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Welcome to the UBC Division of Neurology

The Division of Neurology is one of the largest divisions within the Department of Medicine, and spans many activities in clinical, research and educational spheres. The majority of these activities are conducted at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, BC Children Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.

It is nationally and internationally recognized for its clinical and research programs in multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative disorders including dementias, motor neuronal disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.

The Division of Neurology is consistently successful in obtaining peer reviewed grant funding from agencies in Canada and internationally. Divisional members make important contributions to both basic neuroscience and clinical neurological literature; generated more than 200 publications with research funding over $20M in recent year.

Clinically, the division provides province-wide tertiary and quaternary care for a variety of neurological disorders. The Division has clinical outreach to many communities around the province, including Kitimat, Queen Charlotte, Masset & Whitehorse and Yukon.
Faculty members are actively involved in teaching and supervising all levels of students and trainees from undergraduate to postgraduate students, clinical and research fellows. The Residency Training Program in Neurology is the one of the largest in the country.

Kudos

• CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award 2024 – recipient Andrea Jones
• Dr. Barbara Allan Scholarship 2023 – recipient Negar Tehrani

Faculty Promotion

• Laura Wilson promoted to Clinical Associate Professor effective February 1, 2024
• Niall Davidson promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor effective January 1, 2024

Welcome New Faculty Members

2023-2024

• Erik Pioro appointed as Professor (Academic) – March 1, 2024
•  Alyson Plecash appointed as Clinical Instructor – January 1, 2024
• Andrew Lockey appointed as Clinical Assistant Professor (IMP) – July 2023
• Tafline Kao appointed as Clinical Instructor (VFMP-F) – August 1, 2023
• Alyson Plecash started VCH appointment with UBC appointment pending – September 1, 2023