Radiology Research Day
Research Day is the highlight of our academic calendar. It gives our faculty and trainees the opportunity to showcase their discoveries through presentation of their research.
Each year, two radiology residents are chosen to represent the department at the Faculty Resident Research Awards Competition, and a faculty member is recognized for outstanding contribution to research through the Dr. Charles Lo Prize in Radiology Research.
Radiology Research Day
Thursday, May 9th, 2024
Dr. Manraj Heran, the 2024 Campbell Lecturer
Thank you to everyone who supported this year's Radiology Research Day!
We hosted a virtual/in-person meeting from our new location, the IWK Cineplex OE Smith Theatre.
Special thanks to our Campbell lecturer, Dr. Manraj Heran, our presentation judges (Dr. Manraj Heran, Dr. David Volders, and Dr. Jessie Kang), and to all of our presenters!
Research Day began early with a special Research Day Grand Rounds lecture, given by Dr. Manraj Heran (“Head to Toe: New Innovations in IR (learn from our past, look to our future”), followed by a resident teaching session led by the Campbell lecturer.
Department research was presented throughout the afternoon, with presentations from radiology residents, other trainees supervised by radiology faculty, and faculty members. The afternoon closed with an inspirational Dr. John E. Campbell lecture, given by Dr. Manraj Heran (“Living the Research ‘Dream’: Challenges of being a clinician-scientist”).
All presentations were recorded and have been made available through our Department SharePoint site and Grand Rounds teams folder. Please contact the Research Office for more details.
Congratulations to our 2024 Research Day award recipients!
The 2024 Charles Lo Prize recipient, Dr. David Volders, with Dr. James Clarke, Department Head
2024 Radiology Research Day award recipients
Dr. Charles Lo Prize in Radiology Research
Dr. David Volders
RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award
Dr. Jessica Dobson
Best Presentation by a Radiology Resident**
Dr. Matthew Oldfield
Dr. Sunaina Ramdass
**Resident recipients move on to Faculty of Medicine Resident Research Day
Best Presentation by a Non-Resident Trainee
Megan Iwaskow, Cecilie Karlstad Lønningen, Alex Myrvold Johansen, and Sivethan Suganthan
2024 J.E. Campbell Lecturer: Dr. Manraj Heran
Living the Research “Dream”: Challenges of being a clinician-scientist
Dr. Manraj Heran
Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
Division of Neuroradiology, Vancouver General Hospital
Pediatric Interventional Radiology, BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Heran graduated from the University of British Columbia medical school in 1996. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency training at the University of British Columbia program in 2001, and obtained his FRCPC in Diagnostic Radiology the same year. Having completed fellowships in Pediatric Radiology (BC Children’s Hospital, 2001), Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Vancouver General Hospital, 2002), as well as in Diagnostic Neuroradiology (Duke University Medical Center, 2003), he returned to a joint staff position between Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital in 2003.
Now in his twentieth year on staff, Dr. Heran is a diagnostic and interventional neuroradiologist at Vancouver General Hospital, and a pediatric interventional radiologist at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital. Dr. Heran is internationally recognized in both fields, and has served as the President of the Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology (SPIR) twice. With cross appointments in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Pediatrics, he is heavily involved in all aspects of medical education and clinical research. Areas of specific interest include the diagnosis and management of vascular malformations, traumatic brain injury, interventional neuroradiology (including acute stroke and other ischemic cerebrovascular disease), and spine and orbital radiology and intervention.