Dr Christopher Nguan MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Faculty of Medicine

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Dr Christopher Nguan is a Canadian board-certified Urologic Surgery Specialist who has sub-specialty training in Advanced Minimally Invasive surgical techniques including daVinci robotic Surgery Systems, as well as Transplantation.  He is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia – Department of Urological Sciences, Surgical Head of Kidney Transplantation at Vancouver General Hospital and the Director of the Surgical Technologies Experimental Laboratory & Advanced Robotics (STELLAR) facility at VGH.

His current clinical practice is based at the Diamond Health Sciences Center at VGH in Vancouver, and consists of a mixture of general Urology (UTI, stones, incontinence, cancer, reconstruction) and Kidney Transplantation.  Operating out of the Vancouver General, UBC, St Paul’s and Mt St Josephs Hospitals, he serves the greater Vancouver community and beyond.

Dr. Nguan’s research interests are diverse and are categorized into two main divisions: Transplant related research and Medical Technology.  To improve donor organ availability and quality, and with generous support from UBC and the Department of Urologic Sciences, he works closely with primary collaborator Dr. Caigan Du at the Jack Bell Research Center to develop novel preservation and rehabilitation strategies for solid organ transplantation.

Research Area(s)
  • Solid Organ Transplantation

Precision Medicine in Transplantation Research Excellence Cluster

Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th avenue
Vancouver, BC Canada

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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