Kim Cheema
Dr. Kim Cheema completed her internal medicine and nephrology training at the University of Calgary. She then completed an advanced fellowship with Professor David Jayne in Lupus and Vasculitis at Addenbrookes’ Hospital. She joined the University of Calgary Division of Nephrology in 2019 where she facilitated the development of the Klassen Bellusci Precision Kidney Clinic […]
Benjamin Juliar
Benjamin Juliar, Ph.D. has joined the Division of Nephrology as a Senior Research Scientist. His work is based at the laboratory facilities at the Mohseni Institute of Urological Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he focused on biomaterials and tissue engineering, and completed postdoctoral training at the […]
Pei Chen
Pei Chen earned her Bachelor of Medicine from Xiangya Medical School, Central South University in 2013. She then completed her Residency in Clinical Medicine (2013–2016) and M.D. in Clinical Nephropathy (2016–2018) at the Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, where she developed her expertise in nephrology. She began her career at Peking University First Hospital as […]
Vikas Sridhar
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Sridhar is a Transplant Nephrologist, with additional expertise in cardio-kidney-metabolic diseases. 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 […]