EXECUTIVE TEAM
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Dr. Black is Surgical Oncology Co-Chair of the NCI Bladder Cancer Task Force and Chair of the AUA Research Grants & Investigator Support Committee. He is Chair of the Canadian Bladder Cancer Network and General Secretary of the International Bladder Cancer Network. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal.
Peter Black
Professor of Urologic Sciences

Prof. Chi's research in the field of genitourinary cancers focuses on prostate cancer and investigational new drugs, where he has contributed to changing international standards of care practice for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Recently, he has been investigating circulating tumour DNA as a potential prognostic and predictive biomarker for patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. Prof. Chi is the past-Chair of the Genitourinary Disease Site Committee for the Canadian Cancer Trials Group, and has held peer-reviewed grant funding from the Canada Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC)/Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), the US Department of Defence, Movember, Prostate Cancer Foundation (USA), and Prostate Cancer Canada.
Prof. Chi has published over 250 articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including most recently the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, Nature, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Lancet Oncology.
Kim Chi, MD FRCPC
Medical Oncologist & Chief Medical Officer

Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer Agency
Provincial Director, Systemic Therapy Clinical Trials
Dr. Eigl is a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary oncology, with a special research interest in bladder and prostate cancers. He presently leads several clinical trials evaluating novel therapies such as antisense oligonucleotides and oncolytic viruses in these disease settings. He is active in national and international clinical trials and is a member of the National Cancer Institute of Canada GU Clinical Trials Group and Canadian Uro-Oncology Group.
Dr. Eigl rejoined the Prostate Centre in 2012. After completing a research fellowship here in 2004, he took a leadership position in genitourinary research in Calgary, Alberta. During his tenure there he was the Head of the Genitourinary Tumor Research Group, Medical Director of theClinical Trials Unit, and the Director of the Alberta Clinical Cancer Research Unit (ACCRU).
In returning to British Columbia, Dr. Eigl has taken on a provincial leadership role for systemic therapy clinical trials, which provides access to clinical trials for all cancer patients in British Columbia through the six regional cancer centres.
Bernie Eigl, MD
Medical Oncologist

In 2017, Dr. Gleave was appointed to the Order of Canada for his leadership role in developing new treatments for prostate cancer and for his research on mechanisms mediating treatment resistance in cancer. In 2020, he was inducted as a Fellow in the National Academy of Inventors.
Dr Gleave is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2018 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research, the Huggins Medal from the SUO in 2018, the Richard Williams Award from the AUA in 2017, the Barringer Medal from the American Association of GU Surgeons; the Eugene Fuller Award from the American Urological Association in 2013; the Aubrey Tingle Prize from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; and the NCIC William Rawls Award for contributions to cancer control in Canada; He was appointed a Distinguished University Scholar at UBC in 2003 and awarded a BC Leadership Chair in 2005, the 2006 BC Biotech Award for Innovation and Achievement, and the 2007 BC Innovation Council Frontiers in Research Award.
Martin Gleave, MD
Professor of Urology

Internal Medicine, University of Tuebingen 2001
Hematology/Oncology, University of Tuebingen, 2003
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada 2008
Christian Kollmannsberger, MD, FRCPC, is staff medical oncologist at the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) Vancouver Cancer Centre and Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia. He graduated from the Technical University in Munich, Germany and received his clinical training in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, mainly at University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Dr. Kollmannsberger's research is concentrated on genitourinary malignancies with a special interest in testicular and renal cell cancer. His research is focused on the investigation of mechanisms of treatment resistance, the development of novel treatment options and biomarkers, including miRNA-371/375 and others for testicular cancer.
Nationally and internationally, he has contributed to numerous trials in the field of renal cell carcinoma and testicular cancer. He has repeatedly served as faculty and member of the education/scientific committee for the Annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, and the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).
Currently, Dr. Kollmannsberger serves as chair of the BC Cancer Provincial Genitourinary Tumor Group, chair for the Genitourinary Systemic Therapy Clinical Trials Unit at BC Cancer Vancouver Centre, chair for the Canadian Clinical Trials Group Testis Cancer Disease Oriented Group, and member of the Canadian Clinical Trials Group Kidney Cancer Disease Oriented Group.
Christian Kollmannsberger, MD, FRCPC
BCGU CHAIR

Her main research focus involves discovery and validation of biomarkers in GU cancers, mainly in prostate and testis cancer patients.
She has got several grants and awards including the Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator award and the Michael Smith Foundation Health Professional Investigator award (2020), the operational CIHR grant in 2021, a R01/R37 NIH grant and the career development award from the US department of defense (2022).
Lucia is the vice-chair of the SWOG Adolescent and Young Adults (AYA) committee and the co-chair of the international SWOG- S1823 cohort study and the chair of the Canadian GCC.1 equivalent study through the Canadian Cancers Trial Group (CCTGG).
Lucia Nappi, MD, PhD
Clinician Scientist

