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Jahanfar, Shayesteh
Dr. Jahanfar has been teaching for more than 25 years. She has taught a broad range of courses including epidemiology, biostatistics, maternal-child health, systematic reviews, research methodology, Doctor-Patient and Society Module at the graduate and undergraduate level. She has also delivered a series of workshops/webinars to support faculty development teaching software (SPSS, R, SAS, CMA), […]
Hunt, Georgia
Georgia has been intensely involved in maternity care since the first time a baby was born into her hands in Broxburn, Scotland in 1973. She was a founding member of the Family Practice Maternity Service at BC Women’s and is Physician Lead for Sheway, a project for pregnant and parenting women who live in Vancouver’s […]
Honer, William
Dr. Honer trained in medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and received his MD in 1984. Following a year of internal medicine training at the Vancouver General Hospital, he was a resident in psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University for three years. During the final year of his residency program, and for […]
Hirsh, Alana
Alana Hirsh is a Montreal born, McGill and UBC trained family doctor, with additional training and expertise in emergency medicine, addiction medicine, and international health. She has practiced in a variety of locations, from inner cities to remote areas throughout Eastern and Western Canada, the U.S.(Boston), and West Africa. She currently lives in Vancouver and works […]
Hayes, Kelly
Kelly Hayes has been a registered and practicing midwife in the province of BC since graduating with her midwifery degree in 2005 from the University of British Columbia. She has held a keen interest in finding ways to reduce the incidence of GBS colonization since completing her graduating paper and is thrilled to now have […]
Gunka, Vit
I am a fellowship trained obstetric anesthesiologist providing pain control for labour and anesthesia for cesarean deliveries at BC Women’s Hospital. I am a former director of Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship Program and Research at BC Women’s Hospital. My education includes Medical Doctor Degree at Palacky University Olomouc in Czech Republic and Internship at Englewood […]
Fontaine, Christine
Generally, I am interested in learning and memory processes during normal and abnormal development. I study the impact of teratogen exposure (in the form of substances of abuse such as alcohol and cannabis) on postnatal neurodevelopment and learning and memory processes with a keen interest in potential sex differences in these outcomes. In particular, I […]
Farrales, Lynn
Dr. Farrales is a Family Physician and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia on Coast Salish Territories. Her areas of research interest include Refugee Health, Stillbirth and Community-Based Participatory Research. As a clinician, she is a Family Physician with a focus on immigrant, refugee and […]
Yoosefi, Niyoosha
My name is Niyoosha Yoosefi and am a fourth-year Honours Bachelor of Sciences student, specializing in Cellular Anatomical Physiology at UBC. I have a keen interest in Endocrinology and Women’s health and am currently doing a studentship at the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research, looking at the effectiveness of progesterone therapy for women […]