The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) awarded the 2018 Huggins Medal to Dr. Martin Gleave. The medal is presented in recognition by the SUO of a major contribution and/or lifetime achievement in research and/or clinical practice that has contributed to the progress in the treatment for patients with genitourinary neoplasms. It has been awarded annually since 2001. […]
Dr. Martin Gleave receives Dr.Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research
The fifth annual Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research will be awarded to Martin Gleave, Head of UBC’s Department of Urologic Sciences, who has relentlessly pursued solutions – in the lab and through clinical trials – to the challenge of treatment-induced resistance in prostate cancer. Read the announcement here
Dr. Ryan Flannigan Recruited to Urologic Sciences at UBC to lead Male Reproduction & Sexual Medicine Research Program
We are pleased to announce that Ryan Flannigan, a fellowship trained Male Infertility and Sexual Medicine expert will be returning to the UBC Faculty of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences, effective July 1, 2018.
Report from the Department Head
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the new website for the Department of Urologic Sciences. The Department of Urologic Sciences (DUS), part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, was founded on July 1, 2006. Within the DUS we strive to develop and deliver programmes of excellence in key areas of […]
Meet the New Residents!
Samrad Ghavimi Born in Iran, my family and I moved to Canada when I was 8 years old. It wasn’t until Grade 10 Science when I truly enjoyed a topic for the first time- human anatomy and physiology. This was when I began thinking about a career in medicine. After high school, I began my […]
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