Krista Noonan, MD
Medical Oncologist

Her main research focus involves discovery and validation of biomarkers in GU cancers, mainly in prostate and testis cancer patients.
She has got several grants and awards including the Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator award and the Michael Smith Foundation Health Professional Investigator award (2020), the operational CIHR grant in 2021, a R01/R37 NIH grant and the career development award from the US department of defense (2022).
Lucia is the vice-chair of the SWOG Adolescent and Young Adults (AYA) committee and the co-chair of the international SWOG- S1823 cohort study and the chair of the Canadian GCC.1 equivalent study through the Canadian Cancers Trial Group (CCTGG).
Alan So, MD
Clinician Scientist

Director, BC Community Oncology Trialists
Burnaby, BC
Dr. Simon Yu is a medical oncologist practicing at Burnaby Hospital and Ridge Meadows Hospital in British Columbia. He completed his internal medicine and medical oncology residency at University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency. His practice consists of almost all solid tumors and select hematologic malignancies.
Simon Yu, MD, FRCPC
Hematologist and Medical Oncologist

Joanna Vergidis, MSc, MD FRCPC
Medical Oncologist

Jack Zheng, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Maura Brown, Radiologist
Friday Night Keynote Speaker
FACULTY MEMBERS
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Active privileges SMH, Jim Pattison Outpatient Surgical Centre and Delta Hospital and Valley Surgical Centre
Strong clinical interest in Urologic Oncology, benign prostate disease, female and male incontinence, as well as stone disease.
EDUCATION
Urology Residency UBC 1992-1995
Cardiac Surgery Assistant, St Paul’s Hospital 1991-1992
General Surgery Residency 1990-1991
General Practitioner, Prince George 1989-1990
Rotating Internship, St. Paul’s Hospital 1987-1988
University of Alberta Medical School , MD 1984-1987
Bachelor of Science Degree U of A (Pscychology) 1980-1984
Cal Andreou, MD, FRCSC, BSc
Urologic Surgeon

Victoria, BC
Dr Andrew Attwell is a Medical Oncologist working since 2003 at BC Cancer, Victoria. His tumor sites include genitourinary, gynecological and CNS malignancies. He is a UBC Clinical Assistant Professor, participates in clinical trials and teaching, has a busy family and is an avid cyclist.
Andrew Attwell, MD
Medical Oncologist

She then completed her medical oncology training at Dal (NS) in 2015.
Dr. Banis worked as a locum medical oncologist in Halifax and St. John’s for the next 1.5 years.
She then moved to the UK to do genitourinary and clinical trials fellowship at Guy’s Hospital in London until Sept 2018.
Dr. Bains joined BC Cancer Kelowna in September 2019.
Param Bains, MD, FRCPC
Medical Oncologist

She is also the first to hold a Brachytherapy Research Chair position in British Columbia.
Juanita M. Crook, MD FRCPC
Radiation Oncologist

I currently treat GU, upper and lower GI and skin.
Originally from Uganda, I grew up in South Africa and attended medical school in Durban at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Following my internship year in Mthatha I moved to South Yorkshire for core medical training in gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK.
I then moved to Belfast for clinical oncology training culminating in earning my FRCR (Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists).
In 2019, I moved to Calgary for a combined SBRT and head and neck fellowship.
Following that I moved to Halifax for a locum post for 2 years before moving to BC.
I have a keen interest in education and have been involved in teaching of medical students and residents through residency and as a consultant.
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family (wife and 2 sons), building lego, travelling (pre-pandemic) and I once was a half decent cricketer.
James Ddamba, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences, UBC
MD- University of Calgary 2002
FRCSC (Urology) – University of British Columbia 2007
Minimally Invasive Urology Fellowship, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2008
Renal and Pancreas Transplantation Fellowship, St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2009
Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Dr. Michael Eng is a graduate of the UBC Urology Residency Program in 2007. He practices Urology and Renal Transplantation at Providence Health Care in Vancouver. He is primarily based at St. Paul’s Hospital but also works at Mount Saint Joseph’s Hospital.
Dr. Eng completed a Minimally Invasive Urology Fellowship at the University of Chicago, focusing on robotic and laparoscopic surgery for the management of prostate, renal and bladder cancers. Dr. Eng subsequently completed a Transplantation Fellowship at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, which was one of the largest Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation programs in Southern California.
Michael K. Eng, MD FRCSC
Urologist/Renal Transplant Surgeon

richard.gagnon@bccancer.bc.ca
I am thrilled to have joined the BCCA – Victoria site in August 2022 after completing my internal medicine and medical oncology residency training at the University of Calgary. I am part of the GU, breast, and gyne tumor groups. My academic interests include real world clinical outcomes and biomarkers, particularly in the GU realm. When I’m not at work, I love being on my bike and spending time exploring Vancouver Island with my wife and baby daughter.
Richard Gagnon, B.Sc, MD, FRCPC
Medical Oncologist

