUEM). He completed his studies with an Ph.D in Health Sciences at the Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) and worked as a nephrologist at the […]
Myriam Farah
Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Farah completed her Internal Medicine and Nephrology training at the University of British Columbia and thereafter a two year clinical fellowship in hemodialysis and plasma exchange based at UBC, with exposure at the University of Toronto, and University of Western Ontario. She joined the UBC Division of Nephrology in 2012. In […]
David Nicholl
Clinical Instructor Dr. Nicholl is as a Nephrologist at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops practicing Clinical Nephrology with a special interest in Transplant Nephrology. He helps provide Renal Services to the Thompson, North Okanagan, Shuswap, and Cariboo. Originally, from Vernon, BC, Dr. Nicholl completed Medical School, a Masters of Science, and Internal Medicine Residency at […]
Chi Zhang
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr Zhang is Chief of the Renal Division and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. In addition, he serves as Director of CKD clinic at KBRH and as a Member of LMAC, RMAC and Provincial Renal MAC. Research: early publication— renal Physiology urea transporter regulation, urinary concentration mechanism, AJP […]
Yangmin Zeng
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Zeng is a nephrologist in Fraser Health who provides consulting services at Surrey Memorial Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital. He follows patients in his outpatient nephrology practice in Surrey. After clinical training in internal medicine and nephrology at UBC, he went on to complete a Masters of Health Administration at UBC. […]
Nadia Zalunardo
Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Zalunardo completed her clinical training at UBC and received an MS in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. She works at Vancouver General Hospital, where she is the director of the Kidney Clinic. Research Research articles in PubMed.
Kit Yeung
Clinical Professor Dr. Yeung graduated MBBS in 1973 and MD in 1985 from the University of Hong Kong. He completed his nephrology training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and became a FRACP in 1980. He left his teaching post at the University of Hong Kong to immigrate to Vancouver in 1985. He obtained his FRCPC […]
Ronald Werb
Clinical Professor Dr. Werb is an active clinical nephrologist, former Director of the Hemodialysis Unit and the PHC Renal Program. He coordinates the care of community hemodialysis patients with outreach programs in Sechelt, Powell River, Squamish and Fraser Valley. His other area of interest is the plasmapheresis unit (co-managed with Hematology). Dr. Werb received his […]
Shirley Torng
Clinical Assistant Professor
Paul Taylor
Clinical Professor
Bradford Strijack
Clinical Assistant Professor
Caroline Stigant
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Stigant is a mother, gardener, educator, and climate activist via the development and practice of environmentally sustainable kidney care (ESKC). She completed her nephrology training at the University of Toronto then obtained a Master of Health Science degree in epidemiological research in CKD as recipient of a Kidney Foundation of Canada […]
Robert Starko
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anurag Singh
Clinical Assistant Professor Anurag Singh graduated in medicine from Government Medical College Amritsar (India) and then completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology on an academic track at the University of Bristol, UK. His academic training included a dedicated research fellowship at the Academic Renal Unit at the University of Bristol (UK), leading […]
Suneet Singh
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Singh has been a member of the Division of Nephrology since 1998. She is currently a Clinical Associate Professor and Head of the Peritoneal Dialysis program at Vancouver General Hospital. She completed medical school at McGill University and then Internal Medicine at the University of Calgary. After finishing two years of […]
Kathryn Scobie
Clinical Instructor
Michael Schachter
Clinical Assistant Professor
Mazier Riazy
Renal Pathologist Dr. Riazy is a Renal Pathologist and Associate Member of Division of Nephrology. In pursuit of an academic life, after receiving my MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, I moved to beautiful British Columbia to start my PhD at UBC, with a focus on lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and vascular bioplay. Alongside […]
DharmaPaul Raju
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr Raju’s interests include Hypertension and U/S use in dialysis patients. He graduated medical school and Internal Medicine residency at the University of Saskatchewan and completed a Nephrology fellowship at McGill University. Dr Raju served as a Specialist Medical Officer for the Canadian Forces, and obtained a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and […]
David Prchal
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Prchal obtained his medical degree from McGill University in 2004 and completed his training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at UBC. Dr. Prchal is trained in Clinical Nephrology and Dialysis, has a special interest in Peritoneal Dialysis and CKD, and is actively involved in the consultative nephrology services. He also provided […]
Gary Nussbaumer
Clinical Instructor Dr. Nussbaumer works as a Transplant physician at St. Paul’s Hospital with interests in clinical transplant research, dialysis access and computerization/technology in medicine. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree and then obtained a degree in medicine from the University of Saskatchewan. When not cycling, running or enjoying family time with dogs, he […]
Peter Neufeld
Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Neufeld practices general Nephrology including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis at Vancouver General Hospital. He is the Program Director of the Nephrology residency training program. He has previously served as the chair of the Royal College Specialty Committee in Nephrology and as a member of the Examination committee for Internal […]
Marie Michaud
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Michaud attended medical school and completed her Internal Medicine and Nephrology fellowship in Calgary. She joined the division of nephrology in Kamloops in 2007 and then moved to Kelowna in 2013 to join the Kelowna division of nephrology and to serve as the Medical Director of Renal for Interior Health. Dr. Michaud’s love is […]
Alex Magil
Professor
Scott Lyle
Clinical Instructor Dr Lyle finished his Nephrology residency from UBC in 2012 and has been working in Interior Health since. He is currently practicing General Nephrology at Kelowna General Hospital. When not in the office, Scott enjoys taking advantage of the Okanagan outdoors with his family.
David Landsberg
Clinical Professor Dr. Landsberg is the Medical Director of Renal Transplantation, and Physician Leader and Division Head for SPH Renal Program. He was the founder of the SPH Renal Transplant program, and has been instrumental in its growth and development. He is clinically active in pre-transplant, post-transplant and in-hospital transplant care, as well as participating […]
James Lan
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Lan is an Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Nephrology. He is the Director of the HLA Laboratory in Vancouver, and a transplant nephrologist at the Vancouver General Hospital. He obtained his medical degree, internal medicine, and nephrology training at the University […]
George Lam
Clinical Assistant Professor
Mercedeh Kiaii
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Kiaii is Medical Director of the Hemodialysis Unit and Vascular Access Services. She has training in clinical nephrology and dialysis. She has developed a collaborative multidisciplinary network of nurses, radiologists and surgeons across the province. Her research interests include Hemodialysis and vascular access outcomes. Dr. Kiaii received her MD from UBC; completed […]
Paul Keown
Professor Dr. Keown received his training in medicine, immunobiology and transplantation at the universities of Manchester, Paris and Western Ontario, his research doctorates in medicine and science from the University of Manchester, and his MBA from Simon Fraser University. His research interests focus particularly on the immune response in transplantation and autoimmune disease, and extend […]
Mohamud Karim
Clinical Assistant Professor
Beverly Jung
Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Jung is trained in Clinical Nephrology and Dialysis with an interest in Hemodialysis. She is involved in the consultative nephrology services, and one of the Medical Directors of the Community Hemodialysis Units within the Vancouver Coastal Health Region. Her interests include cardiovascular risk reduction and pain/symptom assessment and management of the […]