Our Leadership

The Department of Medicine is led by a diverse team of senior leaders, who are recognized for their national and international contributions to academic medicine.

Education and Research are the portfolios that drive the Department of Medicine’s strategic vision and mission – and each portfolio is led by our Associate Heads. Each of our 18 divisions is led by an appointed Division Head.

The leadership team meets monthly at the UBC Executive Committee Meeting where members share departmental and university business as well as engaging in strategic planning for the department. The team works together to create goals and objectives that continue to grow and strengthen the UBC Department of Medicine.

Associate Heads | Division Heads | Program Directors | Hospital Department Heads | Distributed Site Representatives | Clinical Faculty Representatives | Senior Administration


Department Head and Eric W. Hamber Professor and Chair in Medicine

Anita Palepu

Department Head, Eric W. Hamber Professor and Chair in Medicine


Associate Heads

Andrea Townson

Associate Head, Education

Najib Ayas

Associate Head, Research


Division Heads

Amin Kanani

Division Head, Allergy & Immunology

Jasmine Grewal

Division Head, Cardiology

Denise Jaworsky

Division Head, Community General Internal Medicine

Euiseok Kim

Associate Division Head, Community General Internal Medicine

Cheryl Holmes

Division Head, Critical Care Medicine

Marshall Dahl

Division Head, Endocrinology & Metabolism

Rob Enns

Division Head, Gastroenterology

Nadia Khan

Division Head, General Internal Medicine

Kenneth Madden

Division Head, Geriatric Medicine

Stephen Nantel

Division Head, Hematology

Ted Steiner

Division Head, Infectious Diseases

Stephen Chia

Division Head, Medical Oncology

Adeera Levin

Division Head, Nephrology

Martin McKeown

Division Head, Neurology

Fify Soeyonggo

Division Head, Palliative Care

Jennifer Yao

Division Head, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Christopher Carlsten

Division Head, Respiratory Medicine

Antonio Avina-Zubieta

Division Head, Rheumatology

Thomas Kerr

Division Head, Social Medicine


Program Directors

Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts

Director, Postgraduate Medical Education

Harpinder Nagi

Director, Undergraduate Medical Education

Kevin Eva

Director, Educational Research & Scholarship

Dirk Lange

Interim Director, Experimental Medicine Program

Sharlene Gill

Director, Faculty Mentorship Program

Diane Lacaille

Director, Equity & Inclusion Program


Hospital Department Heads

Wee-Shian Chan

Head, BC Women’s Hospital

Gerald da Roza

Head, Royal Columbian Hospital

Mark Ballard

Head, Royal Columbian Hospital

Marshall Dahl

Head, Vancouver Acute


Distributed Site Representatives

Laura Farrell

Island Medical Program

Sharla Rae Olsen

Northern Medical Program

Gina Polley

Southern Medical Program


Clinical Faculty Representative

Emily Lai

Clinical Faculty Representative


Senior Administration

Mary Liu

Director, Administration

Sharon Duguid

Senior Manager, Finance

Kathy Standeven

Senior Manager, Education

Stefanie Cheah

Manager, Research

Currently Recruiting

Manager, Human Resources

Donna Combs

Administrative Coordinator to the Department Head