News & Honours


Dr Roxana Geoffrion Receives the Carl Nimrod Award
December 17, 2014
  The Carl Nimrod Awards recognize excellence, commitment, innovation, and leadership in teaching knowledge, attitudes, and skills to the next generation of practitioners.  Dr. Geoffrion received this award at the recent Annual Meeting of the Association of Professionals in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in Toronto.  She exemplifies the characteristics of the award.  She is a busy […] Read More >


Community of Practice Session
December 1, 2014
Wednesday, December 17, 2-3pm.  This event will be video conferenced. Our next Community of Practice meeting will focus on the essentials of a fundable grant proposal. Dr. Elizabeth Cheu who is a Manager of Research Grant Development for the Faculty of Medicine, UBC. Elizabeth is exquisitely familiar with CIHR and what makes for a fundable […] Read More >


Pediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Clinic
December 1, 2014
Our team will be pleased to provide a complete range of gynaecology care for paediatric and adolescent patients including: • abnormalities of puberty, • primary and secondary amenorrhea, • abnormal uterine bleeding, • congenital structural abnormality and acquired structural abnormalities of the genital tract. Read More >


FIGO 2015
November 25, 2014
  Registrations are now open www.figo2015.org Read More >


Welcome Flora Teng
November 24, 2014
Dr. Teng is the newest member of the UBC Faculty of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  She is originally from Taiwan, but her family has travelled extensively and now currently resides in Surrey, BC.  She completed her Bachelor’s Degree at McGill University, followed by a Master of Public Health at Yale University.  She went on to obtain […] Read More >


Drs Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelzen honoured for work on hypertension during pregnancy
November 4, 2014
The husband-and-wife team of Laura Magee and Peter von Dadelszen have won the Chesley Award from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. The Chesley Award is given to a member of the society in recognition of her/his sustained and substantial contribution to research in preeclampsia, not only for her/his work but […] Read More >


Tuum Est: Leading Edge Medicine
October 21, 2014
The UBC Medical Alumni Association will presents Tuum Est: Leading Edge Medicine http://alumni.med.ubc.ca/about/lem/, an educational and intellectual discussion which focuses on cutting edge research and clinical outcomes which will benefit patients now and in the future. This program features leaders in their field doing ground-breaking research, engages the audience by creating opportunities for intellectual dialogue, […] Read More >


Welcome Nicole Todd
October 21, 2014
We welcome Dr Todd back! After completing her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2013 here at UBC, Nicole pursued additional training at the University of Ottawa.  She completed a Fellowship in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology in June 2014.  She also added a Health Care Education Scholars Program Diploma from the Academy for Innovation […] Read More >


Welcome Nadia Branco
October 20, 2014
We welcome Dr Nadia Branco! Nadia completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2013 here at UBC. Nadia pursued additional training in family planning and has joined the team at the CARE program.  She is a Clinical Instructor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the medical staff […] Read More >


Peter Von Dadelszen Wins the 2014 APOG Excellence in Research Award
October 6, 2014
Congratulations This national award recognizes outstanding scientific leadership, research mentoring, creative effort and major research accomplishments of a Canadian researcher (or research group) who is an active member of the Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada (APOG). We are delighted to announce that Dr Peter von Dadelszen is to receive this […] Read More >