Matthew Ho, MD, FRCSC
Urologic Oncology Fellowship

Christopher Hoag, MD
Urologist

Michael Humphreys
Medical Oncologist

B.C. Cancer Agency, Vancouver Cancer Centre
600 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4E6
Tel 604-877-6000 Fax 604-877-0585
E-mail: mkeyes@bccancer.bc.ca
Dr. Keyes is a Clinical Professor in Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia (UBC), a Fellow (FABS) of American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), ABS board member, recipient of ABS President Award and a Vice-Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada AFC (Area of Focused Competence) Diploma in Brachytherapy. She is an AFC program director at UBC, former UBC Radiation Oncology Residency Training Program director and recipient of several teaching and mentorship awards. She is a CARO and BC Cancer wellness committee chair. Dr. Keyes is a keynote speaker at international conferences an author of over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. She holds CIHR and Michael Smith Foundation grant for translational research in prostate cancer.
Mira Keyes, MD FRCPC
Clinical Professor Radiation Oncology

He completed his training in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Montreal in 2015, and did a 2 - year fellowship in Prostate Cancer and translational research with Dr Kim Chi.
He collaborated on work with the Wyatt Lab throughout his fellowship, with publications on biomarkers in metastatic prostate cancer on the heels of which he won a 2020 Prostate Cancer Young Investigator Award.
His research interests also include clinical outcomes in vulnerable populations such as the elderly, and quality of life outcomes.
Daniel Khalaf
Medical Oncologist

David Kim, MD BSc, RCPSC FRCPC
Clinical instructor, UBC

Radiation Oncology Residency BCC Vancouver
Staff Radiation Oncologist BCC Vancouver 1991
Clinical Professor UBC Faculty of Medicine
Biographic Summary
Medical Leader Hereditary Cancer Program 1998-2005
Director Hereditary Cancer Program 2006-2008
President British Columbia Association of Radiation Oncologists 1999-2001
Chair Medical Advisory Committee 2001-2003
Member Board of Trustees BC Cancer Agency 2001-2002
Skin Tumour Group Chair 2003-2006
Dr May Cohen Award from the Federation of Medical Women for the Promotion of Women’s Health August 2000
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Professional Achievement Award 2003
Charmaine Kim-Sing, MB, ChB, FRCPC
Radiation Oncologist

Endourology and Reconstructive urology. Currently focused on oncology and Reconstructive urology, with special interests in continent urinary diversion, oncology Prosthetics and Lasers/PCNL.
Currently acting director of Urology QA and our island Journal review/education, John takes an active role in VIGU meetings and is proud to be a BC GUTG member.
Dr Kinahan lives in Victoria with his three sons and enjoys family time, skiing, cycling and golf.
John Kinahan, BSc, MD, FRCSC, DABU
Urologist, VIHA – VGH and RJH

Jean-Michel Lavoie MD, CM, MEng, MSc, FRCPC
Medical Oncologist

Lyly Le, MD, CM, FRCP(C)
Medical Oncologist

Justin Lee, MD
Urologic Oncologist

Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of British Columbia
Voluntary Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Vancouver, BC
Dr. David M Liu MD is a board certified in both Canada and the US, practicing at the Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia Hospital and the BC Cancer Agency with a cross appointment in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Liu received his medical degree from University of Toronto, completed his radiology residency at University of British Columbia, Interventional Radiology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and has practiced in both the US and Canada.
In addition to benchside and clinical research in the fields of novel embolic platforms, ablative technologies and cancer related thromboembolic disease, Dr. Liu maintains an interventional oncology practice incorporating all aspects of embolization, ablation, venous access, and palliative therapy in all organ systems. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the international liver cancer symposium, SHOW, and has been credited with 7 book chapters, over 70 publications, and over 100 invited lectures around the world. Dr. Liu an active member of the interventional radiology community as recognized through his induction as a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology, and has been awarded the CIRA award from the Canadian Association of Interventional Radiology (CAIR) in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the practice of IR in Canada and worldwide.
David Liu, MD, FRCPC, FSIR
Radiation Oncologist

Miles Mannas
Urologic Oncologist

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Division of Medical Oncology.
Dr. Maurice-Dror is a medical oncologist at BC Cancer-Vancouver Centre. She undertook her Medical Oncology specialist training in Haifa, Israel, where she was actively involved in clinical research as a Principal Investigator in the Genitourinary and early phase clinical trial unit, leading various international clinical trials. In 2022, Corinne completed a 2 year fellowship at BC Cancer focusing on genitourinary malignancies.
Her research interests include clinical and translational aspects of prostate cancer, specifically, prognostic and predictive biomarkers in metastatic prostate cancer.
Corinne Maurice-Dror, MD
Medical Oncologist

