Biography:

 

Dr. Hoiland completed his PhD (2015-2018) at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, where he studied cerebrovascular physiology and human adaptation to hypoxia. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Hoiland investigated the pathophysiology of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as well as traumatic spinal cord injury, with a focus on mitigating secondary hypoxic injury. Collectively, his training involved studying how the central nervous system responds to hypoxia in pre-clinical disease models, healthy humans, and patients. Currently, he performs research aiming to determine neuroprotective strategies to improve outcomes for patients suffering an acute central nervous system injury. He conducts studies across the translational continuum in pre-clinical disease models, healthy human studies, and clinical patient studies to characterize the pathophysiology of acute traumatic and/or ischemic central nervous system injury. This includes a focus on cerebrovascular function in individuals experiencing brain injury as a consequence of intimate partner violence.