Dr. Paul Yong (MD, PhD, FRCSC) is the Research Director and a Gynaecologist at the BC Women’s Centre for Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis. Dr. Yong completed a MD/PhD degree in Experimental Medicine and a Residency in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, followed by a Clinical Fellowship in Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, & Advanced Laparoscopy in 2012, at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Yong teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at UBC. He provides research supervision for undergraduate students, graduate students, residents, clinical fellows and post-doctoral fellows.
He is the Director of the UBC Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Rotation in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Dr. Yong’s research interests are in endometriosis and pelvic pain, and his translational research interests include bio-banking of endometriosis, gene sequencing in endometriosis, and investigating nerve formation in the pelvis as a cause of pain.
A full list of publications can be found here: https://yonglab.med.ubc.ca/publications/
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Pathways 2 Patient Oriented Research
Endocation: A pilot randomized controlled trial of endometriosis education program for secondary school (2019-2020)
CO-PI’s: Paul Yong & Endometriosis Research Patient Advisory Board
Trainee: Kate Wahl
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Reach Award
Knowledge translation for a new understanding of sexual pain in endometriosis (2019-2020)
CO-PI’s: Paul Yong, Jessica Sutherland & Endometriosis Patient Advisory Board
Trainee: Natasha Orr
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Health Professional-Investigator Program
Sexual Pain in Endometriosis: Role of Somatic Mutations and Local Neurogenesis (2018-2022)
PI: Paul Yong
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant
Multimodal imaging of the fallopian tubes (2017-2020)
PI: Lane, P
CO-I’s: Lee, A; MacAulay, C; McAlpine, J, Miller, D
Collaborator: Yong, PJ
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant
Sexual Pain in Endometriosis: Role of Somatic Mutations and Local Neurogenesis (2018-2022)
PI: Yong, PJ
CO-I’s: Anglesio, M; Gilks, B; Howard, F; Bedaiwy, M; Albert, A; Huntsman, D; Lee, A; Lisonkova, S
Collaborators: Allaire, C; Bridge-Cook, P; Greaves, E; Hoodless, P; Noga, H; Hummelshoj, L; Williams, C
Top 5 abstract and Runner-up for Best e-poster, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2018 meeting. (Presented by N. Orr; Senior author P. Yong)
Top 5 abstract for oral presentation, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2018 meeting. (Presented by K. Arion; Senior author P. Yong)
UBC Great Supervisor 2018, UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/researcher/13944-yong
Top 5 abstract and Runner-up for Best oral presentation, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2017 meeting. (Presented by P. Yong)
2017 World Congress of Endometriosis. Best scientific presentation, 1st runner-up.
Top 5 abstract, Canadian Society for Advancement in Gynaecologic Excellence (CanSAGE), Sept 2017. (To be presented by T. Aksoy, clinical fellow. P. Yong senior author)
Co-applicant on successful application (led by D. Huntsman) for OVCARE to be designed a VCHRI Research Centre (2017).
Top 3 abstracts chosen for oral plenary presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the International Pelvic Pain Society, Chicago, IL. (Presented by A. McPeak, MPH student. P. Yong, senior author).