Yashar Tashakkor
MD, MASc, FRCPC, ABIM, ABOM
UBC Division of General Internal Medicine
UBC Rank: Clinical Instructor
Areas of
Focus
Dr. Tashakkor focuses on managing patients with obesity and the integration of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.
- Obesity Medicine
- Preventive Medicine
- Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
- Integration of machine learning in the detection of cardiac arrhythmias
Affiliations & Awards
- Medical Director, Squamish Healthy Heart Program
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- Canadian Millennium Excellence Award
- Trek Excellence Scholarship for Academic Achievement, UBC
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Merit Award
- William, Sadie and Edwin Rowan Award in Medicine, UBC
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