Faculty & Organizing Committee

Faculty in order of appearance

Wayne Ghesquiere MD, FRCP(C)
Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine Consultant
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UBC
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, British Columbia

Brett Heilbron, MBChB, FRCPC, FACC, FSCCT
Co-Director Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia
St. Paul’s Hospital Heart Centre/ Providence Heart and Lung Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia

Satish Rachapalli MB, MRCP(UK), MSc
Consultant Rheumatologist
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, British Columbia

Parbeen K. Pathak BSc, MD, FRCPC
Neurologist and Epileptologist
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, British Columbia

Richard Phillips MD, FRCPC
Clinical Endocrinologist
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, British Columbia

Viera Saly MSc, MD, FRCPC
General Neurology
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UBC
Victoria, British Columbia

Rohit Pai, MD
PGY-3 Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia
Chief Medical Resident, Victoria General Hospital

Reginald E. Smith, B.Sc.(Pharm.), Pharm.D. ACPR
Clinical Specialist, Cardiac Services & Thrombosis Clinic
Royal Jubilee Hospital & Victoria Heart Institute
Victoria, British Columbia

David Pearson MD, FRCP(C)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine Consultant
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, BC

Sikina Rossi MD,FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, UBC
Director Post-Graduate Dermatology Training IMP
Clinical Dermatologist in Private Practice, Victoria, BC

Organizing Committee

Dr. Barry Conway
Dr. Kathy Dabrus
Dr. Dolores Freigang CCFP
Dr. David McDonald FRCPC
Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere FRCPC
Dr. Jesse Pewarchuk FRCPC
Dr. Steve McKenzie CCFP
Dr. Doug Skinnider FRCPC
Dr. Laura Farrell FRCPC