In the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia is Canada's first and only academic dermatology department: The Department of Dermatology & Skin Science.
Through the main treatment facility of The Skin Care Centre we accommodate over 80,000 patient visits each year, with our faculty providing front-line care to patients with skin problems ranging from common to unusual and complicated.
Our faculty members have world-class standing in their fields and provide the most extensive Undergraduate medical dermatology teaching and the broadest range of Postgraduate training opportunities in Canada.
Five focused laboratories conducting advanced research in: Skin Cancer, Photonics, Hair, Immunodermatology, and Predictive Medicine & Therapeutics, each of which output numerous Publications and Reports.


Current Event Schedule: July - December 2009


  News Releases & Announcements
September 7, 2009: Dr. Youwen Zhou to convene the 16th Annual Meeting of the PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research in September 2010. more »
July 4, 2009: Dr. Tim Lee receives Young Investigator Award from the Canadian Dermatology Foundation. more »
July 3, 2009: UBC Department of Dermatology and Skin Science hosts Canadian Dermatology Association Patient Clinical Session. more »
July 1, 2009: Dr. Sheila Au appointed as Division Head for Dermatology at St. Paul's Hospital. more »
June 11, 2009: Dr. David McLean elected as Vice President of The International Society of Dermatology. more »
Read more in News Releases Archives
Upcoming Events :
The Department of Dermatology & Skin Science also hosts several important events each year. The next events on our calendar are:
 
   
Read more in Upcoming and Archived Events

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The Department is affiliated with Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, St. Paul's Hospital, British Columbia
Cancer Agency, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, and British Columbia's Women's Hospital & Health Centre.
   
 

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