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Dr. Jason Andrade (Division of Cardiology) presents at the American Heart Association’s 2020 Late-Breaking Trial presentations
November 17, 2020Dr. Andrade and his team have led a multicentre randomised trial involving 18 centres across Canada looking into the ideal first treatment of atrial fibrillation (EARLY-AF) Read More >

Dr. Thalia Field appointed the Sauder Family and Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Professorship in Clinical Stroke Research
November 16, 2020The UBC Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Thalia Field, Associate Professor (Division of Neurology), has been appointed as the recipient of the Sauder Family and Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Professorship in Clinical Stroke Research. Read More >
UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo
The annual UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo was founded in 2011 and is a collaboration between the Department of Medicine Research Office and the UBC Experimental Medicine Program.
The UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo features keynote speakers from the Department of Medicine who are the driving forces behind topical issues garnering considerable public attention. Each year, we invite an external faculty member to share with us their research work, and insights that have a significant impact on our lives. You will also hear about the latest developments in the UBC Experimental Medicine Program and have an opportunity to see the outstanding research work of our trainees.