Spinal Cord Research Centre Seminar –  Dr. Brian Kwon

Dr. Brian Kwon 

Professor, Department of Orthopedics, UBC 

Spine Surgeon, Vancouver Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital Dvorak Chair in Spine Trauma Director, Clinical Research, ICORD Director, Vancouver Spine Research Program 

Research interests: 

“Kwon’s primary research interest is in spinal cord injury. During his residency, he met many young patients on the spinal cord unit whose lives had been devastated by SCI; this motivated him to pursue a career in spine surgery and a PhD in neuroscience. Now, as a surgeon-scientist, his research interests in SCI span the translational continuum from basic bench research all the way to clinical trials. His research program is best characterized by “bedside back to bench” and “bench to bedside” bi-directional translation. Currently, Dr. Kwon is leading a North American clinical trial in acute SCI to improve guidelines for the management of patients in the early stages of their injury and also to establish biomarkers of injury by providing a more complete picture of the pathophysiology of acute human SCI. His interest in the human pathophysiology of SCI has led him to establish the International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB)” -https://icord.org/researchers/dr-brian-kwon/ 

All are welcome to attend

For more information please contact Dr. Katinka Stecina, Katinka.Stecina@umanitoba.ca