DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY
The Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery has a Division Head and five staff surgeons. All of the Division members maintain some area of special expertise within the spectrum of plastic surgical practice. Areas include:
- Brachial Plexus Injury and Complex Upper Limb Conditions
- Breast and Chest-Wall Anomalies
- Burns and Scar Management
- Cleft Lip/Palate & Craniofacial Abnormalities
- Congenital Hand Anomalies
- Congenital Anomalies of face, head, neck and upper extremity
- Ear abnormalities
- Microsurgery
- Microtia
- Nerve injury
- Pigmented lesions
- Repair and Reconstruction of Face, Head and Neck due to trauma
- Skin lesions
- Vascular Anomalies
Faculty Members
Cynthia Verchere
Division Head, Clinical Associate Professor UBC
Sean Bristol
Clinical Assistant Professor UBC
Jugpal Arneja
Clinical Professor UBC
Douglas J Courtemanche
Clinical Professor Emeritus UBC
Erika Henkelman
Clinical Instructor UBC
Sally Hynes
Clinical Instructor UBC
Dr. Saoussen Salhi
Clinical Instructor
Staff Members
Ms. Norine Mayede, Division Administrative Assistant & Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Verchere
Ms. Wendy Moss, RN
Dr. Marija Bucevska, Research Coordinator
Ms. Rebecca Courtemanche, Research Coordinator
Ms. Rupinder Parhar, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Courtemanche
Ms. Anya Bogatyrova, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Arneja
Ms. Anvir Parhar, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Henkelman
Ms. Sandeep Nahal, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Hynes
Ms. Bernadine Trinidad, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Salhi
Ms. Young Ji Tuen, Research Assistant
Ms. Anvir Parhar, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Henkelman
Ms. Sandeep Nahal, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Hynes
Ms. Bernadine Trinidad, Medical Office Assistant to Dr. Salhi
Ms. Young Ji Tuen, Research Assistant