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Share Your StoRyMeet the doctors shaping the future of Uro-oncology care
A clinical fellowship is an important training step in a physician’s career.
Devastating diagnosis inspires transformational change
Over a decade ago, Rod Senft received a devastating diagnosis: prostate cancer. The disease runs…
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation announce launch of $35 million fundraising campaign for Urologic Sciences
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation today announced the launch of their Urologic Sciences campaign, with…
$4.12 million raised! Thank you for supporting our Time to Shine gala
Funds raised support the future of our health care system, driving innovation and providing better health care for all British Columbians
Together, We Shine
Together, we transform health care Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), UBC Hospital and several donor-supported health…
One transplant for life
When making a life-altering decision about your health, you want the best healthcare team on…
Dr. Ryan Flannigan: A urology superstar
In Canada, about one in six couples experience infertility in their family planning journey. For…
1,000 lifesaving connections: Kidney Paired Donation program hits 1,000 transplant milestone
1,000 patients in Canada have received kidney transplants thanks to the kidney exchange program led…
Teresa Zurberg and her storied careers
Co-founder of the internationally renowned Canines for Care program, former cardiology technologist, handler for bomb…
Meet the doctors who give their expertise—and their dollars
VGH is home to world-class teams of clinician-scientists whose everyday mission is to provide the…
Health check: Identifying heart problems in women
Heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases are often closely associated with men, but heart disease is…
Then & now: Greg’s story
On August 24, 1960, two-year-old Greg Wallace sat in a waiting room at VGH with…
Breaking barriers: Reshaping women’s health
Health care, historically, has not been equal. Injuries have existed since the dawn of our…
A Day in the Life: The Spiritual Health Practitioner
VGH is home to world-class health care practitioners: clinician-scientists, nurses, allied health care workers and…
Young woman plagued by unexplained pain is saved by the spinal experts at VGH
For nearly five years, 27-year-old Logan La Roue dealt with confusing hip and leg pain.…
Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, movement disorder neurologist, director of the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre and co-founder/director…
At the Heart of VGH: Innovating cardiac care with Dr. Jason Andrade
A heartbeat is the rhythm of life. But what happens when your heartbeat is irregular?…
Character actor experiences her ‘brain on fire’, nearly loses her life
Tracy Po has had migraines all her life. They’ve always been there, often resulting in…
