Sean Bristol

Overview: I am a clinical researcher conducting research related to my plastic surgery clinical practice. I have a particular interest in the areas of brachial plexus, and hand and nerve reconstruction.
Research: Current Project
Use of Short Vs. Long-Acting Local Anesthetic in Hand Surgery
Current Project
Management of Metacarpal Fractures
Current Project
Nerve Transfer Reconstruction in the Tetraplegic Upper Extremity

Research Group Members

Marija Bucevska, Clinical Research Coordinator
Rebecca Courtemanche

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Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients!

We are pleased to congratulate 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 Fall 2018 competition.

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New tumour test could guide personalized treatment for children with cancer

Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital are the first in Canada to use a new test for pediatric tumour analysis that may one day guide personalized treatments for children with cancer.

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Child abuse could leave ‘molecular scars’ on its victims

Children who are abused might carry the imprint of that trauma in their cells – a biochemical marking that is detectable years later, according to new research from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia and Harvard University.

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards & BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships

BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards and the 2018 BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships.

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