Education

  • Doctorate of Medicine, MD

    Psychology, BA, MA (Hons)

  • Clinical Medicine, MB ChB

  • 1 Medical License, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2003 review active registration

    2 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC), 2003 review active registration

    3 Endoscopic Ultrasound Biopsy Course, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, 2002

    4 Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine - 2002, Irish Committee on Higher Medical Training

    5 Gopen’s Writing Workshop Accreditation, 2002

    6 European Diploma of Gastroenterology, European Board of Gastroenterology accreditation, European Union of Medical Specialists, 2001

    7 Medical License, North Carolina Medical Board, 2001-2003

    8 European Fellow of Gastroenterology, European Union of Medical Specialists, 2001

    9 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 2015

    10 Royal College of Radiology Certificate, 1996

    11 Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR Part 1), 1996

    12 United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), 1995

    13 MRCP (UK) Part 2 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 1995

    14 MRCP (UK) Part 1 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 1994

    15 FMGEMS Part 1, 1991

  • The interaction between Helicobacter pylori and cyclooxygenase in gastric and vascular models. (Accepted for the degree of Doctor of Medicine by the University of Cambridge, 2001).

    Supervisor: Professor Desmond Fitzgerald and Dr. Frank Murray, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Employment

  • Clinical Professor, Attending Gastroenterologist, Director VGH Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship Program University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital

  • Co-Director, Luminal Clinical Trials Group Vancouver General Hospital

    Clinical Associate Professor University of British Columbia

    Attending Gastroenterologist Duke University Medical Centre & VA Medical Centre, North Carolina, USA

    Advanced Endoscopy Fellow Duke University Medical Centre & VA Medical Centre, North Carolina, USA

    Locum Consultant in Gastroenterology/GIM Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Specialist Registrar in Gastroenterology/GIM Honorary Lecturer in Therapeutics Beaumont Hospital/Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

    Lecturer in Therapeutics & Research Fellow in Gastroenterology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland/ Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Registrar in Gastroenterology/GIM and Lecturer in Medicine Beaumont Hospital/Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

    Registrar in Gastroenterology/GIM St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Specialist Registrar in Radiology Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK

    Registrar in Medicine/Accident & Emergency Registrar in Medicine/Accident & Emergency Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Senior House Office in Medicine University Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK

    House Officer in Medicine & Surgery Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK

  • 1 Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (MRCP UK), 1995

    2 British Society of Gastroenterology

    3 American Gastroenterology Association

    4 Irish Society of Gastroenterology

    5 American Medical Association

    6 Royal College of Physicians of Canada

    7 American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

    8 American College of Gastroenterology January 2021

    9 European Board of Gastroenterology

    10 College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

    11 British Columbia Medical Association

    12 Canadian Medical Association

    13 Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

    14 British Columbia Society of Gastroenterology

    15 National Endoscopy Committee, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, 20052008

    16 Third Medical Year Review Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 1998-2000

    17 Clinical Curriculum and Examinations Committee, RCSI, 1998-2000

    18 Irish Society of Gastroenterology Registrars Group, Treasurer, 1998-1999

    19 Irish Society of Gastroenterology Registrars Group, Member, 1997-2001

    20 LMIIF Review of Gastrointestinal Services in the Lower Mainland Committee Member, 2010-2011

    21 Colorectal Cancer Screening Study Committee, 2008-present

    22 CAG Certification (of Endoscopy Units) Program committee member, 2008-2010

    23 Invited to VANOC medical specialists programme for 2010 Olympics, 2007-2010

    24 Vancouver Annual Gastroenterology Forum Committee, 2005-present

    25 Claims Review Committee, Healthcare Benefit Trust, British Columbia, 2005-present