St. Paul’s Hospital

At St. Paul's Hospital, orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Tamim Umran practises. He is regarded as one of Vancouver, British Columbiatop ,'s orthopaedic doctors. He specialises in treating the musculoskeletal system, which includes the joints, bones, tendons, muscles, and ligaments, as an orthopaedic surgeon. In order to treat tumours, infections from trauma, wounds, and other problems that require such surgical intervention, he performs the required surgery. He also addresses other problems like arthritis and spine ailments. View Profile

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Jian Ye practises at St. Paul's Hospital. One of the top cardiothoracic surgeons in Vancouver, British Columbia, is Dr. Ye. He is a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon who focuses on performing various surgical treatments for the heart, oesophagus, lungs, and other chest-area organs as well as the tissues and bone structures constituting the chest cavity. He primarily treats lung cancer as well as conditions that affect the oesophagus and chest wall. View Profile

In Poland, Dr. Lgnaszewski completed his medical education. He immigrated to Canada in 1983, attending Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to finish his internal medicine residency before transferring to the University of Alberta to complete his adult cardiology residency. In 1994, he was chosen to serve as the medical director of a prestigious programme for cardiac rehabilitation and prevention at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. His additional research interests include heart transplantation and therapy of severe heart failure, including cutting-edge multidisciplinary approaches to the disease's treatment with specialist clinics and quality-improvement initiatives. Dr. Ignaszewski, a former head of the UBC Heart Transplant Program at St. Paul's Hospital, is the director of the Heart Function Clinic there. Also, he leads the province in heart failure. Heart failure, cardiac rehabilitation, and patient outcomes following various cardiovascular treatments are among the doctor's research interests. In these fields, he has 128 abstracts and 77 papers published. View Profile

Dr. Werb is a practising clinical nephrologist and was previously the director of both the PHC Renal Program and the Hemodialysis Unit. In Sechelt, Powell River, Squamish, and Fraser Valley outreach programmes, he coordinates the care of local hemodialysis patients. Plasmapheresis is his other area of interest (co-managed with Hematology). Prior to arriving to UBC, Dr. Werb worked in Canada's Newfoundland and London, Ontario, where he completed his medical studies. He has worked for UBC since 1979. Dr. Werb has been a member of the dialysis and transplant patients' dragon boat team O2P for a long time, and he trains with them at least once a week, rain or shine. View Profile

Dr Dr. Al Prout Finished undergraduate studies at the University of Cape Town and a residency in neurology at the University of British Columbia. Prior to entering the neurology department at St. Paul's Hospital in 1993, the doctor completed a fellowship in neuromuscular disease/ALS at VGH. Presently working as a consultant at St. Paul's Hospital and practising general neurology with a focus on neuromuscular diseases. Chief of the Neurology Division of SPH/PHC since 2011. Member of the Canadian Neurological Society Federation (CNSF), the American Epilepsy Society (AES), and the former president of the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (CCNS). Previously, he served as Canada's ambassador to the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN). View Profile

After completion of her medical education in 1995, Dr. Hatoon Ezzat undertook additional studies in internal medicine and haematology. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and holds certifications in internal medicine and haematology from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Her primary areas of interest in medicine are hemoglobinopathies, such as sickle-cell anaemia and thalassemia, and she actively participates in clinical research. View Profile