Stephan Schwarz MD, PhD

Professor

Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Faculty of Medicine

University of British Columbia

Dr. Schwarz obtained his primary medical degree as well as a postgraduate research doctorate in medicine from the University of Göttingen/Germany. He came to UBC in 1995 to pursue a PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics, followed by completion of a residency in anesthesia as well as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Clinician Investigator Program (CIP). In 2004, he became member of the anesthesia staff at St. Paul’s Hospital, where he also serves as Anesthesia Research Director. In 2014, Dr. Schwarz was awarded UBC’s Dr. Jean Templeton Hugill Chairship in Anesthesia. Since then, he has served as Director of the UBC Hugill Anesthesia Research Centre, a collaborative initiative within the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics under the aegis of the Hugill Chairship. Dr. Schwarz is a member the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia and serves on the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Research Advisory Committee. A passionate lecturer, Dr. Schwarz has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and has won numerous research and teaching awards; in 2017, he was awarded a UBC Killam Teaching Prize.

Founding Partners

BC Pain Research Network

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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