Dr. Metcalfe was born in Edmonton. He attended the UofA for Medical School, UBC for Residency and then went on to do his fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Metcalfe has lived on Vancouver Island for the past 6 years and is married with two children.
Michael Metcalfe, MD
Urologist

Victoria, BC
Iain McAuley, MD, FRCC
Community Urologist

Stacy Miller
Radiation Oncologist & Executive Medical Director

Dylan Narinesingh
Radiation Oncologist

He is a clinical assistant professor in Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine at UBC.
He is Affiliate Assistant Professor in Division of Medical Sciences - Island Medical Program, Univ. of Victoria.
Howard Pai, MD, FRCPC
Radiation Oncologist

Dr. Parimi completed his medical school at University of Alberta, and then his internal medicine and medical oncology training at University of Calgary. He then did a prostate cancer fellowship in Vancouver. He currently works as a medical oncologist in Victoria, BC.
Sunil Parimi, MD, FRCPC
Medical Oncologist

Michael Peacock, MD, FRCPC
Radiation Oncologist

Dinesh Samarasekera, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology

Jesse Shustik. MD
Hematologist-Oncologist

Maryam Soleimani, MD, FRCPC
Genitourinary Medical Oncologist

David Telio, MD
Hematologist and Medical Oncologist

2006 – Present
● Consultant Urologist at Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby BC Canada, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster BC Canada and Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody BC Canada
● Clinical Instructor, Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
o Involved with Resident and Medical Student Teaching in the Department of Urologic Sciences
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
American Urological Association (AUA)
Western Section of AUA
Canadian Urological Association
British Columbia Medical Association
British Columbia Urological Society
Vu N. Truong, BSc (Hon), MD, FRCS(C)
Laparoscopic Prostate, Renal and Adrenal Surgery

Ryan Urban, MD, FRCPC

Director, The David Hardwick Pathology Learning Centre
Associate Member | Vancouver Prostate Centre
Clinical Associate Professor | Dept. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC
Dr. Wang received his MD degree from Tongji Medical University (Wuhan, China) and his Ph.D. in Pathology from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). After completing his Anatomic Pathology residency at the University of British Columbia, he served as a Genitourinary Pathology fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. After fellowship training, He joined the University of British Columbia and has worked as a consultant pathologist at BC Cancer Vancouver Center since 2017. Dr. Wang is currently the Director of Histology and Immunohistochemistry at BC Cancer and the Director of the David Hardwick Pathology Learning Centre at UBC.
Dr. Wang has a long-term research interest in genitourinary tumors, and authored more than 60 peer-reviewed original articles and chapters of a few books. He was an invited speaker for multiple conferences, diagnostic courses and online lecture series and the reviewer for more than 20 academic journals. He has been awarded the "New Faculty Research Award" from the UBC Faculty of Medicine and the "Excellent in Research and Discovery Award" from the UBC Department of Pathology. As an academic pathologist, Dr. Wang has trained more than 30 residents and fellows and served as a mentor for many of them.
Gang Wang, MD PhD FRCPC
Consultant Pathologist

Ian Wright, MD
Urologist

Ian Wright, MD
Urologist

Senior Research Scientist, Vancouver Prostate Centre
Scientist, Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer
Dr. Wyatt is an associate professor in Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is a senior research scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and also cross-appointed at BC Cancer. Dr. Wyatt has a DPhil in genetics from the University of Oxford.
His research goals are to identify associations between genomic alterations and patient outcomes in metastatic prostate and bladder cancer, and to translate these findings into clinical biomarkers.
Dr. Wyatt has developed novel laboratory and computational techniques to study plasma circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA). Through application of these methods to clinical trial cohorts, his team has demonstrated that ctDNA is highly representative of metastatic lesions, and that somatic alterations detected in ctDNA can help predict prostate cancer therapy resistance or response.
Dr. Wyatt is the chair of correlative sciences for genitourinary cancer trials run through the Canadian Cancer Trial Group (CCTG). He also serves as a member of the investigational new drug program executive committee. Dr. Wyatt directs the ctDNA screening strategy and the molecular tumor board for the first multi-center phase 2 umbrella trial in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (NCT03385655, NCT02905318).
Alex Wyatt, DPhil
Associate Professor

Head of Urology, Fraser Health Authority
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Urologic Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Dr. Yang is the Head of Surgery at the Royal Columbian Hospital and the Co Regional Head of Urology in the Fraser Health Authority. He specializes in laparoscopic minimally invasive urologic surgery. He is privileged at the Royal Columbian, Eagle Ridge and Burnaby Hospitals. Dr. Yang was born in Vancouver, raised in Delta and currently resides in Burnaby.