John S.T. Masterson

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Professor, Division of Urology, Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Areas

Surgery

Contact

jmasterson@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2000 ext. 7583

Mailing Address

4500 Oak St
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1

Assistant

Danielle Baghaii
dkrautsieder@cw.bc.ca

Overview: I am a clinical researcher who specializes in research relating to microsurgery in urology, the use of robotics for pediatric urology and improvements to medical education.
Publications: “Don’t tell me this isn’t relevant all over again in its brand new same old way”: imagination, agitation, and raging against the machine in Ali Smith’s Spring
Safundi
John Masterson
DOI: 10.1080/17533171.2020.1776961
07/2020
Research: Current Projects
Improving the Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning for Medical Education
Current Projects
Robotics in Pediatric Surgery

Grants

UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (2009-2011)

Honours & Awards

1999 Nominated for Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, PAR-BC
2006 Career Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
2010 Excellence in Education Award of Distinction, BC Children’s Hospital

Research Group Members

Danielle Baghaii, Executive Assistant, Urology

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Congratulations to the 2020 UBC Faculty of Medicine Award recipients!

We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children’s Hospital investigators recognized in the 2020 UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards.

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Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients!

Congratulations to the BC Children's and BC Women's investigators who were awarded funding through the highly competitive Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Spring 2020 competition.

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Concussion education now required for supervisors of school sports in B.C.

BC School Sports, the governing organization for school sports in the province, has mandated a BC Children’s Hospital-based concussion education training module for its members who work with young athletes. Now those who supervise secondary school sports will be better prepared to prevent, respond to, and manage concussions in teens when these activities resume this fall.

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Summer Safety

With summer in full swing, more British Columbians are heading to rivers, lakes and the ocean to cool down and relax. While water activities can be fun, they can come with a risk of drowning for those who aren't prepared.

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships!

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