Ali Amid

MD

Investigator and Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, BC Children's Hospital

Dr. Amid received his medical degree from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Calgary, followed by his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Ottawa and University of Toronto. Dr. Amid subsequently completed a clinical and research fellowship in hemoglobinopathies and iron overload disorders at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Prior to moving to Vancouver and starting his current role as a Pediatric Hematologist at BC Children’s Hospital in 2021, he was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa and a Pediatric Hematologist at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

A BC Children's Hospital, he is the Director of the Hemoglobinopathy and Iron Overload Clinic.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology & BMT, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Childhood Diseases
  • Research Group(s): Childhood Cancer and Blood Research; Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Global Health and Innovations; Rare Diseases

Contact Information

Assistant

Carla Willems

cwillems@cw.bc.ca

Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

Honours & Awards

Dr. Amid has been the recipient of many research and clinical awards (e.g. Thalassemia Foundation of Canada Research Grant) and his research has been published in leading hematology journals like Blood, Lancet Haematology and Haematologica.

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