Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
After receiving his MD from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and a rotating internship at Lion’s Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BC, Dr. Karsan practiced medicine in rural BC and the Northwest Territories before working as a volunteer with Médecins Sans Frontières. Currently, Dr. Karsan is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC and a Distinguished Scientist at Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer. Dr. Karsan has been supported by several prestigious awards over the years.