An Advisory Committee guides BGSC’s work. The Branch has amassed Committee members from all surgery-related departments who all bring considerable talent in the area of surgical care in low resource regions.
Directors
Director: Dr. Brian Westerberg, MD, MHSc, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Surgery
Otology & Neurotology, St. Paul’s Hospital
Westerberg Bio : Presentation – Rotary Hearing Health Care Program in Uganda : OPSEI
Founding Director: Dr. Robert H Taylor, MD, CM; MIH; FRCSC; DipTM.
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Surgery, General Surgeon
Taylor Bio | CV | Publications
Associate Director: Dr. David Fairholm, MD, FRSCS
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Neurosurgery
Fairholm Bio
Members
Dr. Geoffrey K. Blair, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor,
Pediatric Surgeon, British Columbia Children’s Hospital
Dr. Kevin Bush, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor Plastic Surgery
Bush – Plastic Surgery – Uganda
Dr. Paul Dubord, B.Sc., M.D. (Alta.), FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Member, World Health Organization’s Expert Advisory Panel on Human Cell, Tissue & Organ Transplantation
Dubord Bio : Dubord Interview
Dr. Mark Nigro, MD, (ALTA.), FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences
Dr. Peter O’Brien
Associate Professor, Department Deputy Head, Orthopaedics
Dr. Norgrove Penny, CM, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Senior Advisor for Physical Impairment, CBM International
Dr. Karim Qayumi, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor and Director of Research, Dept. of Surgery
Director of Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education and Innovation
Dr. Eleanor J. Reimer, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Professor,
Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia
BC Children’s Hospital
Reimer Bio
Dr. Flora Teng
Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Dr. Nancy Van Laeken, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor Plastic Surgery
St. Paul’s Hospital, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital and Mount St. Joseph Hospital
http://www.vanlaeken.com/
Past Members:
Dr. Jan Christilaw, President BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre
Dr. Nelson Greidanus, Director of Resident Education in the Division of Lower Limb Reconstruction; Oncology at Vancouver General Hospital.
Dr. Eric Webber, Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine