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Welcome to Dr. Justin McGinnis
Dr. Justin McGinnis is a Gynecologic Oncologist at Vancouver General Hospital. He is thrilled to be appointed into the role of Program Director for the Gynecologic Oncology Subspecialty Residency Training Program at UBC. We would like to offer a sincere thank you to Dr. Marette Lee for her leadership of the training program in her… Read More >
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Welcome to Dr. Elisabeth McClymont
Dr Elisabeth McClymont has joined the Department as an Assistant Professor in the UBC Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics. Dr McClymont completed her PhD in Reproductive and Developmental Science at UBC, followed by Postdoctoral Fellowships in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics at Université de Montréal and UBC. Additionally, she completed postdoctoral level work… Read More >
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Welcome Jasmine Wong as our Sr Program Assistant in the Undergraduate program
Jasmine was born and raised in Hong Kong before moving to Canada in April 2022 with her family. Jasmine has honed her skills in arts and cultural public services administration, with a particular focus on managing the day-to-day operations of performing arts venues and museums. The dynamic and creative environment in the arts industry escalated… Read More >
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Welcome Noëlle Klymko to the OBGYN Education Team
Welcome Noëlle Klymko as our new Residency Senior Program Assistant. Noëlle brings valuable experience from her previous role at the University of Toronto, where she worked in Student Housing, supporting students as they transitioned to campus life. With a strong background in educational administration, Noëlle is excited to contribute to UBC in her new role, supporting… Read More >
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Welcome Nora Becker to the OBGYN Education Team
Welcome Nora Becker! Nora is the new Sr Program Assistant for our Subspecialty (MFM, REI, GyneOnc) programs. Read More >
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Welcoming Dr. Tal Milman to the Gynaecologic Oncology Subspecialty Residency Program
Dr. Tal Milman is currently the Subspecialty Resident in Gynecologic Oncology at VGH. He grew up in Toronto after immigrating from Israel at a young age. After completing medical school and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Toronto he decided to make the inevitable jump the west coast for fellowship. He will… Read More >
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Family Planning Clinical Fellowship Program welcomes Dr Sabrina Lee
Originally from Gatineau (Québec), Sabrina completed her undergraduate degree and medical school at the University of Ottawa. In 2017, she moved to Winnipeg for her residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology. With a strong interest in reproductive rights, they supplemented their clinical training with the Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) during which they completed an integrated… Read More >
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Dr. Lori Brotto is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty
On 24 Jun 2024, the Faculty of Medicine announced the recipients of the 2024 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards. Dr. Lori Brotto is this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service. Read More >
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D. A. Boyes Memorial Research Award 2024
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 DA Boyes Memorial Research Award. This year we are awarding three grants to the following: Jalisa Karim (supervisor Dr Gillian Hanley) Jeffrey Wong (supervisor Dr Deborah Money) Karen Jiang (supervisor Dr. Roxana Geoffrion) Read More >
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The BC Centre for Vulvar Health welcomes Dr. Mruganka Kale!
The BC Centre for Vulvar Health would like to welcome Dr. Mruganka Kale who has started the vulvovaginal health and sexual medicine advanced training program. Dr. Kale is originally from Vancouver and completed medical school at UBC. She did a Masters degree in health policy at Queen’s University. She did her residency training in Obstetrics… Read More >