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Jeff Roberts
Dr. Roberts has B.Sc. (hon) and M.D. degrees from the University of British Columbia. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University, then a three-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Upon completing his training, Dr. Roberts […]
Dr. Amrita Pooni
Resident Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr. Rachel Phillips
Rachel Phillips (Executive Director) is a health sociologist with a passion for the non-profit sector, evidence based service delivery, and health and social equity. For over a decade Rachel has been involved in community-based research addressing social determinants of health among people in the sex industry, women who use substances during pregnancy and early parenting, social welfare […]
Becky Palmer
Dr. Becky Palmer serves as the Chief Nursing Officer. She was born in Saskatchewan, raised in Alberta and has been living in BC since 1987. In her role as CNO, Dr. Palmer leads FNHA’s Nursing Services and oversees both operations and transformation of nursing programs with an emphasis on quality. Her initial focus is on […]
Mary Wood
I was born and raised on a small farm on Gabriola Island and moved to Victoria to complete my undergrad in Biology at UVic. I worked for an ophthalmologist following graduation and began my journey at UBC Medical School last fall. Over the last year I have developed a keen interest in endocrinology, specifically in fertility and reproductive […]
Paula Pinzón Hernández
Philosopher, MPH, PhD student in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences. For the last nine years, I have worked as a strategic communication and knowledge management consultant on international cooperation projects, most of them related to women’s health, maternal mortality, and abortion. I am interested in the knowledge translation gaps between women experiencing abortion, health personnel, and […]
Dr. Elizabeth Nethery
GRADUATE STUDENT: SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH: Comparing incidence, risk factors and macrosomia-associated morbidity for midwives v. physician clients in BC and Washington State.
Zahra Pakzad
Zahra is a PhD student in the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology since January 2021, working with primary supervisor Dr. Deborah Money. She has been with the Reproductive Infectious Diseases team since June 2015, first as a Research Coordinator with VOGUE (Vaginal Microbiome Group Initiative), and then as the Research Manager for the Maternal […]
Dr. Sheina Macadam
Dr. Macadam’s research has impacted both the health care system as well as how clinical care is delivered. After conducting a systematic review of acellular dermal matrices, together with Dr. Peter Lennox, they were able to develop a tool to determine the cost effectiveness of the procedure. Though the procedure had shown promise for use […]